Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
CHALLENGE TO cox
ISSUED BY HARDING

Marion Ohio. July 10 "A bii n
particulars detailing tho foreign poll~v
now proposed BY the Dernocraric party
is called for bv Warren O. Harding -
Republican nominee for President
The Republican candidate chailenrr1
ms Democratic opponent. Governor Cox.
20 say categorically, where ~ stood "a
Article 10, the armenian mandate and
the other problems wrapped M N Amerl-
can participation IN rhe IsaEue z
Nations.
Senator Hardings statement follows
in full:
''The President and the Democrats
nominee for his SUCCESSOR are IN con-
ference today and at the c0nciiau0n
it Will inevitably be announced thar fnrv
found themselves IN complete acrorri.
that harmony reigns. and unity is esta b.
lIshed in the Democratic party The
significance Of that announcements w1il not
be missed. There Is Just one wav that
one can establish accord between hum
self and the Presldent-that 8 hy yIeidng
hrs own opinion AZ every point 20 that
Of the President. When the nominee estaf.-
llshes accord with the President. lt means
that the latter IS in charge of the campa aign
and will be the real force q me neXt
administration ii u Is Democratic
Il therefore,, IN connection with me
announcement Of harmony netween la
President and the Democratic nomincv.
It viii be pertinent 70 inquire the bass
of the agreement.
The country Is very ANXIOUS % know
If an unqualified acceptance 81 rhe
League Of Nations program = aErecd
upon.
Second, has Governor Cox piedErd
himself 70 ratification II the treaty tni
League without essential modIhcafionsf
Third, has article 10 been acuept.,'
It has been repeatedly declared that
article 10 IS the heart OF ne treaty ana
that 70 cut il out would break the heart
Of the world. Is the Democratic ticket
still for article 10?
Fourth, the President naturally has
stipulated that Governor Cox must
assume, underwrite and iiquldate al me
International commitments N which be-
present administration has involved Itself
and the nation. The President could nor
possibly demand less. 4 Democratic sl4c-
eessor could not possibly grant i,Ss.
because he stands Ona platform that maAe,
the same guarantee.
1T becomes, therefore. timely 80
ask: What are facts, mysterious. Iu-
certain obligations 70 which the Presidenl
has committed US" Somebody must
tell US, because the people are wanting
TO know.
Has Governor Cox undertaken Ia
case he Is elected, 70 renew the demand
that this country take q mandate over
Armenia
Has he undertaken 20 MAINTAIN be
administration policy in the Adratc
where we have wel-nigh forfeited h,
friendship Of the great Italian uc,p.c.
brought Italy to the verge oi revolution
and almost wrecked the Establishment (
the peace2
Has he pledged hlruseh Il asss
that Fhrace shall be joined "a Bulgaria
instead OF TO Greece, regardless NJ he
wishes OF the Ihracians, the Greeks I'D
our allies
PEOPLE ASH REELY
Broadly has the nominee taken 5uer
the various and unknown commitment,
OF the present administration foreign
policy In order TO establish harmony
between the President and himscif1
To these questions the Amvuca1
people are entitled to an answer Thcv
viii insist on knowing Nhat thc5 ~,
assuming,
1T is perfectly apparent thar Prcsi-
dent Wilson's foreign policy involves
the need Of a great army and navy 'or
the administration demanded thar ve
build by - p a navy equal 20 Britain \.
Ii also demanded creation 81 a regular
army twice as large IS we ever had a
peace.
What did the President want
these vast ornaments unless rs fgbt
with them? Governor Cox viii know ,
now, for he Is in complete accord With the
President
1T is earnestly 20 bc hoped tha
Governor Cox will frankly and promptly
answer these questions, because thc
Republican party wants the countr, to
know il rejects all thesa ill-considcr,d
and pledges its admn.-.
tration against them