Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-21
HARDING TALK
SATISFACTORY
TO JOHNSON
California ReSents At
tempt to Twist { tier
alceS Nominee
Mo Inrerrasnry IN A-tstsane-Siasuiy
sSas SAID re 70 far Hejectsun or
League - lis Errsriec 70 Wa-rnesr
Cummenratinn AND Enthusiastic
Snppnr7-Agsin 0uures Senator

Honuisen n j.. Oct .ss-Senarur
Harding EtaIIds FOR y,ur---.Yr -eseg-tiun
of rfle League uf Nations. aru there
Is nothing Ambiguous or Uncertain IN
ms declaration If a--1rure Ssna1Dr Eli
ram Johnson, league ir-ernnciiapie,
declared here runignt
For REASONS os THAR own ne
said. certain Interested inCiIvirnals
and newspapers mRv mlsf-er,resenE znt
misints-prer mis- word I resent 1fcss
impuERrlBns uprn the sincerity ef -ae
ur1srancss of the candidate ann rhf
manifest enceKv1r n snIne quE--rEs<
ID ois1urs MS plain lanEDaEH-
-Frarn those WIN hefievn as I ia.
ne is mn only entitled - rtle va-1nesz
cummsnda1iun bur The strongest nj
vocary and must enthusiastic support.
The Issue today Is me Lca=ne nj va
toms as presented br President WIl-
ssn. wniEh Cox says ne VIII take TINS
country ln1n and wilinn Egrding sasss
ne won :
The men and newspapers wffo slFTs-
TEND IN be friends Bf Senator EardlnE
and VIM assert rnE1 he Is ~ Take
this COUNTY, iutp ras League e1 VA
rians DO MIN distinct tis-service
and pay MIN q sorry commitment
spesh nj COURSE snie4E T-om the put
nc urrerAnres OF our caa1s1tiA1a and
Inese .If-srances MAKE main nezs8nd
caTiI tnat when Senator Ea-ulng liz
President ne viii nnr 1alle the EnIteti
Sla1ss fnro the League
-sEe cnAract erIzs1 the LaAEus as a
military alliance winch nsIsacss peace
and ttlraa1kns al 1-eedpH- EE cG4lsn
X the supreme hiunder anu asserted
tilar ne would leave A-n.-i=s T-es.- III
tieprnuer1z and sslf--siianE but offer
ing friendship Il al rhe FerrTl. He
lnsTancea rtle wR- beIw4es Psland and
Russia IS indicating wna1 We w-oUiti
save nesn ler in fOr IN tfe laugnaEe
IF Sec-sra-y Of Stale Lansing. huI rur
the acrinn or the Senate. and this
Polish Russian war, ne sasd, 'braugt1f
home tD US -iae danger ri committing
ourselves in aiivaTars IN causes rna-
We knew not Of
Again ne -erHr-su 70 America Ar
q nenter Of 1fae lezesle AZ me N
a ufrifui minority aiming rlHny stzt@s
In ms-gen world government He IN
cluried himself among rHnse VINO haIi
opposed whE1 We slnnsr~siF regarded
as q issr-axas of our ewn cnuur-y III
the iuteresr Of others. I5e dspr~cz1efi
ms vu1e fur RESERVATIONS 1sIh sand t.Ia-
conditions had now changed. Exps--
sncs mad brought enlightenment
y am unable 10 understand the in
falierrual processes wrica ran misln-
ta-7,re1 or mfscnnsr-ue these wnrns; and
I 90 nur appreciate the friendship az
individuals VINO. IN the teetn IF
tie..:a-axlsns describlnr t!is League as
a military alliance ufsnartng peace
and threatening all FREEDOM the Su-
I,reme blunaer giBvinuAay rnpoIent
resting upon IElR power ef might not
Of rignL VIII sIil TusIs1 ctlas me
wurtis arg meaningless a1t: thar sen
a1pr EaTiiRE Inzands something Else
-nan ne sars
To make uoupiv plain MS mean
ing. ne said y am opposed II the
verv -nnugnr Of our Republic issrom-
:uE a pRrty II SO g-eg- HI outrage
upnn uttler penniH VIM h4Ts7e as gpoG
-lci1t m geek their @--eoom as W.
mad II IFS and the sa-nn rIGiIt 10
ievelop ernlnertse untie- +rIe lnspI-a-
t.uu OF nationality as we iIan Eur our
selves "
Joining ssEue with countries tfIE-
owe the United .aSta1es t.r nitiTun ttel
lars rs like 4 merchant iaCinE hlm-
SELF IN the hands Of his debtors, Sen
a1ur JOHNSON said