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Show ! HARDING CLOSE i FRIEND OF ROOSE- I VELt 'Hi KB'- WASWNUTON, July T. tie-call BjB v linif Benator Harding's efforts to so BB ttirr oftVlfll Mnclton for Col, rtoo.- BS TPlt tu lead n forco of volunteer BB verwas the Kepubllcan lubiciy B association, tlirnuRh Uh president, Bflj'' irenihids tho people that tho two BB wore on tho moot rrlondly terms b.i BB. fore Hip lattcr's death. Tho stii H niont, Riven out today from tho n. , TVnhlnfjton headquarters ot tho as- BB MKiatlon, follows- BB' . "It 1h curtain that In the proiti- BB- dc'ntlal campaign much attention B will bo focusscd on tho rotation bv J tween Senator Harding nnd tho lata BJ Col. itoosevclt. In fa'et, references BB ,' o the cloto acquaintanceship that BB, filmed between tho ox-presldont an3 ". )lu Republican nonilnco for many BB. r.-nr previous to tho former's death HI ilroady haro appeared la tho ftvn Bfl rrobnbly no uioro con?lnclng proof BB of tho high esteem In which Senator BB Harding was held by tho colonel can jBV- bo found than In Mr. Iloosorelt'tt BB (election of tho senator to Introduce S and load tho fight for tho atncnd KB' niont to tho army bill which was d- B signed to permit tho recruiting l BB roluntecr division of soldlors. M BB ' rltlzcn had n mom profound convlf BB Hon of tho righteousness of our BJBB M",-,,, rouio In tho world war than Col. BB ' ' Koosovelt, and thcro was no donlro BB' nearer tils hcait tlian to bo allowej BBT- '" K overwnH with a fighting unit Heal v' BB- r,ni1 nir''t ""' "inH tHco to rac, II3 E9 would have subordinated everythlur B9 . elso to tho accompaniment of tl-nt BB ambition, and In selecting tho chnm- Bjr plon of his cause on the floor of B . Iho senato hu picked out the mad BB rhom hn considered most In sympa- Bi "iy w'tn ll,s aspirations and most .. L ' J I 3VUP .1 i i" t- llkply lo win suereaa for .hla projoct. Brtfrc r '',' i 'Senator I lard I or prwonted li liooaovelt amendment nnd spoko f-irctlrcfy f-irctlrcfy In, Its favor; In the-Teour? of hla remarks he-paid a" eulogy j the patriotism of Roosevelt that should bo tjlteil' to heart" by vry friend of the fornior president.'.' 'It U designed,' said Senator Hardin? 'a referring to his amendment, 'to Blr form to a Hooseve Ituin espres slon tit t .ier and ready American' lam and 1 1 prorlde an army ot Americans Am-ericans v'j.j bellero In him and M tospel of Americanism, and afford him and tVm tho simplest means of prorlnK tht American expression and Amei tu action aro in compel-ling compel-ling accorJ. The amend ment has l'i rlew posslbln roltm-teer roltm-teer army for Immcdlato and lato.i slro training, to bo recruited by Col. Ilooscrelt, a former commandor In Chief ot tho United Htatea army and nary. It opens tho wny to pv vldo the earlle.1t possible armed American Am-erican fore; to participate In tht battles on the western front ot Europe Eur-ope It provides tho adranco Rtwr.l ot Amorlcau Ideals, bearing the orl-flimo orl-flimo ot new world liberty, new world clrllbratlou and new word Humanity and armed aaaurancu of our eroclaaUnc commltai to maintained main-tained national rights. " 'Thero are but two llrtng men wso aro ox-Commanders In Chief (.t the armed, forcon ot tho nation, continued con-tinued Sonator Harding. 'To accept from ono ot them, who has already Boon actual and honorod sorrlco oa tho field of battle, tho tender of ooo 'or more divisions of volunteers who shall typify tho American eagcrnerta ti further our causo on nuropeaii battlefields Is the natural thing and tho heartonlnc thing and tho harmonising har-monising thing to do. It will bo tho flrt manifestation ot the AmerlciH Hplrlt, tho first earnest of tho Amor-lean Amor-lean -consocr&tlon, the tangible evidence evi-dence of American Intent. I believe It can bo raised; 'I two JHMI IHL - tt cn bo raised tinder Col. noote-.rrifa noote-.rrifa liwplrlng lV4orshl. I renturo to say that M por cent cf tho thoughtful puMtc seatlmcnt of thla land U ready, . to approve lh hastened redrultlag of this volunteer volun-teer army ohder 'Col.' Roosevelt There Is bnt one Theodore Hootfe-volt Hootfe-volt In tho world, and I am 'glad alt know of him as a c'ltlien of ths United Unit-ed States of Amefisea''f'O" 1 '' 'That Mr. UooTlt'had wfsolV choacn his representative in the sea-ate sea-ate Is attested by the fact that t!.e Harding noosevclt iraendmeoU wa adopted by that body by a rote ot C6 to 31. Unfortunately an Imperious Imper-ious order came from tho .Whit') House to the fijembcratic conferees to strike tho provislon'from the bill and it was thus lost." |