Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31

policy in the Adriatic where its
| policy has already well nigh forfeit
ed the friendship of the Italian ma
| ton. brought Italy to the verge OF
| establishment of the peace. I asked
whether Gov. Cox had pledged him
| self to insist. az President Wilson has
| heretofore insisted. that Thrace shall
be settled as Bulgaria desires rather
| than as Greece desires.
None of Questions Answered.
In short, 1 asked whether the
democratic nominee has taken over
the various known and unknown
commitments of the present admins
tratlon's foreign policy in order to
establish harmony between the Pres
ldent and Gov. Cox.
None of these questions have been
answered by Gov. Cox or by any au-
thorized spokesman for him. But
there is accommodating evidence Is to
the democratic attitude. Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts, a democrat,
was in Dayton Thursday, and after a
long talk with Gov. Coy declared
that he was going to support the
governor. According to the newspa-
per reports. the senator was asked
about Gov. CoX's decision regarding
article X and Senator Walsh said
that it was possible for him TO agree
with a candidate on nine out of ten
issues and still support that candi-
date, even if they differed on the
tenth proposition.
Thus it becomes apparent that Sen
ator Walsh was not able to agree
with Gov. Cox's view on article X.
The only possible inference is that
Gov. Cox is maintaining the same
attitude toward article X that Presl-
dent Wilson has long maintained
Apparently, the governor has given
assurance to the President that II
hn a
dents program. Otherwise, the gov
ernor would have been able to give
Senator Walsh assurances that would
have saved the latter from the I'M
comfortable necessity of admitting
that they did not agree about article
y.
Nominee Is Obligated.
There is further evidence that the
democratic nominee is obligated TO
stand by the foreign policy of the
present administration. Mr.. White,
the new chairman of the democratlc
national committee. was interviewed
in Washington, and said, Progress
of the campaign. And later he ad-
ded 'Progressivism necessarily car
ries with it the league of nations,
and he indicated very plainly that
the democrats intend to attempt !orc-
ing other issues to the front TO keep
that their candidate has given ms
pledge to support the Wilson policy
toward the treaty and the league
TT is perfectly understandable that
the democratic manager should desire
to have the whole sorry business of
democratic foreign policies forgotten.
But the country will not forget. The
more the democrats attempt to get
away from this question, the more in
sstent the country will be to know
what they intend to do if they are
intrusted with the administration.
1t is as plain as daylight that 'ac-
cord could not have been established
by the President and the democratic
nominee except on condition that the
latter assume all the liabilities of
the Presidents program.
Forgets for Harmony.
NO matter how it may be camou-
tagged or CLOSED over, it is more OBJ
vious every day that if the democrats
should win their effort would be to
compel ratification of the league
covenant without essential modifica-
lions. Senator Walsh's statement
makes this perfectly plain. He ad-
mitted himself in disagreement with
Gov. Cox Immediately after long
talk with the governor. Senator
Walsh has heretofore been just as
ardently opposed to article x as any
of U.S. But for the sake of democratic
harmony he is now apparently will
ing to forget about it, and to try to
induce the country to forget about II
by pushing other issues to the front
I'm connection with Chairman
Whites statement that 'progressivism
is to be the paramount issue of the
campaign l note that Mr.. White an
nounced that the democratic commit
tee will not restrict itself to $1,000
contributions, as announced by the
republicans.
Il have misgivings as 10 whether
our country will agree with Mr..
White At any rate. it will be re-
garded as a queer sort of progress
sivism, this of poking fun at a sincere
effort to limit the amount of cam
paign contributions.
The republican management has
undertaken in all good faith to raise