Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-19
HARDING LASHES
TREATY STAND IN
A SECOND ATTACK
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clever answer to the Harding ques-
TONS But they do not See how Gov.
Cox can cxtricate himself from the
horns Of the dilemma in which he
finds himself In their opinion he must
either offend the administration or
ton possible at the San Francisco
convention, who supported NJ
through thick and thin because they
believed they were getting away from
the administration in making the Sc
lection.
The statement issued by Senator
Harding in connection with the White
House conference and the list of
questions submitted to Gov. Cox fol-
low:
THE President and the democratic
nominee for 'Ii3 successor are in con-
ference totseE 49, the conclusion
they found Themselves in complete
accord; that harmony reigns and
unity Is establis led in the democratic
party. The Significance of that an
nouncement will not be missed. There
is just one way that one can estab-
lish accord between himself and the
President-that is by yielding his
own opinion at every point to that
Of the President. When the nominee
establishes accord with the President
it means that the latter is in charge
real force of the next administration
il 1t is democratic.
About Article x.
Therefore. in connection with the
announcement Of harmony between
the President and the democratic
nominee, 1t will be pertinent to in
quire 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 Gov. Cox pledged him.
self to ratification of the treaty and
league without essential modification?
Third, has article x been accepted?
It has been repeatedly declared that
article X is the heart of the treaty
and that to cut it out would break
cratic ticket still for article x?
Fourth, the President naturally has
stipulated that Gov. Cox must as
sumo. underwrite and liquidate all the
international commitments, in which
the present administration has in
volved itself and the nation. The
President could not possibly demand
less A democratic successor could
not possibly grant less. because he
stands on a platform that makes the
same guarantees.
What About Our ObligntiOnsr
ut becomes, therefore, timely to
ask: What are the various, mysteri-
Gus, uncertain obligations to which
the President has committed us?
Somebody must tell US, because the
people are wanting to know.
HAS Gov. Cox undertaken, in case
he is elected, to renew the demand
that this country take mandate over
Armenia?
HAS he undertaken to maintain the
administration policy in the Adriatic.
where we have well-nigh forfeited
the friendship Of the great italian
people, brought Italy to the verge
Of revolution and almost wrecked the
establishment of the peace?
HAS he pledged himself to insist
that Thrace shall be Joined to Bull
garia, instead of to Greece. regard
less Of the wishes of the Thracians.
the Greeks and our allies?
Broadly. has the nominee taken
over the various and unknown COM
mitments of the present adminlstra-
TONS foreign policy in order to es-
tablish harmony between the Presi-
dent and himself?
People Entitled to Answer.
TO these questions, the American
people are entitled to an answer.
They VIII insist on knowing what
they are assuming.
1T is perfectly apparent that Pres
tdent Wilson's foreign policy involves