The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-28
Senator Harding for
Revision of League Pact
and the Treaty Of Peace
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright By Ths IntelHgancerl

Marion. .. July 27.---scnatcr Harding
would. II elected president favor the re-
NiS!ou ot the Treaty ~ Versailles 50
shat reservations 20 the League OF Ma.
states but BY other cations might :"
agreed upon. Indeed ha thinks II"
covenant ought % be revised
In explaining his views 10 tn" "rrte7.
the Republican candidate rcfutcd the in
ference that he would eliminate the en-
tire Treaty OF Versailles. including tho
covenant from consideration. lie de-
clared tina: ot course the original Struc-
modelling and revision. He was tnclincd
10 believe tho nations % Europe would
be as glad 20 Dc rid OF article ZEN as
would the United States under = Re-
publican administration. but tundamcn-
tally Mr.. Harding means T." approach
the other nations OF the world and neg
otiatc an understandings that preserves
the Independence and sovereignty OF the
United States and at the same time
asks for no privilege that America on
her part. Is not willing TO grant 10 otaer
nations.
This may lead possibly TO ncgotia-
lions between the United states and the
allies and Germany with tho delayed
ratification OF tho treaty Of Versailles
offering the opportunity Tor revision OF
rhe document itself for which so many
factions amOIS the Slgpatory nations
have been clamOrlHS.
No Definite Program
OF course Mr. Harding does not tn-
tend TO tie himself up To definite pro
gram either now OF / hc IS elected. me
world situation Is changing so rapidly
that ne believes II both unnecessary and
superfluous 10 chart a course now tnAc
may be entirely altered by tho time a
new president % the United states Is
inaugurated.
concerned with the division in the ranks
Of RepublicauiSm Which grow out OF
rhe fight in the senate between the
''bittsr-enders'' like Senator'S johnson
and Borah and the mild reservation
lists" and tho LodS" reservationists:
Senator Harding trred in his speech ~
acceptance 20 avoid the details OF 4 pro-
gram. rather being content 70 state
bread policy or preserved hauonalt'y OF
the other hand with assured keeping OF
the American conscience for ourselves
which, re believes. inspired all the OPP
poSitiou in the Senate and. on IN" otacr
hand. ito aSSur': the world OF AmcrIv]n
readiness :" do our part in promoting
International peace through justice
rather than force"
Really there nigh: BE- "a much en-
harrasSrnNnt 70 Senator Harding IN COM
ing out flatlv for the Lodge r"serva-
TONS as there would >" in saying A.
tAis time thar no rart OF ~" treaty OF
Versailles could bn utilized 20 carry OUT
The platform pledges % the Republican
party which favor n league ot nations
come when xIth certain safeguards and
amendments accepted oy Europ" tina!
tie league os nations may satisfy all
-, requirements set forth IN the plat
form orcpcSal OF = league or natlonS
Tho Lodge 3aRaryAt1ona
Senator Harding would and - nccHs-
sary Z elected 10 deal Win me trc2'S
- Versailles as al hut four nations.
S:atas|arN either parties 10 the treaty
or men, bers ct the present league OF na,
tons To say now that he "itl STAND
on tre Lodge reservations would be 10
COMM. himself 10 a program OF re.
strictions upon the power o. p-eSiden,
70 conduct foreign policy WHICH might
prove awkward for even Kepuoilcan
president The original set Of Lodge
reservations voted or in Eoveinosr,
iaia were much less difficult than those
adopted in the following spring. In tne
e-ort 10 circumscribc the power OF
woodrow Wilson. some Of the senators
forget for the moment that RepooiI-
can president might some day pc cnars-
al With the responsibility OF foretSn
nolicv and would ind himself powerlcss'
Especially II congress were not IN seS-
sion ,,. r,,-5i,. ,ou,d
- found demanding changes in the
league covenant very stmtla- 70 thoSe
vhirb NJ voted for IN the senate ana NJ
feels vcry strongly that article Zen n
its prescn, form can oH entniMacS" riMraoS
Nroroover he doesn'; anticipate serious
oSisc,Ion 70 tic equalization Of voting
pr~cr in the assembly Q. me 'eaSue
The Coolidge speech
However. details are not being PrcacH. q.
ed a, this tln". The tmportani, thing IS
tSat ultimately the treaty OK Versailles
a,G,IIL Le the basis tur the negotiations
~ nCv. Understanding and relationship
with Europe 70 which Mr. Hard,ns re-.
fcrrcd in his speech ot acceptance ~
a,Iu he norpd also that Governor Cooi-
ldg". the Republican candidate tor E;Cc-
president, shows the way toward me
ratitcattou uf the present treaty Win
nrnprr rcservatlopc. This speech must
have peen made with the kuowiedge and
approval Of the Republican candldato
for the presidency. ,, ..,,
senator Johrson's destructive critic
ism has been hcedcd but Senator Hard-
inz plainly intends TO offer construc'
tfvc substitute and tulfill the pledge 70
civilization which America made during
tho war 10 participat" IN = serious et-
fort 70 form a concer' OF nASiohs ~
Of .hP world,