Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-20
COX IS ASKED BY
HARDING TOSTATE
LEAGUE POSITION

MARION, O., July 19.-Assurance
that the League of Nations will lead
all other issues in the campaign, is
seen by the advisers Of Senator
Harding in over-Sunday develop
ments around the camp fires of the
two big parties.
The announcement in Washington
that Governor Cox stands in perfect
Eaccord with President Wilson is taxi
en- here to mean a straightout plea
by the Democratic party for vindi-
cation and perpetuation Of the will
son foreign policy a policy against
which Senator Harding and all of
his Heutenants here are ready to
make the fight Of their political
lives.
Even before yesterdays White
House conference was concluded,
Senator Harding had conjectured
this significance and outcome and
had taken the aggressive in a public
statement demanding that the "mys-
FERROUS foreign commitments" en-
braced in the presidents program be
outlined in detail so the American
people might know what they were
asked to support. 1t the same time
he gave assurances that the Repub-
1ican party never would accept that
program.
Challenges Coz
The senator's statement called di-
rectly on Governor Cox to put him
self on record in regard to Article
ten the Armenian mandate and
other subjects on which Mr.. Wilson
has found himself in conflict with
the Republican senate and with some
influential Democrats. The feeling
in the Harding camp today was that
the next move was up to the Demo-
CRAIG nominee.
The alacrity with which the league
issue has come to the fore has caus-
ed manifest surprise at Harding s
headquarters here. Many of the sem
ator's close associates had not eX-
pected Governor Cox to take counsel
wit hthe president at the outset Of
gressive measures to hold up the
hands of the present administration,
with which he has not been closely
associated. In that event they con-
| sidered it possible that the league
| issue might be thrust more or less
| in the background for want of a di-
rect point Of conflict between the
two parties.
So far, however, the other ordi-
narily important issues have failed
to supply a paramount point of
conflict and that circumstances Is ex-
pected to help keep the league con.
troversy in the spotlight. The Hard
| ing managers are not unmindful that
within their own party there is some
division Of opinion regarding the
league, but they believe that on a
direct issue of acceptance Of the
Wilson policy without the dotting of
an 81" Or crossing Of a It," they can
count on united Republican front.
| They also are confident that such an
issue will drive a wedge through
Democratic solidarity and they do
not propose to overlook any oppor-
tunity thus to carry the fight into
the enemy's territory.
Senator Harding's Statement
Senator Harding's statement fol
lows:
"The president and the Democra tic
nominee for his successor are In
conference today, and at the con
clusion it will inevitably be an
nounced that they found themselves
| in cOmplete accord that harmony
reigns and unity is established in
the Democratic party. The signifi.
canoe of that announcement will
not be missed. There is just one
between himself and the president
that is by yielding his own opinion
at every point to that of the presi-
dent. When the nominee establishes
accord with the president, it means
that the latter is in charge of the
of the next administration, it it is
| Democratic.
Therefore, in connection with the
announcement of harmony between
the president and the Democratic nom,
inee it will be pertinent to inquire
the basis of the agreement.
"The country is very anxious to
know if an unqualified acceptance
of the League of Nations program is
agreed upon.
Second, has Governor Cox pledged
himself to ratification of the treaty
and league without essential modi
fication?
AS to Article x
Third, has Article x been &C
cepted? 1t has been repeatedly de,
clared that Article X is the hear
of the treaty, and that to cut il
) out would break the heart of the
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