East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-13

HIS message yesterday President Harding took the extreme
rreconcabe stand regarding the treaty and league issues
He says the League of Nations have sanction by
lie OBJECTS to separate treaty because of our involved
engagements but he decaratory resolution
which would end the state of He believes the question
an association of nations wait until the world peace
Men ike hiram johnson and Senator Borah take excep
uon to this attitude But where does it leave the league
republicans?
One of the important steps in the campaign last fall
was statement issued October IA and signed by Al dst
guhed men, including Charles Hughes Herbert Hoover
Ehu Root Lyman Abbott Nicholas Murray Butler President
Lowell of Harvard George w Wckerham Oscar Sraus and
others In that statement which request for pro league
follows:
'The question accordingly is not between league and no
league but whether certain provisions in the proposed league
agreement shall be accepted unchanged shall be changed
AS the general attitude the republican party toward the
Treaty of Versailles, it was defined as follows:
The conditions of Europe make essential stabiz
shall be lost by them and that the changes
be made by changing the terms of the rather than by
THAT course Mr.. Harding is willing to follow"
That statement of tremendous benefit to Mr. Harding
because like Hoover Hughes Root ct al had large fol-
lowing and being known friends of the treaty and the league
their words carried weight.
It is plain however that President Harding will
ing to follow the lines they indicated 1t apparent he not
oy entirely against the league covenant in any form but is
seemingly opposed the treaty of Versailles if the
nant be expunged 1t he would simply affirm American
rights under the treaty and let it go at that.
The political angle involved by this state of affairs may
dismissed from mind The political underway
things happen in the two four years that
it is idle to talk politics.
The business angle, however horse of another color
y peace treaty depression
and the tremendous drop in farm products with attendant dis
ater for the railroads and other industries From that stand
point the presidents words of Importance but they will be
searched in vain for anything like solution of the big
problem mere declaration that the war is at end will not
settle affairs and with the reference to the troublesome question
IF the German indemnity it may make matters
However, the "bes minds have only started upon their
task and is too early to judgment The proof of the pud
ding is in the eating.
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