The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-19
WILSON AND COX
UNITE ON VIEWS
SAYS STATEMENT
White House and Democratic
Nominee Talk Following
p. Conference
cox WET STAND SETTLED?
Senator Sheppard Says That
Governor Will Not Go Be.
fore Country as Wet
r."a Candidate
cox WET STAND SETTLED?

Washington. July 19.-Unty OF
opinion on the league of nations in
particular and the Democratic plat
form in generally was acclaimed by
President Wilson and Governor Cox
the Democratic presidential nominee
in statements published treating on
yesterdays conference at the White
House. a..
President Wilson's statement said
that he and the party nominee were
absolutely at one with regard to the
great issues of the league of nations
and that Mr.. Cox "is ready to be the
champion in every respect of the honor
OF the nation and secure peace of the
world"
Cox Summarizes 1t .s.
Governor Cox, in summarizing the
| result of the conference, said it
brought out that he and the President
''are agreed as Ito the meaning and
sufticiency of the platform and the
duty Of the party in the face of the
threatened bad faith to the world in
the name of America"
Upon his arrival in Washington the
democratic nominee, who, his friends
have asserted, favors strong reserva
tions to the league covenant, announ
ced he was standing upon two reserva
tions which he outlined in a state
ment last May and which was con
strued at the time as being merely
interpretative in character. The res
ervations follow: -~'-'f $500 4 rs
! "First-In giving its assent to
this treaty the senate has in mind
the fact that the League of Ma.
tions, which it embodies, was
adopted for the sole purpose of
maintaining peace and comfy
among the nations of the earth
and preventing the recurrence of
such destructive conflicts as that
through which the world has just
passed. The cooperation of the
United States with the league and
it's continuance as a member
thereof naturally will depend upon
the adherence of the League to
that fundamental purpose.
I "Second-It will, of course, be
understood that, in carrying out
the purpose of the league, the
government of the United States
must at all times act in strict
harmony with the terms and in
tent of the United States consti-
tuition, which cannot in any way
be altered by the treaty making
power"
Governor Cox said the first of the
suggested reservations, he thought
would make it possible for the United
States to withdraw from the league
at any time the United States believed
the League was becoming an "al
lance"
Substitute For Article
The second reservation he proposed
as substitute for the Article X. reser.
vations proposed in the senate.
Governor Cox was greeted at the sta.
tion by a crowd of several thousand
persons who cheered him enthusiasts
cally. Then he went to the home OF
Judge T. r. Ansberry. w.
Before he had been in the city three
hours he had satisfied the most ex'
treme pro-leaguers that he was on their
side, although he has announced him.
self in favor of reservation. In the
same brief time he had obtained the
| approval of some Of the most ardent
"drys,' although he has been consid.
cred wet" nominee in some quar-
ters.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas
"dry" author OF the 18th amendment
called on Governor Cox to discuss the
prohibition question.
| Sheppard to Take Stump
Governor Cox's attitude is satisfac
| tory in every way" said Senator Shep
pard after the conference. II expect
to take the stump in his behalf at an
early date. Texas, you know, is a
doubtful state-it's doubtful whether
it will give 100000 or 250,O00 ma
| jority."