Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-30
SENATOR HARDING never SAID
HE WAS SEEKING REJECTION OF
entire COVENANT-C00L
Presidential Candidate Desires the Elimination
of Certain Obligations; There viii Be No
Shameful Surrender of Our independence
of Action, Governor Says.
lBY THE ASSOCIATED PREssl


New York, Oct. Ex-Governor
Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts,,
promised in a speech here last
night that under a republican ad-
ministration the United States will
continue its full power to the build
ing of civilization" although he ad-
mitted that what form the new
association of nations will take, no
man can tell
Although the exact nature of the
association in which America would
join is as yet unknown, the repub-
Hcan candidate for vice president
said that certain points ARE now
fixed"
America" he said, will not toll
crate any super government. The
nation will never humiliate itself
by leaving the determination of it's
duties to any other jurisdiction.
There are provisions in the cove
nant submitted by the president to
the senate to which we shall never
agree. 1t will make no agreement
that it is not prepared to execute.
No Shameful Surrender.
There will be no shameful sur
render of our independence of ac-
ton. There will be no hesitation to
meet every obligation first to our
countrymen, then to the rest of the
world. But we shall continue to
maintain that patriotism is respect
able"
The republican national plat
form, Governor Coolidge said, con-
tains nothing which will prevent
taking the good in the treaty and
in the covenant and eXCising or
amending those things that are not
cOnsonant with American tradi-
tons and habits"
Governor Coolidge said he
thought Senator Harding was right
in refusing to pledge himself to
proceed by amendment of the exist
ing treaty and, the existing cove
nant.
Stands for Durable Peace.
Senator Harling," he declared,
too, has been charged with saying
he was seeking rejection of the en-
tire covenant. He never said that.
He, in common with nearly all of
the people desires the rejection of
certain obligations of the covenant.
America must throw her weight on
the side of such an association of
nations as will best promote adura-
BILE peace"
The candidate began his address
by a discussion of American insti-
tutions. He spoke of the platforms
of the two major parties, saying
that, in the preamble of the DEM
ocratic document there is porten-
tious significance in the glorifica-
ton of a man." while the republic
can platform ''reaffirms its UNI
yielding devotion to the constitu-
ton of the United States and, the
guarantees of civil, political and re-
ligious liberty therein contained
Elections Safety Valve.
National elections, he said, are
America safety valve, with the
ever recurring contest between po-
litical parties a very true substi-
tute for forcible revolution. The is
sue of the present campaign, he
declared was: Shall the democratic
party be retired from the admin
istration of the government of the
United States and shall the repub-
lican party be entrusted with the
administration of that govern
ment."
He maintained there was not nee
essarily any disgrace connected
with the failure of the administra-
ton to retain the confidence of a
great democratic people, but held
that when this occurred there
should be a change from one party
to the other, adding "this condi-