Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-21
A Campaign OF
Fax and Falsehood
Ffofn ~ 90 Yofk WorId

Driven into a corner by President
Wileou, Senator Harding admits that b.
told a fasleh0Cd N his speech % Green-
castle, Ind when be said Franoe has
sent her aIJDacsmnn ~ mr Informally
asking America m IA new realization ~
the situation, ~ Iead the way for . new
asaociatOn II nations.
France has sent nobO,iy n, SenatOF
Harding, cthrr formally " nfyrmaily
In reply ~ The President letter hs nov
says that ] nm sure that nv wyr,is orgiId
not he construed ~ say that the French
government has sent anyb,,dy ~ mr
No other construction WA possible That
- precisely what he sald and that s ne
only Interpretation that could ~ ziycn ~
hIs statement at f.rcencarflo. &or can
there be the slghtcyt doubt that that 7gas
thc impression he intended ~ c0uvey 20
tho American peoplr that the Frrucf
government bad Fn' sp0krsrnon to hu0
asking him ~ essd the my m cstAblsh-
lng a new association Il nati0ns ir riare
81 the IeaUIe o! Nalons
II responsible French raterrnan
publicly asrcucd th1f he nifed @'a'es
had sent spokosmfu ~ hiuD 10 fcn,rrl 20 .
great diplornatlc questI1u and hen cr-
planned nf'cr ward that Viaf b. had rra'Ir
done wa ~ tsik ~ a. Amcrlca0 t0fr'-f
eh7 was scated 81 table ~ front = ,te
{ afe dc n paiE he Gould h. n murh tir
Same prcdIcancn' sa Wsrrsn r Harding
who tog avcrs fhei tnsrr had c1a1s ~
me thrse who spDke gprnent uhich
they reprcsontod % - ycry manfag'
among the French reoplo And m tis
Hifnsy and rldicuIOua banp ne PsYuhicar
candidate for Prrsd dcr' declared nj,
France has srnt her -rokesroen 20 fre
r. b. -
trlod r. tnck fha American uerpie and
was trapped by President Wilson Sov
while he s still srpiirring. F1hu Raot
comes along and adyicacg ne voter ~
clror Senator Harding apnarcrtly f0r ne
r"1agn Thar bis utfcrances m fhr Irag7ie
of Nations arr not - ~ faken s~ricfisl~
haf ia tho burden 0f 'he syerrh 'ha' Nr
Root delivered At night
~ Ilcs Mrines senator Harding suid
emphqticallY ~ 'ho IoaTie novensnt
10 mt rizh ~ clarity thrsr phliga-
tions ! vish n tirn nv hack IN 'h~rn
II i not interpretation bit rejection 'hat
! an gerking
Vow oornea w Ro7f 'he dn,in.n.
intellect of the Repubhcan party Fbo
saws
u is PLAIN therefore tha, the sv-ie .
not between 4 League ~ Nati0ns ard ~
League If Nations The 1ue~'ion =
whether The agreauent rreatinR 10
Iea0Ie shall ~ arcrpted ABSOLUTELY ~
changed or shall be modified ~ moot rns
american objections if Nr C.oT shouId
he elected he would ~ bound M .ontinna
the oid struggle ~ f1rca he senate .n
accept the League rovrnant z-hnr.
change which has kept .s aut M .re
I@agle for more than vear II Mr. Hard
r,E-. "a 3
( governments who are already 10
League Here are certain 0hjer-irns ~
certain protsions 81 the League envenanr
which tand n the vav af Ame-ra =
entering the League could ~ clad ,r
have the provisions n the agreement
+ changed 50 As % onvlate thesr onlecil0ns
This Is what Ellhu Root saws Mr Hard.
ng would saw bat Mr. Harding does
not say he would saw i. He has never
SAID ne would saw III. On The cnntrarv ~
mas declared that -he League e dead snr
that p ls nor Interpretation out reIerJur
f that am seeking.
nus the voters arc presented Flth ms
new Holy Alliance ~ Flhu Root sn1
VILLAIN +. Hearst n William NJ 4ft
and Hiram Johnson. 81 HeTnerr Hnova,
anu William d 5oran eacn member at t1e
partnership ,rTIuentv insisting tnaf
senator Harding IS 1uncning ne other
hail IS the combination --.,ne iactlon .-g-
ing the election 9f ne Republican cand,-
date on the ground hat he eIll 0ring
about me rl-.Icat.On ~ The league cuye-
nant and me other Urging ms eiection p
the ground taat 1e yll Keep he ritea
states out * the League ID Nations. while
the candidate himself has Deen rry1ng -
pretend ,lat France had sent sDokesulen
- ann Irgng hIm 70 form a 1ew associa-
tton N place 81 the league.
And this IS nurma.cv 10 ls f0r Ems
campaign 0f fake ana falsenOod that -l,
American people 0oured out their .ppu
and treasure 10 3 Rar which taey oenevtz.
would end war.