New-York tribune., 1920-10-30
Assails Wilson Regime
for Waste in Lives and
Money in War Caused
by Failure to Prepare
Campaign of 1916
OF False Pretense
Great Crowds Greet Nom
inee in Cincinnati and
Many Towns in Ohio
From q stor Correspondent

CINCINNATI, Oct. Ex-senator
Harding attacked the Wilson Ad-
tonight for the waste
in lives and money caused by the
failure to prepare for war and for
the campaign Of false pretense in
1916. The Republican candidate
declared that, desiring to be chari-
table, he preferred to attribute the
unpreparedness to fundamental in
capacity rather than to motives Of
political expediency indicated by the
mendacious slogan He kept US out
of war
You know beyond all question:
said the Senator. speaking in Music
Hall, that four years ago the pub
lie discomfort with the conduct Of
affairs was already so great that
the party in power would have been
driven out Of office except for the
appealing statement that the Presi-
dent kept US out of war And at
that very time the Administration
knew definitely absolutely, that our
entry into the war was inevitable.
Yet with that knowledge, concealed
from the people, withheld from
Congress, the campaign of false
pretense was continued. No steps
We're taken to prepare for our entry.
no hint of our necessities given to
those who in the end must supply
them.
Greater Unp-enarecness Impossible
IF the Administration had besr
Plunged into the war as Belgium was.
i there had been a conspiracy in fact
to keep America unprepared. there
could hardly have been condition OF
greater unpreparedness
want 70 be charitable and CHARGE
tEls TO fundamental incapacity Of t6e
Administration. Setting aside the fact
nat an adequate program Of pre-
Iaredness might have in itself pre-
'ented the acts and policies which
made necessary our Intervention in the
war VINO can ever even approximately
cstlmate what THIS failure Of provision
and provision, tins lack Of preparation.
thls lndehniteness of purpose and
vacillatioh cost us?"
Favors Service Bonus
Il want an America that Will alwav.
be grateful TO the service mem said
the Senator in he course OF his ad
dress
"Why didn't Republican Congress
give them the bonus ," shouted \ Secl--
began 10 yell for his election. but the
candidate asked The man to repeat his
question, and when he had done so hs
replied:
q myself think they ought to pas,
It but the American Legion wouldn't
have mad the courage TO DO that las.
summer, when the countrv's bonds
were 10 rer cent below par: but vou
can't have ii the bonusj until YOU
establish The necessary confidence in
The applause of the gathering was
suppieme ented by stamping feet. Soon
ne gathering was standing and. the
Ne!4s Of approval lasted longer even
than the first demonstration Of the
evening The hecklcr endeavored 20
appear al ease in the face Of cries TO
the police TO Throw him ont" but MS
relief was evident when the Senator
resumed the delivery OF his speech and
the crowd quieted down.
Thousands March in Parade
The Senator's address came after q
reception that made splendid climax
10 the campaign. Thousands marched
II a parade Of Hamilton County Re-
publican clubs that turned out TO es-
cort the party leader Red fire was
burned and bombs were fred in salute
smoke. The streets through which the
candidate rode to the auditorium were
l1ned with cheering spectators
On the platform at Music Hall were
scores who have mad prominent piace
IN national politics for many years. ike
Charles p. Taft. alf-brother Of the
former President; Representative and
Mrs Nicholas Longworth Colonel
William {. Porter, who backed Major
General Leonard Woods pre-corven-
t.on campaign; Rud K Hynicka. ma
tional committeeman from Ohio and
John CALVIN, Mayor of Cincinnati.
Greeted by Dayton Throng
On his way from Akron TO Cincinnati
Senator Harding's train paused for q
quarter OF an hour in the station At
Dayton. home of his rival, Governor
COX A throng OF the Governors fel-
low townsmen had cajoled the stD,'-
master INTO letting them pass the iroa
gates and the Senator and Mrs Haro-
rg came out and shook hands with this
gathering.
There was never a shout FOR Cox nor
any hint of his existence unless it WA
the Whispers that were buzzed into
the candidates ear BY some of those
~ho ", med past him in the reception.
Most OF these folks. however. were
content 70 say, You're the next Pres:-
dent," or We're for you, just as Ma
ron IS for YOU and You get my
vote"
The Senator, smiling broadly
acknowledged these greetings with =
cordial Thank you" or Glad to SEQ
you, sir and then held up the recep-
tion 10 pose for an earnest newspaper
photographer, who, II was whispered.
represented The Dayton News, Coz
ernor Cexs paper
Middleto~n. Ohio. midway between
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