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DAILY ARDMOREITE
r'ULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ARDPXk OKLAHOMA MONDAY AUGUST 9 1920.
VOL. 27.
NO. 260.
EIGHT PAGES
f "Peace Slacker" As Danererous As The War Slacker Roosevelt
Bolsheviki Sweeping Westward Are
Threating Warsaw; French and British
Premiers in Close Consultation at Hythe
Eloquent and in Deep Earnestness
Franklin Roosevelt Delivers Speech
Accepting Nation's Democratic Honor
Hurtles From Coast To Coast In Six Days
Red Armies Closing in on
Poland's Capit ol; May
Wage War of Conquest
on Germany Next
The Russian bolsheviki attacks ui-
parrntly have broken the Polish lines
near tho East. Prussian frontier and
soviet cavalry iutrols have swept
forward In a great encircling move-
ment north of Warsaw. In the cen-
ter of the Polish front the soviet
n miles all seem to have torn a. groat
gap In the defenses of Warsaw.
Pntasnysz a city 61 miles north of
Warsaw has been occupied by tho
bolsheviki advances guards which have
passed on and are reported to bo
approaching Win ma to the west and
Clechanow to the southwest. The loss
of Przasnysz is admitted in an official
statement issued in Warsaw last night
anil It would seem that the soviet
liorsePien are advancing almost with-
out serious opposition.
On Friday the bolsheviki were re-
ported fighting; the Poles near Myszy-
idee near the Kust Prussian border.
When they broke through is not
known but It appears they have
ii-nnnl .-it least 10 miles in the last
three days. Polish troops have been
entrenching their lines near MleVi.
which Is situated on the railroad line
running from Warsaw v Danzig It
is believed they will make a deeper-
ate effert to prevent the capture of
th. city by soviet armies.
Coincident with the bolsheviki ad-
vance on the north the Polish lines
om south of Ostrov to the west of
frest-I.ltovsk have been forced back.
Soviet troops have forced their way
into Soklow and are reported to be
fighting east of Siedlee. The bob
iheviki are said to have taken Pis.-era.-west
cf Drest-Litovsk. In this
leg; m thev are said to have cjntrol
ut the road leading westward from
l.'rest-Litovsk to Eliala.
There has been serious fighting and
important successes are claimed by
the bclsheviki.
. Great Britain and France are pre-
1 are? to take instant action against
tne bolsheviki as a consequence of the
I .tier's refusal to grant Premier Lloyd
Georges request for n 10 day truce
..v.l n the Poles. Mr. Lloyd George.
corf"rred with Premier .Villcrand of
franco at Hythe. England yesterday.
:.;-a. heads of the P.ritish army and
! wero closed with Marshal Foch
. France at tt.1 same place at an
. :v'.v hour this morning. Lloyd George
v.l-' t-. have made n statem-nt in the
British house of commons today an.l
; v.'is- expected he would outline his
..r.ofi course of actUm. The ad-
Vires however state he wi'l det.-r
lii- .'evkirntions until tomorrow.
' Polish plenipotentiaries will cross.
1
i i.e
fmn-.ing zone east oi ai.i.
today cn their way to Minsk
where
they will begin armisr.ee ami
peniv negotiation.. The ronleien.r
j: M-.r.-k will begin on WYdnosd-y.
:.cci:rditig to present p'ans.
Leaving YV.iim'.w
London.- Aug. 9. The Polish gov-
ernment is leaving Warsaw its capi-
tal it Is asserted in a wireless dis-
i'p.ich from Moscow received here
l his afternoon.
At Malkm a railroad junction on
;hi. Vw river about lour mio
..net if ntrov. the
uo'sheviki have
i.'..'t..n nff fierce counter atti.eks by
by
1;
.!.'.'. Polei the statement su
:'dded that soviet troops on
.rr fmnt are successfully
the north-
advancing toward the N irew river.
Pi tho direction of Siodoc
I.u'unv. the fightim continues
... ...... ..... wirromi. the statement
and
with
says.
' On the southern front bolsheviki
.l..liuched along the River l.iu.
t
v iii-iist ii. strikiiii
the Polish lines
mm Vlodaya. to Karytniki village
advancing to the- town of Vladimir
durini' their advance south of tlvit
t"'.V!l
In the Tiunopoi return in ......
ihe bolslT-vim nae oih.ii .-
the PoieS to
tho upper reuenes oi
ihe Sinpariver.
Aloiir
the Crimean irom ueu"s
iil-oeeeding
favorably to tlie
soviet
the staument says.
Itols-lievilii Sweeping Wef.t
Warsaw. Aug. S.-Przasnysz. a city
..bout 41 miles directly north of ar-
. w has been captured by the bolshe-
...ii ..vnlrv. which Is swee).ng
In
) iiun westward along the
Prus-
. r..tinr necording to
m official
statement issued here tonight. Small-
i r
detachments are appiaucnu.B
wa about
and some
Cieslianow
nine miles iaruie. v.-.
have been reported near
still nearer this city. This
rnnid strides the
is one o. n. - ----- nv
one oi i""
soviet forces have maue
erossed the Oryze river In their push
designed to cut the Wawaw-Dunxij
railway. .
American Women U-uve
The
foreign legations is
left for
Posen tonlgnt on a aijeumi
train
retary
John Campueii nut
and J. Plerpont Moffat thirJ
secretary or me iniw"'
(Continued on Page Five)
Weather Forecast
Oklahoma: Tonight and Tuesday
partly cloudy.
Loval Temperature
Maximum Sunday 97 degree.
Minimum last night 70 degrees.
Rainfall
Precipitation Sunday 1.18 Inches.
NINE DEMOCRATS. TRIKI)
AX!) TRl'K WOCLD UK
OOVERNOK OK ARKAXSAS
LitiL- P.oek. Ark. Aug. 9. In-
terest in tomorrow's democratic
state primaries Is centered in the
Kovemor's race in which there are
nine candidates and in the race for
nomination of United States sena-
tor between Senator W. V. Klrhy.
seeking reelection and Congress-
man T. H. Caraway.
The candidates for governor are:
J. R. Riggs Hot Springs; Tom
J. Terral Little Itock; J. C. Floyd.
Yellville; Henry Slroupe Boone-
viL'e; Smead Powell C'umden; Har-
rv R. Walsh. Little Rock; P.. Hay-
nle Present t: Rev. Frank
Wells Little Rock and T. C.
Hae Prcscott.
M.
Mc-
DESTRUCTION OF JOLIET
PENITENTIARY IMMINENT
IS FUMES SWEEP ON
Destruction of Joliet
.loliet 111.. Aug. 9. Fire is raging in
the Illinois penitentiary. The main
shop of the chair factory is doomed.
Flames have attacked a second shop
of the chair factory and other build-
ings are ablaze. Convict firemen and
two companies of the Joliet city de-
partment are fighting the blaze which
despite their efforis is continuing to
spread. There is no disorder at the
penitentiary.
Men in the shops where the fire
broke out and in other parts of the
prison yard have been marched to
their cells. Cause of the fire was not
announced.
SURRENDERING VILLA
THE BANDIT BECOMES
1 LLA TH EM I LL1 0 N Al BE
San Pedro Coahailu. Mexico Aug.
0. Under terms of his "unconditional"
surrender Francisco Villa Mexican
bandit leader will get a huge estate
at Canutilla Durango where he will
be guarded for the remainder of his
lifetime by Sd of his trusted follow-
ers who will be paid by the govern-
ment it was learned today. Villa's
surrender will cost the Mexican gov-
ernment two million dol'ars in gold.
according to estimates.
Villa with 'J00 officers and men
is en route over the desert to S.m
Pedro from Cuutor Cuenegas for final
arrangements for his surrender and
disarming of his force. He will reach
here Monday and then march to
Oomez Palacio where his men will
he disarmed and lecelve a year's pay
prior to be giver farms where the
men themselves designate throughout
Mexico. Part of them will be In the
northern tier of states.
Villa has spies in every Mexican
town and hamlet and these also are
en route to Gomez Palacio to share
in the surrender terms. The persona"
guard of jO men Villa will select it is
presumed from among his most trust
ed officers thus keeping a nucleus
for another revolutionary army if he
becomes dissatisfied.
The guard will be paid according
to the rank the various officers hold
under Villa and cannet be displaced
according to the official announce-
ment (ieneral Kugenio Martinez made
nubile hero.
According to the agreement signed
July :S Villa gave his "word of
honor" never to fight against tho
constitutional government or against
Mexico and Martinez gave his word
of honor that the conditions agreed
on would be complied with strictly.
Tile agreement creates in Mexico a
situation paralleling that resulting
in the United States from the Indian
settlements.
Villa in surrendering Is as indepen-
dent as ever. The federal government
for days following his assenting to
the surrender agreement were unad-
vised as to his whereabouts. That
gave rise to many rumors the sur-
render had not occurred and that Vil-
la had tricked the government.
Scattered Rainfall Over State
Oklahoma City Aug. 9. Widely scat-
tered rains fell over Oklahoma during
the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m. today
according to reports received at the
weather bureau here. Ardmore with
1.18 inches of moisture received the
heaviest precipitation. Other reports
were:
Vlnlla .GO; Newkirk .40; Beaver .22;
Pauls Valley .Ulii Tulsa .03; Ardmore
LIS.
France Will Iay Debt
New Tork Auj. 9. Without relying
on indemnity from Germany France
in prepared to meet In full her share
of the $r00000000 Anglo-French loan
due to the United States next October
Maurice Casenave minister plenipoten-
tiary and director general of the
French service in the United States
was quoted as declaring in a state-
ment made public here today by the
French high commission.
$MW&t fill tA W'l Z
'ICannunbnll" Baker broke all records when he flashed Into Los Angeles at 11:16:14 on the morning of
Wednesday August 4 having flashed across the stupendaus distance from New York to the California city In
6 days IT hours 33 minutes and 14 seconds knocking 18 hours 18 minutes and 4ti seconds off of the closest previous
record.
GOVERNOR ROBERTSON TO
SYSTEMATICALLY TRY TO
TAXES DOWNWARD PATH
Oklanoma's governor believing that
youthful wrongdoers should not be
classed as hardened criminals nor
confined In the penitentiary with
the ones who are pxst redemption
has turned the reformatory at Gran-
ite Into a real house of correction.
There they will be educated and
taught some useful trade and an
effort made to convert them from
possible lifelong habitual criminnals
into good and useful citizens.
The governor has addressed to the
citizens of Oklahoma the following
open letter:
To the People of Oklahoma:
By a late order the prison at
Granite has been transformed Into
a reformatory and none but young
prisoners who are under 23 years of
age and who are serving their first
term and who have not been sen-
tenced for more than ten years will
be confined there.
Heretofore this Institution has re-
ceived all classes of criminals and
the young prisoners have been
thrown In contact with the harden-
ed and habitual criminals of the
state. From now on we shall en-
deavor to make this a real reform-
atory and will devote the greater
part of the convicts' time to agri
cultural pursuits. Among other things
we hope to establish a pure seed
farm and to specialize in the rais-
ing of all kinds of poultry hogs
sheep cattle horses and mules. We
also hope to establish a nursery and
by engaging In such pursuits we
shall not only be aiding the con-
victs to learn an occupation that
will be useful and profitable to them
but will enable them to serve the
farmers of the state In many ways.
Above all we hope to reform and
bring back to good citizenship a
laigeper centage of the young men
who are confined therein.
In order to do this a complete
revolution of the Institution was
necessary and among the changes
we are seeking to Introduce is one
that will appeal to the higher natures
of the convicts to-wit: proper edu-
cational .facilities the right kind
of amusements study and Interesting
employment. N
To this end. we propose to estab-
lish a school which is already well
under way; a moving picture ma
chine with shows at least twlse
every week and what to my mind
is very essential a good library.
Unfortunately no provision has been
made by the state for the purchase
of books and papers for the library
and I am asking all good citizens
of the state for a book shower during
the next 30 days. I ask all gool
people who may read or hear of this
to patriotically co-operate with tho
management of the Oklahoma state
reformatory In the matter of se
curing donations of books and maga
zlnes for that institution. There . are
thousands of volumes of good books
in this state that are of no furtlw
use to their owners and which could
be sent to these boys and be the
means of reclaiming them to useful
citizenship.
I most earnestly urge upon the
people of the state the Importance
of this movement and ask - the
chambers of commerce Rotary Kl-
wants Lions and other civic bodies
together with all women's clubs and
lodges of every kind to assist us .'n
securing a library of two or three
thousand volumes assuring them that
the books will be cared fcr and
properly used by those unfortunate
members of society who are tem-
porarily confined In the reformatory
at Granite.
The state has been very fortunate
In securing the services ' of Dr.
George A. Waters a highly suc-
cessful farmer and a physician of
more than 30 years experience to
take the wardenshtp of this Insti-
tution. He has entered enthusias-
tically Into the ambitious program
of the state ' to reclaim these boyi
(Continued on Page Five)
'SDR!
THIRSTY CITIZENS
STATE THE AUTHORITIES
Ottawa Aug. 9. As long as profita
from bootlegging are what th-y are
and the only deterrent is a fine of
$200 or so there will be big mone
In the bootlegging game and it will
be very difficult for the authorities
on either side cf the international line
to stamp out the traffic.
That is the summary of opinions
expressed by Ottawa officials as to
the situation regarding smuggling of
liquor from Canada to the United
States. Further high officials of the
Royal Canadian mounted police say
thut . while they are doing all in their
power to ch"ck Infractions of the
federal laws In this respect it Is
really for the American authorities to
see that liquor does not reach the
thirsty souls beyond the Imaginary
line. 3000 miles long.
The situation apparency is that
from three provinces In particular
ihere is a large trade in bootlegging
to the United States. These are
Ontario Quebec and British Columbia.
At the same time a respectable quan-
tity of fiery liquid is finding Its way
across from the maritime provinces
and from Manitoba.
At Windsor and in the surrounding
districts the mounted police are car-
rying on a constant campaign against
the illegal liquor vendors and many
have been hauled into court and con-
demned to pay fines from Ji'OO up.
One parched Detroit man however
is said to have parted with $500 for
three cases of Scotch whiskey which
readied him via the "underground
route ' a short time ago so that the
profits in tho Illegal trade are known
to be enormous. Information from
Windsor and districts intimates to
the authorities here that some farm-
ers In that vicinity have found It
more profitable to smuggle liquor
across the border than to farm an l
have let their farms run to weeds
whu'e they pursue the elusive dollar
via the bootlegging route.
Quebec. It Us stated Is the mecca
for thirsty thousands of Americans
every week end and automobiles pass-
ing back and forth ciirry their loads
of human and other freight bound
for the Sahara across the border. Un-
der these oonditions Canadian police
authorities admit that it Is practical-
ly impossible to enforce the string-
ent "liquor laws at present in force.
The chief reason for the difficulty
of enforcement according to an offi-
cial of Ihe Royal Canadian mounted
police who have under their Juris-
diction the carrying out of all fed-
eral laws is the fact thi.t many peo-
ple are not In symrnthy with the
liquor legislation and the securing of
contraband liquor Is regarded In many
quarters as an achievement rather
than a disgrace.
However if the carrying of liquor
into the United States from Canada
is to be prevented. . It is Intimated
thut it will have to be done by an
army of customs Inspectors and police
on the American side of the line
rather than In Canada.
Hythe. The bolsheviki government
refused the proposal contained In
Great Britain's latest note for con-
clusion of a 10 day truce with Po-
land. OKLAHOMA CITY THIEVE
(JET RAZORS AM) BOOZE
Oklahoma City Aug. 9. Three
robberies here Saturday and Sun-
lay netted the thieves more than
$2000 worth of goods. Including
four quarts of liquor according
to reports made to the police to-
day. The home of Al Rosenthal
who Is in New Tork was entered
and property valued at $1000 tak-
in. Several hundred dollars worth
f property was taken In another
lome and barber's supplies valued
t $1000 Including 240 razors were
tolen from a store.
TO
T
OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS
N'.ishvllle Tenn Aug. 9. Interest
nirly today In the preliminaries pre-
ceding the convening at noon of the
Tennessee legislature in extra-ordinary
session to consider ratification
of republican members of the senate
and house to determine their course in
the contest.
The decision of tiie republicans It
was stated by legislative leaders
would have an important bearing on
the outcome as the party Is repre-
sented ip the senate by seven mem-
bers and in the house by 34.
It was understood an effort would
be made at the caucus to pledge the
republicans In both houses to vote as
a unit.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio
vice chairman of the national repub-
lican executive committee it was said
probably would address the caucus
urging that the republican support
ratification. Mrs. Upton last night
received from Senator Harding the
republican nominee a telegram stat-
ing that she might say for him to
republican members of the legislature
that "it will ' be highly pleasing to
have the republicans of that state
play their full and becoming part
In consummating the constitutional
grant of woman suffrage.'"
It still was Impossible early today
to determine whether a quorum of
each house would be present at noon.
Failure of quorums would result in
adjournment until tomorrow.
DALLAS BUILDING f ALLS
Dallas Texas. Aug. 9. Two Chinese
Were injured seriously here today when
a three-story building at Main and
Poydras streets collapsed and firemen
and policemen were unable to say
whether any bodies were under the:
huge piles of debris. (
The building was occupied by the
Wharton Motor Company and a Chi-
nese restaurant known as "Jim
Wing's Cafe."
The seriously Injured are:
Ken Look Chinese waiter skull
crushed probably fatally injured.
Jue Tong some broken bones and
badly bruised.
The streets Immediately were roped
off and firemen policemen and
crowds of volunteers attacked the piles
of debris.
There was nothing to indicate addi-
tional persons were caught under the
falling walls and floors but the dig-
gers worked with feverish haste as
persons who saw ' the building fail
were positive several bodies would be
found.
Later reports ran the list of injured
up to a half dozen most of them sus-
alnlng cuts and bruises from the fall-
ing bricks and timbers.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF RESERVK BANKS
Washington Aug. 9. Combined re-
sources and liabilities of the 12 Fed-
eral Reserve Banks at the close of
business August 0 were announced
today as follows:
Totii'. gold held bv banks $077993-
000. Total gold reserves $1980605000.
Totul reserves $2131744000.
Total bills on hand J2.8S9.223.000.
Total earning assets $3 1S7 59201)0.
Total resources $G 043443000.
Total gross deposits $2431650000.
Total liabilities $6083443000.
London. The outer forts of War-
saw have been under bombardment
since Friday morning says a Ber'ln
wireless dispatch.
London. The Moscow government
notified the British government that
It has been arranged for the Polish
delegates to cross the Russian front
on the evening of August 10 and for
armistice and peace negotiations to be-
gin at Minsk August 11.
(JO FRN'OR (OX I'ERI'KO"IN;
FLANS FOR SPEAKINO TOl'R
OYKR TIIF. I'NITKU ST.VIKS
ri.tyton Ohio Aug. 9. Prepara-
tions for his speech-making tour
which begins Thursday kept Gov-
ernor Cox busily engaged today
while the demiM-ratic vice presiden-
tial nominee Franklin D. Roose-
velt was being formal." y notified
at Hyde Park X. V. The gover-
nor had hoped to attend the P.oose-
veil ceremony but was detained
here with hts own aff.iirs ot the
democratic touring campaign and
lie also desired .Mr. Roosevelt to
have the center of the democratic
stage today.
Over Sunday malls and the tele-
graph today continued their mes-
sages of congratulations to Gov-
ernor Cox praising his declaration
of policies in his acceptance ad-
dress of Saturday.
SMILING EYES TOWARD
NASHVILLELEG1SLAT0RS
Nashville Tenn. Aug. 9.The fight
over whether Tennessee shall b? the
3Cth state to ratify the federal wo
man suffrage amendment gathered
momentum here Saturday with the
issuance by Governor Roberts of a
call for a special session of the legis-
lature to begin today.
Of the 139 subjects mentioned In
the cull Governor Roberts empha-
sized ratification of the suffrage
amendment establishment of the legal
status of women and their qualifica-
tions for voting and enactment of
legislation providing for their pay-
ment of poll taxes and registration.
With the hotels already crowded
with suffrage advocates and oppo-
nents every train arriving today
brought more from all parts of Ten-
nessee and from many other states
with anti-suffrage workers apparent-
ly in the majority.
Many members of the legislature
are expected to be unable to reach
Nashville in time for the opening ses-
sion some living too far away to
receive the call before today while
others must travel a considerable dis-
tance. Speaker Todd of the senate and
Speaker Walker of the house have
premised according to suffragists to
introduce ratification resolutions In
their respective branches of the leg-
liture early in the session while
Senators Albert E. Hill democrat and
John C. Houk republican and Repre-
sentative T. K. Riddick democrat
have been asked to act as floor leaders.
Representatives of the democratic
and republican presidential nominees
are said to have been hero studying
the situation but are reported to have
departed.
Parley P. Chrlster.sen farmer-labor
party nominee for president here to
aid the Nashville trades and labor
council in behalf of ratification in
telegrams sent to Governor Cox and
Senator Harding said a poll of the
memoirs of the legislature indicates
it will be rejected. Mr. Christensen
told th"m responsibility for the fate
of ratification rests with them as
leaders of their respective parties.
Headquarters here that are opposed
to ratification of the federal woman
suffrage amendment announced today
that a delegation representing that
body would be received by Governor
Cox democratic presidential nominee
late today at Dayton.
.Majority Seems Certain
Washington Aug. 9. Pro-Suffrage
leaders at Nashville have received
pledges from enough legislators to
assure a majority In both the senate
and house of the Tennessee legisla-
ture according to a telegram to the
headquarters here of the national
woman s party.
The latest poll taken this morning
the message said gave the ratifica-
tion forces a majority of three In
the house and one In the senate.
TO
LEAGUE OVERALL STATE
Okmulgee Okla. Aug. 9. At a big
conference held by members of the
Creek nation at the old Indian camp-
ing grounds about two miles north-
west of this city and which lasted
through Saturday and Sunday an Kp-
worth League of Indians was formed
for what Is said to be the first time
In history The conference was under
the- auspices of Johnson Tiger Creel;
Methodist minister who Is bending all
his energies In getting the younger
generation Interested in the movement.
Princess Tslanlna the famous Indian
girl singer was the the guest of hon-
or this conference and made one of
the addresses.
The attendance yesterday was' even
larger than the day before and be-
tween 30 and 40 of the 'younger In-
dians Joined the new movement.
Throughout both days there was a no-
ticeable religious spirit displayed by
the gathering.
Replying to Cummins the
Democratic Running Mate
of Governor Cox Stands
for Party's Platform
Hyde Park N. ".. Aus. 9. Attended
by distinguished democratic party lead-
ers and a large assemblage of Duchess
county's neighbor county neighbors
among whom has lived all his life
Franklin D. Roosevelt awaited today'
the ceremonies by which he is to be
officially notified of his nomination
as the democratic candidate for vice
president.
Democratic .Mecca
Hyde Pari: ordinarily a sleepy-'
picturesque little Hudson valley village
today was the Democratic Mecca of
the F.ast. Visitors begun pouring Into
the town at daybreak most of them
from Albany and. New York. '
Mr. Roosevelt who arrived here
Ia.st evening from Dayton where hj
attended the notification ceremonies
of his chief James M. Cox last Sat-
urday arose early to assist his family
in making preparations to leceive a
crowd of 10.000 persons expected at
cpringwood the Roosevelt ancestral
esate. where the cert-monies are to be
held at ." o'clock this afternoon.
"Frank Roosevelt's Day"
There was no mistaking the fact
that this was "Frank Roosevelt's day.-'
Pictures ot the candidate and hio run-
ning mate were posted conspicu-
ously about the town while flags and
bunting gave a holiday atmospherv)
to the main streets. Former navy
men regardless of their political af-
filiations turned out in full force ns
did the local lodges of Masons Odd
Fellows and the Grange to which Mr.
Roosevelt belongs. Weather condi-
tions were Ideal.
A pretty natural setting has been
provided for the exercises. The Roose-
velt home stands on a broad terrac?
several hundred feet above the Hud-
son and Is flanked on all sides by
spacious lawns and beautiful trees.
Mr. Roosevelt will tpeak from the
front veranda.
The official notification committee
headed by Homer S. Cummlngs form-
er chairman of the democratic national
committee will occupy seats on the
Veranda und on the lawn directly in
front of It and the rest of the audi-
ence will stand behind them.
Accepts the Great Honor
Hyde Park Aug. 9. Franklin D
Roosevelt in a formal address accept-
ing the democratic vice presidential
nomination at his home here today
joined with his chief James M. Cox
in accepting the challenge of the re-
publicans to make the league of na-
tions one of the principal issues of
the national campaign.
"The democratic party" he said -"has
offered to this nation a treaty
of peace which to make it a real
treaty for a real peace must include
a league of nations."
A Seat at Family Table
"Today" he continued "we are of-
ferjd a seat at the table of the fam .
iiy of nations to the end that the
smaller people may be truly safe to
work out their own destiny. Wo
shall take that place. 1 say so be-
cause 1 have faith that this nation
has no selfish destiny; faith that our
peop'e are looking into the years be-
yord for better things and that they
are not afraid to do their part.
"Even as this nation entered the
war for an ideal so It has emerged
from the war with the determination
that the ideal shall not desire. It ia
idle to pretend that the war declara-
tion cf April 6 1917 was a mere act .
of selfish defense or that the object
of our par'lcipation was solely to
defeat the military power of the cen-
tral nations of Europe. We knett
them us a nation even as we know
today that success on land and sea
could be but half n victory. The cry
of the French at Verdun: "They shall
not pass' and the cheer of our own
men In the Argonne: We shaU go
through' wo must add this positive
declaration of our own wills: 'i
The World Slull Re Saved ;
" 'That the world ehafl be save4
from the repetition of this crime.'
"The league of nations is a practi-
cal solution of a practical situation.
It is no mor; perfect than the original
constitution which has been amended
18 times and will socn we hope be
amended the 19th was perfect. It
is a nnn antl-natlon. It is anti-war.-
Iletterins the Citizenship
The two great problems he de-
clared wi'l confront the next admin-
istration our relations with the world
and the pressing needs of organized
progress at home. Among the most
pressing of our national needs ho
placed "the bettering of our citizen-
Khip the extension of teaching to
ever five million ot our population
above the age of 10 who are illiter-
ate the strengthening of immigration
laws to exclude the physically and
morally unfit the Improvement In
working conditions especially In the
congested centers the extension of
communications to make rural life
more attractive and the further pro
tection ot women and child life in
Industry.
'Continued on page 2)
Marlon. Assailing Governor Cox'S
speech of acceptance as a "curious
mixture of errors and mis-statements"
Senator Harding's headquar-
ters replied to the governor's criti-
cism of the record of the republican
congress on taxation finances and
the league ot nations.
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