Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-04
Favers World
Peace But Not at
Cost Of TndeDen6ence

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Maroon O. Sept. Slope thai me
alted States will take the lead ID
outlaw war" and 10 secure The per
nanen1 peace Of the world was VOICED
By Senator Harding TO-DAY n speech
Al homecoming celebration al
Cal1ve COUNTY
Addressing a crowd from 4 street
booth where mem be-s Of the Amer
Icaa Legion we're soliciting funds for
d nome Tor their post. Senator Hard
lnE declared that ne was willing 10 40
anything short Of sur-endaroE the
naCon's independence % ATTAIN world
concord. bUr ne maintained that ac-
ceptance OF me League Of Nations as
I was written would involve a saC;--
fee OF nationality winch No friend Of
peace should advoca-e
= want 10 SHOW nv gratitude to
1hess men n an effective way ne
SAID. turning % me former SERVICE
men. by seeing that neither they nor
lAelr sons nor their sons sons shall
ever De called 10 -ae battle 4-,onr
again In not sure that am = com
plete accord with others as 70 the
means. but 7 ! can speak The en-
science Of America Wei lead the
world 70 outlaw wa"
Re also declared thai the nation
must show practical. heIpruI Eener-
os-ty'' 10 the former soldier. adding
that II was unfair 70 impose universal
las
quate expression Of g-acruds WIN the
return Of peace
The speech was the SECOND he ieIiv-
ereu today his position n support Of
cooperative agreements FOR farmers
having been outlined i few hours be-
fore n a short Talk here 70 q commit
Tee Of the National Board Of Farm
Organizations. representing thousands
Of farmers throughout the country.
Cooperative marketing, ne sad. would
De the first practical step thar could
De taken 10 reduce the cost Of living
During the day the nominee took
lp several other important issues n
talks with political leaders. one Of
Ills conferences bringing together
here for the first time representative
of all three Of the groups INTO which
the Senate Republicans divided dur
ny the League ratification igh1. On
MS front porch during the afternoon
ne talked over the situation with
Senator Knox an ir-econclIahle.
Senator Spencer a nild-rese-var;on-
ISL ana Senator Townsend who
stood during the fight with the MD
6le-g-ound group Led by Senator
Lodge
Senator Knox. who with Ms
Knox. lad spent the night az he
Harding home. departed Jusr before
the candidate LEFT for Mount Gilead
nUt Senators Spencer and Townsend
took the % nile automobile -rue
with the nominee and made short
speeches at the homecoming cele-
hrarion. Senator Spencer issued a
stafeTnent later SAYING that the peo-
pie of Missouri were deterninedlv op-
posed 70 the Wilson-Cox LeaEue Of 1
Nations
In his speech al Mount Glead
which was eaeered repeatedly by the /
crowd Of several hundred persons
Senator Harding SAID
i believe that every American
ought TO 90 everything ne can ID
show his gratitude TO the young men /
Of America who went out 70 defend
American rights ana Independence in
the world war. You and I IocaIlv
can show thai gratitude by aiding IN
their enterprises and by supporting
such efforts as these men are making
TO house their organization N a SUIT |
able home
But / want TO do more. I war-
To show my gratitude n an effective
way by seeing that neither they nor
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