New-York tribune., 1920-10-23
Cox Again, Tells
Root He Must
Retl'act Charge
Asserts He Has Announced
Publicly That He Is for
Hitchcock Reservations
and Would Accept Them
Visits 4 New Jersey Cities
Saws Hardiro Used Ouiia
Board in Getting French
Sentiment or the League

-esen.ed his League of Nations posi-
.;on were reiterated BY Governor Cox
n another telegram sent Mr. Root yes
terdsy during the candidates New Jer-
sey campaign.
Making 8 second vigorous demand
tor retraction by Mr. Root, the Gov
srnor said. regarding Mr.. Roots reply
yesterday to the candidates first tele-
gram;
you have entered upon long dis
sortation upon the subject Of Article X,
~ which again by inference you are
erdeavorinG. either deliberately or
through misunderstanding and lack of
Information concerning my speeches,
N misrepreseut my position on the
league of Nations
In Newark and in more than a half
dozen speeches yesterday in his one day
tour of New Jersey Governor Cox
1s;tera.eG that he would accept "help-
mi" reservations Trenton, Camden,
Newark Jersey City and Hoboken last
nigh were visited by the Governor.
Governor Cows telegram Yesterday
10 Nr. Root read:
"Honorable Elihu Root, New York
CITY:
olst in reply to mine Of October Goth,
{, which ! called your attention to
your misstatement in your address in
New York City, when you said, Mr..
Cox declared that he will insist upon
the treat, just as Mr.. Wilson nego-
tated It.
Asks Plain Yes or No
Il respectfully asked Of you a re-
traction Of Your untrue statement.
You have apparently mistaken the
purpose OF my message.' which was to
give you the opportunity to correct
possible error or to admit the de
lberateness OF intent in its presenta-
tion. Permit me- therefore. to renew
in terms that cannot be misunderstood
the request. which can be answered with
an urequivocal YES or no: Did YOU
o. did you not make the statement as
quoted; and do YOU not know now that
it was false; and do yol not recognize
thar in Justice TO yourself and in JUS
tee 10 the American people. who have
houorcd yoU. you should publicly
acknowledge it?
an your reply to me you have en-
tered upon q long dissertation upon the
subject Of Article X in which again by
inference you are cndeavoring either
deliberately or through misunderstand-
ing or lack Of Information concernino o-
ny speeches to misrepresent my posi-
ton ON the League Of Nations. Ac-
cepting the fact that YOUR misstate-
Ment was based upon lack of informa-
iloH referred YOU 20 the daily re
pof's Of my sreeches in the newspapers
N which have Invariably said that !
Favored the hitchcock reservations and
$50 that would accept reservations
iron any source offered in sincerity
AMI with aesire to help.
"S'mplE hat you NAV be further in
formed let me call your attention TO
the fourth of tie Hitchcock reserva-
lions II reference to Article X: That
the advice mentioned in Article X Of
the covenant Of the league which the
council my Give to the member ma
Tons rs 70 the employment of their
naval and military forces is merely ad-
wee, Wnlch each member nation is free
10 accept orrei ect. according to the con-
science and Judgment Of its then exist
ins government. and in the United
states TINS advice can only be accented
T.; ac'lon Of the Congress at the time
N heing. Congress alone under the
constitution OF rhc United States hav-
Ing me powers to declare war.
Now Mr. Root. / have asked vcu a
PLAN question We are both assumed
10 10 Understand the meaning of words.
lAe American people likewise under
stand the meaning Of words You have
useh gwen the urtunity to correct
your mlssiatoment and this correction
you have failed to make.
JAMES N. COY"
Receives Warm Welcome in Jersey
New Jersey gave Governor Cox a
warm welcome, with surging, cheering
audiences marking his single day
tNorts Accompanying the Govern or
through the state were Governor Ed
wards and other prominent jersey
,DpeMocTais. Chairman White, of the
Democratlc National Committee Joined
'Ne candidate at Trenton.
!. governor Cox told his audiences that
MS a election would oe a positive man
gate lor American membership in the
league and asked:
Harding? ."
Continuing his charges of webbing
csgalnSl the Republican nominee. Mr..
.Vx reiterated that the Senator had
'asen fourteen different league stands
and was backed by every league op-
ponent
:. economic rs we'll as moral and re-
slous arguments for the league again
SAID N''N wv VIM
:, II we don't 20 into this league wen
lave 'ne most destructive business de-
P'rpSsion IN the history OF all the world. .
h. Ncypeated calls were made yesterday
~ uoVefnor Cox upon Senator Harding
iSaHe maze public the name Of the al
iIeeed mysterious Frenchman said to
ave Ave told the Republican candidate
sna' France inclined toward new
peace association. "The Senator's
u'unoer his adversary declared, "was
Maoe IN rear platform speech when
.ne . chaln tied to him by the Sena-
'saHl oligarchy was broken-.he leash
,,saapped.' Governor Cox suggested
10y Senator HardinC's information
'sn'e from ouija board
hechlers Annoy Cox
,o IN Newark the Governor addressed
lv'VVo persons in the LIST Regiment
tnFMory, and in jersey City he talked
o'0og IN the auditorium Of the Dick
'"Soh High School.
4, ,'smes R. Nugent, Democratic leader
III III. new Jersey, met the Governor and
,as n,s party at Newark, which was
svached d late in the afternoon There
ms mnas dinner at the Robert Treat
ro. r.o.ei- AT this dinner the Governor
~es s. many leaders from Newark, Jer-
s.y .y OlIy and other sections of the
!, The Governor was we'll rereived nv
The The vast majority of the crowd in n the he
Ssnni90ry' az we'll as in Jersey City, but
necklers with Sim F6in questions an