Evening journal., 1920-07-23
HOPE TOFREE
COX OF WILSON
Democrats See Serious
Handicap in Compact at
FamauSo Conference
OHEOAN THE GOAT
is THE VIEW

WASHINGTON. July 23-Eforts are
being made by leading Democrats TO
discover way by which Gov. Coz
may get out from under the burden OF
the Wilson-Cox compact on the
Lesgue OF Nations entered into here
last sunday
The famous White House -n0nfer-
enco resulting in the dual statements
by The President and Governor Cox 10
me effect that they were one on the
league and that what President VIII
son had promised Gov. Cox would en-
deaNor 20 fulnl has raised a storm
Of protest
Democrats returning from ihe CON
ference at Columbus at which form
er Representative White, an alleged
'firy' was elected as chairman Of the
campalen committee in, place OF h..
AGAINST the results Of the White con-
forence has not been favorable.
There has been a storm OF protest
by those Democrats who believed "a
new deal had been made In the Dem
0cratc party, that new leader had
been found and that the burdoU sup
posed DO cluster around The continued
leadership Of the President had been
lifted.
The shock resulting from the re-
ports OF the conference which showed
ihat Cox had swallowed the league.
hook, bait, sinker and ALL was ac-
cOrdingly severe.
Those Democratic Senators who vo-
ted for ratification and who were re-
garded as prescribed by The Presi-
dents letter 10 the Oregon Democrat Is
are reported to De up In arms. They
are calling for a showdown and de-
handing explanations. That other
group Of militant Democrats repre-
sented by the combination OF Murphy
Taggart Nugent. Brennan, Lynch
and Wilbur Marsh OF Iowa, who
thought they had unloaded Wilson
and Wisconsin when they defeated
McAdoo and placed Cox ln nomina-
lion, are also gasping with amaze
ment and are asking for a diagram.
Gov Cox. 70 IS represented, Is
placed In the embarrassing position
N either having accepted -Atr. VII
sons position In the league In toto
or OF having deliberately set about
dccoiving some one. and an are ask
ing who the "some one" rs
The suggestion OF a way ont Is be-
ing made in the form OF explanations
here and there that the conference
between the President and Gov Cox
resulting in the heralded accord
dealt only with the broad principles
of the League Of Nations, that the
details. the questions Of reservation:
and similar incidenrdls are TO bt
taken up later and that IN the dis
cusslOn OF these details Gov. Cox will
exhibit himself a leader In his Owr
right, forging ahead TO some goal tC
De defined when The Governor makes
his speech OF acceptance and starts
on his campaign tour.
From Columbus comes apparentl,
Inspired stories that the Governor
stands lust where he always ha.
stood. namely. IN faveor OF roserva'
tlons that win not sacrifice the inde
.pendcnce OF the United States moi
scrap the Constitution.
The venerafion exhibited Tor mi;
document Is being vehemently eX-
pressed. and the President and Cover
nor Cox are said 20 be IN accord on
this question also, but not on such
vexed questions rs Article 10 and
Article a. articles which the Presi-
dent has said were vital portions of
This new Constitution Of humanity.
Those who make up the group OF
Gov. COx's advisers realize tnat the
nominees position Is dehcalo IN ho
rOeS too far IN one direction he d.
likely 20 be called TO time by Dem
ocratic Senators seeking reelection on
their record OF having voted for rali-
ncation. on the ether hand. he may
De called short by The issuance OF an
epistle TO humanity with special ref
frenoe 70 the american electorate in
ditcd from rs sunny southern cx-