Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-29
LEAGUE PACT |S' MADE BASIS FOR. CHALLENGE FROM SEN. HARDING

ADRON, Ohio, Oct 2S-Renewing his challenge to democratic leaders to show any inconsistency or change of position in his utterances on the leag- ue issue. Senator Harding declared in a speech tonight that he had stood un- failing against accepting membership in the Versailles league but in favor of an international association found- ed on principles of justice.
 The republican nominee also reit- erated his faith in party government and asserted that he did not desire to be president unless a republican con- gress also was elected to translate re- publican promises into performance He made a special plea for republi- can senate, declaring the nation ow ed to the present senate debt of grat itude that never could be paid Charges of a senate oligarchy" he pronounced as entirely false.
 Voted for Reservations
 In stating his position on the leag. ue, MT Harding declared he had vot- ed for ratification with reservations because that was the only way the senate could deal with the problem as it was presented by the president. He outlined the argument in favor of the reservations on mandates, withdrawal and article 10 and said that all the republican qualifications had been de signed ito limit our obligation, not to make them clearer
 The presidents proposal for a. man. date over Armenia, the candidate as serted, had shown in striking fashion the wisdom of the republican reserva- tions. He added that although the United States sympathized deeply with Armenia, it could not afford to send an army of 10000 to 100000 there after Great Britain and France had taken all the desirable territory bordering on Armenia. leaving to Uncle Sam the starving and oppressed people of Armenia"
 Quotes From Publication
 Quoting from a British publication which declared the United States was doing more than any other nation in the world rehabilitation by its contri- buttons to European relief, the nom- inee said:
 That is the soul of America. Talk about breaking the heart of the world. America is healing the heart of the world. But even if the heart break ing tragedy were true. l would rather break the heart of the world than destroy the soul of American nation ality."
 In his discussion of party govern ment and the league, Senator Hard ing said
 Knows American People
 q know pretty we'll that the Amer. ican people are thinking of calling the republican party back to service in the nation. I have a very strong conviction that you are going to elect a republican president of the United States But 1 warn you don't do it unless you intend to put the republi- can party in power in congress as well in the executive office.
 q would not want to be your pres ident unless you are going to give us a republican congress to translate re- publican promises into legislative en- actments. 1t is very important to have majority in the United States sen ate and you ought always to think of the senate as saving to you your American liberty. Don't be distressed about the so-called senatorial oligar- chy. There isn't any. I think we would have succeeded this year in harmonizing the senate into a com pletely useful agent if it had not been for the interference of the chief exc cutvie who was not satisfied with run ming his own end of Pennsylvania avenue
 Speaks for Himself
 "'Ch, they say, you can't tell where Hard .ng stands on the league. Well lets see if I can tell you where stand. am at least entitled to speak for myself I have been speaking since the 22nd of last July, and chal- lenged any democrat in America, high or low, to find contradiction in any thing l have said.
 q said in the beginning that We were opposed to an armed military alliance with the world, and I say it now. have said frequently and say now. that we are never going to have anything to do with league with ar ticle 10 in it.
 "I have said repeatedly that Ameri ca does not intend to accept thai league. It is true, that as member o United States senate voted to ratify the peace treaty and the league cove