Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-10
COX WILL PRESENT
CAUSE OF IRELAND
AT BAR OF LEAGUE
Nominee Makes Definite
Promise in Speech at
Butte, Montana.
MUST SETTLE MATTER
FOR PEACE PROMOTION
Declares Testimony at Chicago
Confirms G. o. P. Slush
Fund Charge.
IBy Associated prcss |

bE Associated Press.
BUTTE, MONT, Sept. "a definite
pledge TO present the Irish cause
to tho league OF nations. in event of
his election. and a further attack on
Republican leaders and that party's
contributions, were made here tonight
by Governor Cox in closing his Mon
tana campaign.
In three extensive speeches today,
at Helena, Anaconda and Butte, and
in half-dozcn r-platform talks
en- route. the Democratic candidate.
concluding tho first week of his West
ern tour. hammered the league. the
Republican corruption fund" and Ia
Dor issues into his audiences
The Irish question developed at tho
Governors meeting here in front of
the courthouse lawn
Says II Would lie His Duty.
1T would be my duty" he said
and very quickly availed Of as n
friend of peace. asserting tho friendly
right of any member of the league
10 present the Irish cause TO the at
tention OF the league under the au-
thority given by Article Nj and give
to Ireland. or any other agErieved
people. the opportunity to plead their
cause before the bar of civilized opin-
ion.'
Dealing with testimony before the
senatorial investigating committee at
Chicago, Governor Cox made fresh
assaults upon Will Fl. Hays, Repub-
lican national chairman; Treasurer
upham and his assistant. Henry NJ
Blair. The Governor declared tn.
Chicago testimony had confirmed his
charges. on the heels of dcnials by
Chairman Hays and other Republican
officials.
His fund OF arguments on tho
league. settlement of strikes by tho
Golden Rule instead OF bayoncts, and
progrcssivism were givon by the Gov
ernor He also reiterated attacks
apon Senator Harding, his Republicar
opponent. tho Senatorial oligarchy'
and big business"
In discussing the league, the Gov
ernor presented local questions in
Anaconda and Butte with their large
laborlng populations of many racial
sources and their copper interests
And at Helena he also argued recla-
nation development. Through the
league. the candidate said, material
p'oSPSiAty DC ndu Dy CTcltln /,
foreign markets for copper and other
products OF mine, farm and labor
when European conditions becoma
stabilized.
Threatens Peace or Nntions.
The Irish question. Governor Cox
said. needs settlement to promote
peace between the English-speakins 9
races. Reading Article NJ. OF the
covenant. providing for considera-
tion by the league council or as
sembly OF any international questions
whatever which threaten to disturb
either the peace or the good under
standing between nations" Governor
Cox said that. under existing condi-
tions. the Irish question could no;
be presented ito tho bar of public
opinion"
Under the league it can." he con-
tinued. 1--WE have four times as
many people of Gaelic blood in the
United States as there are in Ireland.
and their natural feelings not only
figure in our domestic relations. but
also stand like granite between the
stretching hands OF England and
America. So long, therefore, as the
Irish questions remains unsettled
there will be some conflict in Amer
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