Evening journal., 1920-07-20
HARDING HURLS
new BROADSIDE
Quotes Col. House to Show
G. o. p. Position Correct
on Peace Treaty
VIGOROUS FIGHT
ON PACT AHEAD

MARION, Ohio, July Ex-senator
Harding's offensive against the for
oign commitments" OF President VIII
son. initiated on Sunday In a volley OF
quest ons for Gov. Cox, was devel-
Oped yesterday howard new quarter.
In his second statement on the sub
iect in lwenty-fOur hours the kepuD-
lican nominee declared the Repubn-
can conception Of what should have
been done at Versailles had been VIM
dicated by Col. House, the friend ana
adviser OF the President. He quoled
the Colonel as saying that negotiation
OF a peace treaty before creation OF
a League Of Nations was suggested by
European Powers and would have
been the "ObviOus" thing to do.
We are beginning 10 understand "
said senator Harding, "the mistakenly
plighted relationship OF the Unhed
States 10 Europe, Just in time TO pro
ceed To a referendum inielligently.
This one representative Of This coun-
try other than the President, who
best knew the whole situation al
Paris was Col House. He tells us
now. in a cabled statement from Lon
don, that the suggestion or prelm-
mary peace trt9iy was made very
soon after the armisthce and that such
a NInAlN NUlAl nANe a~NA hAa1l -
Christmas Of 1918.
IAN along this has been the Repub-
lican conception OF what ought 10
have been done, but this is the frst
Official knowledge that Europe wish
I'd such a procedure and was deferred
by US In expediting peace. The au-
thentc revelation Is peculiarly inter-
esting at the moment when II Is an
nounced that the continuation Of a
Democratic Administration means a
continuation Of the foreign policy
which has so grievOusly disappointed
both Europe and America"
Col Houses statement TO which
Senator Harding referred was con-
tained in a special cable 10 the phlla-
delphia Public Ledger from London.
In il the Colonel Is quoted as saying
that a preliminary treaty concerning
army, navy, reparations and delinea-
lions Of boundaries could have been
made by Christmas OF 1918, and would
have been not only the usual but The
obvious thing 10 do"
The ardOr with which the Senator
pressed his attack was Interpreted by
his associates here as meaning That
he now regards the Wilson foreign
policy as having assumed a position
OF paramOuntcy in The campaign ana
thai he Is determined 10 take the ag-
gressive and hold 1t as the fight de-
VelOps. There was no indication that
his policy OF a front porch campaign
would be modified. but his advisers
declared the term would be FAR from
synonymous with quiescence.
on the question Of unqualified ap-
proyal OF the Presidents conduct OF
foreign affairs, IL was said. the nom
iRee's fighting blood Is up. II was
indicated thai in his speech Of accept
ance he might be expected 10 carry
bis attack a step further and 10 en-
livcn the fght with some construc-
tive suggestion OF his own on the
league question
Alter two weeks OF confinement IN
pr paraiion Of his acceptance speech
the senator adopted a program OF
more recreation yesterday, and In the
afternoon motored 10 Mansfield. forty
miles away, for g0k game. II was
ihe first time since his return TO Ohio
that he had been on the links. and HI
appeared to enjoy t immensely.
Earlier IN the day he conferred with
r. X. Hynicka, Republican Nationa
Committeeman for Ohio, and during
the evening James o. Garden, Of New
York. one OF those active in working
for Mr.. HardIng's nomination, was
guest at the Harding home.