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seemed to center. On the contrary,
there was warm commentator Of his
firm stand on maintaining the right for
America to decide what she would do
in any emergency.
On domestic issues, particularly those
known generally as progressive, while
Mr.. Harding was not very specific, he
seemed to give more comfort to the
progressively inclined mem bers of Con-
gress than they had expected.
The particular passage in his speech
which seemed to please the progress
sives most was his apparent admission
that there must be revision of the pres
ent industrial system, as in the words
II had rather submit our industrial
controversies to the conference table
after conflict and suffering"
But the plain acknowledgement
Harding spoke moment later when
he admitted: There never can be
equality of rewards or possessions so
long as the human plan contains varied
talents and differing degrees Of in
dustry and thrift" Incidentally, if
another war should occur Mr. Harding
will find a great deal of sentiment in
Congress for his plan Of conscripting
everybody and making every one work
most Of the causes for the unrest and
dissatisfaction which have been SO
manifest since the armistice.
Comment about the Capitol this al
ternoon on the address of President
Harding was generally favorable. Not
a few of the Democrats had good
word to say for il.
End of League, Says johnson
TSt
statement in which he commended the
utterances of Mr.. Harding in relation
to Old World entanglements and inter
national relations.
"This a~the end Of the League of
Nations: said Senator Johnson.
Senator Johnson also commended
what Mr.. Harding had to say rega riding
industrial peace. Senator Johnson's
statement follows:
y am delighted with President Har-
ding's reaffirmation of cur nation-old
policy and with his emphatic words
concerning Old World entanglements
When he said The recorded progress
of our Republic, materially and spir-
itually, in itself proves the wisdom of
the inherited policy Of non-involvment
in Old World affairs he but stated
anew in eloquent fashion the policy
Of Washington for the maintenance of
which we fought in the long contest
over the League of Nations. The Pres
ident's position was made increasingly
plain as he proceeded and said: we do
not mean to be entangled. We will
accept no responsibility except as our
own consciences and judgment in each
instance may determine'
There will be immediate response in
every American heart to this: But
America, our America, the America
builded on the foundation laid by the
inspired fathers, can be party to no
permanent military alliance. 1t can
enter into no political commitments,
nor assume any economic obligations
which will subject our decisions to any
other than our own authority
And the American people who so
overwhelmingly elected President
Harding will say amen to his charac-
terization Of the recent election: In
deliberate questioning Of a suggested
change of national policy, where inter
nationality was to supersede nationa-
ality, we turned to referendum to the
American people. There was ample
discussion. and there. is a public man
date in manifest understandings
Here is the recognition of the
solemn referendum and the mandate of
the people. This is the end Of the
League of Nations
THE Presidents words concerning
industrial peace, with its rewards,
widely and generally distributed, and
with equality of opportunity denied to
none. will be read most sympathetic
country should be free from dis
tressed poverty and that we must
guard against the perils and penalties
of unemployment are most timely"
Among those who lead the Admins
tration fight for the treaty Senator
Hitchcock, Of Nebraska, however, was
rot so we'll pleased about the Presi-
dents international views. All that
Senator Hitchcock would say was to
paraphrase the words of Lincoln. and
remark that "it was good speech for