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' roua PAOIS FRIDAY, OCTOCEB 25, IP 20, , i' . . "I was not present when the senate passed the war resolution, but I know what it conveyed, I know what it means, and we did not go to war to make the world safe for democracy : We did not ft war even for humanity.HFrom a speech by Warren G.Harding at Wheeling West Vir-jirda. GREATEST REPUBLICAN LEADERS DEFEND LEAGUE OF NATIONS HARDING THOUGHT UUUl! 01 Ui FOR WHEAT; SI) HI. SENATE HE OPPOSED FARMERS GREEDi THEODORE ROOSEVELT AMOVED 1 IN 1910 FOR IDENTICAL PLAN CALLED FOR IN ARTICLE 10 TAFT SAYS VOTER MAY JUSTLY QUIT A talamltjr Arrrtrd When Hi question nt regulating wheal wta under consideration in the V, M. Write, Henator Harding wa 0i pul lo ilia price established. II Muted upon Ih Hior of th Man la thai una dollar a bushel fur wheal Under normal condition In Ilia alala r onto waa a good price. If Oil price had baan aat Instead l'f lha tilt, paid, Ota prlc of whaal mould hava been ao far below coat of production undor War conditions, that thla country could not hava supplied ma Aiiiau rower with braad. Without bread tha Alllea and our alvea Could not have conquered Oar- many. Dollar wheat during tha war alao would hava driven many wheat farm era of tha county and of lha nation Into Bankruptcy. Kenemr Harding' position upon price or wheat la only on of many atrawa which Indicate that he la not In aympathy with tha (real producing twee ol farmer and laborer. What Mr. Harding hlmaelf aald en tha subject In the V. ft Penal la ron elusive prof of hta altitude toward in larmera: On July It. HIT, after the United Rial had been nearly foar month In the war. Mutator Harding aald I aenale speech! "I know a Utile something about farming. I have followed tha cradle, senator, with a rake, when wheat wat aold f cent a bushel. Thai was In tha day when farming waa sotnsth- ln of a oonteat for aubatMenca. la thla latter day farming ha becom a ecupaiton for profit and I happen t know that under normal condition I wheat makea a vary profitable oceu. ration, perhapa not to tha farmer wha farm the farmer, but It la to the far Bier who farm a farm." On tha neat day, July 10. diaouaaint the pmpoaal to fig tha price of wheat t 11.11 bushel, Hnnator Harding alii: "t ahar tha anxiety to etrtke at greed, I ahould Ilka to atria at Ih reed fur power. I would l agree bla to etMk at tha manifest greed In aoma of tha agricultural section of Ih I'nlted Plats, i "f do not think It (11 1 wheat) will bring about lha daalred result, but f venture to aay, Mr. President, that If the qualities of American patriotism are euvh that we muat guarantee tha American farmer a price for Ma wheat In Ih face of a world fa mine then there I not patrtotlara enough In Ih country to win th war." , : Tha first Quotation above la reported on page (sit and th aeeond on page lilt af th congressional record. The 'record show that Senator Harding voted for th food oontrol aat, which permitted Ilk fUlng.i of price on farm product. ' . i . II failed to vote en an amendment lo Include petroleum and It fuel pro duct. H voted agalnat an amend ment lo Include or and Ita product. farm Implement, farm fool,' hemp and blading twine. Thla amendment wee offered by Kenator Kenyon of Iowa, a progrraalv republican. ' Senator Harding alao voted agalnat tn amendment offered by Benator Newlands, a progressiva democrat, to Include Iron, jrtvel, cooper and alum inum. - . If opposed tha Cummlng amend ment prohibiting th Importation of alcoholic bere'eae and th withdrawal of boadd dlattllcd aplrlta during tha war. ... Kxplainlng bl "dollar wheat" speech at Mlnneapolla recently, Benator Hard. Ing aald: I know f pok th truth when 1 aald that Ohio farmers. In th normal day before th war, rejoiced to rat dollar wheat. That statement had no referent to war time; nan to Ih prevent after-war period. - Condition a well a price hava changed sine mad that perfectly natural aad truthful statement.' Senator Harding' campaign I for back to normalcy,' and h believe that "under normal condition dollar wheat makea a very profitable eonu patlon." Our ' Inquiring reader may draw hla own ronclualoa aa to what of feci nn th prtc of wheat would b If Henator Harding war permitted to have hla own way about things. Jmah. World-Herald. , , 1 e , :"( i. - s- f i tt ' i .. -,.J ; cij V .'t ! ( , ' . r . ! ( , '- ' ' '-. . 'v- """ '. J - - 7 SENATOR LODGE WAS ADVOCATE , ; , OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS; THEN : CHANGED FOR POLITICAL CAUSE Foraer Statements of Senate . Leader Show Intinccrlty of Stand Taken Against Ratifi cation of Treaty. "If w annd our armlea and young men abroad to he killed and wounded tn northern Praoc and Flander with no reeult but thla, our entrance Into , war with auch an Intention waa a crime which nothing can luntlfy. Th Intent of Congr and th Intent of th Pre Ident waa that there could b nA peace until w could create a altuatton wrier no auch war a thla could reour. We cannot make peac except In company with our all lea. It would brand ua with everlasting dishonor and bring rula to ua alao If w undertook to Biak a separate peace.' IN JUNK. It It. HBNATOn LODGE DAIDt "We cannot make peac In th ordinary way. We cannot. In th first place, make peace rxnept In com Puny with our Allies. It would nrena ua with overlaatlng dlahonor ami bring ruin: to u also If wo undertook to mak a separata peace." Tet Henotor lodge reneiitly led th Itepnbllcan In th Hcniitw to tha adop tion of a resolution declaring for a ! "a rat peac with Qermany. ' Th Democrat In th fftmat went a long way t compromise. Bom Democra tic Senator voted to ratify with the Lodg reservations, because they be lieved ratification without them lm posnlblo. . Many of u. however, wer unwilling to aocpt th .reaervntlon. because w believed that they cut th heart out of th txagua Covenant and mad probable the failure of th very purpos for which the League la de signed, th preservation of rwac and 1 th prevention of war for oonaueat. "I know, and no on I think can know better than on who ha served long tn th Senate, which la charged with an Important ahar of th ratific ation and confirmation of all treaties; no on can, I think, feet more deeply than I do the difficulties whloh con front ,va In th work whloh thla Lea True that la, the great association ex toning throughout th country known a th League to Bnforc ' Pace undertakes, but th difficulties can not he overcome unless wo try to overcome them. I believe much can b don. ; "Probably It will b possible to stop all wars, tout Is certainly will be possible to stop som wars, and thus diminish their number. THJ5 WAT IN wuroH Tins pixobusm must bm WORKETJ OUT MUHT BP) LEFT TO THIS LRAOUH AND TO THOSE who Ann orvmo this great SUBJECT TUB STUDY WHICH IT DKSWRVF. ' ' ' LODGI3 WAS VOW IiBAOUB ;ov VATKWfS "Nation must unit, as men unit. In order to preserve peace and order. The groat nation must be so united to be able to aay to any single country.' Tu must not go to wax,' and they can aay that effectively when the country drsirtns- war know that - the force whloh the united nntlons place behlna peac l lrreswisuiu. tn between Individuals th decision of ourt I final, becaus In th last resort the entire fore of th community Is behind th court decision. In differ ence between nstton which go yond th limited rang of arbitral questions, peac can only ho maintain ed by putting behind It th 'ore to uphold It and prevent war." From an addrea delivered by Senator Lodg of Mnmachusetta ( Republican) at union College, In June, 19.1 G. , LEAGUEOF NATIONS Col. WhlttleiIey,iCampalgnln'f for Governor Cox Became of Belief That League la Mots f or Endinjr War. ' Lleutenant-Colonol Charles ' W. Whittlesey, former commander of th "Loot Battalion" who told, th Cr man to go to hall when they demand- t th aurrendor of hi troop I a recent Interview told why ha -will sup port Cox and a League of Nations. "I am In favor ot th league as It stand or with reservations," Col. Whittlesey said. "I don't think that this or any other oountry can atop tha ultimata operation of tha league and 1, think tha- sooner w gat Into It the better It will bo for for thai world. For that reason X am going to vot with th party that wants tha - Leagu of Nattoiia now.-;!-"w ?-. "... Col. Whlttleey 'probably saw as much rightmg a any other American In Franc. Military decorations testi fy aa to how hard he fought so' ho may be considered an expert an th mat- 1 tor of war when he say that "almost any price Is not too great to - pay to stop it." ... "Or position to (he It-ague Is simply th manifestation o( a reactionary julrit with whloh every great move ment In history ha had to contend," said Col. Whittlesey; "t am hot frightened by Article X. 1 ' am hot a.frald of Internationalism ' the bogle of thoao who oppose th league). - Wt tire already International and there I no way to help It even if we wanted to. Our obligations to th world are already fixed and w cannot avoid them, - V may resist a forward in ore -mont for a time but It only postpones our o imploto engutfment. It I better differences to go on with the tide." , BT THEODORE ROOSEVELT. finally. It would be a matter stroke If those great power honestly bent on peac would form a league of peac, not only to keep the pac among them selves but to prevent, by force, If necessary, Ita being broken by other.' Th supreme difficulty In connection with develoUng the peace work, of th Haau arises irom in lack or any executive power, of any police povrer, to enforce ir, decree or in court .... Ksch nation muat keep well prepared to dtfend itself until the estallshment of some form of International pollc pow er, comoetent and wllllna In ttravent vlolonca h.iw.n nnilnn, a - ,Kin. ar now auch power to command peace throughout th world could best be?enBOm l"Hnry forcer to pro- aurd by som combination between thnsa arnat nntlons which nin-ralv H. e""i"-ies in wnicn k nam no iei sir peac and hav no thoutrht thenuielves of committing aggressions. The combination might at first be only to secure peace within certain definite lim it nd certain definite conditions; ut the ruler or staesman who should bring about such a coinlnatlon would hav earned Ma pluVce In history for alt time and hi title to th gratitude of all munklnd. (From address on International peace before th Nobel prlxa committee. . PARTY FOR LEAGUE Former President Hal Ardently Defended Article 10 as Great Guaranty . for Peace; Conforms to Constitution. Taff on Iteaaoa for ArMdo X. Th reason fsr Artlrts I fh pro tection of weaker nation against stronger ones. Great nations r sel dom attacked xcept In ras of a con spiracy Ilk that of th present war. nd when such a conspiracy ex bits, all of th member of th League will be anxious to join In Ita suppression. ARTICLE X 18 OXB OF THE GREAT HTEPS FORWARD PROVIDED IX TUB LEAOUB FOR THIS SBCCRIXO OF OEXBRAL PEACE." -William H. Tart. Taft Dcvlarra Tragne Iiterttabt 'My feeling about a League of Na tions I that th star In their courses ar fighting to mak It Inevitable. Henator Borah can introduce resolu tions aimed at entangling alliance. But what ar w In now? W went Into thla war because 'we were driven Into it, We wer forced into it to de fend our right on th seas. If there Isn't a League of Nation created at Pari, th whole thing Is a (allure. I don't think It will be a fallu. I do think, however, that th people at WaatUngton had better get on th band wagon Immediately." From speech by Ex-President Taft at dinner given by Committee on- information of Lea- gu to enforce peace, at New York, December 7, itlt. Taft Defend Artldo X. The argument against Article X which hav been most pressed are those directed to showing that under Its obligation th I'ntteeV State can be forced into many war and to bur- SENATOR M'NARY DECLARES THAT ARTICLE 10 OF COVENANT SPEAKS r : yoicE of freedoxU for natiopjs If- I " I T5 ) HOOVER SAID LEAGUE 8aator UcXirf - HOOVER OX LE.VGVE Hoover . Holds Ijeagna Means timet interest. This objection will not bear xa ml nation. ' How much will It rnvotve us In- war? IJttle, If any. In th flrat place, th Universal boycott, first to ba applied, will impose upon moat nation such 43 COUNTRIES NOW OF NATIONS; COX IS LEAGUE FAVORS IT; HARDING FOR mm ii delivered at Christiana, Norway, May 6. 119. to be found on page lJ, Con-1 withering isolation and starvation greaaonai Itecora, Kovember It, 191t.) nrost case k -wm oe eiiecuv. , ,, 1 1 tns (econd place, 'we'll not bo drawn (- into any war in wnicir it wm not- os reasonable and convenient for ua to render efficient and. becaus th plaii I of th council must be approved by our , representative, ha already ex i plained. In the third place, the threat of the universal boycott, and the union of overwhelming forces of th' mem bers of the League, If need be, will hold every nation from violating Arti cle X and Articles XII. Xnt and XV. unless there I a world conspiracy, as In this war. In which case th earlier we get Into th rwar tha better Wil liam Howard Taft, In Philadelphia "Publlo Ledger,". 'April 10, Hit. Taft Sees no Violation of Constitution """ In Lnurue Covenant I did not think and do not now think that anything tn th League covenant as sent to the Senate would violate the Constitution of th United States or would Involve us lrt wars which It would not be to th highest Interest of the world and this country to suppress by universal boycott, and. If need To, by military force. William Howard Taft. In New York Tribune," August s, mo Voter Jnstlnrd ht Leaving; HI Party to Support Lea f?tie. Say Taft. t consider the moral effect of Arti cle X on predatory nations would re strain them from war as the declara tion of the Monro Doctrine ha done, and that the requirement of the unani mous consent by the representatives of the great power In council, before League action, would safeguard th United State from any preverstori of !ie high purpose of the League, jreover I believe that the? League ot Nations transcends In Ita Importance any domestic Issues and would Justify and require one who believes so to Ignore party ties and secure this great boon for the world and this country. William Howard Taft, In New York "Tribune," August 1. 1920. Argentina Republic Australi Belgium Bolivia Brasil Britiab Empire Canada Onla China , Colombia Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark France Greece Guatemala Haiti Hedjaz India Italy Japan Liberia Netherlandg New Zealand Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Persia Poland Portugal Roumania Salvador Serbia Siam South Africa Spain , Sweden Switzerland Venezuela! ' Uruguay . i Ecuador is considering the treaty of peace in the current congress. Nicaragua has ratified, but the formalities of depos iting ine ratification are not yet complete. HonduAs has com pleted the parliamentary-etaffe of ratification. The United htates is eligible to original membership. ', ' t ; Nations not yet in the league include Russia, Turkey, Ger many, Aiexico ana the United States. GEORGE WASHINGTON SAID "PARTY v - SPIRIT NOT TO BE ENCOURAGED "America wis sull without political parties when Washington-declared In his celebrated Farewell Address, "There Is an -opinion that parties In free eoun 'rlea are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit ;or liberty. This, within certain limits Is probably true, and In governments of a monarchical class patriotism may look with indul gence, If not with-favor, on the spirit of parity But in those of a popnlar diameter. In governments purely electlvorlt U a-spirit not to be encouraged." We cannot fiddle while Rom burns. Th Allle may themselves ratify this Treaty without us, and thus assemble a council of nation of their own In an endeavor to solve tha problem of Europe. It would be a council oi EUrop and In the midst of these ter ribl times. I would rather that we be represented there In lest it become a League of Europe against the Western Hemisphere. A peace without us means more army and navy or os. with the old treadmill of tare and dangers for ua From an address ffc llvered by Herbert Hoover at Leland Stanford University. October S. Itlt. League Dooms Militarism, Declares : Herbert Hoover To me every line of the covennt (of th League of Nations) I th com plete negotiation of militarism. Dur ing the course of negotiations In Paris that fact stood out with regard to the League. Opposition to It here arose entirely from the representatives of the old Militaristic regimes and from the reactionaries of the world in gen eral. They- had the vision to see and even openly to state that it would mean the ultimate abandonment of militar force in the world. From an address by Herbert Hoover at Leland Stanford University, October S, 1J19. Hoover Unqualifiedly for League We have now seen the most terrible five year of history because the reac- tlcnarlea ot Europe refused to come Into a room to discuss the welfare f humanity. From this mighty political. social and enonomtc upheaval there has resulted a host ot outstanding problem which can breed war at any minute. The liberal world Is asking us to come Into a council to find so lution for these things That world moral weight, our idealism and our Setursisj Church Official TeSs disinterested sense of Justice. . Are we not to take the responsibility that rest on the soul of those men In Europe who refused thla Invitation In 114 From an address 4y Herbert Hoover at Leland Stanford University, oetoher a. itlt. Volume upon volume like these passages might be quoted. Oregon Senator Warmly Up held Treaty and CoTeaaat la Speech Made ia Senate Re plying to Foes o Ltigut. Senator Charles L McXary. renab- lican of Oregon, was a strong support er of the peac treaty In th senate and mad a aneeelt In stfmi r aw jtiole It and ether prevision at the j league covenant. In th ours ef his address Senator ate. Vary aaid; W'. President, I am stoutly In favor of the principle embodied In any of", fort to Insure th permanent pce of th world, and I am willing to accept tha covenant of th league of nations contained In the pest treaty. Tn ' time back ef us for a discussion of this subject th general statement of th sublimity of peace, or Indulging with owlish wisdom th omlnou pre. diction ef a disgraced and destroyed, epubite. : , A te 'artiot 10, salt: Of th objection of this charaete I take it that article 19 la the anost obnoxious and productiw ot the most controversy. The stsenttwt meat tree entity mad ia that this til collides with our constitution aril runs aoros th path of our sacred' tfaditton Thai statement may well be challenged. Re peatedly the argumentjhas been ad. vanced that article 10 4st upon this government an abeolau obligation to go to war under any efcdlUons, how over berert ef Justice. I This indict ment, la my opinion, ishsteoaMet "Tha formal force in tie awjitlsttoai Imposed apost the natio5 of the world ia say opinion wiadomtih t cUUl the ambitious design of natrwis that tsare lofore have been the cantse of cruel war, and for that re I shall oe pnse by any vot? any eraOcattf.n of sr ticte le front the covenant, tt I the ptnar section of the easOda&oa of na. ttoos contemptated snufer the leajru. and I the assunnee- f chattud avns poet aarainst any estrrnal aTCrrwrtoa, IT SPEAKS TUB VOKTH OF FltKE. DOM AMONG THE IfATTfOFS AXD GCAR-?rTE18 TO EACH rs FULL SHARE OF SOVKEOGM'Y. - It rraRer poentble and easccs tlar . duetten ef satiwsanrw8i as tw nation eta cttMurra sgateaa aaowul tiat It wriB ' not he attacked try aitether naekm Nation whicti dtsarn me pretresisrinely deprive thenasetves ef the watpons a repel aa asesHUt ess protet then selves either y eiwctfjw s nperstate irtth an tatarnnUsnat annrd fovre tn guard Oiesn, er bf eutertnji tts a cow pact to cm to eactk euwr.t atct wnea an outlaw aatioa ULveatma UiO- . force; - TUs prtpler hat heen. rio- . ' offasaed) by atadenis of hbajary tram ' tie tfene thought waa first gtvea to plans tarn the prontotion of jold aeaee., sEWSFnJIH!;i'-:; MEISSTFH 'i mo. of FeeMnff Overseas; People Confused Over Fight Against Treaty Here. ' I 1 Bryan and Cos W. J. Bryan said in his great speech at San Francisco that the Democratic Platform I the best ever adopted by a political party in America. i Here is the promise of the party's candidate: r The platform of the Democratic party Is a promissory note, and I shall see to it that it will be paid in full every dollar, every cent. James M. Cox. TAFT SAYS JNfO NEW ASSOCIATION SUCH AS HARDING SUGGESTS IS PRACTICAL; MUSTRATIFY TREATY rJSLK .tSS. Former President Declares That Nations of World Will Not Give up Provisions in Versailles Treaty. , William Howard Taft,' former pres ident 'of the United States who collo- borated with President Wilson in helping draft the Leagrue ef Nations covenant says no "other association of nations" Is possible an that the only hope for permanent peace is through America's uniting with the League of Nations. The statement Is significant oecause senator Harding "flatly op posing; Joining the league under any circumstances and has talked of try ing to form "some other association." On this subject Mr. Taft said: No one can suppose that the prin cipal allied; power will consent to a new association er loagu,' said Taft, when the old one Is part f the treaty ef Versailles and it would: be foolish for Harding to insist on this when only through a ratification ot the treaty can he make secure eur- rights acid privileges against Germany." , - NEW YORK.- Europe" falh In the League of Nations has not waned, but she look hopefully to the entrance ef the United State to give it the- cap- son of success and meanwhile is- working energetically t repair the ravage of war and to solve the prob lem of reconstruction. This summary of the situation overseas la given by th Hkl Charles C McFarland, gen eral secretary of the federal council ef th Churches of Christ in America, who- has just returned, front & series of religious conferences- ia Switzer land, and from a speaking tour of the larger cities ef Europe. . , ,v , -. "For an American to M in Europe at this time is humiliating) and some time disheartening." - said Mr. Me Far land. "I found Ihe people there confused. ' They do not know what to make of America's present aloofness. th war. contrast to Any expression of hop that America, ultimately would" asaum her plaee in th League ot Kttona wast received wit tremendous enthusiasm and with evident satisfaction. . . -- . ROOSEVELT GRILIED It Is utterly hopeless to expect any I sincerity of devotion to any prlneiple of concern to the people a a whole I from a part ot the machinery which lis usurped aad held by the power that i prey. In the political and- business - world ;and this has been th asa with 'the republican party sine th tto?es In .June. 191J, at Chicago, atole from the- rank' and tile their right te make their own platform and nominate their own candidate, Theodore Boowvett in Century Magasine, Octobsr, 1133. . One of the kosses of 1912 t hat Roosevelt especaJJy hated waa stras the same Borne that, beotm tt.e author ef the scheme to ralxe 1 15. '' (),- 000 this year for the murder ut lha League of Nations and the k. t.u3 of Senator Harding, GoTcnior Cox, at Tulsa, Okla October 1: Ve will accept any reservation that helps to clarify. We will accept any reservation that helps to reassure, We; will accept znr-ttsm&ikn t! r Senator 'Harding at Dcs Moines, Iowa, Octobef 7; do not want to clartfy..th'o'fiblitWloiwt?.-,I-trann, tmtwy hack tn'fVt, ftl '?t iflfrrrf9fAi!'.fr?tH?A f I w