Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-11
Gov. Cox Says Covenant
Filled With Suggestions
From Republicans
ACCEPT AMENDMENTS
Hughes and Root Joined With Ex-
President in Giving AdsIre-QIotcs
Taft's Own Words

! Springfield. H., Oct. 1l.-Governor
! Cox in q statement here last night
/ declared that the League Of Nations
covenant, as brought back from Paris
i by President Wilson, contained the
following Republican eatmarks:
All four amendments proposed by
former President Taft.
Five out of seven amendments pro
posed by Charles Evans Hughes.
Five cut of six amendments prorcs-
ed by El;hu Root.
This. Governor Cox declared, was
| strcng evidence in reputation Of
charges that the President refused to
consider suggestions offered him by
Republican, leaders. In presenting his
statement Cox Included copies of nine
cable messages exchanged between
Presider. Wilson on the enc side Of
the Atlantic and Taft and Secretary
Tumulty on the other, embracing
Taft's suggestions to make the cove
nant mere acceptable to Republican
Senators.
Every suggestion cf Mr.. Taft was
fo !cwed l1terraliy," said Gcverncr Cox.
Springfield, H., Oct. 1l.-Governor
Cox. VINO is scheduled to make an
address here and East 81. Louis. ILL.,.
and st. Louis. Mo-. today. said that
he published the Taft Wilson cor
respcndencc-a White House memo
andum-because Of ''the equ:Noca!
position former President Taft and
other friends of the League now ac
cupy in their support cf the candidate
of the League des1ructionists-" The
correspondence, Governor Cox said
was initiated by him tMr. Taft) as
result of his study of the d,'aft agree
ment" and quoted Mr.. Taft's "cwn
words when sincerity CT mind and in
telllgence were net beclouGed by the
partisan prejudice of a political cam
patgn."
The correspondence Indicated thai:
Mr.. Taft's suggestions dealt prin-
cipally with protecting the Monroe
Doctrine and dealing with American
lomesas.c questions, withdrawal from
the League. unanfmous League deci-
SONS and disarmament. The cores
pcndence made pubic contained two
cab,egrams from the President to Mr..
Taft and several frcm Mr. Taft to the
Executive, including enc in which A.
Lawrence Lowell. former president of
Harvard University, joined.
The White House memorandum
quo ID at ergth League amendments
to show adoption of Mr.. Taft's sug-
gestions.
The final ca5legram frcm Mr..
Taft sent to Secretary Tumulty and
forwarded to the President, as gwen
| IN published coIresEoHierce. was
dated June %. 1919, just before the
President returned to present the
,reatv o the Senate. Ii reads:
Il would like to send return mes
sage, and that is that the President
argue for the League and its neces-
sty; the impcssi6ility to secure peace
without it the dreadful unrest in Eu-
rope, the pressure of our Allies to
r.asify and secure peace at once. need
eff the League with the Ur5ted States
to stabilize and to resist Bo3shevfSm,
TIE necessity for rencwa! of negot'a-
J ten if an important amendment Ike
striking out Artice 10 is made. the
absurdity of Congressional dcclara-
ticn CT peace on one side. the g1vlRg
up of all objects of the war IN such
peace if Germany wore to make
s:m;Iar. dcclaniatacn. l hope sincerely
he VIII net attack the Republican
Senators. His appeal WILL be much
more influential if ne pleads HIS cause
and does not attack the opposition.
On March 16. 1919. the correspond
ence showed, Secretary Tumldty sent
the President a message stating Ihat
Mr.. Taft desired to cable the Pres
iaent direct with suggestions moi
locking to change "of the structure OF
the League. the p.an of action OF ITS
rea. character, hut simply removing
obiect;ons in minds of conscientious
Americans which its language does
net justify and whose fears could be
removed without any considerable
tclange of language.