The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-21
COX XDEMANDS THAT
 ROOT RETRACT HIS
 FALSE STATEMENT
Says He Makes Public Demand Because Root and Thirty Others Are Trying to De-
 Ceive the Voters
By Asspciated rreas

Bridgeport, Conn, October 2o.--~
 Governor Cox of Ohio today sent n
 telegram to Eiihu Root. asking him
 to correct what the democratic
 candidate declared was II .fsIse-
 statement in Mir. Roots address
 yesterday regarding the governors
 position on the League of Nations
 issne.
 The governor denied Mr. Roots state- nent that he demanded the league Just as Mir. Wilson negotiated it" and called upon Mir. Root for retraction.
 In making public his telegram to Mir. Root, Governor Cox issued a statement declaring MT. Root and other promi- nent republicans signed the recent statement in behalf of Senator Hard. ing. were attempting to deceive ths voters because they are permitting their parusanship to rise above thei, paIiotism and trusting perhaps that the last wobble of Senator Harding may be in their direction"
 Governor Cox restated his proposai tc accept any reservation "helpful to the league" and contended. therefore that MT. Root had made a statement
 which the records show is false"
 The governors telegram follows:
 TEXT OF TELEGRAM
 "Elihu Root, New York City:
 T have before me a quotation from ycur address on the League of Nations delivered in New York City, october 19. which reads: Mir. Cox declared that he will insist upon the treaty just as MT. Wilson negotiated it. I am ad- dressing you most respectfully with 1e have rendered as a public man, mind- ful of the fact that you may have fallen into error through ignorance of the situation owing to your absence from the United States during a part O. the presidential campaign. Your statement, however, is not in keepin- with the facts which you are aA. sumed to know by perusal of the da " papers. l have invariably stated 4a my address and restate here. V,& wholehearted desire to make the U ted States member of the League lf Nations and that, to secure that e 8 summation of the purpose of Amer s when she entered the war. I will q cept reservations that will clariYy, tf | will be helpful, that will reassure a American people; and that as a ma iter of good faith. will clearly stake r our associates in the league that Go | gross, aud Congress alone, has ii right to declare war and that our co stitution sets up limits in legislatit 1 ot treaty y-making beyond which cannot igo. I have stated further tn i l will accept reservations from al source which are offered Tn sinceriy and with desire to be helpful. I hat I also stated that if l am elected Presi- Gent my election can be construed only as a mandate from the America n people to secure ratification of the ! treaty and the league, I would sit down | with the members of the United States Senate, I would confer with Mir. Will l son and with you, MT. Root. as well as with Judge Taft and all others who <. have a sincere purpose and whose ser vice in the past eaups them especial | ly as advisors in this work You know | and know full we'll that Senator Hard 1 rg very recently said3t T am not in- tcrested in clarifcation; I am interest co in rejection As I have stated at 1 the beginning, I am placing charit ; able construction upon your statement. 1 absence has prevented your reading my | addresses and your prejudice has pre- . vented you from req alizing the destrue- 1 tionist attitude of yoiir own candidate ] but you have made statement con cerning me which the records show is | false and [ frmlv but respectfully. | call upon you to correct this statement
 at once. MT. Root, you have arrived
 a: honorable station in life. Many peo- | pie trust you. You have no right to deceive them. They want the truth in 1 this campaign, Wour conscience will | tell that duty to it should be superior to duty 10 your party.