The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-09
NEW ASSAULT UPON HARDING POLICIES
 IS MADE BY COX
Declare Harding Has Taken Eight Different Positions in Regard to Foreign Policy
 of the Nation
By Associated Press

treat fallS, Mont, September 8.A new assault upon the international poll cies of Senator Harding. republican pres dential candidate, was made here to- night by Governor Cox of Ohio, his Montana campaign. Governor Cox de- clared Senator Harding had taken eight different positions.
 At public gathering here tonight. ending a day of rear platform campaign ing across southern Montana, the gov- ernor demanded definite statement from Senator Harding and suggested that the republican candidate referee a League of Nations debate between Sem ator Johnson of California and former President Taft.
 -'The campaign, even though we are more or less in the prelminares," said Governor Cox, has reached a stage when we should take count of the stua- tion. It would seem fitting to direct the nations thought to this outstanding thing; the changing. vacillating, incon- sistent attitude of the senatorial candi- date for the presidency on international questions.
 HARDING'S POSITION
 
 as follows:
 '1. In the Senate, voted with mild reservatonists.
 ''2. In the Senate, advocated and voted for the Lodge reservations.
 ''3. In the Senate, supported the Knox resolution for separate peace with Germany.
 "4 Nominated on a platform which de- clared the League of Nations has srg- nally failed
 ''5. Speech of acceptance proposed sep- arate peace with Germany and new re- lationship of nations to be established by him and the scrapping of the league.
 '6. August 2S speech, an entirely new plan-the resurrection of the dead The Hague tribunal under which occurred the Russo-Japanese. the Boer the Balkan and the great world wars.
 '7. Speech of September 6, The league has now passed beyond the possibility of restoration
 "s. Same speech September 0, amendment or revision of the league covenant is still among the possibili- ties
 Tt will be seen, therefore. that eight different proposals have been made by a candidate for the constitutional posi- ton of President, the officer who in large measure initiates the international policies of this republic.
 ENDORSED BY ALL
 Let us not forget in this connection that republicans of all shades of opin- ion on this subject have visited Ma rion and without exception, whether the guest favored the league or op- posed the league. he invariably re- ported to the press that he indorsed Senator Hardng's position as stated to him in conferences. All this would be Imaginable if it were not so tragic.
 Tt is important that a definite de- cision come out of Marion. Tn this con nection I have a suggestion which is that Senator Johnson, who is against any kind of league. and ex- President Taft, who has indorsed the present league, conduct joint debate on the front porch at Marion and that Sena- tor Harding render a decision which will be not only his decision, but his final decision"
 Governor Cox here and in a number of rear platform addresses also char acterized Senator Harding as the re actionary candidate of the senatorial oligarchy and of big business inter- ests trying to buy the presidency"
 Mir. Harding. the governor asserted, secured only 723 of 10000 votes in the Montana republican primary. The
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