The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-20
SALVATION OF WORLD


 The League of Nations is the saI- vation of the people of every nation." ys Republican opposition. Governor Cox reiterated, lis a smoke screen of hxS pocrisy to secure the spoI1s of offic& < He also denied that the 1eague would get America. intc every European "squabble,' reiterating that Congress only may declare war and order Amer jeans to foreign duty
 Some republicans, Governor Cox said, objected to President, Wilson's visit to France. The President went" the speaker asserted, ito prevent consum- nation of a dishonorable peace," and. he suggested, won a greater victory
 at the peace table in the world peace
 plan than was secured in battle" Governor Cox also rapped Senator Har- ding's front porch campaign and often assailed the republican senatorial "oIiT garchy'' which, he said, was now at tempting to elect one of it's memberl President" k&s Reiterating that he was a free maD,y Governor Cox said he would not De
 tied to his front porch byzaG senatorial ring any other kindkf ! ring, nor owned by any such c9333F- nation when in the White House .S3 < s15,OOO, 900 MINIMUM -;i<'z-r' | Attacking the republican camuatxA l luna. NTONeTIlOF 1Ox Sdlu tnS fIl[l41ZX fund which is demanded is $15, ,00q, ,eoog This will not be scattered 6eu4144y
 over the country, but it will b4 rle Sn certain close and pivotal st9t94x 1xe said "and it will be put to zt6t Ntes which cannot be defined in ethics. Meet- | ings are being held now in the cities,
 quotas are being allotted and the money I is coming in.
 l Certain bankers who. Governor COX tr;I firo arr " charged were seeking to emascuate the I federal reserve act.
 | Many bankers, in writing ther checks he continued. Ito the repub- lican national committee are simply mak- | ing an investment
 | Such contributions are not being made
 and would not be received by the demo- crats, Governor Cox declared, adding And l intend to cast my eye on every
 contribution and we are not going to have any tained money
 l Others" he continued, "are writing their checks that if their puppets
 and tools get into office, and there are l industrial controversies, they can have I the bayonet to enforce their will" 1 Referring to the spread of boshevism, Governor Cox declared:
 The surest guarantee of bolshevism ] is an administration which is revealed
 to have bought the presidency l The republicans, he said, believed thas ! a republican year. and followed by presenting the metaphor of a man try | ing to carry a bundle of eels in shawl strap The governor emphasized he was
 not making his fight against the repuo- .s, l lican rank and file, but against the senatorial olgarhcy which has secured control of the party
 l In pledging himself to federal cold storage control, Governor Cox charged I that the republican leaders had held I the Kenyon control bill in committee continuing:
 | Give me democratic Congress and l I will promise to get it out of com | mittee quicker than you can say Jack 1 Robnsonn"
 WOULD CALL EXTRA SESSION | That he would call a special session | of Congress next March if elected was indicated by Governor Cox in declar- l ing:
 l T favor repeating as many of the l war taxes as possible. and doing it in l the early part of March, 1921.'
 You have seen grain and live stock I sold under conditions created by pow | erful interests. The continued, and you have observed the ingenious method of holding foodstuffs in storage in ordaf l that they might be fed out and the con sumner made to pay the price exacted. l The republicans have been in control of Congress for two years. They should tell the country why legislation for i regulation of cold storage plants wat l not pressed. The storage concerns and the packing interests. and they are practically one in the main, see to It | that theL stocks do not run so low as to compel them to go to the farm ara purchase under the stress of short age. The law of supply and demand is
 the selling point."s
 The wooden industry. governor Cox
 also said. was pretty wellNunder trust control" with mills closed in the fac } 1 of sustained demand.
 | In discussing the print paper short age Governor Cox said it's principal factor was manipulation of the spot l market" while in too many cases. he said high prices had been created by panic of publishers. He lkened the paper to the sugar shortage, declaring sugar prices could have been reduce I l 10 to 12 cents a pound If the govern ment had taken over the stock of sup | ply and allayed public feelings"
 Government should be kept out of 1 business Governor Cox continued. 1 except where supervision Is necessary to the public welfare and where fei-
 eral interxenfion is essential to pro- tect the supply of necessities and make an unnecessary competition for it im-
 possible. This holds true in >paper."g Austin to ReDOrt On