New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-10-08
Strikes Deadly Blow at
Constitutional Integritv,'
Senator Tells Throne
5000 at Des Moines
Urges Association
Of Nations Plan
Replying to Heckler, He
Says U. S. Troops Have
No Business i'm GERMANY

FROM StuV Cores Dondent
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. Ex-senator War.
rem G. Harding to-day campaiened his
way across the vast corn field that 10
called Iowa, delivering more than a
dozen speeches. In an afternoon adj
dress at Des Moines the Republican
Presidential nominee declared that the
Treaty Of Versailles already had been
scrapped and added that, ain simple
words, l favor staying out"
Senator Harding continued: ut is
not Interpretation but rejection l am
seeking. My position is that the pro-
posed League of Nations strikes q
deadly blow at OR constitutional in
tegrity and surrenders to a dangerous
extent our independence of action"
Assuring his hearers that he favored
some scheme Of international co0pera-
ton, the Senator said: 1--WE shall have
an ASSOCIATION of nations for the pro
motion OF international peace, but one
which shall so definitely safeguard our
severe enty and recognize our ultimate
and unmortgaged freedom Of action
that 1t viii have back of it not a di-
united support of the American people"
Would Return L. S. Troops
Senator Harding replying to a ques-
ton, said that American troops
had no business in Germany and
that as soon as peace was de-
clared they would be coming home
10 question about Ireland, the nomi-
nee said he would no more tell Great
~ RI Jro
to permit Great Britain to tell US what
we should do with the Philippines.
Somebody has been saying that there
IS doubt about my position respecting
the Paris League Of Nations" declared
the Senator. swell, | am not for it.
The Democratic nominee for President
has said lie is in favor Of going in.
am not in favor of going in.
"Somebody wants to know if I am in
accord with Senator Borah, or whether
have promised Senator johnson to
scrap the league. Well, it does NOT
matter whether [ am in accord with
Senator Borah or not. AS q matter of
tact, | am not IN complete accord with
Senator Borah But as President Of
the United States would be in one
position and as Senator he would be in
another and | do not pretend that |
Will control the Senate Of the United
States when | am President.
Says Wilson Scrapped League
SENATOR Johnson and | have never
said anything about scrapping the
league. The President scrapped the
league himself, and his chief aren't was
my friend and your friend and neigh
Dor, Senator Gilbert Hitchcock, Of Ne
braska.
"somebody says arc you going to
submit this league to the Senate ?
in it,"
The Senator's second PRINCIPAL adj
dress of the day, in Omaha tonight,
was On law and order Violence and
terrorism must be purged from Amer-
can life, the nominee declared in q
speech that followed parade through
streets illled year ago with mob
that burned the courthouse, lynched
a negro, tried to hang the Mayor and
looted stores. "Oficial terrorism" was
interpreted by the Senator's audience
as an attack on the Department of
Justice.
Gets Ovation at Des Moincs
On his arrival at Des Moines, Senator
and Mrs Harding were met at the
train by Governor and Mrs. ". L.
II al uiHS, NSVc he!lQclI, KepuDllcan
candidate for Governor; Senator AL
bert Cummns, close friend of Senator
Harding. and Henry c. Wallace, pub
Usher Of Wallace's Farmer. and many
other distinguished residents OF the
city.
The candidate was driven to the
Fort Des Moines Hotel through hat
waving crowd that lined the curbs on
both sides of the street. There was a
reception at the hotel and then the
party started for the Auditorium,
where 5000 persons had gathered
Dean Holmes Cowper, of Drake Uni
yersity, made the crowd sing Keep
he home fires burning" and was Just
starting them on Pack up YOUR
roublcs" when the audience spied the
ray head Of Senator Harding in the
door at the side Of the platform. There
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