Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

By the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS. October 9.-Herbert
Hoover, entering the presidential
campaign in behalf Of the Harding
Coolidge ticket, with an address to-
day before the Columbia Club OF In
dianapolis, declared that the major
issue was party responsibility, and
expressed at length his views on the
league of nations.
.Tnasmuch as forty nations, COM
prising three-Guarters of the people
Of the globe. have embraced the
league of nations as a term express
ing certain ideas. l prefer that term.
but care little for terminology, SAID
Mr.. Hoover. The essential thiuE IS
that the republican party has pledged
itself by platform. by the actions oil
It's ma jority in the Senate. by the re-
peated statements OF Senator Hard
ing, that they undertake the funda-
mental mission to put into living
being the principle of an organized
association of nations FOR the preser-
walton Of peace. The carrying out OF
that promise is the test Of the entire
sincerity. integrity and craftsmanship
of the republican party.
1.-THE republican party has. indeed
pledged itself against the unmodiiied
covenant and those who support the
party are, indeed, voting against some
of the methods of the covenant in
putting this great principle INTO ac-
ton. But this position of the party
is as far as daylight from darkness
from the attitude of those VINO wish
no league or no associa ton for those
purposes
eff there be persons supporting the
republican party today on the belief
or hope that this party is the avenue
20 destruction Of this great prln-
ciple, that the party will not. with
CT nd "a o shin carry ont
it's pledges to bring it into effect.
then they are counting on the insin-
certify and the infidelity of the re-
publican party and its nominee for
the presidency.
81 do not believe 1t would fail, or
1 would not be here at this moment
If, by any chance, it should fail. it
will have made a deeper wound in
the American people than the tenn
porary delay in our adherence to
league of nations. 1t viii have de-
stroyed the confidence OF our people
in party government. il will have
projected US into the dangerous path
of party realignmeat. Out of these
paths grow radicalisr. reaction and
the domino ton of extremists in gov
eminent.
His View of Practical League.
My personal view with regard to
the practical development of league
IS tndC some articles IN the present
treaty must be abandoned and
some modified. But, great
many parts of the present treaty
are good and intertwined with
the stability of the world. They offer
opportunity to secure cooperation of
the great majority of nations. who
have Joined it. Therefore, I believe
that in keeping faith with the promise
to use all that is good in the coven
ant for the development of the great
principle to which it has pledged
itself, practical republican statesman
ship must build upon the foundations
of the existing treaty. and include in
it the great step forward in interna-
tional justice now settled by Sen
ator Root.
The issue of this principle of prop
er organized action or nations to
prevent war viii not down. 1t belong
TO no party and no creed. 1T will be
the critical issue of forward look in <
men in all nations until it succeeds
in finally overthrowing nlilitarism as
q basis Of world relations"
Main Issue Subdisided.
The league OF nations and tariff prob
LENS are only subdivisions Of the main