The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-10
cox TO
call ON
+ WILSON
s
s cratic Nominee on Visit
White House Will Ask
Endorsement of Reser-
vations.
HAS TWO PROPOSALS
Cox and Roosevelt to Meet Monday
Afternoon to Talk Over
Coming Cam
paign.
HAS TWO PROPOSALS
[By Herbert w. Walker United Press
Staff COrreSnOndent

! [By Herbert W. Walker, United Press
| Staff Correspondent
| DAYTON, Ohio, July 10.-James w.
| Cox, democratic nominee, in his forth
coming visit to the white house, will
urge President Wilson to back him in
/ two proposed reservations Of the
i league of nations covenant, it was
! learned today from unquestionable
| sources, close to the Ohio governor.
The first provides that the United
States enter the league of nations
with the distinct understanding OF all
other members that the American con-
gfess alone shall say When this eoun-
try shall enter war.
| Second is definite stipulation that
| all members of the league agree that
its main and virtually sole purpose
| shall be the prevention of wars.
| Cox, it is known, plans to assume
the treaty leadership Of his patry on
the basis of these reservations. He
has been giving the whole issue care
Eful consideration during the past rev
weeks and expects to make state
ment outlining his views after the
conferences with the president and
!other leading democrats.
InOSG CLOSE " lHS uolulhCS soy ~
believes his reservations will meet
opposition to the present wordlng or
the league covenant, but not impair
the "integrity' of the Versailles pact.
They point out his views are a com
promise between those who stand pat
for the treaty as it is and those who
oppose the league, but claim they
favor an effective International tTi-
bunal to end wars.
Cox said today that he believes he
and the president will have little diff
, ficulty in reaching an agreement on
the league question. The governor
advisers emphasized that he desired
ratification of the treaty, but that he
realized it could not be done until
opposing factions are brought to-
gether. 1t was stated the nominee
will not stand for sacrificing vital
features of the covenant, but that he
believes majority Of both parties
favor a real league to end war.
A statement of Cox before his nomi-
nation and editorials in his paper re-
veal that he is anxious to steer as
far away as possible from the long
wrangle between the president and
the senate.
The first reservation of Cox, his
close friends say, covers the long dis
pute over article ten. His views leave
all questions as to whether the United
States shall, by force, protect the
political integrity of other nations up
to congress.
The farmer vote will be the first
objective of the campaign OF Cover
nor Cox. democratic nominee, II ms
views are accepted by party councils
that will be held during the next few
weeks.
Requests have come to Cox for
campaign visits from all sections, but
he indicated today that he desires to
start out where the west begins.
r Recommendations have been made by
his chieftains at San Francisco that
the opening drive be in the agrlcul-
tural sections of the country which
were responsible for the election OF
Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
Preliminary plans for the campaign
in Ohio will be outlined at Columbus
next week in conference with various
state leaders.
Cox and Roosevelt are now expect
edNfo meet in Columbus Monday.
Cox and Roosevelt
DAYTON Ohio, July 10.-The dem
ocratic nominees, Governor Cox and
Franklin d. Roosevelt, will meet at
Columbus, shortly after noon Monday.
Governor Cox today received a tel.
egram from Roosevelt stating that he
was leaving St. Louis tomorrow after
noon and the meeting will be held in
the governors room at the state
house Cox expects to go to Colum-
bus late Sunday or early Monday.
Wilson Will Accept.
|s WASHINGTON.. July 10,-The two
league of nations reservations to be