Evening journal., 1920-09-11
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whether the whole thing was a trap
TO destroy the good American doctrine
OF Monroe, to which This republic has
been committed for more than cen
tury, II Is impossible 10 believe that
the English version was intended 10
be an exact rendering OF the French
no one VIII consent 10 believe 10 was
meant TO be Identical in purpose.
"One wishes to be both charitable
and cOnsiderate, but IL is hard 10 be-
lleNe That this very marked discrep-
ancy was perpetrated without inten-
tion. Clearly, either America Is being.
deceived or the representatives Of
America have sought TO- deceive the
natlOns With whom we propose TO
covenant our peaceful associations. ."
In event " dispute European pow
ers would inevitably accept the
French version, that being the Official
language OF European diplomacy,
HARDING said.
America would have TO acqulesce in
the demolition OF her cherished doc
trine or 90 TO war" he added
Harding explained he did not believe
the President would knowingly be a.
party to deception OF his own country
and he would not accuse foreign rep
resentatives Of trying TO dupe Amer
lea, but there Is a Misunderstanding
which in any business contract would
have TO be clarified before any pru-
dent buslnss man would sign Il.
Turning TO relations Of Tn govern
ment toward business. Harding de-
clared the pulling and hauling" of
business and application OF weird eco
nOmical and social theories" by an ad-
mlnistration (which could not even
run its own business" would. IN CON
tinued, mean a mo hour day" Tor
American labor. "And when this bun
Cling administration now seeks to per-
petuate Itself in perfect accord, let
us remember that suspicion Of busi-
ness and the use Of Us extraordinary
war power and It's sOcialistic lcndcn-
cies have been bullying and tinkering
with the pOokeibOoks Of all the Amer
lean people," Harding said "When /
/ hear the voices OF the present spOkes-
man or that regime talking about be-
! ing progressive, I recall the activity
made In every direction, except for
ward and especially that which has
drawn as close 10 an economic busl-
ness precipice"
outlining his policies toward bust
mes, Harding declared we must repeal
and wipe out a mass Of executive orr
] MNAH MlAA laws MNAANAA AfMNE MMnNAifNN Ni
gnX ETY. and uncertainty: readiuel the
| tariff; readiust internal taXatiOns and
| especially the excess profits tax and
remove burdens In places on business
I enterprise; stop experiments and en-
/ terprises which government should
not undertake; establish closer under
standing between government and
| business; protect business at home
and help built It up abroad; make gov
ernment efficient and make the will
Of The people instead OF the will Of
the willful" supreme.
lie said we should establish the bud
get system put the postal system on
a new basis; extend the scope Of the
less Jobs and eliminate duplication in
government departments.
Throughout Harding emphasized
that Governor Cox proposed TO con-
tlnue the Wilson policies and quoted
repeatedly the perfect accord
phrase contained In a statement is
sued after the White House confer
cnce between Wilson and Cox soon
after the governor was nominated.
I'VE will preserve a willingness tC
listen 10 the viii OF The people anc
! VIII construe the desire for a common
| good fortune TO mean the necessar,
2 good fortune Of business which Is tn
; lifcblOOd OF material existence, Hard
E ing said american business Is no
r big business. Wilful folly has been II
p those persons IN distended power Ovei
b our national affairs who have spokcI
, OF American business as II 10 were
I large and selfish interest seeking spe
T cial privileges and who on that basis
} have put their hungllng hands upOI
its throat and tried iinkering and eX
perlmenting with it and abusing ]
; and treating 10 with suspicion. let n,
; put an end 10 holding success 10 be
r crime.
Z I'VE have seen the result OF ihi
I reckless wilful course during the cal
5 amiiOus regime which, though a few
! men were in "A perfect accord, seel
a TO pcrpcluate Il the American peopl
9 mean 10 put an end with a sigh OF re-
I lief and the exclamation That's owe
c at last