The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
GERMAN PAPER
SEES HARDING
AS A RESCUER
End of War With Berlin
Government Is Expected
From New President.
DESERT FALSE PATHS
American People Said to
Have Shown Healthy Po-
litical Judgment.
BLAME LAID TO WILSON
Ex-Kaiser's Subjects Say U. s.
Executive Misled, Then
Deserted Them.
DESERT FALSE PATHS
BLAME LAID TO WILSON

Special Cable 10 THE NEW YcsK HERALD.
Copyright, 1890, by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,l
Berlin. Nov. 2.
The election of Senator Harding as
President of the United States is both
foretold and approved by the North
German Gazette, the chief newspaper
property of Hugo SHINES, and which
is inspired occasionally by the Gov
eminent in its foreign comment. 1t
says to-day:
"The rejection Of the Wilson policy,
which is expected to-day, shows that
the healthy political judgment Of the
American people refuses to allow itself
to be guided permanently along false
paths, and now, in the light of the
role played by the fourteen points and
the personal policy of President Will
son at Versailles, the Germans are to
be pardoned If they take this measure
Of satisfaction.
"It was, before all things, trust in
President Wilson's declarations that
led Germany in 1918 to lay down her
arms, only to see that America, in so
far as Germany was concerned went
over at Versailles to the side Of i'm
perialism and subsequently retired
altogether from Europe. &
Sees evidence Resented.
1.-THE election Of Senator Harding
would mean departure from the VIII
son principles and policies. 1t would
emphasize the opposition of the Amer
lean people to the Versailles treaty
and to the policy of violence which
has continued since the cessation Of
hostilities, and this not out OF love
for Germany, but primarily because
they do not care to be held answerable
for conditions on the Continent.
Senator Harding is known to favor
the League of Nations as little as he
favors the military occupation of the left
bank of the Rhine. 1t is assumed that
he will proclaim an end of the war with
Germany without further formalties.
"It would be move essential for the
reconstruction OF the entire world should
America declare herself not only theo-
retically but practically for the recon-
citation or all peoples.
THE verdict reached by the Au1eri-
can people to-day will be of far reach
ing import, both in America and
throughout the world.
Germany perceives in the decision by
the people OF the United States sign
that. despite all chauvinism and falsifi-
cation. things are beginning TO be seen
in their true light. From America there
may come, perhaps, the first illumination
of this dark period. provided the Ameri-
can people choose to acknowledge their
share of responsibility for the new state
of affairs in Europe responsibility
which they shouldered when they en-
tered the war and participated in the
peacemaking-and actively cooperate in
healing the stricken world"
Berlin's Ignorance of L. $. Politics
On the whole however, the Berlin
press Is both Indifferent to and ignorant
of the campaign. Editorials and brief
cable dispatches dealing with American
politics appear occasionally. but they
give a meagre understanding OF the
situation and what II means. and very
rare is II that any German newspaper
shows any interest in the success of
either candidate.
The foreign editors OF the Lokdi
Ansefoer and the Td0ebfott. two OF the
most modern newspapers In Germany,
certainly are not following political
events in America Last week the
Td0ebldtt published a serious article on
the views of Candidate Knox. while
yesterday the Lokdl Ansei0er announced
that Cox and Harding stood tho best
chances of being elected, evidently as
Stunning that Senator Harding was the
Democratic candidate for Vice. President