The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-11
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NOWYOUDON'T'
G. o. P.ATTITUDE
Secretary Daniels Charges
Snaddle On League of
Nations Issue.

publican attitude toward the
League Of Nations was described as !
= straddle and the party was ac-
cused Of paltering with the great !
cts moral iesue that ever confront
ed mankind. in an address by Sec
retary Of the Navy Daniels at a po-
litical rally, here today. Secretary
Daniels referred to the speech Of
Governor Coolidge at Portland, as q
dextrous attempt to extricate his
party from its selfish and paroch-
ical position"
"The first half of his speech"
said Mr.. Daniels, was to declare
for American participant in world
affairs, and It was essentially
sound. But by reason of the
straddle-policy of his party, Gov
ernor Coolidge had to repudiate his
splendid recital of American duty
to the world, as well as to itself,
and he made q lame and impotent
conclusion by approving Harding's
toothless Hague Tribunal" -
Governor Coolidge was impelled
by \ desire to save Repudiating
the now-you-see-it and now-you-
don't attitude of the head Of the
ticket" MIR. Daniels said.
What is the Republican attitude
on the League of Nations?" he con.
tinued, does anybody know? Does
Harding knowe Does Coolidge
know? If so, are not the voters
entitled to be told instead of asked
to vote in the dark? Here in Maine,
on the Atlantic coast, Governor
Coolidge advocates American par
ticipation in world affairs. In Cali
fornia, Hiram johnson and Borah
declare we must have no alliances
or participation in any enterprise
that touches European nations, and
the bitter-enders will have no part
Of the league, no matter how many
nullifying reservations Mr.. Lodge
attaches to it. East is East, and
West is West"
'Mr. Taft and Mr.. Hughes and
My. Coolidge declare we must 70
/ in Or stay In with our allies to in
! sure world peace. each proposing
some sort Of method which may OF
may not be workable.
''Is this conflict of opinion ire
concilable? Will the Republicans
split on such divergent views? Are
their convictions stronger than
their hatred and envy OF Wilson
Not on your life. Where will they
find = place for common and united
opposition where they can all de-
clare by their actions, not out o1
harmony with their dignity:
1--WE stand at Armageddon and
straddle for the Lord"
Fortunately for them, unfor.
! tunately for our country, there il
I q common divisor at Marion. Hard.
ing furnishes the common ground
He speaks often. His speeches re
call the statement of Gardiner, tn,
English writer. who, speaking of {
certain eminent British Statesman
said:
"'He talks much on every sub
ject, but nobody has ever beef
found who remembers anything b,
has ever said
/ But the demand for . clear an,
unequivocal statement by the pres
idential candidate became SO per
sistent that Colonel George Harve,
and other eminent statesmen hur
ried to Marion for q conference
And later Senator Harding becam
vocal with clear-cut policy. H
did not repudiate his vote for tn
league with the Lodge nullificatiol
policy. That would offend some
He therefore made clear, straight
forward, convincing and unequivo
cal declaration, that he stood 10
the Hague Tribunal The noun
tain wa sin labor and brought fort
!, = mouse"