Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-11
MINDS IN
WORLD PRODUCED
LEAGUE DECLARES
COX IN ADD RESs
Governor Says 1t Is Not a
British or a Wilson Idea,
But Is a Product of All the
Civilized Nations.
G. O. P. CHIEFS HAD
A PART IN FORMING 1T
Taft, Hughes and Root Men.
toned In This Connection,
ReiterateS Demands That
Perjury Be Punished,

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIsH
Walla Walla, Wash, Sept. TO-
Defense of the league of nations
shared with discussion of republic
can campaign methods the atten-
ton of Governor Cox of Ohio. dem
ocratic candidate for the presi-
dency, in his address here this
evening.
The governor arrived aboard q
special train from Spokane. where
he entered the state from Montana
today, and delivered here the third
set address of the day. He had
spoken twice this forenoon at Spo-
kane, once to a crowd of first
voters and again at the interstate
fair, and late this afternoon al
Pasco.
Governor Cox declared that the
league of nations, instead of being
a British league" Or a Wilson
league" as he said the republicans
have charged, is really the product
of certainly no less than 500 of
the best minds in all the civilized
nations" He declared that several
of the leaders of the republican
party had an active part in its for
nation, and mentioned in this
connection former President Taft,
former United States Supreme JUS
tice Hughes and Elihu Root.
q. o. p. Amendments.
"Ex- President Taft offered four
amendments, all of which Were
adopted" he declared. Judge
Hughes offered seven amendments,
five of which were adopted; Elihu
Root suggested six amendments
and the substance of five of these
found their way into the final COW
enant, in several instances Mr..
Roots exact words being intro
duced.
"Mr. Root even approved the in
clusion of Article X for q period of
five years. Does any republican
honestly think that if Mr.. Root be-
lieved Article X would sacrifice
our sovereignty he would have ad-
yocated that we sell ourselves into
political peonage for any period,
however brief?"
Need Tweed Remedy.
Demands that perjury be pun
ished were reiterated here by the
candidate in discussing testimony
before the senatorial investigation
committee and he declared that
present symptoms are pretty
strongly suggesting the need of the
same kind of remedy" as he said
was applied in the case of Tweed
whom he declared the people sent
to the penitentiary.
Certain interest in America look
upon the government of the peo-
pie as a business affair, pure and
simple, and they are determined
to control it." he declared. I'm the
face of obvious violation of laws,
Hays, the head of the money dig
gers, is still at large. With scan
dal enveloping the affairs or re-
publican headquarters the presi-
Dental candidate is silent"
Governor Cox is being accom-
panied on his tour through Wash
ington by number of party lead
ers of the state who Joined him
today at Spokane. He will con-
tinue his tour through Washington
tomorrow with speeches sched-
uled at Bellingham, Everett, Ia
coma and Seattle.
Cox Is HOarse.
Belated departure from Spokane,
a strenuous itinerary and a slight
cold with hoarseness caused Gov
ernor Cox to curtail the time al
lotted for rear platform addresses
at Cheney. Sprague, Ritzville, Lind
and Connell, and also that at Pas
CO. Some were cut to one minute.
There were good sized crowds,
some with bands. at all stops to lis
| ten to tabloid addresses covering
the league of nations, criticisms
of "big business" the senatorial
oligarchy" and republican money
collections. Progress and non-par-
| tisanship also were stressed.
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