The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-11
TAFT WILLING
THAT CABLES
Be. PUBLISHED
Former President says he
Gave Permission Recently
declares Wilson Wrecked
League With Article X.
APPEALS FOR HARDING

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President Taft, when shown the state
ment made public by Governor Cox at
Springfield, ILL.,, last night, said he
recently had given permission for the
publication of correspondence be-
tween President Wilson and himself
during the drafting of the league Of
nations covenant.
He also declared he had repeatedly
referred to the fact that the presi-
dent had consulted with him when
the league constitution was being
drawn and that there was no element
Of secrecy about the substance of the
communications exchanged.
When the subject of publishing
correspondence between the president
and myself was broached to me by an
emissary of the White House, l
promptly said to go ahead" Mr.. Taft
said Il had frequently referred to
the correspondence myself and would
possibly have published it if it had
been my business to do So"
TAFT Disappointed
Declaring he had favored accept
ance of league without reservations
and expressing disappointment that
the United States has not become a
party to it, Mr.. Taft held the presi-
dent responsible for the defeat of the
plan.
"The president wrecked his own
league" he said He wrecked it with
Article X of which he is the author.
Personally, 1 would stand for Article
X because l am exceedingly anxious
for league to be established
"At the same time, the League to
man, had no Article X in it's PROPOSE
ton. 1t had been clearly demonstrated
that the representatives of the people
of this country will not stand for
Article X The stubbornness of the
dorsement by the senate of the league
the treaty.
Cox Swallows All
Now, Mr.. Cox has swallowed
Article X and declares that as chief
| executive he will not approve the
league without it. That means that
with Mr.. Cox we shall get no league.
for even If the Democrats elected
every senatorial candidate which they
have in the field, they would not have
enough to carry the league without
reservations. Harding, on the other
hand, has already voted twice for the
league with reservations and promises
that as president he will endorse the
covenant without Article X or SINH
lar international agreement limiting
armaments, providing a court of ar
bitration and a conference for discus
sion Of non-judicial character That
is exactly what we want. and that is
what Harding as president will give
US"
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-Cable
correspondence between President
Wilson and former President Taft in
1919, during the drafting of the league
of nations covenant at Paris, was made
public here last night by Governor
Cox, Democratic presidential candi-
date, together with a statement by
the candidate criticizing severely Sen
| ator Lodge. Massachusetts, and other
league opponents.
Mr. Taft, the correspondence detail
ed, submitted by cable numerous sug-
gestions for changes in the tentative
league draft. and advised the president
regarding its presentation to the SEN
ate.
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a short trip tomorrow through Illinois
and to st. Louis, Mo, said that he
published the correspondence - a
White House memorandum because
| OF the equivocal position President
Taft and other friends of the league
now occupy in their support of the
candidate of the league destruction
lists.
The correspondence, Governor Cox
said, was initiated by him (Mr Taft
as result Of his study of the draft
agreement and quoted MI Taft's
"own words when sincerity of mind
and intelligence were not beclouded by
the partisan prejudice of a political
campaign"
The White House memorandum
containing some of the cables exchang.
ed by President Wilson and Mr.. Taft
stated, that in every instance" the
president followed Mr. Tafts sugges-
, tions, and Governor Cox's statement
| declared that every suggestion of Mr.
Taft was followed literally"
| The correspondence indicated that
Mr.. Taft's suggestions dealt principal.
| ly with protecting the Monroe doc.
trine, and dealing with American do
| mestic questions. withdrawal from the
| league, unanimous league decisions
and disarmament.
Several Cables Exchanged.
The documents made public contain
ed two cablegrams from the president
to Mr.. Taft and several from Mr.. Taft
| to the executive, including one in
! which A. Lawrence Lowell, president
Of Harvard University joined.
The final cablegram from Mr.. Taft
! sent to Secretary Tumulty and for
warded to the president, as given in
published correspondence, was dated
June %. 1919, just before the presi.
dent returned to present the treaty
| to the senate.
RAILROADS GO TO WILSON
ON COMPTROLlER'S RULING
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