The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-14
HISTORIC POLICIES
RECALLED BY LODGE
Asks if America Will Reject
Doctrines Of Washington
and Monroe.
FORCE BEHIND COVENANT
Harding's Purpose, He Says,
Is to Promote the Worlds
Peace.

PROVIDENCE, f. T.. Oct. lS.--"The
question which the people will settle at
the coming election is whether they are
prepared to reject the great doctrines OF
Monroe and the American principles OF
Washington and become q part or the
European system" said Senator Lodge
(1Iass.) at a Republican meeting here
tonight.
He declared It would be the first and
greatest task of Mr.. Harding's Admins
tration to bring about measures and
agreements which would promote the
peace Of the world without endangering
the sovereignty OF the United States and
would meet with the approval OF the
conscience Of the American people. Sen
ator Lodge quoted from letters and the
farewell address OF Washington, and
continued:
washington carried out his principles
in what was known as the neutrality
policy when the great war broke out be-
tween England and France. That pol
ley, In a word, was to keep the United
States out of the affairs of Europe and
never to make any permanent alliances
with other nations The necessary
corollary was declared by Monroe in
1898 In the famous doctrine which bears
his name, and that was that Europe
should be kept out of the Western Hem
isphere But what is often overlooked Is
that Monroe at the same time restated
the Washington policy that we should
keep out OF Europe. Those have be-
come the American policies. This coun-
try has never departed from them from
the days of Washington and Monroe to
the present time.
Abandoned by Wilson.
''Even Mr.. Wilson recognized the force
of these doctrines, for when we entered
the war he made no treaties Of alliance
and he always officially referred to the
Powers who were also fighting Germany
as the Powers associated with us In tho
war against Germany But when he
made his league he abandoned the pol
icies of Washington and Monroe. under
which we have so long lived and pros
pered as a nation. He asked the Senate
to go with him in that abandonment
and the Senate refused to do so.
Every thinking man anu woman in
this country is anxious to promote the
worlds peace. and 1t will DO the first
and greatest task Of Senator HardinEs
Administration TO bring about measures
and agreements which will really pro-
mote the peace Of the world without en-
dangerng the safety. independence and
sovereignty of the United States. and
which will meet with the universal APP
prevail of the conscience of the Ameri-
can people. 1t is the shallowest OF de-
vices to attempt to create opposition to
the Republican party because they are
opposed to this league, this Ill omened
alliance brought back by Mr.. Wilson
from Paris.
THE noble idea and the heartfelt long
ing to avoid war and maintain peace are
not shut up within the limits OF Mr..
Wilson'S covenant for q league OF ma
tons. They are deep down In the hearts
OF the American people, but we are not
going on a wild expedition to secure
peace by endangering and destroying
the United States which In itself and
In its success as a nation contains the
best hopes for the peace of the world.
Covenant IA Un-American.
''Sueh are the feelings and the beliefs
OF Senator Harding. He Is against the
Wilson league. He Is opposed to Mr.
Cox, the slave of the fatal un-American
Wilson covenant. He would have the
United States lead In an international
agreement to promote peace. This 10
what America wants and must have.
But the only thing before us for dis
oussion In this campaign Is Mr.. Wilson's
covenant of the league. which Mr.. Cox
proposes to go into IL he Is elected.
ut Is not a league to promote peace.
1t Is an alliance. 1t rests on force. II
contemplates armies. II provides for
war to be carried on by the members or
the league, who are allies.
WHO are to represent the countries
In the league when they meet in the
council and the assembly, Disposition
ate jurists who will gather to settle
disputes with an eye single to right and
Justice? Not at all. The men who sit
around the table OF the league will be
diplomats and politicians. thinking first
OF the interests OF their several countries
and eager to use the alliance which IL
made by the league to secure the prizes
in land and wealth which they seek.
Look at the document itself. There
is hardly line in II, unless II IL merely
formal. which is not open to differing
interpretations. II Is Allied with doubts
and uncertainties Of Interpretation, and
yet we are asked TO Join II for an in
definite future. sacrifice our own sover-
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