Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-21
CANDIDATE OFFERS REWARD FOR PROOF
 OF INCONSISTENCY
Harding Declares He Has Right to Change Fourteen
 Times
SAYS POSITION OF
 COX IS NOT STABLE
G. o. P. Nominee Again Asserts He Will Not Enter League
 In Present
 Form

Jackson, O., Oct. 20.= Replying to Governor CoX's charges of inconsis- tency of the league of nations issue. Senator Harding offered in a speech here today, to "give reward" to anyone who would produce specific evidence of a change of position since he accepted the Republican nomina- ton for the presidency.
 MT. Harding also asserted that if he had no specific plan for a world association, the same was true of Governor Cox, who had not told the people what reservation to the Yer sailles covenant he was willing to take.
 "I do not believe in very much of the presidents league" said the Re- publican nominee. "And if the Dem ocratic candidate wants to regard this as my thirteenth change, l give him notice that I have one more yet to give him, because, you know, l am entitled to fourteen.
 Offers A Reward.
 But as matter of fact, I will give reward to any man in Amer lca who can take my utterances on world politics from my speech of ac- ceptance down to the speech I am making at this hour, and point out any inconsistency or change of posi- ton.
 "I have said from the beginning we wouldn't have the Wilson coven- ant and l say to you again now. have said repeatedly that America will gladly play her part in suit able association of nations which does not involve the surrender of American sovereignty, which is built upon the ideals of justice rather than force; and I say that again.
 "I have not, of course, specified how we would do it, because am going to be called upon to make good. But, my countrymen, never with Article 10, the heart of the league. That is heart of steel un- der a coat of mail, while we want a heart and soul of justice for bet ter order in the world.
 "I hope that does not leave you in any very great doubt. Let me ask you question?
 Asks Question. ! /.
 Have you heard anyone who tells us they will take the Wilson league with the interpretations or reserva- tions, and have you heard any of them with their glibness of tongue tell you what reservations they are going to take? No you haven't"
 The senator's reference to the lea que was made in the course of a speech at Republican barbeque here, attended by people from South ern Ohio and neighboring states. Inn mediately afterward he left on spe cial train for Rochester, N. Y., where he will speak tomorrow before winding up his campaign trip with night meeting at Buffalo.
 The nominee attacked the Demo- cratic party as party of "phrase- making" and praised the Republican protective policy as an example of constructive performance" under Republican guidance.
 In his discussion of the tariff the candidate made particular reference to the iron and steel industry as an instance of helpful development un- der protectio. He called attention to the souther tariff congress recently held at New Orleans and added:
 "They weren't quite ready to ac- 1 cept the doctrine of tariff protection. They took the first step toward eman- cipation from paralizing democracy"
 "That's the Cummins-E -Esch bill' he continued. "I know it is not en- forced, but that's not very surpris- ing thing under the present admin istration. The Interstate Commerce commission took it upon itself to set the law aside and if I were presi- dent I'd set aside the Interstate Com merce commission that did it." The Versailles league was referred to by the nominee as largely nem- ory now,"' and it's labor provisions, and Article 10 were made the prin- cipal targets of the senator's attack. Under the labor division of the lea que, he said, conditions of labor of labor and of commerce would be determined by a council in which the United States would have four votes and foreign nations would have |