Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
COX ASKS ROOT TO
MAKE CORRECTION"
Democratic Nominee Denies He
Demands the League "Just as
Mr.. Wilson Negotiated It" as
Mr.. Root Stated


the governors position upon the League
Of Nations issue. The governor denied |
Mr.. Roots statement that he demands |
the league Just as Mr.. Wilson nego-
tia ted it, and called upon Mr.. Root for |
a retraction.
In making public his telegram to Mr.. |
Root Governor Cox Issued statement |
declaring that Mr.. Root and 40 other
prominent Republicans signing the recent
statement in behalf of Senator Harding. !
the Republican nominee were attempt
ing to deceive the voters because they
are permitting their partisanship to rise
above their patriotism and trusting per-
haps that the last wobble OF Senator
Harding may be in their direction"
Governor Cox re-stated his proposal to
accept any reservations helpful to the
league and contended. therefore that Mr..
Root had made II statement (which the
records show Is false
THE GOVERNORS TELEGRAM
The Governors telegram follows:
"Elihu Root, New York city:
II have before me a quotation from
delivered in New York city October 49,
which reads: Mr.. Cox declared that he
will insist upon the treaty just as Mr.
Wilson negotiated IT. ! am addressing
you most respectfully with recognition
of your integrity of purpose and the sig
nal service which you have rendered as
a public man mindful of the fact that
you may have fallen into error through
ignorance of the situation owing to your
absence from the United States during
a part Of the presidential campaign.
Your statement. however. Is not in keep
Ing with the facts which you are assumed
to. know by perusal Of the daily papers.
I have invariably stated in my ad-
dresses and restate here my whole hearted
desire to make the United States a MEM
Der Of the League of Nations and that
to secure that communicating of the pur-
pose of America when she entered the
war. I will accept reservations that will
clarity, that will be helpful that will re-
assure the American people: and that as
O. matter of good faith. will clearly state
to our associates in the league that Con-
gress and Congress alone has the right
to declare war, and that our Consttu-
ton sets up limits in legislation or
tresty-msking beyond which we cannot
go.
~ have stated further that 7 will
accept reservations from all sources which
are offered in sincerity and with a de-
sire to be helpful. I have also stated,
| If am elected president, my election
| can be cons trued only as a mandate of
the American people, and that to secure
| ratification of the treaty and the league
| ] would sit down with the members of
| the United States Senate; I would con-
fer with Mr.. Wilson and with you, Mr..
Root, as we'll as with Judge Taft and all
| others who have a sincere purpose and
whose services in the past equips them
| leqn ra1l d1yfs u, orl,
know and know full well that Senator
Harding very recently said 4 am not
| Interested in Qualification; I am interested
in rejection as have stated at the be.
| ginning I am placing charitable con.
| struction upon your statement that per-
haps your partisanship has prevented
! your reading my addresses and your
prejudice has prevented you from realiz
ing the destructionist attitude of your
own candidate: but you have made g
statement concerning me which the rec,
ords show is false. and firmly but
respectfully call upon you to correct this
statement at once. Mr.. Root. you have
arrived at an honorable station In life
| Many people trust you. You have nc
right to deceive them. They want thu
truth In this campaign. Your conscienc,
will tell you that duty to it should b,
tSigned) JAMES NJ. cox"
CONS STATEMENT
: Governor Cox's statement commenting
upon the Root message said.
81 am to-day addressing a telegram Il
Elihu Root calling upon him for an imme
date retraction of a misststement in hi
. New York address to my position
towards securing ratification of the treat
and the league.
II am doing this because it is nov
apparent TO me at least, that Mr. Roo
u and the thirty eminent Republicans VIII
2 are for the league associated with bir
in n statement issued to secure suppor
for Senator Harding. whom they kno,
by his own words is against the league
are attempting to deceive the voters
They are permitting their partisanship t
rise above heir patriotism and trustin
perhaps that tho last wobble of Senate
y Harding may be in their direction. I az
trying to be charitable TO these men
view of the fact that In their partisanshi
they may not he reading my public ar
dresses, In which ! have invariably sal
y that 1T would be my purpose to acco,
T any helpful reservations that will maxi
certain the ratification of the treaty an
D the league: and that my election woul
II be expressive of the desire of the Amer
r can people for going into the league"
CLOSES NEW ENGLAND CAMPAIG.
Governor Cox's response to Mr.. Root
!, speech came here at the close of III
- governors New England campaign. Til
candidate made ten speeches to-day, a
championing the League OF Nations an
~ attacking tho league stand of Senate
~ Harding at Providence, r. l.. Blacl
- stone. Mass. Willmantic, Mancheste
" Hartford, New Britain, Bristol and WI
y terbury. Conn. At Hartford, the gove
y nor was called upon to speak to a lars
q overflowing meeting.
81 Through Connecticut, Governor &C
called upon the voters to defeat Senate
Brandegee, Republican candidate for r
election because of Mr.. Brandegee's el
o rollment in the 'round robin"
o Large. cheering crowds greeted the go
Is ernor throughout his final New Engar
Is journey to-day. Especial applause WI
o given his frequent statement of his plf
n to bring the cause OF Irish Independent
before "the conscience and bar of pu
n lie opinion of the world" represented,
l. said, by the league. One of the large
crowds of tho day was at Waterbur
where thousands massed on the libra
q. park stretched yards away from 4
lg lighted platform. The governors ira
passed through few towns where