Evening journal., 1920-07-24
HARDING SPIKES
ONE COX GUN
Early Peace by Congress
and League Later Makes
Issue Clear
PREVENTS ANY
CHALLENGES

WASHINGTON. July 24-S'nator
Ha-dings speech Of acceptance Is re-
garded by leaders here as having
spiked at least one Of the guns OF
the opposition from which good re-
suits were expected.
Governor Cox, It rs understood from
the advisers, intended 10 act ON the
theory ihat the masses Of American
voters want a League OF Nations and
also want peace, and after delivering
himself over body and soul to the
Wilson scheme OF a league proposed
to dwell strongly on those subjects
in his speeches during the cam
paign. 10 was the Cox plan continual
! ~ 10 challenge the Republicans, de-
manding whether they wanted peace
and whether they wanted League OF
Nations with America as member.
The theory of the Democrats was
/ that thc only Republivm unswnr TO
this could be that OF course the re.
storatlon OF peace was desireu' put
/ IN Il the LEAGUE must be amended be
/ flc America could ratify II and be-
come a member.
senator Harding's declaration for
establishing peace flrst then taking
up the league question, without ule
/ continual pressure nor making peace
beinc brought on the Senate, anectns
naturally the deliberations OF uial
hody. hns taken the wind out OF the
Democratic sails.
N COY and his cOherts follow out
their old plan and 80 before the Amer
lean people with nothing more than
promiso 10 adhere strictly 10 me Wh-
son program. inslstence on sViilV-l ilss l,s
held back ratification ot lne peeo.
treaty until now, II IS solns to '' ~
Rppublioans will have no diillculty
In showing that the election or Gov
ernor Cox would mean merely a re
sumption OF the interminable Dattle
In me senate 10 obtain ratihcauon
~ the pcace treaty and the League ol
Nations covenant on the unamendee
and unreserved basis outlined DS
President Wilson There would Dc nc
dinlculty IN pointing out to the pun
lie at large that this program coul'
not possibly win as me next senate
REGARDLESS OF who Is elected 10 IL, VII
have a minimum OF thirty-siN sen
ators absolutely opposed TO he piai
AZ Mr.. Wilson has drawn H.
The contract between what h'
election OF Harding or Cox viii moai
will be dwelt ON strongly Mr. Hard
Ing having promised sneedy conclu
sion OF peace without the entangie
ment OF the league Issue aud a saf,
and sane league afterWdrd. whicf
would not surrender American
rights 10 foreign domination, th'
issue may now be narrowed down.
Il will be shown that the election
lof Harding will mean speedy rcturi
10 peace basis: that 10 VIII meaI
certain protection OF American right
in the formation OF any world league
Z that American Independence will no
I be tampcred with or threatened b,
any foreign Power.
on the other hand, IL Is planned y
b contrast against these certaintle
E that the election OF Cox VIII mean al
q Indefinitely prolonged ilght betwee
the President and the Senate TO try 4
r lam the Wilson covenant down IN
= throats OF the unwihing hmeI1cal
S people with nothing coming out o
!. Ii except that the United States vii
remain technically at war with Ger
Z many for an unlimited time and TIA
! nothing constructive can be accom-
J lpllshed.
{. Harding and peace" "Cox and de
lay win be one OF the Republical
o slogans IN the campaign.