The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
HARDING OFF TO-DAY
ON TENNESSEE TRIP
Rests for Tour to Assist Re-
publican Candidates for
the Senate.
RESTATES LEAGUE VIEWS
Makes Clear His Position on
Covenant and Peace
League.
LEAGUE VIEWS
uv . STAR corresponden. Q, Trr HnrA1D.


MARION. Ohio. Oct. l1.--After a
breathing spell of twenty-four hours
Senator Harding Will take TO the road
tomorrow morning for the purpose OF
exhibiting his personality and stating
his views directly TO the people of Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri
He win speak In Chattanooga next
Wednesday night. In louisville Thurs
cay night, in indianapolis Friday night
end jim st. Louis Saturday night and in
the travel intervals among these large
cities he will make twenty-five or thirty
speeches from his train In the four
States.
1t is we'll understood that the main
purpose Of Senator Harding's excursion
is to lend aid to Republican candidates
for the Senate.
In Kentucky Richard r. Ernst Is
making Il strong contest against Senator
J. C. w Beckham. In Indiana Tom
Taggart, now Ia dry and an unctuous
spokesman for the Wilson League Of
Nations, is waging a campaign against
Senator James K. Watson that causes
concern to the timorous Republican
leaders of the Hoosier State.
Senator Harding Is adverse TO any
more speech making tours, and many OF
his friends who have studied the deli
cate and disagreeable situations into
which he has been betrayed by Repub-
lican politicians OF poor odor agree with
him
Rcstates His League Viws.
Senator Harding rested to-day py re-
suning his customary home work Of pre-
pairing speeches and attending to cor
rcspondence There were no visitors and
no unusual demands upon his time ana
his energy He Is in first rate condi-
ton his voice showing no trace of rag
gedness from the excessive demands
made upon It III the tour ended this
morning. He thought II desirable to-day
TO restate with complete explicitly his
stand on the League of Nations question.
The remoteness of the Western territory
no Tar as ready and swift telepgrahic
facilities for large quantities OF press
matters arc concerned, resulted In In
complete reports here and there as TO
what he said on the league and other
topics. Since he wants his Views made
perfectly clear he again stated them
saying
ut seems to me there should not re-
main shadow Of doubt as to my
exact position as RI CARDS the proposed
League OF Nations as drafted in Paris
and submitted 70 the Senate. and, as re-
CARDS the great world sentiment for a
better understanding among nations to
discourage war and generally to advance
civilization.
let me restate my position as ex-
plcitly as my power OF words permits
First am unalterably opposed TO
going into the League OF Nations as that
particular proposition now stands. That
proposal is contemptuous of and po-
tentiaily destructive OF the American
Constitution. 1t is not favored by the
American people.
Favors n Better Understanding.
"Second--I am in favor of aNworld
associatlon--call II what you will the
name 10 OF slight consequcnce--that Will
discourage or tend 10 prevent war and
that VIII encourage on tend 10 encourage
better understanding among the ma
tons OF the earth. The old order of
things Is done with only, not only in
America but throughout the world, and
the United States. always quick with
sympathy, always just and usually led
by common sense, must play its part In
this new order.
Third believe that such an as
ISOLATION can be formulated without
wrecking the Constitution that remains
the cornerstone OF our liberties and our
happiness without selling or filching the
sovereignty Nbal Is our pllAt anu wi
inspiration to fine living and'good works,
Fourth earnestly believe that the
conscience. the ready synpathies, the
sense Of Justice and the plain common
sense of the United States can be de-
pended upon by the rest Of the world,
! and that IL would be stupid as we'll as
unlawful 10 attempt 10 chain our SYM
| pathies. our sense of Justice and our
common sense, to tie these strong. fine.
! dependable American qualities to the
possibly selfish ambitions and aims OF
! foreign nations or group OF nations
1 whose ideale are not the same es ours,
never navs peen and never wiii CO.
"Fifth-It is my purpose. when elected
to take the whole people into my con-
| fidence as regards these matters. to seek
their advice, and more Importantly, e
act consonantly with their advice and
| to this end Il will be my pleasure as well
as my duty TO call into conference with
me the best minds. the clearest minds
| that America affords. / thank God that
my time has come when l can ask the
! advice of American women, and especial
/ " the mothers OF America.
THE substance of these things has
| been said in some form or other In every
| address. and / say II all definitely now
BECAUSE I am not always fully TO
ported. and want America TO under
stand my thought OF cooperation as wei
as the abiding opposition TO the league
| proposed"