Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-28
Harding Declares Polish TangleI Is
Proof Of Leagues Failure; Admits
Peace Method Is Issue Of Campaie
Reiterates His 'PI
to Construct W. /
Tribunal on Lines =
Hague Plan

AsAAi4 4oH' OAius aug. <orDFt
nouncing the existing league of na-
tions a definite and irredeena&bIS
failure. Senator Harding today pisps
posed q new effort to .construck ~
world association ON the fraruewnE
Of The Hague tribunal clothed wI1E
such attributes OF the league cox
nant as may be found safe 1
practicable.
He pledged himself ii elech1k
president to make an immediatex< x<~
fort, with the advice or the abb
men Of both political parties, 49,
form such an association eithert1
putting teeth into The Han
court or by revising the coyenak
to protect national aspirations
The declaration was made tnsdi|
front porch speech to a delcgat
of Indiana republicans.
Admits League Issue.
THE democratic nominee, ~ -
said, has flatly said he is In xs
or Of going in on the basis anncu
ced by the president. That Ii t11n
whole difference between us, buxz1 N
is most vital one because It involN
hesdisparity between a world ce11Hk
Of justic supplemented by q wG11&
association for conference ION f1IU
one hand, and the council of -
league on the other. u
THE one ~ judicial trihunal11
be governed by fixed and defitG1m
principles OF law administered w1
out passion or prejudice. The ot6ME
is an association Of diplomats nME
politicians whose determinatfeS
are sure to be influenced BY g
siderations OF expediency and MMs
tion selfishness.' "A
Says PIan Failure.
The league, the candidate assaxe+
ed, had broken down at its first temk
in Poland and now had passed 1G-
yond the possibility OF restorati0n.ss
He quoted from British statesnan1a
to support his statement that = ra-
vision Of the covenant will be w6a-
coined abroad.
Passage Of a peace resolntion, -
continued, would make an acem61
and effective peace without negu-
tiatfon OF q separate treaty with
Germany.
Touching on Mexico the repdh1l-
can nominee proclaimed" : AlAd1n
notice to every government 0i1t11nH
face Of the earth" that the Unt96E
States would submit TO no wnele
to its citizens In person or pr0perT.
He also replied to charges 0f&a
due senate influence by aaeers4NW
that as president ne would be- qm6tN
as vigilant as he had been as . aen-
ator to prevent trespass On fnAf
branch of the government In wh4th
he served. 8
Text Of Speech.
The text Of the speech follows ~
part:
"Let us suppose the senate s1A1l1
ratified the peace treaty con1alneNE
the league covenant as submitta4e0
it by the president in July DfI3nHG
year. Before this day we wet4
have been called upon to fuIfillHl
obligations which we had assuzp90
under article ten Of the lies
covenant to preserve the territokfai
of Poland as against 6ex-
tenal aggression
..The council of the league DINA
tions would have reasoned, andEen
soned correctly that the Um1194
States could furnish the munit1en2
and, If necessary, the men to vaeA
stand the hordes advancing fren1
Russia far more easily than caez0
the exhausted nations of Eurppe-
What would OF necessity havazA0
result? Nothing necessarily, wesAse
giibly informed, since only the sOnmr
zress can declare war. and the c@zA-
zress might reject the appeal OF hhe
executive. But would the Congress
10 that? Could the congress- 10
hat without staining indeliblys che
nonor Of the nation?
Attacks Administrations.
"The people would never permit
he Reputation OF a debt of h0ner-
No congress would ever dare DAke
his nation appear as a welcherssas
t would appear and would be i'm
such an event before the eyes Of The
world.
$50 many things have been done
BY the present expiring administers
lion that no power on earth eontd
induce me to do, that can not exen
attempt to recount them. l may ra-
mark casually, however. that 4fE1
should be, as | fully expect to- be-
elected president of this just sas16
republic, VIII not ens-
power an assistant secretary OF the
1avy 10 draft a constitution fxor
helpless neighbors in the Westl fn-
lies and jam it down their throafs
1t the point OF bayonets. borne seE
United States marines Nor Whit
misuse the power of the executkxo
% cover with a veil of secrecy-re
peated acts of unwarranted later
terence in domestic affairs OF, nha
little republics of the western heza-
sphere.
ION the other hand. win anot
or shall not, as you prefer, suozmE
% any wrong to any American ctft-
zen, with respect to either his 1ifo
,r property by any governmsnf-
This statement is made in all so--
emnity. with enmity for none aad
for all. " il particulaf-
y applies to Mexico. the apR1iGas-
ion has been directed by ther reb
Dery and murder of hundreds aer
,ur own people in that unhzpPT
II is intended for a pletH
notice to every government on the
ACE Of the earth that the entire re-
Iources of this nation are pisdze6
o maintain the sacredness of
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