The Washington herald., 1920-10-28
Plea for Article 10 Without
Compromise Fails to Jibe
With Candidate.
PRESIDENT HAGGARD
Party Of Republicans Is
Touched" by Figure of
Executive In Wheel Chair

a
delegation Of pr9-lesgue Republicans
his fnal message in behalf Of the
league Of nations as it is iny-ived
in the national campaign.
In this address which he -sad
from a manuscript in a voice ch8kcd
with emotion, the President did not
abate one jot or little in HE de-
mand that the covenant be adopted
without change in the dot OF ~ ="
or the cross Of It"
Never once did he mentor GOV.
Cox and the visitors left wis the
distinct impression that the Prssi-
dent is unaIterably opposed to resee-
vations such as the Democrats can
didate stated he is willing TO seceDt
in his speech delivered al Honting-
ton, w. Va, on Monday night. -
Friends Of the Democratic nomi-
nee expressed bitter Disappointment
last night that the President had
entirely ignored him in this, the last
statement he will make during the
.
tion made by Mr.. Wilson toward the
end Of the speech that compared with
the league issue the fate Of par
I ties is a matter Of Indifference" as
indicating that he is perfectly will
/ ing that Gov. Cox should be sscri-
| feed if a tSenate favorable 10 the
( league can be elected.
The impression is general 4 rs
( that President Wilson had def pite-
ly broken with Gov. Cox on "
, league issue. Furthermore, bsi 81
was expressed in some oficisl Cirs
/ Cles that, should the league be a.
/ feated by an overwhelming Fot&
| the President would not wait ur1iI
March 4 to leave his ofice.
No Mention Of Race.
| As Hamilton HpIt, editor % TIE.
! Independent Magazine and sp-xas-
man for the PrOloague Reput icAu
7 delegation. left the WhIue Eonsd
he was asked IL the Pre- leni
thinks Gov. Cox will win rhe
election on Tuesday
. The President never mentioned
that subject" relied Mr.. Holt
What do you think about Gov,
/ CoN's chances" was the next Iues-
/ tion put to Mr.. Holt
1 am not a politician. and r.u-
no; say" was his somewha- arE-"
sive reply.
+ Not only did President Wilson
fail 10 mention Gov. Cox. but one
section Of his address is interpreted
as a direct thrust al France. That
( government has OF late given un-
mistakable evidence OF being will
ing TO accept many reservations Co
. the league covenant and. as c.
pressed by Leon Bourgeois. urvsl-
dent OF the league council. is even
willing to witness the elimination
OF Article y. In his address Mr..
Wilson characterized this article
as the specific redemption Of the
pledge which the free governments
Of the world gave TO the people
when they entered the war.
Assurance Of Peace.
France has been accused uC being
willing TO drop Article y because
Of herself having alleged imperial
iStiC tendencies
His weak voice gathering strength,
the President said with great en-
phasis.
There is only one way iu assure
the world OF peace: that H. by MAX
ing il so dangerous to break the
peace that no other nation Will
have the aUdacity To attempt o..
3 We should not be deceived into sup
posing that imperislistiC schemes
ended with the defeat OF Germany.
or that Germany is the only nation
that entertained such schemes or
was moved by sinister ambitions
and long-standing jealuusirs 60 at
tack The very structure of ciNi'tza-
ton.
There are other nations which
are likely to be powerfully moved
or are already moved by commercial
Jealousy. by the desire 10 dominate
and to have their own way IN poll
tics and in enterprise. and il is nee
essary to check them and TO apprlso
them that the world will be united
against them as IT was against
Germany il they attempt any sim
liar thing"
This was the FIRST direct address
President Wilson had made since he
was stricken more than year ago.
Admiral GraysOu stated last nlEft.
however. that hg gave no evidence
Of i'll effect and is in fact in better
condition than at any time during
his illness.
Visit Is Explained.
DR.. Holt opened the formal pro-
ccedings by explaining TO the Presi-
dent that the presence OF the as
sembled Republicans was due TO the
fact that they put patriotism above
party in the present critical hour"
He. was followed by the Rev. Arthur
J. Nrown, secretary Of the Presby-
terian Board of Foreign Missions,
who said:
Mr.. President, will you permit me
as a Republican and as a clergyman
to say that a far larger number OF
the Christian people Of this country
than you perhaps realize have you
in their hearts and pray that the
blessing OF Almighty God may rest
upon you and give you health and
strength for your many bUrdens?'
The Presidents face frightened
visibly at the statement by Mr.
Brown. He apOlogized for being
compelled to read his address from
a manuscript, which contained four
pages and which he fingered some
what nervously. He then spoke for
about fifteen minutes.
AT times during the reading the
Presidents voice almost broke down
r completely" related Joseph NJ. Price.
chairman OF the board OF trustees
/ of the City Club OF New York
t Where he spoke Of the sacrifices
/ ~ "a rarauf war a..