The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-26
Democratic Leader Has
Cleared Way For Peace
Will Sit Down With Senate and
Work Out Agreement on :.
League of Nations.
ANNOUNCEMENT HAILED
Democrats Believe Cox's State
ment is Most Important of
Entire Campaign.
fax Associated Press,

Huntington, w. Va.,-Oct 25.-Gov.
Cox, of Ohio, announced today that if
elected president he would "sit down
with the Senate and make an agree
ment" upon the League of Nations
and that his agreement should be de-
termined by the senatorial elections.
The executive will", the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate said
should not control and 1t is unthink-
able, he declared that American
membership in the league should be
postponed two years when the next
senatorial elections would be held.
American membership he said was
the primary consideration. That he
favored American participation with
clarifying" reservation was reiterat-
ed by the governor.
Hailed by members of the gov
ernor's party as one of the most i'm
portant of campaign developments, the
candidates announcement was in re-
sponse to an open letter sent today
to Gov. Cox and his Republican OPP
ponent, Senator Harding. by fifty of
their supporters urging them to ac-
cept whatever revision of the Lodge
reservations two thirds Of the next
senate might approve.
The governors statement, issued
during a rushing West Virginia tour
today read:
The situation is this:
II favor going into the existing
league with clarifying reservations.
Harding has said that he was not in
terested in clarification, but in rejec-
tion. have every expectation that
after November 2. much of the parti-
san spirit that has been visited upon
discussion of the league will have
subsidized. One third of the seats OF
the Senate are to be filled this year.
The people understand the issue and
we will accept their expression at face
value will therefore, sit down with
the Senate and reach an agreement
about our going into this league. There
is no other, and any talk of a new
association is but idle phrase. The
important thing is to get start and
help to stabilize world conditions
which vitally affect the interest and
welfare of America. For us to remain
out of the league for two years or
until another election could be held
would be unthinkable. If Ntoo much
has to be given in compromise now,
in order to insure our entrance into
the league the people themselves will
have an opportunity TO modify and
correct later. 1t cannot be matter
of the exercise of merely the execu-
tive will. The popular will. as voiced
at the polls, must control. The sort
of agreement which l shall be enabled
to obtain will be determined by the
senatorial elections
The governors announcement foI-
lowed upon the heels of his state
ment. in his Madison Square Garden
speech last Saturday in New YORK,
that he would compromise" the res
ervations controversy. Attention also
was called to the circumstances that
it followed Elihu Roots statement
that Gov Cox was as unyielding re-
garding Article X as President VIII
son.
The trains of Gov. Cox and Gov.
Lowden of Illinois crossed at Charles
ton. While the Democratic candidate
was speaking on the capitol grounds.
a band was playing a summons for
the Republican rally, in the armory
about 100 yards away. The cheers of
the Democratic meeting were audi
BILE in the Lowden auditorium and
some spectators attended both meet
ings.
Gov. Cox tomorrow will make his
final speech in West Virginia at Ke-
nova. During the day he will speak
at Ashland, KY, and Portsmouth,
Ohio, and at night in Cincinnati.