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Show 'IMPROVE THINGS I AT HOME FIRST' I Humanity and Idealism for In-dians In-dians Is Plea Voiced by Senator Harding MAltloX. O . Aug. 18. Policies to make the nation eclf-rellant in mater-ial mater-ial and governmental affairs were ad- M xocated by Senator Harding today in m two speeches He spoke first H American Indians who brought a plea for extension of their racial rights. He replied that the United State LM might do well to bestow "democracy M and mumanlty nnd Idealism," on the M continent's native race rather than to U "waste American lives trying to make m sure of that bestowal thousands of M miles across the sea." mM The second address was delivered mMm to the local lumbermen's association U and was a plea for a forest conserva' tion policy that would Insure a tim- U ber supply to nu-et domestic needs and thus raise the standards of American W I he-using conditions. MOST EMPOm w I BPEECH Word that the Tennessee legislature bad ratified luffrage was received ty the nominee with satisfaction, and he U I i -' " men! dei larlng his gtatl- ' I fb a tion that women would he given mjm I the ballot in November, One of the nominee s most carefully-i carefully-i prepared speeches slnco he accepted the nomination is to be delivered t"-, t"-, morrow to members and former mem-! mem-! bers of the ihlo legislature. It haa b - n ll dli at! 'I that the address was considered one 0f the most Important o i i ue campaign. mmm The Indians represented the Society of American Indians and several camev Lm arrayed In tribil feathers. Their spokesman Dr. Carlos Montasumn of Arizona and Frank O. Smart of Wis- onsln, told the senator that their peo-pie peo-pie were oppressed and mistreated and aski d that he use his influence to give H them a great voice In national affairs. H I i hank you and I xvlll agree," said the senator, "about one basic principal and that la that tho American Indian is as much entitled to a square deal as any one else. I would like to think. H xvhlle xve are talking aiout democracy and humanity and idealism, that thla republic had far Letter bestow it on the natlxi American whose lands the white man took rather than waste amerlcan lives trying to make sure of that bestowal thousands of miles across the sea H in mi it y at homf; 'I believe in the policy of promoting the ideals of democracy In America" first and the American Indian Is just as much entitled to that xxhlch right-eously right-eously comes to him as any other cltl- Yesterday the Indians, called or. Governor Cox, ami lu addressing Sena-tor Sena-tor Harding today one called him "Senator Cox" Senator Harding Join- H ed In the laugh and said: H "Well. I don't blame you. He is a H pretty live fellow." Senator Harding addressed the lumbermen at a picnic devoting his address to timber conservation. mM Tonight Senator Harding received several telegrams from suffrage lead-ers lead-ers thanking him fo- his part in the. Tennessee fight and a group of officials, of the national woman's party came mM from Columbus to present their con-gratulattons. con-gratulattons. laaaaaal |