The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-11
PEN|TENT|ARY r OR'
 PERJURERS, DEMAND| 0F GOVERNOR cox
Tells Washington Audiences That Several Republican Leaders Had Active Part
 In Formation of League
By Associated Press

Walla Walla, Wash, September 10. = Defense of the League of Nations shared with discussion of republican campaign methods the attention of Governor Cox of Ohio, democratic candidate for the presidency, in his address tonight.
 The governor arrived aboard spe- tered the state from Montana today and delivered here the third address of the day. He had spoke twice this forenoon at Spokane, once to crowd of first voters and again at the interstate fair and late today at Pasco.
 Governor Cox declared that the League of Nations, instead of being British league' or Wilson league" as he said the republicans have charged, was really the product of certainly mo less than 50U of the best minds in all the civilized nations
 He declared several of the leaders Of the republican party had an active part in it's formation, mentioning, in this con nection, former President Taft, former Justice Hughes and Elihu Root.
 ''Ex-President Taft offered four amend ments. all of which were adopted he declared Judge Hughes offered seven amendments, five of which were adopted Elihu Root suggested six amendments and the substance Of five of these found their way into the final covenant, in several instances MT. Roots exact words being introduced.
 ROOT APPROVED ARTICLE 10
 MT. Root even approved the inclusion of Article 10, for a period of five years Does any republican honestly think that if Mr. Root believed that Article 10 would tea rnyareiOptV.f he would have advocated that we sell ourselves into political peonage for any period. however brief?"
 Demands that perjury be punished were reiterated here by the candidate in discussing testimony before the sena- torial campaign investigating committee and he declared that present symptoms are pretty strong suggesting the need of the same kind of remedy" as he said was applied in the case of Tweed who, he declared, was sent to the penitentiary.
 Certain interests in America look upon the government of the people as business affair, pure and simple, and they are determined to control it. he declared "In the face of obvious viola tion of law, Hays, the head of the money diggers' is still in charge. With scandal developing the affairs of republican headquarters the presidential candidate ia silent.
 Related departure from Spokane. a Strenuous itinerary and slight cold. with hoarsness, caused Governor Cox to curtaiI the. time allotted to-, rear platform addresses at Cheney, Sprague Ritzville, Lind; and Cornell and also that at Pascoud Some were cut to one minute. There were good sized crowds some with bands, at all stations to listen to addresses covering the League of Nations, criticisms of ''big business" the Senatorial oligarchy" and republi- can money collections. Progress and nonpartisanship also were stressed
 SHOULD BE SENT TO PEN
 Spokane, Wash, September 1o.-Gover- nor Cox of Ohio, democratic nominee for the presidency, discussing denials of campaign fund charges by Republican National Chairman Will Hayes and oth- CTS, declared in speech to first voters at the Union station here today, ''cha5 it is time in order to put stop to cor ruption to send somebody to the peniten- tiary."
 Governor Cox declared that the state ment yesterday of former Senator Weeks of New Jersey, that $15,0 900 contrib uted to the republican campaign fund by the bushes sinterests would be a good in- vestment." is not surprising.
 First" he continued, Will Hays and has associates made broadcast denials. No wthat they have been caught with the goods on them, the policy to be adopt ed manifestly is that which Senator Weeks expresses.
 "It will remind the country of the days of Boss Tweed. When he was caught, he said, What are you going to do about itr The people answered by send
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