Evening journal., 1920-09-16
HARDING WANTS
WOMEN VOTE
Tells Them Why They
Should Support the Re-
publican Party
SAY POLICIES
ARE AMERICAN

MARION o., Sept. i6.-In a message
addressed 10 the Republican Women's
ORGANIZATIONS OF America and me
Women's Harding and Coolidge Clubs,
senator Harding sets forth his views
on women in politics and why they
should align themselves with the Re-
publican party.
"Our country" he said. 'Nxil be
Well served by the participation in
politics Of all our citizenship, now
Justly The constitutional grant to
women"
The message is addressed 10 Mrs.
Ray +. Fucker, president OF the
WOmen's Harding and Coolidge Club
or New York City, and Is sent to all
Womens organizations.
In his message ne referred 10 the
League Of Nations. declaring that
women ARE too wise and too fine in
moral sense 10 listen TO technical dis
succion tending 20 prove THAI having
made a moral promise by an inde-
fensible International agreement we
could induce Congress TO withhold
the action needed 10 perform our
moral obligations. I'VE must meas
ure our obligations in determination
70 live up 30 them"
The message said in part:
IL believe that before we empha-
size The need for any new voters TO
Join a particular political party we
must emphasize The need for their
Joining some party and giving TO the
party Of their choice their service,
conscience. wisdom and loyalty.
"Our two-party system has brought
progress and prosperity TO America,
ana the party not in power has al
ways proved capable Of gaining influ-
ence TO check recklessness or wilful-
ness OF the party having control.
We must point out especially 10
women voters that our own party Of
fers 10 them the best hope OF meas
ures OF social Justice. aimed at
preservation Of our human resources
and Of the American home
We Republicans are committed
70 a policy Of solving housing prob
lens and encouraging home owning
The platform Of our opponents fails
to consider this subject. We have
declared specifically for a long lisl
OF social Justice and social wei
fare measures. unmentioned by tht
DemOcratao platform We stand now
as the Rdpublcan party stood before
tne granting OF suffrage, for par
tcipatOn Of all our citizenship In
the formation OF the peoples fre,
Will. 10 is needless 20 point TO tn,
fact That Democratic voters I'm Oul
Congress and Democratic governor.
and Democratic Legislatures OF Dem.
ocratio STATES have been the force.
OF obstruction which have prevented
earlier action upon the universe
grant OF suffrage.
We have no desire 90 claim tha
the Democratic party nor even On,
one-man domination Of il which nov
seeks TO perpeiuaie its war power
government stands for war But WI
do claiur that the bungling at pari.
and the norOtiations looking toward
an association Of nations is squarel
upon The shoulders Of our OppO
nents.
American women will realize wit
MS that me work OF building an AS
sOclatlon Of nations which will pn
vent war must be undertaken agai
by those WHO are most capable q
creating a workable plan and com
mltted 20 that policy. They realil
with us that America, in the eXcrcis
OF her obligations 90 the world, mus
BE- guided 10y her own conscience o
debtor nations.
American women must realize tha
the League or Nations as prespnte
by Democratic administration
would not mean peace for US. bu
would mean American boys living 4
army tents overseas and asked 10 di
In caus in which they would bay
no heart. such a league as the Amef
ican people have rejected woul
mean mandates undertaken in fai
away places. such league as. ha
been devised by bungling hand
would not mean peace and amit
with the world. but enlargement
stress and The return OF the bodie
OF our men who had been calle
across the ocean on strange. III
American errands
we are an desirOus OF preventir
wars. Let us not break the hea
OF the world by any more delusiOn
Let us unite America behind a ne
proposal TO the other nations for On
prevention Of war and for amicab
relationships in world administer
ton. Let us. I'm doing this, preser7
our own national conscience at hon
and not check It az Geneva. Let