The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-19
BETHESDA MAN HAS
, HARDING LETTER ON
! LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Candidate Expressed His
! Present Views More Than
! q Year Ago

U.theHda. O.. Oct II. lD29
Il, tho Editor 81 Tho Intelligence
gIr.--I will nrat rohcnrHs n lntt"r
rnIIcd To pCnator Harding on AuE""'
ilth 1919. over ono year ago. ana th""
I will giyo you hia kind latt"r In f'r'
on August ~. 1919. over ono y"nr hE"
No person th"r had nny Idea that i HIm'
fnr th,, prcsIdoncy. THIS letter Sh"uh'
forever rcputo tho charge or G"H"rh",
Cox that Senator Harding has Chhhs''l
his mind on tho Tongue OF Nations or
Eycr was in favor OF that hciOous COM
I,ottsr TO Senator Harding.
Hon. Warren g. Harding,
Washington. ID. =.
Ter / take the liberty 10 write you chh-
NOT b., inspired by political prclud''
against President Wilson az Vnteu l"r
him twice. neither am opposed Z" ~
Arbitration agreement OF the princip3I
na,iHr. ~ the world To submit th"lr
ouarrcls to arbitration before pro'r""'
Ing TO war.
Nv attention has been called TO th'H
League 81 Nation" which our ntrsiu,,"
IA sD anxious 10 have this republic d.
come "A mart nnd IN It's C"fnposltl"n
England has Nix votes {" our one thsI u
would create tribunal when ""u,H
be In reality super -sta'". anu -.
ururp the authority or dictatl"n I" our
COngrear would PntRHnhlEc our cons
tlonal sovereignty. and rod uh OF Wv
glorious Independence which wo V"'u'
a thnuraud times moro dear than We "'
cur llfn ~ A., al.
Won why does President Wilson drA't'
such compact. ana why ala no 49,
back tho settlement with tho ohoiny ~,
an thia LaAEuc or Nations Do aoop,r"
Al tho Same tinH I ask you has MT
Wilson any authority moral or lcHai "
rcmoyo himself for ak monthH 10 ru
rope and take with him portion OF NJ
cabinet and transact tho oualnrHS uI ~
ona hundred million nation In FRANCE
in plnce Of Warrington where u pc
longs I would like also to ask you WY
President Wilson when no ~. ~
home, so urgently desired congress 70
,adopt this contract and insist that II
would never do to settle with the enc
nv unless we at tho Same time accept
ed this League OF Nations.
Don't II look TO you as u tnts Pos
nonCment OF a settlement with the en-
nv Is a terrible crime when our country
from various causes Is laoorinS unaer
30 great danger and unrest! IL looSs
Ia me that Il does not speak hlghly Ior
me intelligence OF Mr.. Tart TO SO on
Theoretically embrace an internatlona'
nron0sal when ne knew so very little
ahont n II is some rcdermlng feature
thar when ne discovered tho beast has
teeth he Is anxious 10 have theu, pulie
hut Senator don't you think e'ch VIZ, -.
E.
have anything To do with this surPr''-
ing monstrosity?
NV dear Senator. I wish To INFORM
Won that tho people arc getting p"a'eS
on this subject, and Inc mo.nnSr ~
m. srnnIIrst item Of the constitutional
lnd,nrndonc~ or this republic Will ID
buried Ia political oblivion.
Yours very truly.
] W. CROzIl1it.
.,r- -.-dinH,. nauly
Au2uut II. 1912.
Air I w. Crozior. nothcHdn. Ohio.
NV boar Mr. Crozl~r.--I really oon-
not antl-rnrt"rIly Rnrw"r the queHuohs
conveyed 10 mo In your lrtt"r or NnGuH'
l9th. because I have n~v"r boon nbla Z"
GOT n -etlrractory apHw~r from Pr"H'-
dent Wilson from similar inquiries
which | hRvo pr"poundcd.
must correct your one inquiry 70
Istinu 10 England having ak votes In
a.. nS,,cnbiv OF tho League OF Nations,
because u now develops that Great
ErltaIn md her colonies have seven
vn,Cs In the assembly TO ono OF tn"
United states OF America. OF course
cd about the welfare OF this republic
will protest such uneven possession OF
power In tho assembly OF the League r
answering your second question.
think President Wilson had the authori'
~ u go TO Europe to negotiate inc
r,eace treaty. II he 80 desired. but DO
think we might challenge the propriety
Of the course he pursued. There were
rond mani problems needing attention
here in the United States. the solution
~ which would have been more heiptul
than this negotiation Of an lnterna-
tional compact which is TO rob US or our
nationality.
/ quite agree with you. my dear MT.
Crozicr. that public sentiment Is very
RAPIDLY changing on this question ana
that deliberate Judgment OF the country
is very much opposed 10 our entrance
into the League OF Nations.
Very truly yours.
W O.. HARDING.
Whaf ia afe