Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-31

LEAGUE ISSUE ELIMINATED.

in Marion Saturday. gone a long way
in removing the League OF Nations as
an issue in the present compaign. 1t
must be confessed that he accom-
plished it after a great deal Of wrigg-
ling and webbing, but the fact re-
mains that he has accepted the lea
sue-or at least whatever there is
that may be good in 1t, which. after
all. Is all that anyone even President
wilson, wanted. Thus the voters are
left free to consider other important
matters that are involved in this
election.
There is the blight of Burlesonism
on tie postal service for instance,
and the domination of the country by
a group of obscure Southern politi-
Gcians such as Claude Kitchen, Of
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, who
imposed the present outrageous tax
ing system upon US, designed, as he
openly confessed. TO collect the bulk
Of the expenses of the war from the
North, because. in his opinion, 1t was
the North that wanted the United
states to get into the war.
The farmers of the Northwest and
West are not going to forget that
while the present Democratic admin
~istration stood sponsor for the laws
passed regulating the price of wheat
ana other products, cotton was let
alone while the prices scared to fab
,1Ious figures and the Southern plant
er made huge profits.
Even many Of the brainy men OF
the Democratic party have not had
much Of a show in Washington be-
cause they came from the North.
Democrats hereabouts, who are now
Loyalty supporting their party were
fszdy 10 admit this a year ago. Con-
rressman ScuIly himself, If he had
been asked before the campaign
opened. would have confessed that
he had little influence at Washington
even under Democratic rule because
he was not in the Southern ring.
While Senator Harding continued
10 oppose the league and Governor
cog his Democratic opponent, favor
cd it many Republicans and inde-
pendent voters who considered the
international situation of the first
importance, were somewhat at a loss
whom to support. Some Republi-
cans. like former President Taft and
many Republican newspapers that
have favored the League OF Nations
deeiared for Senator Harding be-
lieving that If he should be elected
the Republican party could be de-
pended upon to accept the league
with such reservations as were DEEM
ed necessary. The more tndepen-
dent voters, however, held aloof n
little has been heard from them.
with Senator Harding's latest
stand on our foreign relations, how
aver there need be no further hesi-
FANCY. The EVENING NEWS some
xime ago remarked that Senator
Harding had better put the soft pedal
on his attacks on the League OF Ma
tions for when he heard from Elihu
Root, the real leader of the Repuo-
ifcan party, he might have to eat
son1e of his words. While the sena-
tor has not exactly repudiated what
ba has already said, he has changed
his tune, decidedly. While his nrst
out-pourings gave great comfort to
The "bitter-enders'' such as Senators
johnson and Borah, by his speech
at Marion Saturday he has thrown
these men overheard.
The "bitter-enders" could see
nothing good in the league whatever.
They were for scrapping it. Senator
Harding. It is true, started OF his
speech Saturday as IL he. too. were
stisl of that mind, but before he got
through he had come around to be-
IIexe thai there is something good in
the league, after all, and he is fol
saving what there is good In 1t. com
bining it with the best there is in tbs
old Hague peace tribunal.
ses4sor Harding says the League
81 Nations has proven ineffective
tlat i has utterly failed to proven
wars. and cites Poland as an ex
Azala~. II the senator had stoppe'
ihsre We might have taken issue wit
hin,. Bat a IA who has made sue
bc6aa statements as he has mad
against the league. TO be able to &c
around 90 as 20 finally accept it. mus
hs SLOWED some Indulgence. IL h
raatz to use Poland as an excuse v
ara not zoing t euarre! over !
those who favor the League Of Ma
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