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Show HERBERT HOOVER TELLS UTfiHNS ELECTION OE MING MEANS PRACTICAL LEAGUE RF NATIONS Declaring opposition to the presenl I. ague of nations covenant and fv . orlng a "practical league'" which h declared would be given to the American Ameri-can people through the Republican Prt. Herbert Hoover, food administrator adminis-trator during 'he war. spoke to an L.ud! nc be b filled Republican head-quarter head-quarter this afternoon. .M i Hoover Is not making any campaign cam-paign tour of the country, but agreed to stop off in I'tah upon invitation of the Republic ms of the state and give . few hrlef MUdresses. In acccpttnc the Invitation, he gave I'tah the opportunity op-portunity which has been given no other Sinn during his trtp west. He i- on hs way to his home in California Cali-fornia to cast his ballot next Tuesday. Tues-day. Purlnt; his three addresses in I'tah. In Log-Hi. Salt LrK'c and i rden Mr Hoover appealed to the voters of the ft Lie to send Senator Reed Smoot back to th senate. He declared there w.-i no senator In the United Stats. In li -knowledge) who has accomplished as much in the past, and Will be as valuable valu-able in the future in the reorganlpd tlon of the federal government. 1PPEAJ S FO C. I P. Mr. Hoover seemed confident that Senator Handing would be elected to the president y by p large majority ..nil In Ippl lied lo the voter to give him a Republican senate and houne m order that his program may no: be hampered by political opposition. "The Democrats have failed to bring peace ami reconstruction," he said. "80 We should put the Republican Party in power and give them ever;, possible aid to make the coming four eai. p period of ucccssfui administration." adminis-tration." The Speaker dwelt at some tensth on the league of nation subject and aid: The American people will have a league or an association of nations, and I believe it will come through the hands of the Republican party. The DemOCcaU have railed, both in bringing bring-ing peace anil reconstruction. But a practical league of nations for world peaie will not die and I will continue my i'r.nt in the Republican patty until :hc fight is hopeless." Mr. Hoover charged the Democratic party of having used the league of nations na-tions as a tool through which they might revive life and bring success In the coining clertlon. "If they had not sought to make it a polllh al issue In a desperate attempt to win back Lhell loci ground, tin; could have ac- pted the league reservation and the I'nlted States would have iieen anae-ive anae-ive member loJay. They threw the league into politics ihat the might irry themselves Into office." he said 11 UtDINt. mi I ; ,.t i B nator Harding, the speaker -ijd. .vill accept all that la good In the eov-mmt. eov-mmt. lujt no want:) the dang rous lanaea eliminated; ' The nations of he world." he said. did not want Vrtlcle . which was introduced by the i'nlted State and not one of these nations will show- grief with the ex-' ex-' elusion of that article It is not prac- ileal. I have believed from the he-i he-i ginning (and I opposed It before the treaty was (signed . that it would be much better if it rested upon the morals of the world ti deride problems instead of the employment of military force." I would insist, if we accept the league, that Article X be excluded," he said. Warning wa sounded bv the speaker that America is confronted with huge losies through failu'-e to resume tr.i ! with Europe on account of peace not having been signed. Markets must be found Immediately to provide fail prices for our farmers and good wages to our working men. If peace had been signed promptly Instead of being dragged along for two years, the ; United State- would not have to lit j faced with these losses today, he de-da de-da red. H M )V I R WTs I.I kGl I Mr. Hoover closed his outline of the league issue by saving: "I vratil d league of nations as much as any other living man bu I want n "prac-Uca) "prac-Uca) league" und 'not one brimming w Ith danger." During the discussion of the DemO cratlt administration. Mr. Hoover said th:tt not since I860 had there been such a looseness of party ties and purposes pur-poses :is at present. "The Democratic part: ." he declared, " has failed In ts responsibility and it has failed in ifs promises, it has decreed thai when la party falls In its responsibility, it must pay the penult;, of being swept i from power by the voters" Applause which lasted for nearly full mlnut'- swept the Dogan tabernacle taber-nacle when the speaker said; "The Republicnn party will win this ! - tlotf.' He then warned Republicans to g t into the fight with all infen Ity , and do all in their powVr to sue Senator Harding a Republican con s so that the platform mav be carriejd through to success. if We arc to s.r i ur-- a practical league, Of nation; and see the coining administration vueocssfnl, v.-e must Btay in the party and fight." ho asserted. as-serted. (.ls Sf MIGRATION. A not'- of Earning was also sounded by Mr. Hoover in regard to the period of unemployment which he :ald w ;s threatening. As a preventative measure meas-ure he took a firm stand against (),.. great Inflow of emigrants to Vine,,,., W bile the United fftates welcomes foreigners for-eigners w ho desire to become good citl-j zens. there must be a line drawn and the number who now rca'h New Vo-V daily, approximately 8000, he said must he decreased If we an- eoing to, find employment tor our American workmen, our first thought he said should In for our Own worker and thev should be given protection Lgainsl the foreign inflow. |