Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-13
Harding Keeps Campaign Promises

n RESIDENT HARDING has fulfilled his
campaign promise He has kept the
faith with the Borahs, the Johnsons and
the other irreconcilables who led the fight
in the obstructionist Senate that defeated
ratification of the treaty OF Versailles. He
has acted in accord with what he is pleased
to regard rs the popular mandate Of last
November against the league OF nations.
In his FIRST message TO the new Congress
Mr.. Harding. adherng tcnacously to the
letter OF his campaign obligations turns
his back squarcly upon the league of ma
tons and all lis works and all its hopes
He throws into the discard all that is good
with all that is bad. He goes further, still
having III mind his prediction promises
and advocates separate peace with Ger
many.
The new President eases his conscience
with the unsupported assertion that such
q separate peace can be lin no sense con-
strucd as desertion Of the allies" and lie
tempers his demand for such declaration
with the explanation that il is merely tech
meal and should be adopted with quail
hcstlons essential TO protect all our rights -
lie Sill pursues his igDis fatuus OF an as
sociatcN OF nations, but OF what il is to
CONSIST now II is 70 be brought about, or
20" oIAeF nations are 10 be induced to aban-
Con their present league for what he NAV
propose ne volunteers no enlightenment
This, then. is the program OF the new
president, formulated 10 get this country
out OF war ana establish stable in,erna-
tional relationships. Congress is overwhelrn-
ingly o. MS political household and doubt
less MS program viii prevail That II has
received the sanction Of the Senate leaders
Is indicated by The gathering of y3eubsrs
OF the Forslgn Relations Committee Of tho
Senate Z; the White House prio- 10 he
reading batore the.congtess.
Be j; so. I've wander what the ,.ds
who sleep IL Flanders Field: pe-chancs
they know-lnd @hat the hund-eds ~
thousands OF service 1nc7l who faced ha.,n
'heFe' 'h'nh 81 Lis promise ma, sena-a,.
peace Win Germany is not deger,ion ~
ne allies ind we wonder What ,b.,, ,,i,i.
OF technical peace" is that the n.acs
ior "AicA they struggled as hey went dow
'h'o me '&iIey Of the shadow il, France
In one other striking instance Prcs,6an,
haih1ng also ias kept the !aith-.ha .ai.b
mat he pledged 10 the Interests" y.bic,,
crow fat on q nigh protect. tariff =, the
expense OF the n2sse. yno pay the hills
Under The preteisye OF protecting Tho ma
TONS markets and aiding the farmer no
would have Congress adopt the emergency
tariff measure VIII an us lallacies-
later proceed more eisurc,y 10 erec, q hjrh
tariff wall around this country He nro,n.
1sed II IN his campaign, and that promise
lie seeks faithfully to .uinlI
with these two outstanding except,ons-
, one OF which is sufficient To condemn This
Z ration !" the eyes of the world The o,hc,
IN inc eyes pI sound-iAiHking economists
the remainder Of tic pretident's ;ni,i,,
message is we'll conceived, and in its tren,
mol lar different from what any conser
sa.iYe President, regardless or po,t.i,s
!. you'd have written. After an. the ,,r,
I pfS.ies are not far apart as to donos,;
tssuesNiaa their platforms and Mr.. Hardin,
does notNng more practical than To mai,
Ire most esleral suggestions for ,cyis,,
J. ton TIA; cona1sss must work GU, in de
tail
re" persons of any party will find fan,
/ with his suggestion that the excess nroo,
tax be T@pealed and all undue burdens y
I wiped out, while the adoption of !. b,doo
system, the battle against the retail, n-ao
teers an adjustment OF the roiiroa
i troubles. Federal aid for hiebwavs ID
ssnccmen, Of the merchant marinc or,.
y ton ana kindred matters vita! To IL. ,,
& ALioRs progress. present nothing that III
/, lornle| administration had not alre ii
recommended
III his suggestions along these aomestI
q lines be worked out saneiy By the ronyrne
the count. SOON should b. pa, on ~
path tnat leads 70 rospe.o.s, normal 90,