Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
QUOTES TAFT AS
FAVOR|NG ART. X
Co DECLARES President Wilson
Followed Former Execu-
tiye's Suggestions.
~ Associated Press 20 Every Evening


Springfield, ILL.,, Oct ~ aoic cor
rcspondcrce between l.residei't iiSo'' 'eiiu
s,,,n.r prxsidrnt Taft IN 1919, during
dr.s,,ny Of TN, League of Nations conve-
am, a. paris. was made public here Sun
dav night by Governor Cox, of OHIO,
Dcn,crat,c Presidential candidate, to-
.,,hcr With n statement by the candidate
cy,t,c,,ine severely Senator Lodge, of
MASSACHUSETTS,, and other league oppon-
cnts. :,.l
Mr.. Taft, the correspondence tetaiiet,'
souxbs and had cable communication with
President Wilson, submitting numerous
suyvr,aions for changes IN the tentative
l,apl,e draft and advising the President
REGARDING its presentation 10 the Senate.
1,oyernor Cox's statement SAID that he
n,blished the Taft-WIlson correspondence
"a White House menforanduII-bcca
of athe a1uivocal position iornor TEST
dent Taft and other friends OF tue league
now occupy IN their support OF the can1l-
date Of the league destTuctionists Inc
correspondence, Governor OK S;'iu' "'ss
.,,ni,,a,cd hv him mir. Taft rs a result Of
hrs study of the draft agreement and
ouot,d Mr.. Tafts own words when SIN
ror,ty az mind and intolhgencc We're not
bc.loudcd by the partisan prcludice oi
political campaign.
Ths White House memorandum. con-
tanning some oi the cables exchanged by
pra,d.n, Wilson and MIR. Taft, stated
that m every instance" the President
followed Mr.. Tafts suggestions, and
Governor Cox's statement declared that
every suggestion Of Mir Taft was follow
,.i literally The correspondence ndiCat-
ed that Mr.. Taft's suggestions dealt
urinclpally with protecting the Monroe
Doctrinc and dealing with American
doIns-stic questions. withdrawal from the
lss.S,,c, unanimous league decisions and
dIsaru,amcnt. The correspondence made
rubhc contained two cablegrams from the
PreLdent 70 Mr.. Taft and several from
Mr.. Taft 10 the EuscutIve, including one
in which A. Lawrence lowell, former
y.car.sut oi Harvard University, loincd.
The White House memorandum quoted
~ hsneth ksague amendments to show
><lopt1on of Mr.. Taft's Suggestions
The final cablrgraTn from MIR. Taft sent
u Secrrtary Tumuty and forwarded e.
the President, as gwen IN published COT
responcS-nce, WAS dated juno 2S 1919, VIst
before the President returned - present
Ahc txcaty 30 the Senste. II read.
Il would like TO scnd a return message
ard Tint n that the President arggR for
Nhe league and ITS necessity the impoSs,-
b4i,ey 70 ancure peacc without It, tho dread
ful urrv-- m Europe the pressure Of our
allsrs ~ ratIfy and sectIre peane at once.
need Of the league with the United states
b saa.b,l,1e and TO rrs rss BolshevEUn. the
peor-xsity for renewal of nogofaat'on 4 all
important amendment like striking out
Artslr 10 u made, the aDSurdltv of s
Congressional declaration az peace on ono
SIDE. the giving ap of All objects Of she
war m suoh = peace, # Germany were 70
make samilar declaration. hope slncerr-
" BE- wall not attack the Republican
Sona4nrs Hrs appeal viii be much more m
fiunt,a # be pleads hIs cause and does not
attack the opposition.
On March l6 1919. the correspondence
showed. Serrts-y Tunlulty sent the
President a message stating that Mr.. Taft
s,ersr~d ~ cable the President direct with
sarsxrrtaoTls not looking - change ''of the
STRUCTURE Of the leag1he, the plan Of action
n ts real character, but simply nsmovln &
ob,ectA~ls m MINDS of conscientious
Americans . . which IT'S language
docs not justify and whose fears could be
r-,oved without any considerable change
oi language.
The reply gwen nv President Wilson