The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
Cox Makes Public All.
Taft League Proposals
Democratic Leader Shows That
Taft Advised With Wilson
on League Draft.
CRITICISES SENATOR LODGE
Governor Cox Declares Senate
Leaders Opposed League
Solely for Politics.
(sy Associated Press.l

ICY ASSocidIeo FFeSS.1
Springfield. ILL.,, Oct. 10-Cable
correspondence between Pesident
Wilson and former President Taft in
1919. during drafting of the league OF
nations covenant at Paris, was made
p'.olic here tonight by Governor Cox
OF Ohio. democratic presidential can
didate, together with statement by
the candidate criticizing severely
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,, and
other league opponents
Mr.. Taft, the correspondence de-
tailed, sought and had cable COM
munication with President Wilson
submitting numerous suggestions for
changes in the tentative draft and ad-
sising the pesident regarding it's pro-
sentation to the senate.
Governor Cox, who Is scheduled to
make addresses here and at East st.
louis. ILL.,, and st. Louis, Mo-, tomor-
row said that he published the Taft
Wilson correspondence white house
memorandum-beca of ''the equiv
zeal position x-President Taft and
other friends of the league now oc-
aupy in their support of the candi-
date fthe league destfuctionists.' .
rhe correspondence, Governor Cox
Il
Taft) as a result of his study of the
draft agreement" and quoted Mr..
Taft's town words when sincerity of
mind and intelligence were not be-
clouded. by the PARTISAN prejudice of
a political campaign"
The white house memorandum, con-
tanning some of the cables exchanged
by President Wilson and Mr. Taft
he IN. fY.Gf 1rz..tt
president followed Mr.. Taft's sug-
gestions and Governor Cox's state
nent declared "that every suggestion
+ Mr.. Taft was followed literally" !"
he correspondence indicated that
Ir. Taft's suggestion dealt principally
with protecting the SMonroe Doc
rine" and dealing with American do
nestle questions for withdrawal from
The league. Correspondence made
public contained two cablegrams from
he president TO Mr.. Taft and several
rom Mr.. Taft TO the executive, in
Guiding one In which A. Lawrence
Lowell, former president of Harvard
University joined.
The white house memorandum quot
ed at length league amendments to
show adoption of Mr.. Taft's sugges-
lions.
The final cablegram from Mr.. Taft
sent to Secretary Tumulty and for
warded the president. as given in pub
Eshed correspondence, was dated
June 2S, 1919, just before the presi-
dent returned TO present the treaty
TO the senate. 1t read:
/ would like to send a return
message and that is that the president
argue to the league and its necessity:
the impossibility to secure peace
without IT. the dreadful unrest in
Europe, the pressure OF our allies to
ratify and secure peace at once. the
need of the league with the United
states to stabilize and to resist boil
shevism. the necessity for renewal OF
negotiation IL any important amend
ment like striking out Article X is
made the absurdity of a congressional
declaration of peace on one side, the
Wing up of all objects of the war in
such a peace if Germany were to make
a similar declaration. / hope sim
cereIy he will not attack the repub-
lean senators. His appeal viii be
rfiich more influential If he pleads his
cause and does not attack the oppo-
sition."
on March 16, 1919, the correspon-
dence showed, Secretary Tumalty
sent the president a message stating
that Mr.. Taft desired TO cable the
president direct with suggestions not
looking to change %'of the structure
az the league. the plan of action or its
real character, but simply removing
objections in minds of conscientious
Americans Whlch is
language does not justify and whose
fears coud be removed without any
considerable change of language"
The reply given by President Wil-
son said he would appreciate Mr.
Taft,s offer of suggestions and vel
come them"
'sThe sooner they are sent the bet
ter" the presidents reply added. OF
need give yourself no uneasiness abou
my yielding anything with regard tt
the embodiment of the proposed con-
vention in the treaty"
On March Is the correspondence
showed, Mr. Taft cabled a reserva-
tion for the Monroe Doctrine. statIns
/. that it alone would probably carry
4 the treaty but other would make j
certain" Mr.. Taft's detailed sugges-
tions were;
III you bring back the treaty with
the league of nations in it. make more
specific reservations OF the Monroe
Doctrine. fix term for duration oi
the league and the limit of armament
(continued on Pace Two.)