Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
HARDING OUTLINES POLICY
IN EVENT OF HIS VICTORY
Does Not Like Bolsheviki-Not the Duty
of United States to Interfere In Russia.
No Apology for League Vote.

ontst, which is worse-and be con-
WINGED Of his absolute sincerity when
ne speaks. He Is tired man today.
Not one waking moment fails Of an
urgent demand upon him. But when
he talks Of the greater issues Of the
day his eyes light and his voice
changes. Il As singularly revealing
voice, BY the way. It IL extraordinar-
r1ly flexible. He might repeat the
same form Of words and yet by vary
ing the infection convey scorn. de-
fiance, WEAKNESS, anger. His vocal
equipment is that Of q great actor.
That would not be good sports.
manshfp," he said.
No one could understand how much
contempt he managed to put in that
referred to the reservations to the
league, made in America" and by
which 1t was sought to bind the Eu-
ropean nations in certain contingent
cies, but leave our own hands free.
His voice was acid with scorn when
opposition that the world unrest of
today is due to the failure Of the
Senate to bring about peace by ac-
cepting the league.
TT was accepted" he said. "A
good majority of the Senate accepted
have brought about peace-if peace
could be brought about that way. But
ii. was later defeated by direct order
OF the administration, because It was
not the perfect peace-the increased
and the undotted peace"
Administration InsiAcere.
His tone expressed loathing.
"They can have that peace today II
they want it," said he. IAN extra ses-
sion might be called and that treaty
signed--if they are sincere. II that il
90 -hv,H
/ do not believe the administration il
sincere"
The next big job ahead Of the coun-
try is to restore the transportation ia
cilities to what they should be. He
eD1ssd By the sSeiS se
railroads Of today. But the big thing
ahead Of the people-the big thing to
be learned-is that:
'The three elements Of businAss-la-
Dor, capital and management-must get
together and learn to understand each
other and cooperate. There win be lit
tie security in the future unless each Of
the three realizes what is owed the other
two and what all owe the people of the
United States
Wants Party G0vernnent.
AS for his own policy. in the event
of his election, he will, as he has. often
said, return to the theory Of party gov
eminent: He is genuinely angry when
cratic powers by the present administrs-
ton. His voice reveals it He believes
that:
I'VE have gone backward during this
administration"
He hopes to see hearty cooperation
established between the three CO.
ordinate branches Of government, and
he intends to call together "a great
cabinet" IL he is elected. He believes
the people want it. A cabinet of nom
entities and sounding-boards does not
add to the confidence felt by the peo-
pie in an administration. Taxes
must be revised, and:
''The time is approaching when the
governments can no longer be regard
ed as mere incidents OF operation"
His Cure for Raaiealism,
He meant that, too. Likewise he
was q bit ennuied when the topic of
betrayed him. Perhaps others have
talked radica1ism to him until he
was tired.
.aThere are organised centers Of the
red peril-of all the new dreams
scattered through our country" said
he.
But his cure was ono that history
has shown works better than new
tangled panaceas.
I'VE must teach these people to
know us better" said he. american
ize them. Teach them to read and
write and buy homes. Make Ameri-
cans Of them by precisely the process
good citixens have been made in the
past. When they fully understand
America they see that Americas. plan
Is best"