Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-19
Confidential Files Reveal Attractions
 of Federal Statute

rCONTINT1ED FROM PAGE ONE' two bills, one of $24 ,5S3.25 and the other s10,53422 from the Western Newspaper Union.
 A letter from Theodore Markburg of Boston to Secretary Short dated August 12, 1920, says that the most direct road to ratification (of the treaty) is the complete defeat of the political party which has suffered the conscienceless senate band to ride it's neck"
 Letter Discussed Article Ten
 Another letter from MT Marburg 10 NIr Short. written at Baltimore on April %. 1920, discussed an arti- cle on the league of nations, written by Hamilton Holland addressed:
 ''I strongly urged that the article in question be reprinted by the type and style of a newspaper clipping that from tie Times, preferably and sent to every delegate to the Democratic and Republican conven- tions before the meetings of the con- vetions."
 The article quotes President Taft as opposed to any participation of the League to Enforce Peace in the present political campaign. A letter from Mir. Taft to MT. Short on Aug ust 19, 1920, says:
 T am opposed even to a series Of questions propounded by the League to Enfore Peace to presidential can didates. Such questions cannot but take on q partisan attitude"
 Would Support Cox
 A carbon copy of an unsigned let ter from Mir. Shorts files. addressed to Mir. Taft under date of August 13 adds:
 Personally I find myself much in- clined to act with the Cox forces and am under the impression that good many of those who. like myself. have hitherto been Republicans, are like ly to take the same course. Many others will support Harding-Profes- sor Irving Fishers report furnished considerable reason to believe that Harding will yield to pressure as the canvass goes forward but his vacillation and lack of principle do not commend him to me"
 On August '. 1920, Mir. Taft sent two letters to MT. Short, enc being confidential note. which said:
 Sends Formal Statement
 "I am enclosing this with a more formal statement because I do not wish to threaten to resign as a means of preventing action by the executive committee which the mem- bers of that committee may think it wise to prepare to take but if they conclude to take any acton looking to the support of one party rather than the ether in the cam paign T wish to resign my position as president of the league.
 q feel that Harding is going to be elected and that the only chance for the league with the Lodge reserva- tions is through him and his sue cess"
 The more formal letter which accompanied the private note said in part:
 G. O. p. His Only Hope
 "The one hope of securing the league with the Lodge reservations is through the Republican cand1- date. His statement has not been thoroughly satisfactory to me but still think that circumstances will resuire him to conform to his vote, twice recorded in favor of the league with the Lodge reservations, and he has said nothing in his acceptance speech which will prevent him com ing to this solution of the difficulty which will confront him in an at- tempt to negotiate a peace, new association or league such as he sug- gests in his acceptance speech.
 League Solicited Funds - That the League to Enforce PeaceI solicited $5OO0 subscriptions from a number of wealthy men and women is indicated in a letter from Secre- tarv Short to MT. Wickersham under date of July ?, 1919. The letter asks Mir. Wickersham to solicit such sub- scriptions from Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont T. Coleman Dupont, Ebert H. Gary. James w. Gerard, William Il. Nichols. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., all of New York, the ate Slenatcr Mur-'