The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-15
HARDING ATTACKS
STATE DEPARTMENT
IN CAUST|C TALK
Charges "SeCret Diplomacy"
Has Kept Business Men
From Trade Opportunities
and DenounCeS Policy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 15.-The
administrations attitude toward for
Ign trade, the Wilson policy in Mex
% and the league covenant were
pecial detectives Of Senator Hard o
lg's assaults on the Democratic lines
l his campaign yesterday.
Charging that secret diplomacy
practiced by Democratic officials
Id kept American business men
ON learning OF trade opportunities
,road. the Republican presidential
pminee declared the state and com
terce departments must be reorgan-
ed to give more active aid in de-
eloping commerce with other ma
,ons.
The presidents Mexican policy, he
snounced as having brought dis
.ust in Mexico and humiliation at
ONE and advocated n program of
micable relations to insure protec-
lon of American interests on Me&i-
m soil without interfering in the
iternal affairs OF the Mexican re-
fublic.
In his discussion OF the league he
aiterated that he wanted no council
foreign powers TO dictate Ameri.
as part In the world and, reading
rticle 10, told his audiences that as
pokesman Of the Republican party
ae was opposed 10 It.
The senator's arraignment OF the
Democratic attitude toward foreign
rade was the theme of an address
n the Louisville armory.
StigmatiZing the state department
- representing the lowest possible
ebb OF government service" in build
ng foreign commerce, the candidate
declared in his speech here last night
hat "a new policy" was necessary II
America was to take It's place in in
,ernational trade. The diplomatic
service, he said. had been demon
allied" by the appointment OF men,
some OF whom had no other quail
fications than that of being very
large campaign contributors"
The first task OF the nation in
working for world peace. he said,
was to set its face toward an inter
national association under which
each may be free to express and
maintain its own nationalism. but in
which mutual commercial ard trade
problems may be worked out.
Il hold in my hands" he said, "a
copy OF the treaty Of peace with Ger
many and the league of nations COW
enant. l got IL out this morning be-
cause l noticed in the morning pa
pers that the Democratic candidate
Tor president and some of his ardent
supporters are insisting that the COW
anant shall be printed and made
available to all America.
"The president so interwove the
covenant into the treaty that you
would have to print all of it, ami
even then II you want to understand
II perfectly it would have to be
printed in both English and French,
because II was so written. | do nos
object 20 the printing of It, ! wish
Il might be in the hands of all
Americans IL they would only read.
But somehow suspect you would be
better satisfied II you had just one
little section Of it. | will read you
article TO- the heart of the covenant.
And. speaking for the Republican
party, am opposed to II for the
United States of America"
In all, the candidate made eleven
speeches the cities visited besides
louisville were Spring City, Rock
wood, Oakdale and Oneida, Tenn.
and Stearns, Somerset, Danville.
LawrenCeburg and
Ky.