Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-02
HARDING CONDEMNS
LAX ENFORCEMENT.
PROHIBITION LAWS.
~ FRONT PORCiI SPEECH CANDI
DATE OUTLINES PROGRAM
TOR SOCItI JUSTICE.

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MARION. Oct. tn front pUfrh
speech tO,lay outlining his program ct
social Justice. senator Harding describ.
ed enforcement ui laws - u fundamcr
tai oi society regardless OF private oIin
ions at executive officials and declared
particularly that 1--WE must all condemn
without qualification the failure To en-.
ioi," prohibition"
\ federal department uf public wei.
fare was advocated hut he proclaimed
iis opposition tu concentration of too
much authority In Washington aud ~
"iicu there WAS grave danger IN au.
thuriling thu federal government to
take from local communities all the
burdens # social conscience.
TIL" allus.on 10 prohibition was the
tirst tu b" made publicly by the candi
late zine" his speech ol acceptance. an I
ir did not follow II with detailed III
'usst.u ui the prohibition statutes. In
addition tu lnN enforcement he spoke
.ur industrial peace. protection uf M
twnitN. humane regulation OF labor
conditions. promotion ~ public health
aid IN child welfare and the stablli2a
tiun ,i employment rs factors In social
icitVrW"ut
Til" sr.r,h WIS delivered To- drlrgi.
ion # 'm'n ir"m many parts Of tn"
country and the senator took ucCa SiOuI
~ present III" league issu" as II affects
wuinans interests and to rcstntr h,,l
opposition tu the Versailles coyennn;
Rcgarling article ten h. declared h"
was mot IN favor Of that covenant"
Several special trains brought dele
cations of women to Marion for the
event. At the end ~ the speech wumn
factory workers iostled shoulders with
women dccked In costly furs and tai!
orcd gowns. In the scramble tu shak
the nominees hand.
Tonight Senator Harding made public
telegram 90 Edward 4. Ryan oil
Washing'un - G., who WAS arrcstc
NJ th" s"nitu.s baltimore meeting Mur
lay night .,t.i he had asked the nom
incc whether he agreed with ,A,toi
Johnson IN his position Ia scrap the
league of nations?" In his massage I
Mr.. Harding expressed regret that there
had been an arrest and declared he d'i
not control any senator's attitude. hut
was trying 10 harmonic the views a.
American leadership that We shall L.
tblc 10 adopt "a policy IN our world r.h.
tions 10 which Americans viii uuit"dly |
lhscrihc
In his discussion uf the league ~ his |
speech to the women, the candidate said !
y" was sure the mothers and wives
Z America do not wish 60 give their |
sons aud husbands Tor sacrifice ~ thu
all Of an extra. constitutional body like
h" council of IN" Paris League"
You have heard 80 much about ~ |
iclr ten. the hoirt of the league thLt |
I wish to read u 10 you. You nlso ha,r
heard something about our failure TO
atty. break ina the heart Of the world |
' am u pretty synpathctIc man myself. |
hVt was o. tell YOU women ~ America I
hat would rather break the heart ot |
he world than destroy the soul uf the
7 i'uitrd states
~ have notion that most Of vou
an understand tho English languac' |
You can make article ten That l. the
icnit ni the league. Tha, s the mort |
.nrr ~ American resources man puwr" \
md w"llth-putting then, at the com.
Nnnd Cf - council ~ foreign power. |,
it,ine around q table ~ IN" capitol - !
'hr world IN Geneva. and u anvhodv Il
u doubt about my position understand .
ur NOW. Il am Not IN 'INor oi thr' I
'oycrnpi Won not the contract Anne
rn II not w"l"hcr u YOU do GO In !
and don't keep Your promises. yojl
have made that the collusal ilNppoir' .
mcnt ~ all time. So ! say To- YOU w..
men ui America l"' ~ In good 'or
rioNcr pl'N our part, not only bN rN I
ample. hut ly helping the caus ~
humanity and forwarding civilization 4
- "" ha"" done from the rcglnninc rf
our republic. hut l'i uS hold oursr'v"s
h. Hrhi io d-t"rmin" what America
,hllgliior n to the rest 81 the world 30