The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-09
His Stand for Reserve IONS
Much More Liberal I tn
That of Wilson
TACKLES PROBLEMS
WITH DIRECTNESS
Made 1t Plain He Will Enforce Pro
hibition Law Promises Relief to
Wage Farmers and salaried People
In War Taxation Burden.

In war Taxation Burden.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Special Despatch to The Reformer Copy
right 1920.
DAYTON, O., Aug. Ex-Governor Cox
in his speech accepting the Democratic
nomination for the presidency, took his
stand squarely on the Democratic plat
form with respect to the league of ma
tons, but he went further and, interpret
ing that platform, specified the reserva-
tions which, if elected president, he would
accept. He. named first, one that gave
America an absolutely free hand and le-
gally notified the other nations that moth,
ing IN the treaty or league could interfere
with the right of congress to declare war
| or with the constitution itself which he
pointed out could not be contravened by
any treaty but was the supreme law OF
the land.
In his second reservation. the Ohio
governor would insist that America state
Fat the outset that she was entering the
league only with the understanding that
f, 1t was to maintain peace and comfy
| This, Mr.. Cox believes would enable
America to remain aloof from any military
alliance or other war-making controver
! sizes
| Governor Cox endeavors in his speech
| to show that Senator johnson and Sen
ator Harding are in absolute accord in OBJ
| posing the league of nations and he takes
| the Republicans to task for abandoning
| the position they were in when they fav
! ored ratification of the peace treaty with
reservations.
The difference between President VIII
! son and Governor Cox, and there is a
| substantial difference, lies in the willing
ness OF the Democratic nominee to accept
an aH-embracing reservation that would
reasspre the American people concerning
the fears of supcr-goveTnment- and loss
| of sovereignty which Republican orators
have successfully spread in the last year
| Of debate Mr. Wilson used to brush
| those fears aside as non-sensical and would
make an academic or legal argument sup
/ porting his contention he never did give
| formal or outspoken approval to any sci
| Of reservations and although he often
said he would accept interpretative reser
yations the impression which opposition
| speakers implanted was that he wanted
the treaty ratified without the crossing d
ST. or the dotting of an 81"
Gov. Cox senses this weakness in the
| Wilson defense Of the treaty and says thai
| although the language of the covenant i,
clear and although 'any high school boy
knows that the constitution cannot be
swept aside by any treaty, nevertheless
| he is ready to include reservations which
would absolutely prevent misunderstood
ing abroad and would carry reinsurance
at home.
Governor Cox tackles the many prob
| lens before the country with directnes.
and although some people may disagree
with conclusions he reaches nevertheless
in almost, every instance he goes at ques
tons with some solution.
This is no time for wobbling," ex
| claimed the governor as he made his
position clear on the league Of nations
on strikes and labor, on prohibition and