South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-01
COX AND HIS
RUNNING MATE
TALK In OHIO
Democratic Nominees Address
Crowd of Farmers at Open
ing of State Fair.
BY Associated Press:

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Aug. 31.-Gov.
James NJ. Cox and DR.. Aaron S. Wat
kins, two of Ohio's presidential can
didates and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Gov. Cox's running mate divided
time in addressing a crowd at the
Ohio State fair mere Tuesday.
Gov. Cox, voicing the democratic
party'S stand on the League OF Ma
tions. declared for the league and
criticized the plan put forth by Sen.
Harding, Ohio's third presidential
candidate, in his recent speech. Mr.
Watkins, prohibition presidential
candidate, criticized both the plans
sponsored by his two opponents and
also criticized both the republican
and democratic parties for not tax
Ing stand on prohibition, which he
declared to be the paramount issue
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke very briefly of
agricultural progress made by the
west. He left Tuesday night for
New York.
Issues Statement
Earlier in the day Gov. Cox had
issued a statement replying TO testi-
mony offered by VIII NJ. Hays, chair
man OF the republican national COM
ncittee, before the senate sub-com-
mittee investigating campaign eX-
penses, in which the governor de-
clared as absolutely untrue and
false" Hays alleged assertion that
IT was the policy of the republican
committee to hold campaign contri-
buttons 10 one thousand dollars each.
Gov. Cox based his assertion on what
purported TO be an official document
issued by the republican committee
and which he stated, showed that
subscriptions were 10 be sought in ex-
cess Of $1,000.
In his discussion of the League Of
Nations in his state fair speech Gov.
Cox made reference TO approval of
the plan recently announced by Sen.
Harding, his republican opponent, by
ViScount Grey, former foreign sec
retsry of England. We'll" the gov
erpor said. we are not going to
permit Niscount Grey or any other
English statesman TO write our
agreement. We are not for an Eng
lish league. We are for a world
League Of Nations"
Previous TO his declaration on the
League OF Nations, Gov. Cox had
spoken OF the suffering and misery in
Russia, Germany. Austria and other
European nations, asserting that
things would start toward normal as
soon as q definite indemnity had
been fixed for Germany to pay. Eng
land and France he asserted, were
divided on the amount OF indemnity
and II would require the voice Of
America to decide the controversy.
Germany Waiting
Il may surprise YOU" Gov. Cox
said when say that the people all
=
ing that the voice Of America will be
asserted in the international affairs
OF the world and that America will
cast the deciding vote and determine
what the indemnity ought 10 be"
DR.. Watkins declared the League
of Nations should not have been
made a part of the peace treaty, but
he asserted the time is at hand for
a real, not nominal nor pretended
League OF Nations" He declared
there will be a League of Nations
and that the United States will be
a party TO It. adding mark that
prophecy-and the politicians can
not prevent Il.
1t only remains a question Of what
kind OF a league and what shall be
our attitude towards IL, but the
league when II takes its final form.
Will be made in time peace, and not
be used as a club 10 be waved over
the heads Of legislators 10 compel
action on a treaty designed 70 end
present conditions and bring peace
for the time being"
COx's Declaration
Gov. COx's declaration regarding
the league follows in part:
1T has been proposed that the na-
tons of the earth take a pledge.
Why I remember when I was a mere
boy we used 70 take a pledge and
wear little blue ribbon. The pledge
became a moral restraint and II was