The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-26
Even Lodge Reservations
Would Be Acceptable
to Nominee.
SURRENDER COMPLETE
Popular Will, Not the Exec
utiye, Must Control.
He Admits.
HARDING SHELL ARTIST
Talk Of New Association of
Nations Idle, He Tells
West Virginians.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Oct. 25.-Gov.
Cox threw Woodrow Wilson COM
pletely overheard on the treaty issue
tonight, announcing fatty and even
with thinly veiled criticism of the
President that II elected he would be
willing to go to any extreme to obtain
the entry OF the United States in the
League of Nations.
Whatever reservations the newly
elected Senate might propose in the
resolution ratifying the Treaty of Ver-
sailles. those would be accepted by
Gov. Cox. 1t means, simply, that il
the Senate voted, as 1t did in March.
for the Lodge reservations, which tho
Democratic nominee has been con-
demning all through the campaign.
they would be agreeable.
The Lodge reservations President
wilron. rejected as multiplying" Gov.
Cox, according TO his statement to-
night, which IS so plain that there can
be no mistaking its purport would II
necessary go even further than the
Lodge reservations.
There was an unmista1able fing at
Mr. Wilson when Gov. Cox, in descrih-
ing a willingness TO enter the League
Of Nations with any reservations the
Senate might decree, said:
at cannot be a matter of the eXer-
else of merely the Executive will
The persistent effort Of Mr.. Wilson 70
enforce the Executive wih'' has been
the chief criticism of his Administration.
and II has been burden which Gov. Cox
has been feeling for the greater part OF
the campaign. II is highly Significant
that the Democratic nominee In the clos
ing days OF the fight should undertake
to shake off the White House yoke IN
sicn a way. particularly in view of the
declaration he made on his visit 70
Washington soon after his nomination In
July that he and the President were as
one in the fight for the League of Ma
tions.
Would End Conflict.
The announcement of a willingness to
accept any reservations to the League OF
Nations which the Senate should prescribe
came in Huntington tonight, where Gov.
Cox ended a picturesque day OF cam
paigning in the mountain sections OF
West Virginia. a day OF speaking TO the
miners and mountaineers and moonshin-
ers. grimy with coal dust or carrying pis-
tolls on their hips or shotguns on Their
shoulders. il came in response TO the
inquiry made to-day by fifty citizens IN
an open letter TO the press asking
whether, IL the coming elections were In
decisive on the question OF Americas in
ternationai policies. conflict would con-
tinue between the White House and tho
Senate. The inquiry served as the open
ing Gov. Cox had been looking for for
some time, even before his swing last
week through New England and into
New York, where Il was apparent that
the Wilson Administration was a burden
that was hurting him in his race.
The full significance OF the statement
can be realized only when II is recalled
that woodrow Wilson had a chance TO ac-
cept the League of Nations with reserva-
tions, the Lodge reservations. but that
he rejected them as multiplying" the
treaty Had Mr.. Wilson accepted the
ratification resolution az II went to him
from the Senate last March. the United
oAaAtH eO-AAy W0oth 10 n ht'tfS'a Va eAs'
league.
Gov. Cox justines the stand on the
ground that the United States on enter
ing the League OF Nations IN any way
would be committed.
The situation is this: favor going
into the existing league with clarifying
reservations. Senator Harding has said
he was not interested Ia Qualification but
In rejection. / have every expectation
that after November much of the
partisan spirit that has been visited
upon discussion OF the league will have
subsided. One-third OF the seats OF the
Senate are to be filled this year. The
people understand the issue and we VIII
accept their expression at face value.
To SIT Down with Senate.
"I win. therefore, sit down with thu
Senate ana reach an agreement about
our going into this league. There is no
ether, and any talk OF a new association
r. but idle phrase The important thing
is to get a start and help to rtabiliz.
world conditions which vitality affect the
interest and welfare OF America. For
US TO remain out of the league for two
years or until anethcr election could be
held would be unthinkable. IL too much
has TO be given in compromise now IN
order to insure our entrance Into ths
league the people themselves will have
an opportunity 10 modify and correct
later IL cannot be a matter Of the
exercise OF merely the Executive viii.
The popular will as voiced at the polls
must control Tho sert Of agreement
which shall be enabled 10 obtain win
be determined by the Senatorial cleo
tions"
'This has bocn the most excitement
we'vo had heerabout" said one man lev
group. "slnce they threw that fellow
out of church up our way for telling the
revenue officers where there was a
still"
GOV. Cox swung easily into the ver-
nscular Of the surroundings and N