Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
cox ASKS WOMEN
TO BACK LEAGUE
Declares Covenant Will Prevent
War and Also Promote
Social Progress
CALLS ISSUE MORAL ONE
by the Associated Press

Dayton, o.. Oct. AT home from a
campaign tour that took him more than
II 900 miles and into every state west
of the Mississippi river, except three,
Governor Cox, supposed to rest for two
days before going into Kentucky and
Tennessee, today continued his plea for
adoption Of the League Of Nations, the
paramount issue of the campaign.
In an address to body of women
today the governor went into consider
able detail why women should support
the league cause, asserting that
throughout the years they have been
the leaders Of progress in the world. y
and declaring that wrath of the women
will pursue Franz Joseph, William
Hohenzollcrn and Nicholas Romanof
through all eternity
Though asserting that the monetary
cost Of the war. direct and indirect, was
$500. .000. 900. 900. it was the women,
Governor Cox declared, who know what
the war really cost. "for they paid the
price in personal suffering to provide
the rulers of the earth with 10000 900
men who were thrown into the cages
of battle to placate the anger of the
gods of war"
Believes League Will Stop Wars
The league. Governor Cox said. not
only will prevent war, which he as
serted is its primary purpose but also
will promote progress, and will 'set
up or itself become n clearing house for
International justice and social serv-
ice"
Nash, 60, l.
ing of q new heaven and a new earth
can perhaps afford to stay out of the
league" the candidate said. but those
who really want to make their dreams
come true and make this world n fit
habitat for the human spirit. will want
to join the league without delay"
The governor detailed the following
social service and justice program which
he asserted member nations of the
league will cndeavor to carry out:
Try to secure and maintain fair
and humane conditions Of labor for men. =.
women and Chldren-thus lifting the
standard of living everywhere.
Try to secure just treatment of the
native inhabitants of territories under
their control.
Try to secure and maiutain freedom
of communication and of transit and
equitable treatment for the commerce of
members Of the league.
Labor together in the effort to con
| troll and ultimately eradicate disease.
set up commissions for the proven :
ton of the illicit traffic in arms, in
dangerous drugs and in women for i'm
moral purposes.
Calls Issue Moral One
! Asserting that the issue ''is not fun
! damentally a legal or diplomatic" one.
, but a moral one and declaring it for =
tunate that women for the first time
! hold the balance Of power and the de-
Gliding vote. the governor said he has no
doubt in his mind how the women vote
will be cast. He continued:
1.-The women Of America will vote to
/ keep our pledge to 81 900 heroes whose
| blood has crimsoned the poppies OF
Flanders fields. They will vote for the
! limitation of Armaments, the arbitra
! ton Of disputes, the publication of SC
cret treaties, the amelioration of dis
tress and the elevation of labor condi-
! tons to higher standards.
In word they will vote for q
| league which will convert Christian
| idealism into the statutes Of sound
craftsmanship and bring to the sons OF
men n peace that shall cover the earth
as the waters cover the sea.