Evening journal., 1920-09-20
HARDING GREETS
FOREIGN-BORN
Tells Them Dangers of Hy-
phenated Citizen
ship
ASSAlLS MEDDLING
IN THINGS ABROAD

MARION. Ohio, sept. 20.-American-
ism, its meaning TO the forelgn-born
citizens and the dangers Of a hyphen-
ated citizenship was the keynote OF
an address delivered from his front
porch on saturday 10 delegations OF
f0reign-born citizens, by Senator
Harding, the Republican Presidential
candidate.
The delegations. comprising several
hundred. came from New York Slate,
Chicago and cities OF the Northwest
and Cleveland. The New York dele
lam NJ. Calder, J. ]. Lyons, candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. and John A..
stewart. president OF the New York
Republican League OF Clubs. The
Chicago delegation was headed by
Senator Medill Mccormick, who pre-
sented The foreign-born cltizens 10
the candidate. DR.. A. Cher1a and DR..
G. 4. Barlcell headed The Cleveland
conti1genis.
While declaring that "ls is not pos
slble and ough. not 10 be expected.
that Americans OF foreign birth shall
stine love for kinsfOlk, In the lands
from which they came" the senator
asserted that 1--WE are unalterably
against any present or future hyphen-
a.ed Amerlcanism"
Senator Harding was interrupted
many times during his address by ap-
plause as he struck sympathetlc
notes. Touching upon foreign rela-
lions, the Senator declared that mo III
ing helpful has come from the wilful
assumption 10 direct he Affairs OF
Europe, but ION the contrary, the
mistaken policy OF interference has
broken ihe drawstrlngs OF good sense
and spilled bad counsel a1d bad man
ners all over the world"
"Meddlilg abroad" he asserted,
Lends 10 make Americans forget that
they are Americans and 10 arouse ne
old and bitter feelings OF race or for
eign natniOality, or foreign ancestry
in me hearts Of those who ought
never be forced 10 turn their hearts
away from undivided loyalty and in
teres. given TO America first"
Warning against hyphenism. Sena-
tor Harding asserted that "the time
might come when d group or groups
OF mel and women Of foreign birth or
foreign pareniage, not organized for
the interest OF America, but organized
around a resentment against our gov
ernment Interference abroad In their
land Of origin. might press, by propa-
ganda, and political hyphenism, upon
interests rather than the interests OF
all America.
1T IS not beyond possibility" he
continued. "that the day might come
and may God forbid it-when an
organized hyphenaled vote IN Ameri-
can politics might have the balance
OF voting power 20 elect our govern
men.. n this were true. America
might be delivered out OF The hands
D. .fN d sfe~Nl
be transferred 10 a foreign capital
Introducing .he various delegations
10 Senator Harding senator McCor
mick said: 1--WE are come 20 bear wit
ness 10 our faith that he success o
the Republican party and your owl
election In November holds forth III
certain promise OF the re-esiabllsh
me1t Of free and representative gov
ernment 40 home no less than the re-
assertion abroad OF those fundamen.a
American policies, under which .h'
American people have become great
and 81 the pursuit OF which theil
government has enjoyed IN ever in
creasing measure The respect and re
gard Of .he people Of the world" III
told the candidate thai well-nigh al
The peoples Of ths old world wer
represented Do The delegations befor
him
with the Chicago delegation. as M
special guest Of Senator Mccormick
was Ferdinand W. Peck, who claim
10 be the oldest living native-horl
citizen OF that City. He Is y year
OF age. Mr.. Peck built the auditor
ium IN Chicago il which senate
Harding was nominated. He f0rmerl
owned the old Chicago Inier-Ocear
He asserted that Senator Harding 3
an ideal man for The presidency an
that Mrs. Harding Is nobly flited 70
the White House.
senator Harding attended a reunion
of Marion County Knights or Pyihia
at which he is a member. at a par
here and made a brief talk on "Frater
uaiism."
senator Harding sad he not onl
believed In fraternity OF citizenship
but a fraternity OF nations, but Cha
in playing Americas role cautiO
should be exercised. He alluded
efforts 10 have America accept
mandate over Armenia and sal
while / want America 90 do u
share. ] do not want somebody els
across the sea 10 tell us what 30 d
or how 10 do it." lie declared Franc
and England had Withdrawn tie
troops from Armenia in an effort {
force America 20 accept a mandat
but asserted that America would d
everything for Armenia except ir
volve America 5000 miles away "an
plant the sons OF this republic theT
In the gateway between the OrieI
and the Ocoident 10 involve us
every conflict OF the old world
Senator Calder conferred with Ser
aior Harding on a number or ma
ters, particularly the work in whle
he is engaged as chairman OF u
senate Subcommittee to inquire int
the housing shortage. This commi