The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-13
NEITHER NOMINEE
URGING MILITARY
HELP FOR POLAND
Lawrence Finds G. O., P. Fac
tons Lukewarm in Antici-
patton of Return of Root
From Conference.
by DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent OF The News
SclmItar)

especial correspondent OF The News
Sclmltar.)
MARION, o., Aug 13.--world poll
tics, the disturbing situation in Poland
and the menace of Bolshevism, the,
American governments note refusing
to recognize the Bolshevik regime and
= expressing again friendship for the Rus
~f46h people. have failed to draw any
comment from Senator Harding, tho
Republican candidate for the presi'
1ency. @.
Beyond the general statement made
IN his speech at Columbus, the senator
declined to say a word on what he con-
.siders pending matter of state.
When he said there is Just as
much menace in the world today as
tgere was in the turbulence of war,
civilization has not settled down" his
s.earers interpreted that utterance as
having been inspired by a reading of
the distressing reports from Poland
The senator confined himself to the
hope that America. would stand as
barrier to revolution and disorder
throughout the world" but did not go
into detail as to how the United States
might use her influence in that direcy
ton most effectively The mention of
the use of force in fighting BolShe-
vism by aiding foreign armies is just
as much taboo in Republican las Demo
cratic circles. For the campaign against
ried on so much on the theory that
the United States would have to send
soldiers across the seas to mix in Eu-
ropean quarrels that neither candi-
date is to be found urging military
rid for Poland. ,.. s'' ,.s
Democrats Doctrine Known.
Senator Harding, however, did not
even intimate that America should do
more than protect her own boundaries
against the spread of Bolshevism hy
standing on firm foundations and set
Ting affairs at home. The Democratic
doctrine is that unrest in America is
partially the result of disorder abroad,
and that the possible spread of Boil
Bhevism across Poland and into Ger
many and the continent of Europe can
not but effect the economic life of
America through depreciation of for
pign currency and the continued IN"
ability of European countries to pay
America her interest on the 10000, 000,-
300 loaned them during the war, fac
tor which, it is commended, has much
to do with the depreciation of Liberty
Gonds.
OF course, the Democrats claim, too,
that, had there been an effective con
cert of power in Europe, had the pres.
mt league of nations not been impaired
In functioning through the failure OF
the American senate to permit the
United States to throw ner moral loTCe
IN the scales of Europe, the new re-
public of Poland might have been saved
long before this.
But the Republican doctrine on such
things is as yet underlined for, while
Senator Hiram johnson has given his
pledge to take an extremely active part
in the campaign against the league OF
nations and the treaty, another ele-
ment in the Republican party looks
forward with keen anticipation to the
return of Elihu Root from Europe with
new plan to preserve world peace.
Root, 1t will be remembered, thought
the covenant should be qualified by
reservations and, while he was willing
at the outset to take Article 10 with
reservation, he later denounced tht
whole thing and finally wrote the
league Of nations plank, which was
embodied in the Republican nationa
platform at Chicago last June. Since
that time he has. been actively en-
gagged in drawing UP, in company witt
he jurists of other countries, con
stitution for the permanent court o.
International justice, the establishment
Of which was provided for in the league
Of nations covenant brought back BY
President Wilson.
Root Is Coddled.
But Roots journey to Europe has
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