The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-22
HARDING, TAFT ID
 JOHNSON SPEE E6HES
 ARE PLAYED BY G0X
It Is This League or No League He Declares, Quoting Tat That New Association
 Is Impossible
By Associated Press

| By Associated Press l Baltimore, October Ex-Governor Cox of Ohio in addressing q large audience al I the armory here tonight. bounced upon ] and iashed vigorously the League of Ma i tions speeches yesterday of Senator | Harding, former President Taft and Sen-
 ator Johrson os California declaring that l they evidenced further "wobbling ny
 Senator Harding upon the. league issue. 1 At the same time the democratic pres-
 idential candidate further emphasized his
 league policies. declaring that "helpfulr reservations should be prerequisite to
 ratification.
 1 Everyone who is against the league is 1 against me-" Governor Cox declared, in-
 sisting that Senator Harding. his re- | fpublican adversary stands for scrap
 ping the league The governor also as- serted that because of league differences between powerful rpubican groups, the ] election of Senator Harding could not
 bring ratification.
 Tt is this feasue Of Nations or
 m League of Nations was an- I other doctrine lail down by the dem- ocratic nominee, speaking from Inc plat- l form where President Wilson was nom- I mated eight years ago The governor asserted. Quotins Judge Taft, that a new peace association of nations was impos- i sihlc. 1 Playing yesterdays league pronounce- meHts by Senator Harding, Mir Taft and Senator Johnson Governor Cox said that Judge Taft expressed confidence that l senator Harding would cause ratification i and that Senator Johnson expressed equal assurance that Mir. Harding would 1 reject the league,
 Either Johnson or Taft is wrong 1 the governor declared and only Senator | Harding can tell the American people l which one is wrong Gf Senator Harding ' has not given-a private assurance to l both men, then his declarations are SO
 ambiguous that Taft mterprets them one 1 Way and Johnson another It IS the duty | Of senator Harding to advise the Amer 1 tean people frankly who Is right--John. 1 son or Taft If he fails to do it. he
 may he regarded as an nmposter. delb- : erateN seeking to deceive the American people
 LEAGUE SOLE TOPIC 1 The league here and also at Wilming- l ton. Del where the governor made his l only other address today virtually was : his sole topic. His Wilmington audieuce l hiesed the names of Senator Harding
 when he referred to the republican enor1- l inee $ signature o the round robin and i Senator Lodge of Massachusetts whom the governor denominated 'the greatest
 conspirator-rin history Large crowds at both Wilmington and Batfmors cneerad fhe demQgrattc canpa igner 1 Referring to HesterdaSfs speech bv Mr. | Taft and Senator Johnson. Governor c,oa | told his audience tonight that today's papers carried headline regarding the | California senator's address ss follows. Insists Harding rejected league"
 That over Judge Tafts, the governor
 said read Harding favors league.
 says Tatt'
 senator Johnson and Senator Borah gre men Of independent mind and in- dependent action" said the governor.
 They are against an association of na-
 tons and they are supporting Senator l Harding because they know with his
 election the League of Nations can rever he ratified.
 "It IS amazing that men like Elihu Boot and William Howard Taft and | their assistants among the eminent pro-league republicans can longer jus l tify their support of Senator Harding l IT, face of the facts unless they will
 frankly say they put party obligations
 ahead of their duty 10 conscienct." 1 TAKES FOURTEENTH STAND ! Tha, senator Harding. with his speech yesterday. now had taken four
 serted N Governor Cox os'''o%s eatslorin.- ass ss
 he has named. The senator yesterday. ELS opponent declared, now restates his position as that on the day he opened his campaign.
 l "The answer to that" the governor continued, "is that there are already 1 fcrty three members Of the league and | that il is an organization function- Ling"
 | Referring 10 Senator Harding's offer | to any one demonstrating that he had | taken variant league positions, Govern l or Cox said he was present" to show
 hcw he has attempted to wiggIe and wobble his way into the presidency and to declare that reward not for my i self but for the people of Americap Senator Harding, the governor de- l clared, was complaining because he 1 Was misunderstood"
 Declaring that the senator's latest pronouneement seemed clear 10 Sena- tor Johnson. who insisted that Mr. tContinued on Page Two) l -