Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-08
BLOWING HOT THEN COLD.

cenato > speeCn IN Oes
Moines. Iowa. in which he declared
it "a not interpretations that he
favored in regard to the League OF
Nations. but rejection. has given the
Johnson-Borah faction In the Re-
publican party fresh encouragement.
Their star is now in the ascendency
in Republican ranks. In view of this
speech 1t is announced that Senator
Johnson will take a more active part
in the campaign in behalf of Senator
Harding and Senator Borah says that
he is satisfied.
Harding is playing his game we'll.
1t is a difficult role and he must be
given credit for getting away with
it thus far. Indications are that he
will succeed in carrying out his part
until after election.
At the beginning Of the campaign
the anti-Ieague element claimed they
had everything their own way. The
Republicans who favor the league
did not seem to have much in their
favor. Then Harding came out In a
speech declaring that while opposed
to "the" League of Nations he was In
favor of IAN association" of nations.
He even went so tar as to say that
IL It should be found that the present
league, which he insists upon saying
is already "scrapped," should be
found to be so interviewer with the
peace of Europe that 1t would be
dangerous to throw 1t overheard al
together, he might find a way to ac-
sept that which is good in the pres.
ent league.
Upon this declaration the Taft
Wickersham element In the Repub-
lican party took heart and the John
son-Borah element sulked. Things
even went so far that Borah can
celled all his speaking engagements
made for him by the Republican Ma
tional Campaign committee and there
were indications that johnson would
kick over the traces also.
Seeing this danger Harding decid-
ed on some statement that would
hold these men in line and the Des
MONIES speech is the result. All II
now lovely in the anti-league camp.
but the pro-leaguers are not dis
They are not 20 fiery ~
the ''bitter-enders" are. They are
not threatening to bolt the ticket.
They see the loop-hole In the candi-
dates speech that still gives the
league a chance II Harding is elected.
Very boldly. indeed, the Republi-
car candidate says he favors rejec-
ton. not interpretations Of the pres
emit league covenant. but he goes on
to a that he will do all in his
power to bring about IAN association
of nations" But Senator Harding
must know, as all thinking men
know. that the thirty or more lead
ing nations of the earth already
Associated" in a league will not
abandon that association to 30 into
something else Just to please q small
group of politicians in the United
States of America. 1t 10 plain that
when Senator Harding begins to in
quire around, should he become
President. he will find hat it 10 the
present league or nothing. He will
also find that if the United States is
to maintain a leading position in the
world 1t will have to join with other
nations for the advancement Of civil
lzation.
Realizing this, the friends of the
League Of Nations are not disheart-
ened by Senator Harding's latest
utterances. The candidate has said
time and again that he does not
know what he VIII do six or eight
months from now. should he be elect
ed. Knowing the character Of the
man, and with Elihu Root keeping
silent in the background, the outlook
.or the United States joining the
League of Nations, is bright no mat
ter who Is elected Or what is said
while the campaign is or.
There are many other issues involv-
ed in the election that are not so GER
tain and that will influence many
voters far more hat the League OF
Nations issue. particularly as far as
those Republicans who favor the
league are concerned.
AN OBJECT LESSON.