The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-21
HARDING 0FFERSA REWARDf DfORPROOF
 HE IS A W0bBLER
Says If He Has No Specific Plan for a World Associa- tion, Neither Has Gov
 ernor Cox
By Associated Press

JdCkSoi, O. OtlOpti zu."IktpiylnS tO Governor Cox's charges of inconsistsn- Icy on the League of Nations issue, Sem Iator Harding offered in a speech here to give reward" to anyone who would produce specific evidence .f a lchange of position since he accepted Ithe republican nomination for he presidency.
 MT. Harding also asserted that if he had no specific plan for world as- sociation. the same was true of Gov ernor Cox. who had not told the people what reservations to the Versailles covenant he was willing to take. 1 VI do not believe in very much of the Presidents league" said the repab- 1 lican nominee. And if the democr tic candidate wants to regard this as my thirteenth change, I give him notice that l have one more yet to give him, because, you know, am entitled to | fourteen.
 i But as a matter of fact I will give l a reward to anyone in America who lean take my utterances on world poli- I ties, from my speech of acceptance down to the speech am making a, this hour and point out any inco isis ttency or change of position.
 'I have said from the beginning that I've would not have the Wilson cove nant, and l say that to you now. But I have said repeatedly that America Twill gladly play her part in a suitable association of nations which does rot Involve the surrender of American SOW lereignty which is built upon the ideals Iof justice. rather than force; and ,ay that again.
 HASN'T SPECIFIED YET
 T have not, of course, specified ;sst lhow we would do it, because I am go- ing to be called upon to make good. lBut my countrymen. never with Artf- cle X, the heart of the league. That is Ia heart of steel under coat of mail. while we want heart and soul CT Justice for a better order in the world
 T hope that does not leave you in lany very great doubt. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever heard any. one who is insisting upon specific Iplans Have you heard of anyone who itells us they will take the Wilson league with interpre tations or rese wa, :, Itions and have you heard any of them with their giibness of tongue tell You what reservations they are going to take? No, you haven't
 l The Senator's reference to the league was made in the course of a speech at a republican barbecue here, attended by several thousand people from south Tern Ohio and neighboring states. I'm imediately afterward he left on spe- scial train for Rochester N. r., wh ire The will speak tomorrow before win ling up his campaign trip with d light meeting at Buffalo.
 Beside the league issue the republi- can nominee dealt with many othcr isubjects n his barbecue speech. He at I tscked the democratic party as party of phrase making" and praised the ! republican protective policy as an ex- ample of constructive performance" under republican guidance. He also again assaiied the interstate com imeree commission for failure to pro- rate coal cars under provisions of the Cummins- -Esch act declaring that were he president, he would ''set aside" a lcommission which pursued such a lpolicy.
 READY TO ACCEPT
 Tn his discussion of the tariff. the candidate made particular reference te the iron and steel industry as an in. stance of helpful development aud pro- lection He called attention to thf southern tariff congress recently held at New Orleans and said;
 They weren't quite ready to ac- I cept the republican covenants. bat &they were good and ready to accep p' the doctrine of tarin protection, They
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