The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-22
SET COX RIGHT, SAYS
SCHURMAN TO ELIOT
Cornelps Former Head Re-
sents Criticisms of the 81 by
Harvard's Ex-President.

Jacob Gould Schurman, former presi-
dent of Cornell University, one Of the
thirty-one friends of international CO.
operation to preserve peace" who issued
a statement recently in favor OF Sen
ator Harding, took up the cudgei last
night against Charles W. Eliot. former
president of Harvard
Speaking to Harvard students
" ednesday night DIR. Eliot criticized the
thirty-one. He declared the reasonings
Of the Presidents critics in the senate
were $50 selfish, mean and cowardly
that they together constitute a siander
on the national character
"On the contrary said DR.. Schur-
man speaking at Lawrenceville, N. j..
IT am of the opinion that those discus
sjcns proved highly educative for the
nation
The speaker added: 1--WE, the signers
NJ the statement criticised by DIR. Eliot,
are. imagine, although l speak only
for myself. in general sympathy with
those reservations which the President
refused to accept. We certainly would
not have the United States join the
league so long as our joining 1t involves
an acceptance of Article x. and other
Objectionable features.
I'VE are in favor OF a league or So
ciety. or association of nations based
not on force. but on law and justice,
with a world court for the adjudication
of ;usticiable issues. with suitable agen-
cies for arbitration and Cancellation and
with a world conference for the consid-
Grafton and IL possible the settlement OF
political controversies
"Dr. Eliot complains that the signers
of our statement nave not correctly re-
ported the position Of the Democrats In
the matter of notifications of the cove
nant. Is Gov. Cox, then, ready to amend
the covenant?
I'VE know that Gov. Cox is in COM
plete accord with President. wilson,
for he has himself so declared. But we
have not been able to find in the Demo-
cratic platform or in the statements OF
president Wilson or Gov Cox any de-
mand on the American people short OF
acceptance Of all the obligations con-
tanned In the covenant as the President
brought it back from Parasitic cove
nant the whole covenant and nothing
but the covenant.
"Of course. there have been statements
and talk Of clarifying the obligations OF
the covenant But, as Senator Harding
has said---no doubt with special though
not exclusive reference to Article ~
these obligations are already so clear
that what we want is not to make them
clearer but to get rid of them alto
gether.
Els the Democratic party, Is President
Wilson. is Governor Cox ready to strike
out Article X? That would be at once q
first step both in the Qualification and In
the demilitarization of the league"
DR. Schurman reviewed the various
utterances of Senator Harding on the
question, which he summed up as:
Negatively. has declared that he Is
opposed to the Wilson type of league and
while President Wilson tells us that
Article X. is the heart of the league
Senator Harding described Article x. as
the martial heart of military alliance
Positively. Senator Harding assure.
us he is In favor of a society or league
or association Of nations to maintain
peace and prevent war;