The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
COX STRIKES HARD FOR LEAGUE AND
 PUBLIC PROGRESS
Cuts Loose From Attitude Taken By Wilson and Pal mer on Two Important
 Issues
nx CLINTON ". GLBERT

By CLINTON W. GILBERT
 Columbus, O., August 23.-(spe-
 cial.)-Gcvernor Cox, in His Canton
 administration.
 When he was nominated he carried
 TWO heavy loads. Wilson's unwilI-
 ingaess to compromise on the
 league oad Attorney General Pal
 nssr's taiunction policy with re-
 a-arA c ,sbor.
 He cut free from both of them in
 Canton On the league he went
 further away from Wilson than he
 has in any speech yet.
 He said; The democratic pro- gramme is one of definite action, to conclude legally the war with the all lies as we started giving the treaty such additions as may be deemed neces- sary to protect every American interest and reminding our associates in the league that under no circumstances can we enter into war nor send our sol- diers away from our shores without the consent of the people through their representatives in Congress"
 This is long way from the Wilson pObltlOH. The PTeSldeut cOnlenueu that the treaty adequately protected all American interests. He had no ob- 1ection to interpretations" but Cox is for additions" to the treaty and in- fers that they are to protect Ameri- can interests and to remind our as sociates that under no circumstances can we enter into war or send our sol diers away from our shores without the consent of Congress. This is in substance the position of the men who were friendly to the treaty but in sisted upon the necessity of reserva- tions
 WILL ACCEPT COMPROMISE
 The governor means it to be under stood that if elected he will accept any reasonable compromise to get the treaty ratified by the Senate. He has. in substance, occupied the position which the republicans abandoned when they failed to indorse the Lodge reserva- tions. The issue as now indorsed is tho league with such additions" as pub lie opinion may demand or the aban- donment of the league and the negotia- stion of new international arrange ment whose nature Senator Harding will disclose next Saturday.
 The disposal of Attorney General Palmer is just as complete. TThe gov- ernor analysing the causes of the bit- terness between labor and capital in Canton, where he removed the demo cratic mayor for insisting upon hav- ing militia to maintain order, said there were two such cansess of which -sthe second was the attempt. which is loo often successful. to bring into the disputes the forces of government, not fer the purpose of maintaining order, but to bring an end to the strike.
 There is no symptom of present ten- dencies more dangerous than the eager ness of some industrial captains 10 entrench themselves in the favor and the gratitude of public officers, with the very definite idea that force can be invoked if occasion arises to compel settlements. Whenever they are made under these conditions, they are but temporary But that is not their worst phase. They leave bitterness and re- sentiment in the minds of the masses against the government. Such policy is the manufacturing plant of bol- shevism."
 DISAPPROvAL OF PALMER
 It Is no secret that the present democratic candidate thoroughly dis. approves Attorney General Palmer. As governor of Ohio he had virtually worked out an agreement between min CTS and operators when Palmer in tervened with his injunction to end the strike. His boast is, which he re- peats everywhere to Industrial audi ences, that he has never been com pelled to send the militia to protect
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