Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
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ACCEPTING NOMINATION.

method has. At the outset there was
the careful insistence that there was
no desire to interfere with the prin-
ciple evolved and for1nalized at YER
saiiies- Later, it was the form and
not the substance that professedly
inspired attack. But pretense was fu-
tile when proposals later came forth
that clearly emasculated the basic
principle of the whole peace plan. 1t
is not necessary to recall the details
of the controversy in the Senate. SEN
ator Lodge finally crystallized his
ideas into what were known as the
Lodge ressxR4tionA and when Con-.
these reservations
held the support of the so-called reg.
ular republican leaders.
From that time the processes have
peen Interesting. Political expe-
diency in its. truest sense dwarfed
every consideration either of the pub
lie interest or of the maintenance of
the honor of great political party.
The exclusive question was how to
avoid rupture in the republican or
ganization. The country received with
/ interest. to say the least, the an
national convention assembled, that a
platform plank, dealing with the sub
1ect of world peace. had been drawn,
leaving out the Lodge reservations,
and yet remaining agreeable to all in
terests. meaning thereby the Lodge
reservationists, the mild reserva.
| t1onists and the group of republican
senators that openly opposed the
league OF nations in any form.
Touches Upon
JOhnsOn's Statement.
AS the platform made no definite
committal of policy and was. in fact
so artfully phrased as to make almost
any deduction possible. it passed
through the convention with prac-
ticai unanimity. Senator johnson.
however, whose position has been
consistent and whose opposition To
| the league in any shape is we'll
known, withheld his support of tho.
| conventions choice until the candi-
oate mad stated the meaning of the
PLATFORM, and announced definitely
elected. A'''
! The republican candidate has
| spoken and his utterance calls forth
the following approval from Senator
Yesterday in his speech of ac-
ceptance Senator Harding uneoujv-
ocauy took his stand upon the para
fmount issue in this campaign-the
league OF nations. The republican
party stands committed by its Mat
FORM. Its standards has now
i
can be no misunderstanding his
Senator Harding as the candidate
OF the party. and Senator Johnson are
as one on this question. and, as the
nartx ;s expresses no IT, the republican
| IN the abstract and by it's candida TO
In specifications The Threatened re-
volt among leaders of the narty is
aVerted. but the minority position as
Apressea IN the Senate prevails as
that OF the party. In short, principle.
as avowed in support. of the Lodge
reservations, or of the SO called mia
reserXations, has been Surrendered to
Senator Harding makes this new
partyf fo-
promise you formal and effective
ipeace so quickly as aseepubIican Con-
gress can pass its declaration for a
republican executive to sign"
This means but one thinp-a sepa-
rate peace with Germany!
This would be the most dfshearten-
ing event in civilization: since the
Russians made their separate peace
Win Germany, and infinitely more
that of the Russians. They. were
threatened with starvation and revo-
luton had swept their country Our
soldiers fought side by side with the
ailies. SO complete was the coalition
OF strength and purpose that Gen.
Foch was given supreme command.
and every soldier in the allied cause,
no matter what flag he followed.
recognized him as his chief. We
fought the war together, and now be-
fore the thing is. through it is pro-
posed to enter into a seperate peace
with Germany! In. good faith we
pledged our strength with our asso-
ciates Tor the enforcem ent of terms
uponfoffending powers. and now it is
suggested that this be- withdrawn.
Suppose Germany. recognizing. the
first break in the allies proposes
something we cannot accept. Does
Senator Harding intend to send an
army to Germany to press her to our
terms?~ certainly the allied army
could not be expected to render aid.
If. on the other hand Germany would
accept the chance we offered of
breaking the bond 1t would be for
the express purpose of insuring a
] German American alliance. recogniz-
ing that the aliies-in fact. mo nation
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