New-York tribune., 1920-08-05
Tells 400 Ohio Visitors
Congress Alone and Not
a Foreign League Can
Send Americans to War
Appeal to Glass
Called a Menace
Promises To Do Every
thing Possible for Suf-
age in Tennessee
From a STAFF Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, Aug 4.-The safety
and honor of the United States demand
that there shall be nothing approxi-
mating the authority of Article
X in any covenant that may be made
with the other nations of the earth,
Senator Warren G. Harding declared
to-day.
"Why make a covenant that violates
the good faith of nations?" the Rcpub-
lican Presidential nominee asked his
audience, a delegation of 400 per-
sons from Wayne County, Ohio, who
marched to the front porch with hats
waving and bands playing.
There were whoops and shouts of
accord from this crowd drawn from
shops, stores, factories, Offices and
farms when the nominee vehemently
insisted that only Congress may send
Americans to war and not q council of
foreign powers.
1t was speech in which "America
first was emphasized in nearly every
paragraph. The nominee told the dele
cation the only menace so threatening
to Americans tranquility as the at
tempt to barter nationality for inter
nationality was the appeal to class. A
moment later he assured them:
II had rather have industrial and
social peace at home than command the
international peace of all the world"
The prudence of George Washington
in wishing to keep this nation free
from foreign entanglements was en-
phasized for him, Senator Harding
said, when he sat on the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations and
listened to foreign born delegations of
Americans appeal for sympathy for the
aspirations of nationality of their kins-
men overseas. Then he added: "But
little realized then how we might
rcnd the concord of American citizen
ship in our seeking to solve Old World
problems"
Watson "Whoops 1t Up"
Senator James Watson of Indiana
and Senator Howard Sutherland of
West Virginia. who had come here to
call on the nominee, also addressed the
delegation from the front porch.
at is always necessary to have a
Republican administration follow a
Democratic administration in order to
clean up the DEBRIS" said Senator Wat
son, and won a laugh from Senator
Harding and a roar Of approval from
the crowd.
"We needed Lincoln in 1860, we
needed Mckinley in 1896, and we need
Warren G. Harding in"--
RoFA
1920 the gathering broke into ap-
saying: "and then this country, freed
from class and freed from caste, united
will move forward to that accomplish
ment Of our destiny which was de-
signed by Providence, to teach all the
nations of the world how best to live
how noblest to act"
Senator Sutherland told the delcga-
ton that Harding and Coolidge would
carry West Virginia by from $4,000 to
10000 votes, while in 1916 Hughes car
ried it by but less than 1000.
"All over the state we learn of Demo-
Gratis who frankly announce that they
are done with the Democratic party"
he said. "The revulsion against Will
sonlsm and against incapable Demo
cratic administration is so strong there
can be no doubt about the result"
Praises Pioneer Americans
Senator Harding's address, in part
follows:
you must be confidently and fear
lessly American to measure to the re-
nowned name Of Wayne. The story Of
Wayne County is that of the great be-
ginning of the Northwest Territory
whose sturdy citizenship was strength
ened by the hardshps of the forest
pioneer.
"Thc pioneer gave the conquering
westward march of civilization. Our
obligations are to preserve and defend
Some day hope we shall fttingly
commemorate the sacrifices and the
achievements of these courageous
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