The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-10-28

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, the present European attitude to
ward the United States is certain an!
really workable. plan presented b,
the United States will be accepted.
Harding is PERFECTLY safe in hi!
committal against article 10 and wha
it embodies. If there is any one
, thing that is certain of the present
American mind it is that it is against
the spirit and principle embodied in
this article, which, by the way, was
!. Wilson's personal handicraft in large
measure. Without article 10 in it.
despite objections to many other fea-
lures there is no question but that
the United States would accept the
league. That there will be objections
!, to the United States entering any as
ISOLATION, even without binding effect,
goes without saying. Borah, for in
stance, conceiving his first task to be
to assist Harding in defeating the
Wilson league, is prepared to unlim-
Der against any association after cleo
ton. So is Reed.
! But with article 10 eliminated, and
the whole structure vitality changed,
that some world association will
evolve out of the Harding :.harmoniz-
: ing" process is certain. Harding is
committed against several specific
propositions as mentioned, emphati-
cally against the Wilson league, and
anyone familiar at all with his frame
of mind knows he means it when he
says: "1'm not for going into the
Paris covenant" But as to what par
ticular form he eventually will throw
the presidential weight behind he is
singularly noncommitted And he
will wait and listen and piece togeth-
er the various viewpoints.
Much has been said. For instance,
the Democrats are making a great |
play right now on Harding's Des |
Moines speech. in hope q bringing
over league Republicans. They are
crying that Harding has swung over
to the "irreconcilables" altogether.
Yet, except as the more emphatic
character of Harding's recent speech
es show the workings and pos
sible leanings of the mans mind, they
represent no real step in advance of
his notification speech, or more to the
point, his address on foreign relations
Of August %. A careful comparison
of the language of the speeches do
not disclose this much talked about
change. 1t is only that Harding, like
anybody else who says thing over
and over again, gets to saying it bet
Ter, with more punch behind it.
Harding has improved on his meth
I'd Of saying that he is against the
Wilson league. His sharp: 'I'm not for
soing in" leaves no doubt or ques-
ion which might have been read by
hose who desired to find it into the
.arefully studied language used in
lis August % speech. The energy
With which he pounds the Wilson
eague and the minor stress he has
aid on the general outline he has for
world association and, more to the
'oint, the fact that his vigorous out
poken attacks on the Wilson league
epresent better reading matter than
is repetition of his formula for the
uture and accordingly have received
nore conspicuous places in public
rint, all have contributed to the i'm
ression that Harding has swung
teadily against the league. Posi-
ly that may reflect changing men,
Il attitude as well but the Harding
tatement clearly demonstrates that
e does not intend to commit him.
ef against any world plan and stand
u q policy of isolation For time
appeared he might endorse in ad-
ance the Root plan. Now he with
bids any suggestion of indorsing it
oecifcally as substitute for the
1ilson league and then to take the
,ture on faith except for the broad
ntlines Of methods and principles
, has in mind.
To sum up what may be expected
Harding on the league through the
ethod Of operating already outlined,
rtually show:
Emphatically no Wilson league; no
-ticle 10; probably the abandonment
the council and the military alli-
ice it eYabodies but evolvement of
! international association for con-
renee of-nations on threat of gen.
al war but lacking any binding call
Jon the resources Of this nation in
vance; enlargement of The Hague
the prime consideration for world
ace; codifcation of international
" and definite effort toward world
sarmament-
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