The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-16
COX FOR
E'E!EARE Il!G..
PROGRAM
Elected Will Ask Women to
Hold National Meeting
for Social Pro-
gress.
IN FAVOR OF LEAGUE
Appropriations for Military and Naval
Purposes Could be Diverted
to Fight Dis
IN FAVOR OF LEAGUE
IBy Herbert W. Walker, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

[By Herbert W. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 16.-Gov-
ernor James M. Cox promised here
today if elected he will ask represen-
tatives Of all women's organizations
to hold a national meeting and formu'
late a program of human welfare and
social progress, -four congressional and
executive action.
Speaking before a nOn-partisan or
ganization of Cele-iand women, the
democratic candidate attacked the re-
publican senate for being so interested
/ in "scrapping the league" that it ne
elected questions of public welfare
! He asserted that OUT of total appro
priations of $500, 100000 by the last
congress, only 1.01 per cent was al
lotted to welfare and development
purposes.
i The governor left the inference he
favored a federal department of edu-
cation and health by saying "equal
consideration with labor should be
given these two features of public life
by the federal government
He declaerd in favor of federal
bureau of Americanization to CO.
operate with the states in educating
aliens. "
'The surest safety valve for law
and order is to teach foreigners our
language, to treat them justly and to
inspire them with American ideals, "
Cox said. Nov that the war is over,
T urge the prompt restoration of our
great civil liberties of free speech,
free assemblage and free press"
hi
by entering the league of nations, ap-
preparations heretofore made for mill
tary and naval purposes can be dl-
verted to fighting disease, maternity,
educational work stamping out OF
| iliteracy, Americanization work and
the enlargement OF educational IA
cilities.
| The governor said he believed he
could anticipate what national meet
ing of representative women would
demand and that many of the ''planks'
he could indorse now.
"All women are concerned with the
fact that every year a quarter OF a
million little children and twenty
| thousand mothers in child birth die
from preventable diseases. A major
tity of these babies and others die not
in cities despite the heat and conges-
ton, but in farm and mountain settle
ments where medical help is out OF
reach. Our platform urges co-opera-
ton with the states for the protection
of child life through infancy and ma
ternity care Not only do l stand up
ON this platform but if, within my pow
er, will act so promptly that this
toll of American child life shall not be
Ineedlessly proonged.'
The governor declared that he had
! lent his support to the passage OF
! ffty-fomr laws to better conditions OF
| life and labor.
Before a large crowd at Detroit last
night, Cox attacked Elihu Root
| Charles E. Hughes, Herbert Hoover
fand other ''pro-league republicans,
| for their statement in support OF
Harding and following his declaration
at Des Moines for rejection of the Yer
! sailles covenant.
| In a brief address at Eyria, Ohio
| Cox characterized Senator Harding's
remarks on the covenant at Indian
apolis last night as his twelfth
somersault on the league Of nations
ISSUE"
"This thing of trying to wiggle into
the presidency will not do in this mod
ern day Of advanced civilization he
warned.
At Fremont Cox was asked how the
! league affects the Japanese question
He replied sit is distinctly understood
America reserves to itself the right tc
deal with its domestic questions. The
third Hitchcock reservation carrie:
that specific provision. The japanese
question is an internal one. I nigh
say more than that, that this is /;
white mans country and the yellow
man can't run it. If the yellow mel
want to come here they have tha