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Show NATION'S LEAGUE IS DEAD SAYSHARDIi MAKES THIS STATEMENT IN SPEECH AT ELECTION CELEBRATION CELE-BRATION AT MARION. Announces That New Administration Will See That Nation Plays Its Part in New Association Founded on Peace and Justice. Marion, O. Making his first speech as president-elect, Warren G. Harding declared at an election celebration of home folks on Thursday that the Versailles Ver-sailles league of nations was "now deceased," de-ceased," although the new administration administra-tion Intended to see that the nation plnyed its part in a new International association founded on peace and justice. jus-tice. Mr. Harding also told his friends and neighbors who gathered around the front porch, in a cheering concourse con-course rivaling the greatest crowd of the campaign, that he had come through the fight "without an apology or a regret," and that he would rather not have the presidency than to win it "by speaking ill or uttering a He." The celebration, in which many from other Ohio cities Joined, was characterized character-ized by all the carnival features of an old-time political rally. So great was the gathering that the streets were jammed for a block away, and only a small part of those present could hear the speech. In a parade past the Harding Hard-ing residence there were many special features, one man leading a donkey, jon whose sides was painted "Jimmle didn't treat me right," while another group carried a dummy corpse silhouetted silhou-etted against a red-lire background, and labeled "The League of Nations." I |