Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-21
GOV. cox CALLS ON
ROOT TO RETRACT
Says His Position on League Was
Not Correctly Presented
by Latter.

| Bridgeport, Conn, Got. Glow
| ernor Cox sent Telegram last night to
Elhu Root, asking that h. correct
what the governor styles 'falsa", state
ment in the Carnegie Hall speech of Tues
| day night. when Mr.. Root asserted that
/ mir Cox declared that he will insist upon
tht treaty just as Mr.. Wilson regotiated
it."
Quoting from his own repeated state
mcnts to show that he wns willing To
accept reservations 10 the covenant that
were Offered in sincerity to clarity tho
document and roassure the people, the
Democratic candidate called upon tho
ex-senator TO retract, saying.
Many people trust youi You have 70
right TO deceive them. They want tho
truth in this campaign Your corscicrcc
will tell you that duty TO IT should be
superior to duty to your party
In giving out the telegram which he
had sent TO Mr.. Root, Governor Cox
stated that il soemad apparent TO
him that Root and the thirty ''emirent
Republicans. who joined IN the recent
statement in behalf of Senator Harding
"arc attempting 10 deceive the voters,
and permitting partisarship TO rise above
their patriotism.
Governor Cox then referred 10 the fact
that DR.. Charles W Eliot, president
emeritus Of Harvard suggested in
spcech TO Harvard students last night
that the position taken by the signors
of this statement, which he dissected
minutcly, might be regarded as danger
Gus for tho country ard at bottom inn
moral
Mr. Roots speech and Governor Cox's
telegram have started controversy
which, many think, may play an i'm
portant part IN the campaign The gov
crnor docs not intend that Mr.. Roots
assertion at Carnegie Hall shall be per-
mittcd 10 pass without every effort be
ing made to get what he holds 10 bc
the truth of the situation squaroly. he
fore the American people
The telegram To Root is as follows:
tlihu Root. New York City.
have before me n quotation from
your address on tho League Of Nations,
q, lvered in New York City October 10,
which roads: mir. Cox declared that !
VIII irslst upon the treaty just as Mr.
Wilson egotiated it =
am addressing YOU most respectfully
with recognition of your integrity of pur-
pose and the signal service which you have
rendered rs a public mar, mir rdful Of the
fact that YOU may have fallen iut" error
through ignorance Cf tho situation owing
to your absence from the tritcd States
dulrg a part Of the Presidential cam
palgn You statement, however, IS not
IN keeping with the facts. which you arc
assumed 10 know by pcrsusal of the daily
papers
Il have invariably stated in my ad-
dresses. and rcstatc here, my wholcheart
cd desire to make the United States
member Of the League of Natlors, and
that 10 secure that cOnslmmatIon of tho
purpose Of America when she entered the +.
war | will accept reservations that Will
clarity. that will he helpful, that will re-
assure tho American people ard that as
a matter OF good faith will clearly state
10 our associates IN the league that Con-
gress and Congress aIore has the right 20
declare war. and that our Constitution ,
sets up limits in legislation or treaty /
makIr beyond which We canrot go.
have stated further that | will sc- ,
cept reservations from any source which
are offered IN sincerity and with desire .
TO be helpful ] have also stated that II
am e!ected President my election can be
construed only as s mandate OF the
American people, and that 70 secure rati-
fcation Of the treaty and the league
would slt down with the members % the
nited States Senate would confer with
Mr.. Wilson. and with YOU, Mr. Root
as well SIS with Judge Taft and al others
who have sincere purpose and whose
service IN the past eQulps them especially
aS advisers in this work
You know and know full well. that
Senator Harding very recently said ]