Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-22

blanks. And what, in any event, let
us ask, what should one expect Of a
toy, a teetotum, a kickshaw and an
innocent pastime, anyway? II you
have no relish for what was spread
before you under yesterdays date,
take the first turn to the left and,
mayhap, get something more to your
liking. If at first you don't succeed
try, try a lemon. as the copy book
has it, or something like that. We
are here to please, quoth Warren
Gamaliel. and be it said. the afore.
mentioned Warren Gameliel is no
SLOUGH as a dispenser Of efferevescing
pleasements and mysterious verbal
sundaes OF sort. No distributor of
political ointments has exhibited a
finer line, more varied assortment,
wider range both. staple and fancy,
or provoked more light. incredulous
albeit indulgent smiles withal.
Consider Mr. Harding's league Of
notions, by way Of illustration. Now,
Mr.. Harding's league of notions, be Il
understood. is his nifty little substi-
tute for the League of Nations, a
League of Nations being all we'll
enough in it's way as mere inter-
national agreement for friendly, pros
pering, cooperation among the ma
tions of the earth and as a means Of
putting the rollers under autOcracy,
and for the preventing of wars, and
attaining other similar trifling ends.
But, League of Nations, it must be
remembered, is no sort of instrument
at all or in the least for putting the
republican party into power and elect
ingfi gentleman, like Warren G..
Harding for instance, to the Presi-
dency. with four appointments to the
Supreme Court in the offing, and
other plums ripening on the tree, as
B. Penrose is wont to remark. Such
a League of Nations is, for any such
purpose at least, quite utterly. and
completely nix. as one might say;
more especially. and perhaps exclu-
sively when 1t has been born under
a democratic administration, father
ed by democratic president. God
fathered by all the rest of the world,
and is apparently bound to grow up
and reflect great credit on the family.
Hence and therefore. Mr.. Harding's
substitute of many facets and infinite
variety. his league of notions. am
justified In asking you to consider
it, whether Mr.. Harding is or not.
The structure, as a whole is said to
wobble in the winds of the campaign
now waging. but that again is doubt
less merely prejudiced idea. and
what boots it. in any event, whether
the derned thing vobbles around like
yard of tripe or merely settles
down like a fat fisherman who Is
having no luck? What boots 1t. !
ask? 1t boots not solitary boot.
Let us consider details, the small
things as it were. for Of the atoms
the whole is built. and Mr.. Harding
has contributed many atoms. On
July %. Mr.. Harding offered his first
trine. 1t ran in this wise, II can
speak unreservedly of the American
aspiration and the republican COM
initial for an association Of nations
cooperating in sublime accord to a.
tain and to preserve peace through
justice rather than force" On August
2Sth. the gentleman from Ohio pro-
vided another article for his league
OF notions. as follows, 1T is not conf
mon for the advocates Of the League
Of Versailles to contrast unfavorably
the Hague Tribunal upon the ground
that the tribunal lacks teeth" Very
we'll; then. let US put teeth into It,"
Again. on September 9Th. he adds
another plank or splinter. to wit. "Un-
doubleday there is much that is good
in the covenant Of Versailles. have
no desire to fling that all aside" On
September 9Th. he said. I'VE are all
agreed, now, that amendment or re-
vision or reconstruction is possible
and vastly better than reservations "
Next we have Q neat bit of cOntrasty
effect, in Mr.. Harding's remarks ST
September 81, wherein he said. III
I can have my way. We will never
enter q fraternity that is founded on
force" Then we come to the contri-
button OF September 81. q chaste bit
OF naivete. I should say. that leaves
the reader free and untrammeled by
any previous suggestions of Mr.. Hard
ing's. Upon that date. Mr.. Harding
delivered himself of this, II am with
out a single program, constructive
in character about an association Of
nations. The first thing I will do is
to try to find plan for an association
of nations behind which all Americans
will stand" At this juncture, some
rude person might be disposed to sug-
gest that II the Senator was so en-
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