The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-16
HARDING ASKED
FOR VIEWS. ON
NATION LEAGUE
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based upon the application Of jus
tice and right binding US in con-
ference and cooperation for the pre-
vention Of war and pointing the
way to . higher civilizatio and in
ternational fraternity in which all
the world might share
No Inkling of Terms.
You have not yet given the
American people the slightest ink
ling Of the terms of this Harding as
ISOLATION that you propose shall
supplant the Wilson league. Has not
the time come, l respectively ask,
for you to do this? Surely you can
not expect the 48 members Of the
present league to scrap it and come
lnto your association, unless two
things are perfectly clear:
First. that the new association
Is substantially as good as or bet
ter than the existing league, and,
Second, that this time a pro-
posal of president of the United
States vii have the permanent and
overwhelming support Of the
American people.
You are q statesman of enough
experience to know that your peo-
pie will not support your associa-
tion-no matter how excellent
without the fullest preliminary dis
cussion. Events Of the last two
years have demonstrated this. You
cannot, therefore, hope to get pub
lie opinion behind your association
without taking your countrymen
into your confidence.
, Would Need Democratic Votes.
Even if your own party were
completely united on the issue, you
would still have to get some Demo
cratic support to assure the ratifi-
cation Of your association by two
thirds OF the senate. As your party
was the one that first made the
league a party issue, the Democrat
senators would be only human now
II they turned the tables and also
made your association a party is
sue. They control more than q
third Of the votes in the senate and
they can block you as you and your
colleagues blocked Mr.. Wilson.
IF you expect to gain Democratic
support, 1t is incumbent upon you
to propose an association so CON.
crete and effective, as to commend
itself to the enlightened sense Of
both parties. Therefore the quicker
you take the American people into
your confidence, the better.
] Rovolution Threatens World.
I There 10 another and even more
important reason why you SHOULD
disclose the details of your plan a
once. The world il on the brink o.
revolution, famine and pestilence
The only two great ideas that hav,
come out Of this war as worlt
panaceas, are lie League Of Ma
tons and bolshevism. II you re
pudiate the existing league and de
lay too long suggesting anything il
its place you run the very real risl
of making the world believe 70,
have no plan ut all and IL tina
comes to be generally believed, cal
you guarantee that the world woul,
mot turn bolshevism?
Must Redeem PrVuiuas
"Mr. President, the time has com,
for you to redeem your promises
The country and the whole worl,
have waited long enough to know
| just what kind of association of ma
tons you have in mind. II you de
lay much further. people every
where will inevitably conclude tina
either you have no concrets plan q
all, or else that you propose to pu
party harmony above world vel
ifare. In that event there will b
nothing LETT for those who wan
America to play her rightful par
In establishing the world but to OF
ganise the country % as to captur
coagress for the league in 1874, an
the prssidsncy In 1884. This CO
b done, tor the vast majority q
the American people Republican
- we'll - Dsmocrats-want u
United States 70 enter soma sortNc
10 league or association with enoue
taeth IN T. b definitely hasa
the day whan victpr Hugo prophs
sled the only battl1eld will - Ii
market opening TO commerce an
ithe mind opening to new ideaa.'