Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
HARDING GDECL|NES
TO COMMENT ON
CHARGES OF COX
Negative Shake of Head Only
Reply to Questions of
Declaration.
BY the Associated Press.


MARION. Ohio. August Ex-senator
Harding declined to comment today
on the detailed charges Of republican
campaign fund allotments made by
Gov. Cox last night in a speech at
Pittsburgh
Il have read it hastily and haven't
q word to say" said the republican
nominee. II do not expect to have
anything to say :s. ? q Z. = =, y.
A negative shake Of the head was
the senator's reply to questions about
republican nominee personally knew
of and approved the allotments emu
merated.
Senator Harding indicated that the
reply of the party organization would
have to come from Chairman Will H.
who he said. had handled the cam
paign finances.
Henry p. Dawson Calls.
ernoon automobile trip to speak at Ca
lion. Ohio, and an evening reception
here to Marion women in celebration of
the grant of suffrage, were on Sena-
tor Harding's crowded engagement
list for today.
Among the callers were Henry P.
Dawson. partner in the Morgan
banking kouse. and Fred D. Under
wood. president of the Erie railway
The conferences between them and
Germ certain financial problems.
AT Gallon the senator-w to speak
to picnic of Erie railway employees
and it was expected he would make
1ailway gadvssy labor the subject of his short
Regrets Wilson's Death.
Senator Harding issued the follow
ing statement today on the death of
James Wilson, former Secretary of
Agriculture:
1T was a great shock to learn OF
the death Of former Secretary James
Wilson: He was one of the pioneers in
modernlzing and improving agricul-
ture. He served in the cabinet longer
than any other man in the national
history.
1.-TWO men have won and deserved
the credit for planning, organizing
government. One-~was Alexander
Hamilton, who created the Treasury
establishment on the lines that have
Deen followed ever since. The other
was James Wilson, who though not
the nrst Secretary of Agriculture
ment on the map and made it a model
That almost every progressive gov
ernment in the world has copied. His
death takes one of the great Ameri-
cans, to whom the nation owes a debt
OF gratitude and high regard"
Root Plan May Be Issue.
Myron T. Herrick, former ambassador
~ france, VINO called on Senator Hard
ing Yesterday. intimated that the world
court plan now being formulated abroad
Dy Eilhu Root and the representatives
OF european nations would have a large
pace IN the party's program as finally
placed before the country.
Inc league of nations issue also was
discussed by the candidate with former
Senator George Sutherland of Utah. To
Doth MS callers Senator Harding is I'M
aerstood to have outlined the speech he
IS 10 make here Saturday detailing his
% .ore,sn poncy and celebrating on his
proposal Tor new association of ma
tons to preserve world concord.
Inat the nation must not hold aloof
out must play it's proper part in the
worlds affairs, was emphasized by the
nominee IN a short talk to group of
Marion county school teachers who cali
ed on him. He declared himself as any
ious as any one to see peace preserved
but he added that the republic could
accomplish its real mission in the world
only II it remained unfettered.
In MS speech Senator Harding also
promised to use his influence for higher
school standards and for better paw for
teachers.
Holds President Responsible.
''1f President Wilson had sent a
peace commission of properly equip
ped delegates" said Mr.. Herrick,
''and they had made the basis of a
sound peace. say in January of 1919,
Europe would have agreed readily.
For the tragic failure to accomplish
this the President alone was responsi-
BILE, and all Europe now knows it.
l talked with very many of the
foremost statesmen of Europe and
know that this statement reflects
their attitude.
They persistenly inquired why we
did not submit to them the reserva-
tions adopted by the Senate. With
out exception. they insisted that if
these had been submitted to them
they would instantly have acquiesced
in them. l explained time and again
that the Senate has no channel
through which it can communicate
over the head of the President with
foreign governments.
"As 70 the military alliance provided
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