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Show I PARLIAMENT MEETS, FACED BY PROBLEMS A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A NOBODY SENT B TO CANDIDATE, FnfirJGE SAYS . French Charge Te'ls Wilson i Nation Violated no Diplo matic Eihics CANDIDATE HARDING , ANSWERS PRESIDENT Nominee Says He Did Not Mean to Coiivey Government Govern-ment Acted WAKHINCiTu.V, Oct. 19, Assur-' ancea hnvp been riven the slate Ae-partment Ae-partment by Count de Beam, French charge here, that the French government govern-ment has not given authority to any! one to approach Senator Harding wlthj suggestions that the lii -publican prcsl-i denial nominee tak the lead jn forming a new world association. Calling the attention to an official denial issued hy the Krcnch foreign of- ! flee yesterday, the French charge told j Under Secretary of State Davis, that; he was assured that the French for-, elgn office had delegated no :;pnkes-man :;pnkes-man to acl i "i ii In n goliatlous with sHb , Harding i k informally, officlall; auoffot rhc announcemcn of 1 i visit th NH meiil yesterday afternoon H today by Mr. Davis who Bald Dial ' B Whila Count Do Beam had delivered I H no formal replj to the American note i H of inquiry to the French government. . j H that the assurances (riven by the H charge were the result of previous H communications with his government. W XO SCRAPPING WA.STI.D. B Mr. Davis said he did nop know H whether tin French government would J aenial HHJ lormally at Paris ami the assurances HHJ given the statu department througn tne HHl French charge or whether a torntal - HHJ ply would la- made to tne formal note BBJ ot inquiry dent bi Lhq American gov- BBl eminent at (he airectloti oi Prcsiaent BBb It was further stated that the de- H part ment thai t the Kim govern- BBJI ment hail never had intimation BBlj "i a desire by the French gov ei'iiment BBBJI to "scrap" tne league of nations Or BBBJI fo revise ; ?fjD i KI NC 11 SI VI I Ml M PARIS. Uct The French for- BBl elgn office slated Shortly alter noon to- BBH, iay that it had not as yet received any: BW I BBm by President Wilson iu his letter 'to BBl Senator Harding, telegraphed to the BBWJ,, preSB of France tiOUl lllQ Lulled States. BBJ The only statement a uiiionzed by BBJ the foreign otnci in this connection BBBj up to this lime is thai, no ofticial COm- BBj niunlcatlon of any nature I. a. I Im-ii BH made by the French government r - BS garding a substitute foi the league of BHB f II IRDING'8 INSWKCR. H! The text of Senator Harding a letter, HB sent in repiy to one trom fieeioentl BBB Wilson asking whelm r tne senator aau BHB been corieciiy Quoted in nis Green HV asiio spcecu, is us toilows: Hi Dear .ir. Preldcnt: i nave before BB m a press cop) of your letter to me Hi this dale, though i am oot in receipt Hf f Ihe original copy, 1 am giad to maK0' a prompt i-i. BBB It is ver) gratifying that you hea- HJ itaie to draw Inference without my oa- HJ Burances taut l am correctl) quoted. HHJ The quotation as reported in your n t- HJ tor is not exact. The notes ot tin. HJ stenographer reporting my remarks HJ quote me us saying: 'France ha- B her spok sman to me informally sV I hi America. In Iti ni , Hi th0 situation lo lead the Way tor an HB association of nation.-.' BHH "I am sure that my words could not BW "' hi - in. i ii ii, M IHF ma The thought 1 was Irving to con- BHB vey was that there had come lo me HB those who spoke a sentiment which HB 'hey represented to be very manifest HH among the French people, but noih- SBB ln6 could suggest the French govern- HH ment having violated the proprieties HH f international relations. Official HH France would never seek to go ov HH your high office as our chief executive! HH (o appeal to the Amorican people on an' portion thereof SEES NO IMPROPRIETY. HH "I can see no Impropriety in private j citizens of France, or Americans deep-' J ly friendly to France, expressing to me ! BHHJ Jhelr understanding of sentiment in HH ,n;lt friendly republic. HH "Jt is not Important enough to dis- BW euss. perhAps, but l very respectfully ' j U'Ke that an Inforinal expression to BHHj ,IK" 13 rather more than lo a private HH ' ',ll"n. i hold a place as a member '"" ' " 1 "' " i HHH ! tnit.-d iStales si'iiut-. which !a BHHJ eharged with certain constitutional au-l J Ihortty in dealing with foreign rein-' BBBI lions and I am necessarily conscious1 BV tnai i am the nominee ot the Repubii-1 ', Iart or president Qf our repub-l Hr VMBlliON OF POSITION BBf -in tho combination of these two po-! (Coatluued ou Page Two.) , Nobody Sent to Candidate, France Says i oaUnned i roni Pea? ' toe I H H slMon ll ought not lie unMMtly Hint;; V nomr vor devoted friends of new , B und batter relationship among nations,,; fl no mutter wlicncf they came, should, B nli lo advise me relailng to aspir H Hons to eooperute with our own H in attatnlna thai high purpose. i-i 4 n -nr.- en igaln of tin obaai i 1 M ill the properties and again H 'I' French eornnii'nl has main! 1 alned thut irrfut raapeel for your po- H iltlon to which I. myself, nibsi rlbc H "With great respect, am. H inilj M "WARREN 0 HARDING." |