Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-02
PEACE PR0F|TEERS'
ATTACKING
GOV. COX DECLARES
Nominee Back in Missouri
for Last Lap of His
Western Tour.
Ry de Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. October Gov
JAMES NJ. Cox, presidential nominee.
came back into Missouri today for the
last-lap Of his long western tour.
Entering the state from Oklahoma,
where he spent yesterday, his timer
airy called for stop and an address
at Joplin this morning. after which he
will come to Kansas City. arriving
late today. Rear-platform speeches
will be made along the route Gov.
Cox and his party will leave for Ere
mont. Ohio, tonight.
Three addresses are to be delivered
in Kansas City, according to program.
The principal one will be in ConVen-
ton Hall tonight. One address will
be in city park in Kansas CITY,
Kan. and he also will speak at a
dinner in his honor given by local
council of women's clubs.
Upon his arrival here Gov Cox
will be met by delegation OF demo-
cratic leaders. including Gov r. u.
Gardner, John n Atkinson. candidate
for governor, and c. E. Yancey, chalr-
Iaan of the state centred committee
Among woman democrats who Will
meet the NOMINEE will be Mrs. Burns
Jenkins of Kansas City. national COM
mitteewonan.
X.
will share the platform with MIS-
George Bass of Chicago, who will
discuss issues of especial interest to
woman voters
Discusses DEMONSTRATION Feature.
JOPLIN, No, October In speeches
at Miami Oklah enaa,, and at Joplin to-
day, Coz; Cox DISCUSSED the human1-
tartan provisions. of the league Of ma
tions. asserting that the 'profftesrs OF
To
prevents them from Exploitation Of
humanity i'm sweatshops and inSani-
tary IacrufieS
The governor said:
Under article % the members Of
the league agree to- maintain fair ana
just conditions of labor for men. wom-
en- and Shildren. to cooperate in pre-
vention Of communicable. contagious
and vocational diseases; to prohibit
exploitation of women and children
and to control the traffic in opium and
other dangerous drugs. =
LAS you will find the munition
profiteer is opposed to the league be-
cause it provides for disarmament.
making future wars impossible. so he
cannot col ndollars out of blood, 50
you viii find the profiteer Of peace
opposed tot the league because of ar
ticle Is. which prevents him from ex-
ploitation of humanity in sweatshops
and insanitary factories. He will not
admit this as his reason. but probably
will join in general clamor against
article TO-"
Gov. Cox asserted it must be great
satisfaction to the women of America
to know they were recognized on
equality with men in holding league
positions months before they were
granted the right of suffrage in our
own country.
Ends Tour OF Oklahoma.
G yIob
yesterday gave Gov. Cox reception
rivhlfng in. enthusiasm any reception
of the democratic candidates western
trip:
Headed by the league of nations.
demecratic doctrines were preached
diences which roared their appraval
Chee6ing crowds. W8Ying h4AnefA.
brass band parades and jammed au-'
ditoriums marked the gaSerner'ss tour
today througbs stats iteslng hers;
and 3 rousfng meet ing At conyentioh,'
with the league predominant. Gov
Cox's. addresses. were replete with
discussions of agricultural questions
or especial interest in the cotton,
wheat and oil belts through which he
citation of 1.-The senatorial oligarchy,
especially Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts.
A new form of attack was encoun-
tered by the governor at Gambler,
from which sheaf of kilograms
signed by various names had been
sent him. He asked his audience
about the kilograms. mostly questions
on the league, and some were declared
fictitious and others unauthorized.
The affair, Gov. Cox declared. dis
closed tricks of politicins' skulldug-
gerry"