Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-07
Uncle Ted's Bedtime Story
Gov. Cox Says He Is
Against America First

has been saying in his speeches,
Uncle Ted. You haven't told us
anything about that for long
time" 1t was Ruth this time,
begging for a story. In fact
ever since the women have been
given the right to vote she has
taken every opportunity to get
ahead of her brother in every
possible way.
II am mighty glad you sug-
gested that, Ruth, because /
want to show you the difference
between the way our next Pres
ident talks about America and
the way in which Gov. Cox re-
fers to the subject. AS | have
been telling you for long time
Senator Harding has no use for
the world club plan and he is
going to fight it every minute
he gets and as long as it is nee
essary. But Gov. Cox not only
would follow Mr.. Wilson in ev-
cry particular SO far as the
world club goes but more than
that he said in a recent speech
at Reno, Nevada, that America
First, the great battle cry of all
true Americans who would place
this country again on basis of
government by the Constitution,
was simply like the German slo-
gan, Deutschland Uber Allies,
which means Germany over all.
The whole thing came up when
Gov. Cox, during his speech ask
ed the question, is there any
man or woman in this audience
who knows where Senator Hard
ing stands on the league of ma
tons? | guess Mr.. Cox didn't
expect an answer but he got one,
for some one shouted, For
America firstp
"That brought the reply from
Mr.. Cox in which he compared
America First to the German
slogan and then later on he said:
eff it is to be America
first and you are going to
isolate her from the rest of
the world, you have to arm
her to the teeth, haven't you?
l will tell you what my
creed is: 1t is Lord God Al
mighty first. 'gsFsr ..e
Now Of course, Mr.. Cox
knows very we'll that we do not
have to arm to the teeth any
more than we have armed in the
past and he cannot make ex-
cuses for his slur against
America First by quoting what
he: says is his creed. . Certainly
Mr.. Cox cannot compare Amer
lea First with tie German slo-
gan unless he thinks we favor a
world conquest such as the Ger
mans tried in 1914. The fact
that Gov. Cox referred to Ger
many as an isolated power be-
fore the great war shows that
he must think that America
would become an isolated power
if nationalism or love and devo-
ton to our country should pre-
vail above any world club plan"
What has Senator Harding
had to say in answer to this?"
asked Jack.
Senator Harding" replied
Uncle Ted, "has not answered
the statements directly but in a
recent speech made in Marion to
a delegation of foreign-born cit
liens, he went into detail to ex-
plain just what he believes
America First to mean. Thir-
ty races were represented in the
delegation to which he spoke
and one of the banners which
they carried read: Americans
all for America First | can
tell you nothing better about
Senator Harding's, view on the
relation of America First and
the world club plan than to read
you some of the things he said
at that time. Listen to this:
Nothing good has come from
the willful assumption to direct
the affairs of Europe. No good
of any kind has proceeded from
such meddliny in Russia. None
in the case of Poland. None in
the case of the Balkan states.
None in the case of Fiume. On
the contrary, the mistaken pol
icy of interference has broken
the drawstrings of good sense
and spilled bad counsel and bad
manners all over the world.
MEDDLING ABROAD TENDS
TO MAKE AMERICANS FOR
GET THAT THEY ARE
AMERICANS. 1t tends to a.
rouse the old and bitter feel