Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-19
COX CHALLENGED
BY HARDING TO
OUTLINE FULLY
FOREIGN POLICY
Republican Nominee For the
Presidency Fires a Broad
side of InterrogatOrieS at
Democratic Leader,
WILSON Debating TO
THE STANDARD BEARER
Governor Must Yield His
Own Opinion to That OF
President in Order to ES~
tabIiSh Complete Accord,


Marion, Ohio, July 1S.--A bill OF |
particulars detailing the foreign
policy now proposed by the demo-
cratic party. was called for today
Nv Warren G. Harding, the repub-
lican nominee for president.
In a broadside of pointed inter
rogatories, the candidate chai-
lenged his democratic opponent.
Governor Cox, to say categorically
where he stood on article ten, the
Armenian mandate and the other
problems wrapped up in American
participation in the league of ma
tiOns.
Senator Harding's statement was
written while the Washington con-
ference was in progress. 1t fol-
lows in full;
The president and the demo-
| cratic nominee for his successor
! are in conference today and at the
! conclusion it will inevitably be an
nounced that they found them
| selves in complete accord, that
! harmony reigns, and unity is estab-
| lished in the democratic party. The
! significance of that announcement
will not be missed. There is just
| one way that one can establish ac-
| cord between himself and the pres
| ident-that is by yielding his OWE
| opinion a every point to that OF
! the president. When the nomines
establishes accord with the presi-
dent, it means that the latter is In
charge of the campaign and VIII
! be the real force of the next ad-
ministration, if it is democratic.
Therefore, in connection with
the announcement of harmony be-
tween the president and the demo-
cratic nominee it will be pertinent
to inquire the basis of the agree
ment.
THE country is very anxious to
know if aue unCuG iift-d attti ,anre4
of the league of nations program
IS agreed upon.
Second. has Governor Cox
pledged himself to ratification Of
the treaty and league without es-
sential notifications?
Heart of the Treaty"
Third, has article ten been ac-
cepted? 1t has been repeatedly de-
clared that article ten is the heart
of the treaty and that TO cut it ont
would break he heart of the
world Is the democratic ticket
still for article ten?
Fourth, the president naturally
has stipulated that Governor Cox
must assume, underwrite ANA
Iiquidate all the international COM
mitments in which the present ad'
ministration has involved itself and
the nation. The president could
mot possibly demand less. A dem
Ocratic successor could not possibly
grant less, because he stands on a
platform that makes the same
guarantees.
1T becomes, therefore, timely 70
ask: What are the various mys-
terious, uncertain obligations to
which the president has committed
Ius?' Somebody must tell us, be-
cause the people are wanting 10
know,
Has Governor Cox undertaken
in case he is elected, 10 renew the
demand that this country take a
; mandate over Armenia?
Has he undertaken to maintain
the administration policy in the
iAdriatic where we have well nigh
forfeited the friendship of the great
italian people, brought Italy to the
verge of revolution and almost
wrecked the establishment of the
peace?
Has he pledged himself to In
sist that Thrace shall be Joined to
, Bulgaria. instead of to Greece, re-
gardless of the wishes of the
Thracians, the Greeks and our
, allies?
, Broadly, has the nominee taken
, over the various and unknown
commitments of the present ad-
ministration's foreign policy in or
der to establish harmony between
the president and himself?
ITO these questions, the Amerl-
can people are entitled to an an
swer. They will insist on knowing
what they are assuming.
Meaning of Wilson Program.
1T Is perfectly apparent that
President Wilson's foreign policy
involves the need Of a great army
and navy equal to Britain's, 1t also
demanded creation of q regular
, army twice as large as we ever had
in peace.
RI What did the president want Of
these vast armaments unless 10
: fight with them? Governor Cox
will know, now, for he is in coin-
plete accord with the president.
1T is earnestly to be hoped that
, Governor Cox will frankly and
| promptly answer these questions
because the republican party wants
J the country to know If it rejects
) all these Ill considered commit
ments and pledges its administra-
tion against them"