HARDING REJECTS LEAGUE, CALLS FOR NEW ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On April 12, 1921, President Warren G. Harding delivered his first address to the Congress of the United States and was welcomed by "tumultuous applause by the overwhelming Republican majorities in the House and Senate."
The President emphasized the United States government "will never join the existing League of Nations." Mr. Harding called for a ratification of the Versailles Treaty with "reservations and modifications."
President Harding insisted that "there could be no going forward" until the Allied nations recognize American rights.
SOURCE
"Reject League, Ratify Modified Treaty and Form A New Association of Nations Harding Urges," by Carter Field, New York Tribune, April 13, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
