The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-19
Harding in Sweeping
Challenge to Opponent

Marion, O., July ia bill OF par
tIculars detailing the foreign polio,
now proposed by the democratic party
was called for yesterday by Warren @
Senator Hardlng's statement wal
written while tho conference at Wash,
ington was In progress, In the circle Of
his close advisers, however, II wh'
milltantly declared he might have u
great deal more to say unless his ques-
tlonH were answered.
senator Hardings statement follows
In full; 49,. ...,o..,,o
nominee FOR his successor are In confer. .
ence today. and Mt the conclusion "
viii inevitably be announced that they
found themselves IN complete accord,
that harmony rcigns and unity Ia estah- :
lished In the democratic party. The
slgnlficance Of that announcement VIII
not be missed. There In Just one way
that one can establish accord between
himself and the presldent-that IL by
yielding his own opinion ~ every point
10 that Of the president, When the nom
ince establishes accord win the pres.
dent II means that the latter IL IN
charge OF the campaign and VIII he tho
real force Of the next administrati ton,
II II In democratic.
Therefore. in connection with the
announcement of harmony between the
II viii he pertinent 10 inquire the basis
Of the agreement
"Firat--The countrv..ir very anxious
10 know II an unqualified acceptance Of
the league OF nations program is agreed
upon.
"aecond--Hap Governor Cox pledged
himself To ratification NJ the treaty. and
league without essential notification
"Third-Hns article N been accepted
n has been repeatedly declared that
az. "a. - 40
and that 10 cut II ou, would break tho
heart of the world II the democratic
ticket stlli for article i07
"Fourth--The president naturally has
stimulated that Goyernor Cox must as
sumo underwrite and liuuidRte MI the
international commitments IN which the
present administration has Involved IT.
self and the nation. The president
could not possibly demand less. DEM
oerntlc successor could not possibly
grant less, because he stands on piAt-
form that makes the same guarantees
III becomes therefore timely 70 ask
what nre the various mysterious I'm
certAif obligations 10 witch The pretl-
dent has committed urT Somebody
must tell us. because the people are
HAS Govsrnor Cox undertaken. In
case he II elected. 20 renew the demand
that thIs. country take mandate over
Armenia2
has ne undertaken 70 nihinthln fhe
administration policy IN the AdriaNc. |
where we have well.nigh forfeited the |
NJ the great Italian ne0nle, |
brought Italy 60 the verge of revolution |
and almost wrecked tho establishment
n nence7
Has he pledged himself that Thrace |
ahnll be ioined to Bulgaria instead NJ /
Greece. rcER rdlesE 81 the wishes ~ the /
ThraciAns, the Greeks and our allleH7
Broadly. has the nominee taken over /
hc various and unknown commitments
" the present administrations foreign /
polry Nv order ~ establish harmony |
between tho president Rnd HIMSELF
'To these questions the American
psopie Pfe entitled 10 an answer They
rlll irslst on knowing what they are
assuming
~ ia ncrfectlv arnarent that rrerl-
lent wilson's foreign pollcv involves
lhe nerd ~ n great army Rnd navy. for
Inc Standardization demanded that we
hulld nv 1923 = navy equal 10 Brltain's.
/, also demanded creation ~ regular
,rmv twice ~ large as we ever had
In usacs
what dld the nresifent want ~
hose vast arr'9ments unless ~ hsht
vifh 'h.-,T Governor r0N VIII knnw
,ow fnr hs II ~ rNrrnis's s~cord with