Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-21
(By Associated rress.l


Governor Cox, OF Ohio. today sent
a. telegram to Elihu Root asking
him to correct what the Democratic
candidate declared was false
statement in NIr. Roots address YES
terday regarding the Governors po-
sition on the league OF nations issue.
The Governor denied MIR. Roots
statement that he demands the
league Just as Mr.. Wilson ncgo.
tiated it, and called upon Mr.. Root
fer rotraction
In making public his telegram to
Mr.. Root, Governor Cox issued
statemcn tdcclaring that Mr.. Root
and thirty other prominent Repuh-
licans in signing the recent state
Inent in behalf OF Senator Harding.
the Republican nominee were faL-
tempting to deceive the voters. be-
cause they are permitting their par
tisanship TO rise above their pa
triotism and trusting perhaps that
The last wobble of Senator Harding
may be in their direction"
Records Show Root in Error.
Governor Cox rcstated his proposal
ID accept any reservations helpful"
to the league. and contcnded, there
fore, that Mr.. Root had made a
statement which tho records show
is false"
The Governors telegram follows:
"Eiihu Root, y. y. City:
II have before me quotation from
your address on the league of ma
tions delivered in New York CITY
october 10. which reads MIR. Cox
declared that he will Insist upon tho
treaty just as Mr.. Wilson negotiated
it, am addressing You most re-
spectfully with recognition OF your
integrity OF purpose and the sig
nal service which you have rendered
as public man, mindful OF the fact
that YOU may have fallen into error
through ignorance of the situation
ewing to your absence from the
United States during part OF the
presidential campaign.
Your statement, however. is not in
keeping with the facts which you
are assumed to know by perusai at
the daily papers. I have invariably
stated In my addresses, and restatc
here, my whole-hearted desire To
make the United States n member
OF the league OF nations. and that
to secure that consummation OF the
purpose OF America when she entered
the war, 1 will accept reservations
that will clarifly. that will be help
iul, that will reassure the American
People; and that, as matter os
good faith, will clearly state TO our
associates in the league that Cor.
Sress, and Congress alone, has tne
right to declare war. and that {our
constitution sets UP limits In legis-
lation or treaty making beyond which
We cannot go.
WANTS All Help He Can Get.
have stated further that l Will
accept reservations from any source
which are offered IN sincerity and
with desire to be helpful have
also stated that il am elected
President my election can be con-
strued only as mandate OF the
American people: and that TO secure
ratification OF the treaty and the
league I would sir down with the
members of tho United states SEN
ate: l would confer with Mr.. Wilson,
and with you. Mr.. Root. as we'll as
with Judge Taft and all others who
have a sincere purpose and whose
advice in the past equips them cspc-
cIaliy as advisers in this work.
You know and know full well that
Senator Harding very recently ss.d:
I am not Interested in clarlficatioa,
am interested in rejection AS
have stated at the beginning, I ain
placing charitable construction
upon your statement that perhaps
your partisanship has prevented your
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