The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
COX LINKS IRISH
AND LEAGUE IN
GARDEN SPEECH
Crowd of $4,000 Hears Him
Accept Hitchcock's Policy
OH Congress and War.
CHEERED II MINUTES
Declares for Reservation
That President Said Was
Not Acceptable.
WARNS OF GREAT PANIC
Financial Disaster Certain if
| L. s. Fails to Enter League.
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Says Candidate.
WARNS OF GREAT PANIC

Speaking last night in Madison
Square Garden, in the heart Of what
Mr.. Bryan used to call the "enemy's
country" Gov. Cox held the attention
Of between. 1900 and $4,000 persons
with his final appeal In the East for
Endorsement of the Wilson League OF
Nations by his election to the Presi-
denoy.
He reserved to the end OF his speech,
which was frequently stopped by APP
plarse and BY questions, which the
Governor usually answered TO the
satisfaction OF the hecl1ler. a sentence
which he said he wished to be his
formal eSpI ession with reference to
Article ""
II should willingly accept he said,
"a reservation stating explicitly that
the United states assumes no obliga-
ton to use its military or naval forces
to the end Of assisting any other mem
Der Of the league, unless approved and
authorized ny Congress in each case"
II substance this is precisely the
reservation which Senator Hitchcock.
the Administration leader, submitted
TO President Wilson last January. Mr..
Wilson rejected It, lie said TO Senator
Hitchcock. Amy reservation or reso-
luton stating that the United states
assumes no obligation under such and
such an article unless or except would,
am sure, chill our relationship with
the nations with which we expect 10
be associated in the great enterprise
of irainta,ning the worlds peace
The candidate based his plea for the
League OF Nations on the appeal that
the nation must keep faith with It's
81 900 soldier dead, and also on the as
sertion, which ho has developed re-
Gently. that the world Is bound toward
gigantic financial disaster II IL doesn''
get the league.
HecIsi~d ON Irish Question.
1T make the prediction definitely" he
said 'that unless within a year we have
World there will be the most serious
financial depression the country has ever
witnessed
Also adapting this Argument 20 the
supposed requirements OF New YorS
and the other big centres OF the East
the Governor held out rosy promises OF
ghat he could Go for Ireland. His ap-
proach 20 this was declaration that the
only bar TO good relations between th'
English speaking nations had been the
Irish question.
Now under Article ~. OF the league,
ne said. whenever a matter arises tend
ing In any way 20 interfere with exist
ing good relations between tho nations
OF the world any member nation car
bring Il 70 the attention OF the league
n become your President and the
Irish question shall not have been set
tied by the early part OF next year
then shall exercise the executive au.
thority Of a nation J am sure VIII be
member OF the league. and ! shall
myself II necessary present TO tho bar
OF public opinion. TO ihe conscience o!
the world. the cause OF the Irish
p. ople."
This drew a great cheer. at the end
tried 70 squeeze his thin voice into the
din moment enrlicr. shouted:
How will you hiring The question Q;
Ireland before the league? That Is d.
nestle question Of England"
go on. Jimmy; tell him" another
man shouted as Gov. Cox refreshed him.
self from a glass Of waser ot his elbow
Don't worry. I'll tell him." the Gov
ernor flung back. MY friend. you have
been reading Senator fiardlnes speeches
lie is the only man know OF who says
It is a domestic question don't BELIEVE
II is ! know II is not, and Will tel
you why II IL not. Whenever war hs
comes t7ar OF determination ,t be
comes n world tragedy.
The League os Nations is tho scientific
assemblage of the Conscience of th'
World. and II you tell me that the burn
ing Of Villages in any country In The
world by military order, and the throw
ing Of old men and old women out oi
their homes. II you tell mo that th'
slaughter OF the Armenlans is not .
spectacle, as is the spectacle that Ire.
land now presents II you say TO me hs
that Is not revolving 20 the conscienc'
OF humanity. then say 10 you tha'
morality no longer abidss in the human
heart and no longer is Il a part OF th,
policies Of governmcnts--or Of th'
policies OF ali the governments enterina
into n compact agreement"
Cheering Lasts Twelve Minutes.
More cheering fot this. and voice
crying. YOU got him. Tim"
''ffavo I answered your question: Are
you satisfied" Gov. Cox demanded, A
tho friend OF Ifish freedom said nothing
more ~ was assumed that he was satis-
fed
The crowd got I'D and shouted toi
twelve minutes when Gov. Cox was In
troduoed lie could not complain Of the
welcome ne received In the only politica
rally staged this year IN the oity's lnrg.
est meeting place, and from the larscs'
indoor audience hs hae addressed i
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