Arizona republican., 1920-10-02
GRepublican A. p. Leased wIre1

MARION, Oct. 1.-In front porch social justice, Senator Harding de- scribed enforcement of law as a, fun- damental of social progress, regardless of the private opinions of executive of ficials and declared particularly that i've must all condemn without qualifi- cation the failure to enforce pro- hibition.''
 federal department of public well fare was advocated by the nominee, but he proclaimed his opposition to con- centration of too much authority in Washington and asserted that there was grave danger in authorizing the federal government to take from local communities all the burdens of social conscience" The allusion to prohibi- tion was the first made publicly by the candidate since his speech of accep- tance and he did not follow it with detailed discussion of the prohibition statutes.
 1 In addition to law enforcement, he spoke for industrial peace, protection of maternity, humane regulation of labor conditions, promotion of public health, aid to child welfare and stabilization of employment as factors in betterment. The speech was delivered to a dele- gation of women from many parts of the country, and the senator took occa- sion to present the league issue as it affects woman's interests and to restate his opposition to the Versailles cove nant Reading article 10, he declared | he was mot in favor of that covenant.
 Large Crowd Hears Nominee
 The crowd which heard the candidate and cheered him many times was one .n ~r... afaNs .@<aWrr paign. Several special trains brought delegations of women to Marion, and lmost of the commercial establishments here employing women closed their doors to permit attendance.
 The visitors marched to the Harding
 home in martial order with bands
 playing and with standards bearing the
 names of numerous cities following in column the banners of local employees organizations. They crowded the lawn
 to overflowing and at the enG of the l 1 speech. women factory workers jostied ! shoulders with women decked in costly furs and tailored gowns, in scramble to shake the nominees hand. One feature of the procession was pageant in which 21 girls of foreign ancestry marched in the native costume
 of their races
 Mrs. Richard Edwards of Indiana , acted as marshal of the parade and
 chairman of the front porch meeting, and Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago 1 made the speech presenting the dele gation to Senator and Mrs. Harding. Expresses Regret at Arrest
 Tonight Senator Harding made pub-
 lie a telegram to Edward A. Ryan of
 Washington. D. C.. who was arrested 1 at the senator's Baltimore meeting
 Monday night after he had asked the
 nominee whether he agreed with Sen s ator Johnson in his position to scrap the leag9e of nations A3r. Harding expressed regret that there had been
 an arrest and declared that he did not I control any senator's attitude but was , trying to hafmonize the views of , American leadership that we shall be 2 able to adopt a policy in our world ! relations to which Americans will unit edly subscribe.
 z In speech to the women the can- e didate said he was sure 'the mothers I and wives of America do not wish to l give their sons and husbands for sacri-
 flee at the call of an extra -constitu- 2 tional body like the council of the Paris Q league"
 e "Ycu have heard so much about Article 10 tho heart of She league, that ] wish to read 1t to you. You
 have also heard something about
 our failure to adopt it, breaking
 the heart of the world l am e.
 pretty sympathetic man n1yselfg
 but l want to tell you women os
 America that would rather
 break the heart of the world than
 destroy the soul of the United
 States.
 Hateful Article Ten
 T have a notion that most of you
 can understand the English language.' You can understand Article 10. That is the heart of the league. That is 
 ' man power and wealth-putting them at the command of council of for
 eign powers, sitting around a table at . the capitol of the world in Geneva E And if anybody was in doubt about q my position understand me now: am not in favor of that covenant. r You note the contract. America is r not a welcher. If you do go in and o don't keep your promises you have : made it the colossal disappointment . of all time. So l say to you women
 of America, let us in good conscience . play our part, not only by example ' but by helping the cause of humanity o and forwarding civilization, as we have
 done from the beginning of our re-
 public: but let us hold to ourselves ' the right to determine what Americas $
 obligation Is to the rest of the world"
 Among those present were Mrs. " Leone~d Wood. Mrs. Douglas Robin .r SUE, hTS. " fHiafn t. SprOul. hFS. James i Garfield Mrs Alice Roosevelt Long, '. worth Mrs aIaude Hardwood Mrs :. Mary Roberts Rinehart and Mrs Gif-
 ford FIcchOt. A delegation of negro !, w1me1 was headed by Mrs Lethia c. ,' FNnni1~. Republican national director i'd of woIk amo9g colored people. ,- Warted-An Answer
 Senrtor Harding's telegram 10 Aic. - Ryan was sent in reply to one from the q. latter asking for an answer 10 the n. question which led to his arrest Pr "I asked you" Mir Ryan wired, "the " following question: Do you agree with Dt Senator Johnson in his position to scrap 10 the league of nations? Your reply was le as follows: If l were in favor of a, one se9 man power in>the republic then I would ai be able myself to answer your ques- p' tion."
 ,t Apparently recognizing that this was lo no answer, you invited me to the plat af form. While proceeding there in re-
 sponse to your invitation, I was ar ,e rested and thrown into prison at the SC instance of your friends. I will not cs tamely submit to this indignity On
 behalf of myself and the American pub