Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-18
HARDING FLAyED
BY GOV. COX IN
ADDRESS BEFORE
OHIO DEMOCRATS
Senator Is Branded As IRE
dictionary" and His Plan
For Separate Peace With
Huns Is Denounced,
LEAGUE ISSUE ALSO
FEATURED IN SPEECH
Says the Democratic Posi-
ton On Reservations Is
Not "Unbending'; Speak
er Is Given Big Ovation,


Columbus, Ohio, Aug. lin ad-
dressing the Ohio democratic con-
lvention today, Governor Cox flayed
Senator Harding, republican nom
| nee, as "reactionarY," denounced
what he termed Mr., Harding's plan
| for a separate peace with Germany
but said that the democratic posi-
tion on the league of nations reser-
vations was not "unbending."
THE San Francisco platform,
he said, gives us the right to en-
ter the league on terms that need
no defense. Our position is not
unbending. We claim that we can
accept anything lin reservations)
| that interprets, that calls attention
| to the limitations of our Constitu
ton. that calls attention of the
other nations that we will go thus
far and no further"
The league issue was featured by
Governor Cox and also in addresses
of Secretary Raker and Senator
Pomerene, of Ohio.
Perfectly perfidious act" and
"dishonorable deed were terms
applied by Governor Cox to the
separate peace proposal as the con.
vention gave him ovation after
ovation.
The separate peace issue, he de-
clared. will remain in the public
mind"
This, after ALL" he continued,
'is the crux Of the situation. The
lreactionary candidate promises
you nothing but proposal which,
at its best, promises nothing but
months and possibly years of de-
Hay. On the other hand, we prom
Use that after March with the
|least amount of conversation pos5i-
BILE, we will enter the league"
He denounced the republican ar
gument that the league would In
crease probability of war
Denying also that the league
could order American soldiers
overseas, Governor Cox continued
THE republican leaders, in de-
claring that four or five ,potentates
overseas can order our soldiers
anywhere, are speaking Il deliberte
and wilful untruth."
Congress Only May Declare War.
Governor Cox reiterated that
congress only may declare war and
asserted that what the reaction
ary republican leaders content
would require constitutional
amendment"
I After "viglant study" of Senator
Harding's acceptance address, Gov
ernor Cox said he found the state
ment that has staggered the sem
slbilities of the world-the un-
thinkable, the monstrous proposal
for a separate peace with Ger
many"
"Now that our army Is dishanded
and the military strength of tho
allies scattered" the governor sad.
"he would destroy that pact tthe
league) and enter into new cove
nant.'
'I give you this assurance" he
continued, that this dishonorable
deed will not be perpetrated, first.
because Warren G. Harding will
not have a chance to do it, and,
second, that | will not insult two
million American soldiers by do
ing it myself"
Governor Cox said he was in.
debted to the opposition for fur-
nishing campaign issues.
The governor weighed the rec
ords of himself and Senator Hard
ing in Ohio, especially in the fight
for new state constitution.
His next address will be male
Thursday night mt South Bend.
Ind, before the state democratic
editors association.