Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-26

The great diversity u opinion eypfosacl
~ 20 the meaning 81 ecahffa Hardlfg
speech 81 accrptance must D. highly
agreeable 10 him. In admitting e.
his feilow-countrVnen a long diufffa-
! ton which, - far a. To lrHdu
Of The day are cOnrefnpd. audi04sy
avoided direct statement a poiiry. f
was plainly his intentinn Sat r.
guessing contest.
Whcr individuals sre ~ uncertain
and contradictory in tlnm utiernncfa
thot they cannot b. DEPENDED UPON. ID
is necessary b udg them ~ Their
acts The same rule holds BE- regard ~
political organizations and their lead
Mr. Harding. ike Mr. Lodge has pre-
tended all along o. be- IA favor 70 a.
League Of Nations with reservation
Both 81 these ReDtiemea, AZ Mar q.
o., used wOrds that might H. construed
a. hostile n any League ~ Nations 1f.
any terms. Neither ~ them geatlrf
To repIdIate their pcrsisient cTDris f.r
more than year past ~ tlovise Leawic
Of Nations 81 their own
TO understand the attitude Whiri
falls little short ~ dupiicltv % H rccrs
sary tO recall tie fact that -onat.
Hiram Johnspn and Bofah, backed o.
some extent by prO-(cunaus md sim
Fcin, have been holding dagger ~ ftr
Republican candidate throat ever ur
his nomination n be- sttOd "a Do Dn
record they were prepared o. strt0
He and Mr. Lodge rccOgr lied the .tla.
ton, 9Dd the result b. % b. found
speeches carefully designed o. D.
pleasing as possible to The bi'ter-endrr
and not too offensive % men hkf fff
end Hoover
split wide open on this subject urnr.
has been delayed, unrest has boen
tensifed the spirit n revolt ha7 heer
encouraged, nes, wars hare becn under
taken and hundreds ~ tb0uaands
people have persisted ~ sfarvsti0n 4ri
disease. Because the Republican part
is split wide open. . r. afraid o. rnf'r
the Presidential csmppiUi With c.rsr
cut program. BIZ keeping The .nfrf
States out ~ the League n hati0us
hes promoted disorder in Europe tna
Asia which u now cites AZ prof ~
own virtue IN repudiati1R IRE ohrVt-
tiOns ~ victory and ~ peace
What we are ~ expect from f fhero.
fore, IL 70 be determined rot fy rs wrrt
but BY its deeds Suceegs m the -a'i.
next November sill make ne lohnsnr.
BOrah elements more d0fnIneering fhar
ever before They represent forces fhfr
are not 70 to placafed They are f1rf
Of parading their Americanism huf
IL the Americanisrn ~ Sim Fein ard
the sand lots which W0uld rsk var
with Great Britain and japan and fhe
Anericanism n German svrnnafhigfrr
whose ann "a ~ disrupt the alliance tasf
saved the world from autocracy and N.
make separate peace with ne Inned
States
senator Hardings imperfect under
standing n The RESPONSIBILITIES vi .IF
Office 70 whirh b. aspirfs shown
his promise ~ sign t0ngrfFsi0r.
declaration 81 pcnce a. sO1n ~ b. rnarft.
him With executive anpr0tal ..r-
gross has DOWer 20 uroclam state
peace. but that does not safeguard
single American interest As fsr - rr
many IL concerned. M We nrp ta Elflf.
any 81 the fruits 20 ltforv 81 ls.
secure them ~ treaty and TIE i'resdrr
alone can negotiate treailes tine .4ft
treaty d already ID force erreuf e.
the United States and u chs rumrar
under which our rights tld urw.rgl
are fully guaranteed hat q Republican
party more intent upun Office fnan noi.r
has undertaken 10 nul.ifv
A. 70 their hnal purpose me hepuhI-
can platform and the Republican Oand
date are alike inscrutablc un The ur.u.
but Il they mean q separate ueare at'.
Germany they intend tD aIrrnnler
that was -xncted from har uulIr
when we faced D. ulfh mlllns ntU
in arms