The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-09
NATIONS LEAGUE
IS UNDER FIRE
Republican Presidential Can
didatc In Militant Battle
Against the Covenant

kanaaA cay. Mo. Got. "a day OF
militant campaigning nEainHt tho fnrlE
League Of NntIonn was closed by Srna-
tor harding tonight with Hpo"ch In IN"
Kansas cay convention hall. replying
directly 10 the appeal for League support
rcc"utIy addressed 10 tho voters OF tho
country by rrsrldont Wilson.
Answering tho prrsidentH declaration
that tho league covenant would not ;hNo
from congress- the power To declare war.
the Republican nominee pronounced tho
obligations af Article so clear 1ad
unmlstakRblF that congress would be
compelled To r"inli them or bring d!T-
hnor on the nation.
This uhlIgaI,.n is absolute aud un-
auaIlfcd" aid Mr.. Harding. Whom
ever certain specified circumstances
arose no mnttor how much W. might
regret Il, we would hAvo Ia keep our
prVIntn. or sneak out or a. Let no one
b. deceived. tho choice would no bo-
tween two things. war or dinhon"r
lGiiitA~inm Hxpossd.
Article \ bore tho hrunt III tho can
didats's attack In the address hero. hut
during tho day In Other Iowa and MIN
Other parts Of tho covenant. Tn" Whole
scheme hc characterized an g nllliar.
I-Iic" alliance. which IN actual "rnrh
ton In Europe hndo made itself not
worth a continental"
rho league thht NO are not going I"
have" was the way no dor"rih"d II In
AN afternoon speech Mt st J"n"ph.
In other Apro0hoA no arnnilch ihA
covenants proviHlonH On IN" M"hr"" d"'-
Irlnc voting power In tn" League tho
withdrawal privileges, aud labor Htr"r'
ing tho labor feature u, talk I" pack
iuE house employees nj Houth III JOS
,rh he declared hc wanted no covenant
that would drag American labor stand
ards down To tho"o OF tho old wort"
In all. tho senator made "l"V"n
speeches during tho day. and In every
ono Of them no struck out At tho Parr
league. Seven wrTs delivered In Mis-
souri,. long q bitterly contortod He"'"r
. OF tho league night
In all OF his Miarouri kpeoohoA hr also
!, praised tho service OF Senator Hponc"r
and asked that no be rc-olsctsd
!. q. Hughes. Republican state chalr-
man OF Missouri. and jacob Bablor. tn"
among the party leaders who rod" thru
Missouri ON IN. SENATOR special train.
oAAsru Tor HominsS-
Tho arrival at KAnsas City was made
! In the aftsTnoon, ana tho senator rodc
10 the botsl for dinner through crowd,
his path leaving !rrtmedistely aftcr
hh ADDRESS. he viii arrive ut Wichltn,
Kan. FOR q forenoon meeting and 81 ON
ishomR CITY. Okla. for an addt"rs "!
m9rT9 s;, n sssstsstiSi, SsiI speech tonisSi
land a. an example Of ths complications
Into which no said tho United Statnb
! easily could b~ drawn under Article \.
to- sasnisS AID 10 tss iittis rspsbiic. and
said he would not iookl with satistao-
ton on any such q failure by this ma
/ tion IL II were . League rnsuihsr,
Tho statement which the president
| made to the country day or two ago,
said Mr.. Harding. 'emphsslz"s hir In
flexible determination To secure tho al
: hsrsnce OF tho United states to tho
lea quo precisely as the covenant In writ
ten. We know from authoritative dec
larations that tho mind OF the Demo
cratic candidate and that Of the Demn-
cratic president arc in perfect accord.
We may assume therefor that tho prog
idsnt speaks for tho candidate and an'
nounces tn" policy which h" VIII folio"
II elected"
The Prssidsnts Statement
In tho prssidents statement tho poo
pie arc told tn. elections arc 10 be n
genuine national referendum and they
arc to instruct their own government
what thoy wish dono - far rs tho
loaRu, IL concerned ne says tho Ques-
ton which their vote Will answsr is
Do they wish the treaty OF Versailles
! words--,in particular approve tho Loa-
que OF Nations AZ organized aud en-
powered In that treaty
Those who oppose tho treaty In its
prssent form-Rnd there are quit" II
number OF respectable and Into liEent
people who do oppose II arc charged
with gross Ignorance and impudcnt hu-
daclty.' Ho tells tho psopfe thnt there
In nothing Ia tho covenant which IN tho
least intrrrorca with or DnpaiTH the
right Of congress to deUlarc war or not
! To declare war according 10 ita own In
dependent judgment as tho constitution
! provides
Wilson raIlAoy IMPOSED
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