Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-17
Nothing Ambiguous.

HNNNhNNk ths'hbth1Nhfs
There " nothing ambiguous or un'
certain IN our candidates declaration.
Ito hns courageously taken his stand.
{" has put III. league behind him. Ift
wants neither interpretations nor rescr
ations. hut outright rcJeciiOnA
THE men and newspapers who pre-
tend a. bc friends Of senator Harding
aud who assert that he IN Ia take this
ountry into the league of nations do
him n distinct dimeTyicc and pay him
1 sorry compliment | speak, 81 courss
solely from the public utteranccs Of ou-
andidate and these uttcfancca mako
[ plain beyond cnyail that when Senh'
or Harding IL president. he viii not
ike the United States into the League.
In his speech 81 acceptance, he
haractcrizos the league as "A military
lliancc which menaces peace aud
threatens all freedom lie called II the
supreme blunder" and asserted H.
be would leave America free. indcpcnd.
and self reliant, hut offering friend
nip 10 all the world"
"Phiful Minority"
lie inaianccd that war between To
md and Russia as indicating what h.
iould have been let ia for and THIS
'olish Russian war. he said. brought
ONE to NJ the danger Of committing
rsclyca IN advance To- causes that We
w not Of" Again he referred L.
,ricn as a member Of the league ~
.H. IN a pltlfh minority among many
os m,rg 8 In world government
ia ! DID hins II among those VIA
I'D sd Whit We sincerely rtglrl
.. ps 70 BETRAYED NJ our own country IN
Interest Il others lie deprecated
4 Tor seryltiuns and said inst
'iii ms had nov changed ENper'
r rht cnlighiutcnt and ~
ly added
$40. .r tw a. tho league con
Ncruilos u ltt"rly iml
emit - g wars u ~ p
Uf .t.' 'hH' y not e.
.. tiud Il ' sfrFi'" '
Q, tb TIL us.. ..v I.
nly conceived and Iur'asonably
q upUn has undoubtedly passed
y.nd IA" period 81 r"st1fail ~ ~.
,Irrr Judgment OF the world viii hv
It u declined 10 pass tot tn simple
oisnn that, contrary 10 all 81 the ten J.
o. = drrvl = 4 by the ciNilzauns pro
..cs of the world u rested upon IN"
ycr of might. not q right
To Make Doubly Plain.
To AXE d1Ibly plain his meaning
hs - orh OF acceptance, he snid
am upp lsel a. IN very tho lght "'
republic becoming a party TO -
q an outrage on other people. ~
ave ~ good q right 20 s'+k their Tree
nm as W. had In 1876 aud th" -ufne
rht to develop cmin"nrr urd"t "a"
snir,tinn ct nationality as W. had To-
rs-lycs
and vet men and newspapers WHO
aim 90 D.. friendly and assert thai
enator Harding II going into uic
que would have him guilty ~ Ia
rv outrage h. drnouncos.
Al Marion on September u, senator
larding nid;
The constitution ur the covenant.
nat my yOuutfymcn. ~ IN" phfiinouh'
sue The nation cannot follow No"h
"A Wilson without forSaking ''""r .
Washington
,,Thlr IL Il course hut one ansW'i
q, this and that H. that Washington
.ur. ~ mo- sntangling alliances " Inc
..l.y ~ senator Harding and that whe b
Harding is president IA" American po'-
a. will O., ~ eyer since "" h'Taine
.tiun %. policy cnun,iai'd 10y George
\" ianguagc could be more explicit
more emphatic than senator HARD
ng's expressions upon this subject ~
iIa su.-a,h ~ acr'ptnn'" in hi' v
fuir.s speech and ~ Marion and !
,s,nt M. imputatiun upon his An
GRITTY D., thuss men and newspapers
Na Will. DUucrding that be- has slf
hia attitude plainly. contend ih'i
s will act V'ri1nDr with his uh''luiN'
o uit,rhur's
Tn. lsarI" ~ nations and ~" f"aiN
rr the s1me instrument and inrNifiN
ly rommingl'd ..,
Every wrongful wicked t"rrii"riii
.spas.t.Un under thu treaty 80 prl'"
h. League and IT, members arr pi'dEra
fu maintain.
IA would D. unjust o. future genera
lone fur ~ o. guarantee the rIiitui VI
r'acfl'v 81 other nations
Referring o. the accusation thit w
.,puI.Ulln party s",ks Co IN upon w
.rit,i states policy ~ Isolation o.
% entering the league. Senator JohE'
.1n said. -,
We've mover been Isolated 10 this
..rfrN either financially socially %.
..lIfts.uy We have only b,-n $50
fai.d geographically Nv ihc Two ".eans'
which Gnl gave US and which Prrsl
l..rf Wilson ur the league ~ nation
5rrU' dry M America never iallri
r.rHrf O. call e distress ana .
r,r viii. hri loj the American rcap'
q r.i fhe Eurnp an nations d"ri'
hen
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