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Stating his position on the league at, St.
Joseph, the nominee began by saying that "tho
democratic nominee Is in favor of accepting the
Paris covenant for a league of nations, and says -he
is." . '
'Tin not' he shouted,' and the crowd cheered.'
"I mean by that, that I as president will
never submit, a league or an association of na
tions with anything like article .ten in it," he
added. "Under that article when the league
calls, America must respond or be guilty of gross
international dishonesty, and I don't want a dis
honest America, So I am proposing that we
make sure before we go In rather than trying
to sneak out afterward.
Hil want America to do its part. I:belleve it
Ib Inevitable that there be some association of
nations for true promotion, of peace. But l
want that association basod, on justice, not
force. The league of nations as proposed Vy .
President Wilson sets'up a militaristic power.
It violates every fundamental principle of na
tional freedotar'1-Instead of adding security to
the world, it's the biggest threat of war ever
proposed to mankind
"It has been proposed that we take a man
date for Armenia. I know how appealing It was
but they didn't toll you- that the other nations
had taken all the valuable territory about Ar
menia and had left for America only the suf
fering Armenians. In the senate wo found it
. would take 100,000 soldiers to carry' out that
task and it would have involved us In all -the
quarrels Of the old world.
"Although the league .has been organized, ana
' ' is functioning with nineteen battle, fronts aflame
It has flot amounted to a. continental' In Euro
pean affairs. The league Is a failure, They
ask mo If It has Doen Scrapped. Of course it
has been scrapped scrapped by President Wil
son himself.
"They ask mo If I have a specific plan. I
have no specific plan, because It was a specific
plan and the insistence on. that plan which
swapped President Wilson's league. There Is
no one man big enough for such a task. My spe
cific duty will be to bring counsel together be
hind a plan which will command the support of
a united country."
COX DENOUNCES HABDING'S' STAND ON
IiEAGUH
Tho following la a press dispatch from Louis
ville, Ky., under date of October 8 : Scathing
attack was made here tonight by Governor Cox
upon the recent league pronouncements of Sena
tor Harding's creed, the democratic candidate
declared in an address here, was forced "under
pressure of a threat from Senator Borah," and
is "America and America only."
"To preach such a gospel of selfishness Is an
Offense to the decency of America," said Gov
ernor Cox. "Such a proclamation of provincial
ism is little short of treason to our traditions.
If we were j.o heed the preachment of tho
prophet from Marion," tho governor continued,
"we might just as well make our declaration of
Independence a scrap .of paper; we might just
as well burn all our great Americans, past and
present, in efllgy."
In view of Senator Hardings stand against tho
present league, Governor Cox asked whether
Former President Taft and other republicans
favoring American membership would continue
supporting Mr. Harding. The governor also
asked whether "Judge Taft's candidate is giving
him an entirely different assurance" fronr his
speeches, and requests Mr. Taft to tell "in front
of the curtain what is going on behind."
Regarding Senator Harding's position, the
governor said tonfghti
"Under the pressure of threat from Senator
Borah, the senatorial candidate for the presi
dency Is now out in the open and his ereei is
'America and America only;' To use Ms words
'we fiust consecrate ourselves to the, elf,are of
America and not to4 the rest of tha world.' Musi
we forget that we are still a part of the world,
the dominion over which Is in the hands of God
"If we are to-llve commercially, wo have to
trade with others. If we are to cut our products
to our own consumption the mere adoption of
that policy would carry us back fifty years indus
trially. But there is something more than the
practical side. Are we to close our souls againBt
every thought of sympathy and help and leader
ship? Are we to say we have no interest In Ire
land, nor Germany, nor Austria, nor Russia, nor
Poland, nor the other nations of the worldstrug
gllng for democracy? Are we to close ouieyes
to the picture of starvation which spreads over
half o Europe? Can we deny the league of na
tions which brings "an end to expensive arma
ments,, establishes credit and permits people who
are willing to work to have bread?
"Does, not physical isolation mean moral iso
lation? The acceptance of the. creed of the senu
torial candidate is little less, than a notice to
America to close our churches, our schools .and
our universities, .to think only of self, to deny the
soul any right in future determination. -
"To preach such a gospel of selfishness is art
Offense to the decency of America. Such a proc
lamation of provincialism Is little short of trea
son to our traditions. The spirit of the just men
made perfect, our pilgrim fathers who thought
they were building on this continent a country
dedicated,, to the practice of the principles of re
ligion must have turned in their graves. If our
nation were to heed tho pagan councils of the
reactionary candidate we might as well confess
ourselves a pagan people whose only Gpd is
Beelfcobub. On us would be the marks of Cain
who was driven out of the garden of God bes
xause he denied any moral obligation or social
responsibility. Are wo to substitute the creed
of Cain for the creed of Christ? the founder
.of Christianity preached the doctrine of mutual
service, affirming the duty the strong ones owe
to those who are sad and to those who. suffer
"If we were to heed the preachment of the
prophet from Marion, we might just as well
make our Declaration of Independence a scran
of paper; we might just as well burn all our
great Americans, past and present, In efflcv
we might just- as well, make a bonfire of our
Bibles and tear down our family altars- we
might just as well begin now to train our future
citizens tq believe that the greatest ampnj 'us
are those who recognize selfishness rather than
service as the qreed of America," VrtUW llan
- HOOVER BXPBBSSEg VIEWS
An Indianapolis, Ind, dispatch, dated October
10, 'tew: Herbert, Hoover, entering .'the presi
dential campaign in behalf of the Harding-
Coolidgo ticket with an address today before
tho Columbia club of Indianapolis, declared that
the major issue was party responsibility and ex
pressed at length his views on the league of na
tions. "Inasmuch as forty nations.) comurislrig three
quarters of the people of the globe, have em
braced the 'league of nations' as a term express
ing certain ideas, I prefer that term; but-1 care
little for terminology," said Mr, Hoover. "The
essential thing is that the republican party has
pledged, itself by platform, by the actions orits
majority in the senate; by the repeated state
ments of Senator Harding, that they 'undertake
the fundamental mission' to put into living being
the. principle of an organized association of na
tions for the preservation of peace. The carry
ing pujof that promise is the test of 'the entire
sincerity, integrity and statesmanship of the re
publican party.
"The republican party has indeed pledged it
self against the unmodified covenant and those
vdio support tho party are indeed" voting against
some of the methods of the .covenant in putting
this great prjnqlple Into action. But this posi
tion of th'e party is as f a"f as daylight from dark
from the attitude of those Who wish no league
or no association f ot those purposes.
"The Issue' of "hisprlnciple of proper or
ganized action of nations toprevent war will
not down. It belongs to no party and no creed.
It will be the critical Issue of forward-looking-men
in all nations until it succeeds in finally
overthrowing militarism as a basis of world
relations."
The major issue "today and for the future of
our country' Mr. -Hoover saldi, "is party re
sponsibility." -; .. .
. "As ours Is a government, that must be based
on parties," he said, "it is tundam.ental that
when; a party fails jn statesmanship; br'fails to
carry out its promises, it must accept the penal
ties of that failure;- it should be .retired that its
leadership may be reformed. I believe j that
"Since-the. armistice the present administration
lias-made a "failure by atl the" tests th,at we can
apply. No man would be. so narrow as, to con
demn the patriotism of one-half of 'hVooilhtry
men. But Jf we are to maintain and" sustain
Party government, if we are to hold, thru this
' pjur only means of expression of the will of the
majority, any party that fails as a party should
and must be retired from office." " '.,''
Mr, Hoover reviewed the support given by the
republican party to winning the wir..
"But with victory accomplished the leaders of
the democratic party, disregarding this Co-opera"
tion, decided to Ignore one-half Of the people
of the United StateS.and to 'mak peace .alone.
Here, r believe, lies the beginning of " its'-f allure
In statesmanship. . .'
"To have obstinately held up the peace, of the
world for eighteen months;, to have respected
the opportunity of- amicable- adjustment "of differences-
as to methods;. to have projected the is
sue into the presidential election, is the greatest
failure of American statesmanship sinqo ther civil
war. ; -..-.-,
"Real regard for the welfare of our people
and the world would have accepted the treaty
with reservations, and then, if they thought it
so vital a matter, have gone to ilie country on
the political issue of eorrecting the reservations.
1"he solemn referendum is not on tfie league, it
is on the failure of the democratic party-"
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TAFT SAYS LEAGUE NOT PARAMOUNT
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,A Seattle, Wash., dispatch, dated 6'ct 11,
says:- The desire hy thej?eople f or; acliange in
the national administration oYefcS)ia&o'w's. Inter
est; in the league of nations, according to ex
President William H, Taft, who left last night
for Vancouver, B, O., after a ahort stay-here. He
declared at no time inlils political career has he
considered an. election so sure as the one to be
held November 2
"I am for HaT.iing, because I am a -republican,"
said Mr. Taft. "Ifjthe league of nations
were the paramount issue, which it is-not, I
would also be for Harding, because the election
of Harding will mean tjfafc we will have afjeague
and the election of Cox will mean we will have
no league. -
"The league without reservations was accept
able ,to me personally, but itjao longer la ac
ceptable because I have found'it is hot accept
able to the American people and I amwilllng to
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