The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29

credentials TO our executives: AS
long, said Nisvount Grey. hardly a
month ago, as long as the richest.
most powerful. the greatest, both
for population and territory. Of the
civilized countries OF the world
stands outside The league. the league
viii be unable TO fulfiu It's destiny.
10 put II In quite plain terms, the
Americans must he told that II they
viii only join the league they can
practically name their own terms
Undoubtedly, that Is the fact.
ask. Is there n good reason why we
should not avail ourselves OF this
privilege ! do not mean in any
arrogant or domiuocTiug or pat
ronizing or selfish way hut simply
as a matter Of fairness and right 10
our own people.
"Viscount Grey continues: The
Americans should be entrusted with
the task of drafting roconstruc-
ton scheme. Then he suggests
further that committee OF the
senate could draw up suggestions for
recon"ruction OF the league
Frankly | value that suggestion
Ftahtially what | would propose to
do If elected president do not
mean precisely that 1t would be
clearly unwise to undertake specific
'lgrestions or to attempt to pass
upon suggestions now. What Is in
my mind rs the wisdom OF calling
INTO real conference the abiest and
most experienced minds OF this
country from whatever walks OF life
they may be derived and without
regard 10 party affiliation, to for
mulate a definite, practical plan
along the Inns already indicated,
for the consideration OF the CONTROL.
ing foreign powers.
The objection that this course
would involve the reconvening OF the
entire convention may be regarded
as very slight one. The acceptance
of our proposals. by the few princi-I
pal nations would undoubtedly he
followed promptly by the acceptance
on the part Of the minor members
Of the alliance.
Does some one say that | ought
TO be more specific? One cannot
be, with any sense OF certainty. No
one can forCsee the exact condi-
tons by which our country will be
confronted seven months hence.
world oponlon and our own opin-
Ion have been changing very rapid
ly in the past four months.
81 have no expectation, however,
OF finding any advisa bility to ne
gouate a separate peace with Ger
mans IT view OF the simple fact
that the allied powers with whom
we were associated in the war have
already formally included their
peace, tho passage Of a peace reso-
lution by congress would give formal
recognition to an obvious fact"
VIII H. Hays, republican national
chairman, and Senator Harry s.
New, former chairman. now head Of
the party's speakers bureau, headed
the Indiana delegation and tonight
MIR. llavs issued a statement de-
claring Senator Harding cut an un-
filtering way straight through the
tanglc of the league of nations into
which the bungling of the demo
cratic administration has led the
country and into which the pro-
gram of the Wilson-Cox alliance
would keep us endlessly.
Senator Harding has pointed the
path" the statement said He is the
mastery leader. He Aas spoken
without turbulence to prejudice"
a statement also was issued here
by Harry NJ, Daugherty, a member
of the executive campaign commit,
tee, asserting that the speech" will
he recognized hereafter. and for
long time hereafter. as the great
pronouncemcnt OF the campaign"