Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
Confusion Worse confounded.

Governor Cox is in League no league is not the of the campaign. So far the League of Nations is issue at all. and in no form it partisan issue, the questions put this way: What kind of league?" Those who have considered tho subject the most deeply the carefully | the most and uncertain. The only cock citizens comparatively partisans and visionares those who for the Wilson league be- it devised by MT. Wilson; those who are against any league small group of senators opposed any league thost who favor the Wilson any because points toward interna- tonalism.
 There has been no more confusing uelange the subject of the of Nations than that afforded by the Associated Press dispatches yesterday ing The only thing tending toward clarfcationi was contributed by former President Taft reply to inquiry by Governor Cox why of the chief ad- vocates of a League of Nations he was supporting Harding. Of the earnestness of Mir Taft with respect the league there is no question. He has been pointed to by Wilson Democrats and leaguers generally as the why Republicans should sup port the league But he is supporting Senator Hard ing for the same that he willing to accept the Lodge reservation. Though early advocate of the the form in which it was brought from Versailles he is hopeless of it's adoption in that form In the view of Mir Taft election of Senator Hard InE and Republican working majority in the senate lies the only hope of league.
 Governor Cox. if elected president, could not put the Wilson league through the senate though every pending senatorial coatest should be decided in favor of the Democrats As president Governor Cox could accept nothing than the covenant the covenant with such reservations only would make clearer and more specific our obligations" to associates in the league: which would tightly bind upon us the burdens imposed by the government.
 Governor Cox denounces Theodore Roosevelt the shameless son of an father for denounc ing the league because 1t could force into war. Within a weekthe president himself has given Gov ernor that by declaring that under Article 10 war could forced upon by the supreme coun- ell. declares what The Republican showed at the time league discussion in the senate that constitution would st prevail and that congress alone could send Us to war. Then we may inquire why in sst upon Article 1O which Mir. Wilson earlier declared was the heart of the covenant? If 1t purports to effect anything it purpors able assign members to military operations against recalcitrant nations If it does that it does nothing It is mere waste of words, meaningless bluff.
 But that is what it does. It can not. of course. set aside the constitutional power of the to say whether or not the United States shall But if the council should assign to military tions abroad and congress in all probability it would should decline exercise it's constitutional power we should rightly be regarded recalcitrant
  of our associates in the league.
 We have also Chairman Hays quotation from President Wilson when, six years he opposed to any alliance: when he endorsed the warning of Washington against entanglng alliances and declared that that was not warning against temporary condi tions 'It was" said President Wilson, mot merely because of transient and passing circumstances that Washington said we must keep free from entangling alliances. It was because he say that nation yet had set it's face in the direction which America going"
 What of the forty-one nations which have suo- crbed to tho Wilson has set its face in that direction? Mir Wilson then occupied precisely the samo position occupied now by Senator Borah and senator Johnson. and he has since given reason for his change.
 And lastly have the statement of Senator rhomas Democrat. of Colorado giving eight reasons ,yhv he is opposed the league which an issue h' declares to be on the part of the Democrats "be .,udering can1ouflage of soothing verbosity."
 is no wonder that all in a state of con ,.,or. tbat though many of desirous of
 or,d understanding through which we may escap Inc u,ckedness of war do not yet see how such al effective contact rney te made without entanglement
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