Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-02
HARDING OUTLINES HIS
 PROGRAM OF SOCIAL JUSTICE


 Marion. O.. Oct In a front porch speech today outlining his program of social justice. Senator Harding describ- ed enforcement of law as a fundamental of social progress. regardless of the pri- vate opinios of executive officials. and declared particularly that i've must all condemn without qualification the fall ure to enforce prohibition"
 A federal department of public well fare was advocated by the republican nominee, but he proclaimed his opposi- | tion to concentration of too much author | ty in Washington and asserted that there was grave danger in authorizing | the federal government to take from | local communities all the burdens Of social conscience"
 The allusion to prohibition was the ! first to be made publicly by the. candi- date, since his speech of acceptance, and he did not follow 1t with a detane1 ! discussion of the prohibition statutes In addition to law enforcement he spoke T for industrial peace protection. promo tion of maternity, humane regulation of labor conditions. promotion of public
 health aid to child welfare and the
 stabi,izatioRs of employment as factors
 in social betterncat.
 The speech was delivered to a de'eza-
 tion of women from many parts of the
 contry. and the senator took occasion
 to present the league issue as t affects
 woman's interests and to restate his op-
 position to the Versailles covenant
 Reading article ten. he declared he was
 mot in favor of that covenant"
 The crowd which heard the candidate
 and cheered him many times during his
 address was one of the largest of tho
 front porch campaign. Several specia l trains brought delegations of women tc i Marion for the event. and most of tn; commercial establishments here employ.
 ing women closed their doors to permit
 attendance.
 t Tonight Senator Harding made public ] a telegram to Edward A. Ryan of Wash ington D. C.. who was arrested at tn, } senator's Baltimore meeting Morda,
 night after he had asked the nomine. { whether he agreed with Senator John s son in his position to scrap the Ieagur 9 of nations" Tn his message MT. Hard ing expresse dregret that there had bee,
 an arrest and declared that he did. no
 contrcl any senator's attitude but wa I trying 10 'harmonize the views of Amer 1 ican leaders that we shall be able t n adoPt policy in OFT world relations-t . which Americans will united,y subs-r.be
 Tn his discussion of the league durin
 his speech to the women, the candiGct ] = wives of America, do not wish fo eiv l. their sons and husbantis for sacrifice q ;s the call of an evtr- -cc-s i+utional bod
 like the councs of q P-l; league.ss . :
 You have heard sO much about art t icle ten. the heart of the league the e wish to read it to you. You have aIs q hrard something about our failure | S adopt it. breaking the heart of tn
 world I am a pretty sympathetic ma l al 1,srt T 4.Tf 8 of America that I would rather brea | the heart of the world that destroy tn s soul of the United States"
 r 'I have a notion that most of you "a
 understand the English language. yc
 can understand Article K That is .th e heart of the league. That is the nori l. gage of American resources, man pove y and the wealth-Dutting them at the con l. mand of a council of foreign powers -ss....
 ting around a table at the capital of-rt
 wodlr in Geneva And if anybody is-i # doubt about my position understand. m If now; l am not in favor of that covenain a You note the contract America l. not a welcher. If you do go in and don
 keep your promises you have made it-tl
 colossal disappointment of an time. So. d say to you women of America, let us d good conscience play our part. not onl d by example,, but by helping the cause { I'd m we have done from the beginning of ot
 republic; but let us hold to ourselves ti
 right to determine what America's obliz; ', tion is to the rest of the world"
 s- Many prominent women were in ti fl gathering. among them Mrs Leona, = Wood. Mrs Douglas Robinson, Mrs. MI 70 liam C. Sproul, Mrs. James Garfield. Nr
 Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Mrs. Maj
 Roberts Rinehart and Mrs. Clifford Pil l. chot A delegation of negro women VI; " headed by Mrs. Lethia c. Fleming. n D. publican national director of work amor -e colored women.
 t- Senator Harding's telegram to Mir R,
 an was sent in reply to one from the la
 ter asking for an answer to the ouestle 3. which led to his arrest
 n, T asked you" Mir. Ryan wired. ''tl r following question: Do you agree vii ,- Senator Johnson in his position to scr; Tn the league of nationsT Your reply Vi
 as follows: If I were in favor of a on
 man power in the republic then I wou 70 be able myself to answer your question I- Apparently recognizing that this VI nf nj answer. you invited me to the pla to form. While proceeding there, in T 10 sponse to your invitation I was arres f. ed and thrown into prison at the instan
 of your friends. I will not tannely .suhu
 init to this indignity. On behalf of mys. is and the American public demand tn