Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-19

Republicans Consider Fact
That There Are Divisions
In Party.
Marion, O.. July 1s.-Pressing his
night against the splendid accord"
dent Wilson and Governor Cox, Sena-
tor Harding declared in a statement
today that triumph Of the Democratic
ticket this year would mean "a con-
tinuation of the foreign policy which
has 50 grievoualy disappointed both
Europe and America
Apparently foreseeing the league as
a paramount camapign issue as a re-
suit of the White House conference,
aggressive program of striking at the
Wilson policy wherever it showed it's
head. He took for the text Of today's
attack statement on the league at
trtbuted to Colonel House and just
published In this country.
We are beginning to understand" !"
said Senator Harding. 1.-The mistakenly
States to Europe, just in time to pro-
ceed to a referendum intelligently.
This one representative of this coun-
try, other than the president, who best
knew the whole situation at Paris,
was Colonel House. He tells us now,
IN q cabled statement from London,
that the suggestion of a preliminary
peace treaty was made very soon
after the sArmistice and that such a
treaty could have been made before
Christmas Of 1918.
All along this has been the Re-
publican conception Of what ought to
, have been done, but this is, the first
official knowledge that Europe wished
such procedure and was deferred sby
US in expediting peace. The authentic
revelation Is peculiarly interesting at
the moment, when it is announced
that the continuation OF a Democratic
administration means Continuation
|;of the foreign policy which has so
ftsrtevously disappointed. both Europe
L Colonel Houses statement, to which
Senator Harding referred, was con-
tanned in special cable to the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger from London
In itt the colonel was quoted as saying
thatsa preliminary treaty concerning
army, navy. reparation and delineation
OF boundariesa could have been made
fby Christmas of 1913, and would have
been not only the usual but the OBJ
vious thing to do" q
Marion. o., July 19.-Assurance
that the League Of Nations will lead
an other issues in the campaign IL
seen BY the advisers Of Senator Hard
ing In over-Sunday developm ents
around the campfires Of the tyso tSs
parties. -
The announcement in washington
that Governor Cox stands in perfect
! accord with President Wilson is TAX
en- here to mean straight out plea
by the Democratic party for vindtca-
ton and perpetuauon of the Wilson
foreign policy. policy asAtnst which
Senator Harding and all OF his lieu
tenants here are ready to make the
| fight of their political lives.
Even before yesterdays White
House conference was concluded
Senator Harding had conjectured this
significance and the outcome and had
taken the aggressive in public
statement demanding that the ''mys.
terious foreign commitments" EN-.
! braced in the Presidents program be
outlined in detail SO the American
people might know what they were
! asked to support. At the same time
he gave assurance that the Repub-
lican party never would accept thai
program. ~
The senator's statement called di.
rectly on Governor Cox to put him.
self on record in regard to Article
Ten, the Armenian mandate and
other subjects on which Mr.. Wilson
has found himself in conflict with the
Republican senator and with some in
fuential Democrats. The feeling il
the Harding camp today was that thu
next move was up to the Democratic
;. nominee.
The alacrity with which the leagu,
has come to the fore has caused man
ifest surprise at Hardings head
quarters here. Many Of the senator
close associates had not expecte<
Governor Cox to- take counsel Will
the President at the outset Of, hi
campaign nor to take any aggressiv,
measures to hold up the hands OF th'
present administration, with which h
has not been closely associated. Il
that event they, considered the leagu,
issue might be thrust. more or les
into the background for want Of
direct point Of conflict between tn,
two parties.
/, The Harding managers are not un
mindful that within their own part!
there Is some division Of opinion re
that on q direct issue of acceptance
Of the Wilson policy they can coun
on a united Republican 'front.' it
| They also are confident that sue.
an issue will drive a wedge through
the Democratic solidarity.
/ CENSUS FIGURES. n
Warrington. July 1S.-Rapid City
s. D.. 5,777; increase 1923 or 49,
! per cent
Henderson, KY. 12.1ss: increaa
l717. or 6.3 per cent.
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