Show l ii i J. J F 1 t Pro Pro League League ea ue Republicans e u i It is now made de known for the first time that immediately upon the arrival arrival ar ar- ir-I ir rival in this country of oC M M. Rene Vivian Viviani there was privately presented presented present present- ed ed to to him a pro-League pro Republican memorial The presentation made by Frederic R R. Coudert U. U D. D Taft S 'S S. S Varkes Cadman Samuel Colcord i. 4 and and Nehemiah Boynton Doynton a committee committee commit commit- tee tee representing eastern pro-League pro Republicans ans who voted for Harding was also signed by the following representing representing rep rep- I r resenting s nUng pro-League pro Republicans inthe In Inthe the west William Allen White of Kansas Ray Lyman Wilburn president t i dent ent of Stanford university California California Cali Cali- fornia Lyman J J. J Gage secretary of the tho treasury under McKinley and nH Roosevelt sevelt Edwin Ware of Missouri i Arnold B B. B Hall of the University ot of Wisconsin M. M L. L Burton Durton of Michigan and Charles F F. Thwing president of Western Vestern Reserve University of ot Ohio A paper numerously lU signed by 1 pro League Republicans of national distinction giving expression to the same views but making no reference to Vivian was presented to President President Prest- Prest dent Harding and Secretary Hughes shortly before VivIani's Viviani s arrival S 4 The The memorial presented to the W French envoy follows Text Tart of at Memorial We whose names are signed to this letter believe that we correctly express express' the sentiment ot or pro-League pro Republicans In general when wo we say that they look kindly upon your our mission to our country r We understand the term pro- pro League Republicans to I include Re he- Republican publican voters for President Hardink HardIng Harding Hard Hard- ing ink who rho ma may be divided into three classes in respect to the terms of or a n. possible entry in of the United States into th the league league of of nations one oue favoring lay lay- oring our entry without reservation on another with mild reservations and the latter came finally t to embrace al all all' almost almost al- al l' l most most life Uie i entire Republican party party t i L Leaving a ng to those to whom the agreeable 1 duty and honor belong the thew w- w 1 pleasure of extending to you ther tho the r welcome to which plc yo personality i f. f S. S and mission and the glorious republic lie lic you you represent entitles you we del de- de i l sire alre merely to to contribute our part parti i to guard against a possible misuno misun- misun r t o of l lof the attitude of that portion of the tho American peo people le who P r contributed a great majority 0 of tho the votes Totes which elected Senator Harding I t. t president Should it be represented I r h y to o you as it may be bein in n all ll sincerity ti J J k 1 r t. t 4 r tr t J f by some who ho honestly misinterpret that vote that it was against the league of nations this letter will put ino your hands the means of correcting correcting correcting cor cor- that misinformation at least in your own mind Widely Videly Interpreted Opinion seems about equally di- di di divided divided vided as to whether the platform of the Republican party was intended to favor our entry into the league orthe orthe or orthe the creation of a new association of nations It left such wide wid room room for tor doubt that each voter might Interpret interpret interpret inter Inter- pret it to his own liking But in the campaign as as always in national political campaigns the record of the efforts e efforts orts and achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments of the party part weighed in the voters' voters decision far tar more than mere platform expressions which are commonly supposed to be for vote catching and In the progress of the campaign are soon forgotten What was the party record on the question of ot world peace It was this that the Republican senate leaders had twice made a and definite proposal that we enter the league of nations with the Lodge reservations reservations reservations reserva reserva- and gave the proposal the tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- emphasis of twice passing i it by substantial majorities in the senate If that proposal had been accepted the United States would now be a member of the league of nations with ample provisions for tor forthe forthe the preservation of peace The Democratic record was the rejection of that compromise proposal pro pro- proposal and insistence upon what was was was' known to be impossible of realization realization tion lion since it could not command the vote to ratify the retention In the tho covenant fo article X 1 pra practically without reservation The Democratic i Convention Indorsed the record of I that rejection Those re records of the two parties thus b became e ame i in tho the minds minds' of the voters the dominant Issue In Inthe inthe inthe the campaign It UIt must be conceded that the minds of the voters generally were thus made up p upon the basis asIS of the records of the t two vo parties and therefore therefore there there- fore on the Republican side upon the he basis of tho the league of nations with the tho Lodge reservations The last vestige of at opposition io to this conclusion eton sion must yield when it is remembered that that their adoption was was the theone theone the i one outstanding an and toweringly co con con- Continued on last on Pager Page Page- r I 0 I LEAGUE PRO REPUBLICANS From Page Page One J act of the the party dwarfing into Insignificance nce all others since the termination termination-of of the war which act was discussed from one end of theland theland the theland land to the other as no other question ques ques- tion has been discussed since the armistice and as no one senate act vj W r has been discussed since the American Ameri Ameri- can constitution brought the senate into being In so far as that issue influenced the voters and nd contributed to his his landslide majority we m may y rightly claim from President Harding as a a fair recognition of f that hat vote consideration consideration consideration consid consid- for tor the league of nations qualified by those reservations or such modifications of them as changed chang chang- ed conditions may require But since Senator Harding in his campaign speeches somewhat differently differently differ differ- I defined his position with respect respect re re- e- e to the league of ot nations we may consider our entry with those reservations reservations not so distinct an is issue ue and not an unqualified issue in respect re respect respect re- re to the question of peace and look to his public utterances though without doubt the party record was the determining factor with most voters Into that consideration we wea may a enter at another time It is sufficient nt fo fore forr the purposes of this letter to say that whenever he referred ed to a possible new association of nations its inseparable companion In i all his utterances was revision of th the existing league If it tt has been so entwined and interwoven into the peace of Europe that its good must I be preserved And the full though not often seen text of his much- much maligned Des Moines speech shows that to be no exception The s sufficient suet suet- proof of it is that Mr Harding has publicly sq sold said d so so himself What Whitt Will Europe Do The uThe question would thus seem to tobe be has It become so entwined and Inter interwoven in- in ter If If It the answer is is yes then there would naturally follow this other question Will the nations nations nations na na- na- na of Europe consent to revision or reservations that will offer ogee such safeguards to American independence ence as will satisfy our people Since the expressions of the platform platform platform plat plat- form and candidate seem about equally divided between new association asso asso- elation and existing league and the record of the party more compelling In defining the voters' voters position than both together was not merely overwhelmingly overwhelmingly over over- but all for it pro-League pro Republicans who voted the ticket cannot see how it can be made out that their vote was against the league They rhey could not therefore r accept a new association lon as a mandate mandate mandate man man- date from the people But as a question of or merit and feasibility their present attitude is one o of willingness willingness will will- to follow the lead of prod President dent Harding In whose wisdom singleness of purpose and high devotion de- de to the Interests alike alile of f our country and mall they have gr great at confidence whether it be Int In In- t I a i Ih he the U le league gue igue i it If into a nw n w CP cr of or nati m tint that shall ha have e Mu Oil J tion ft of th statesmanship stale manshiP if of f the tho Av v ild and the sir t of ut tw-lh tw two rus fail r of or which of p 1 hr he hI senate j It cannot be born If If for lack of that support or for Cor any reason it JS is not realized they look to the promises of President Harding the platform of the party and beyond all else lse the party record record record rec rec- ord to give us the pledged alternative aRoma aRoma- tive the entry of the United States taJes into the league loague of ot nations with the the Lodge Lodge reservations or such revision revision of them thorn as two thirds of t the le senate may approve Pro League Republicans could not approve and would never forgive forgive for for- give 3 a falling Talling back upon a policy of ot doing neither one one nor the tho other which would be condemned alike aUke bythe by bythe the platform th the record of the party and the campaign utterances of the candidate With the facts as we state and interpret them we believe that your mission to encourage agreement be be between between tween our our respective countries and other democratic nations which may ripen into a tI vital and aul effective union for the preservation of peace and the assurance of ot international justice justice justice jus jus- tice h has s a very fair prospect of success sue suc cess and we bid you Godspeed j i |