The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-09
COX AND WILSON NOT
ONE ON THE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS ISSUE
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(CopyrtSht By The InteQigencer)

DAYTON, Ohio. Aug. i.--Governor Cox
in his speech accepting the Democretic
nomination for the presidency. TOOK hIS
stand sQuirely On the Democratic p.at
Form with respect 70 tho League or
Nations. but ne went further and. m
terpretlng that platform, spccireG the
reservations which, II elected president
here ne would accept he named tlrSt,
ore that gave America an aoSouteiF
free hand and legally notified the other
league could interfere with the right or
Congress 70 declare WAY or win the
Constitution Itself which he potnted out
could not b. contravened D. any treaty
but was the supreme law Of the land.
In his second rHser' alton. the ONO
governor would insist that America
state al the outset that she was enter
INK the league only with the Under
standing that Il was 70 maintain peace
and ccrity This Mr.. Cox believed
would enable America 10 remain aioot
from any military alliance or other war
making controversies.
Governor Cox endeavorS in his speech
70 show that Senator Johnson and SEN
a'cr Harding are IN absolute accord IN
opposing the League OF Nations. and ne
takes the Republicans 70 task for aoan-
donirS the position they were IN when
they favored ratitscat:op NJ the peace
treaty with reservations.
wilson And Cox Not Ono
lNN QlfIeEenNS between sESSlGeNL
Wilson and Governor Cox. and there -
a substantial dirier~nce-lias IN the viii
llnsness OF the Democratic nominee 10
accept an aN-embraclng reservation
that would reaSsuTH tho American pso-
pie concerning the fears OF super-goN-
ernment and loss Of sovereignty which
Repub lean orators have successfully
spread in tYs last year ~ debate. Mr.
Wilson used 70 brush those fears aside
as nousensIcal and would make az
- FFr-r>
his contention be never did Gtve tormat
or oUtspoked approval 20 s'N~Set Of res
ervations and although he often said h"
would accept lnterDretat!ve reserva- =
ricns the impression mas opposition
speakers implanted was that he wanted
'he treaty ratified without the crossing
OF a =" Or the dott!Hs OF an -
Governor cox senses this weakness IN
thc Wilson defense Of the treaty and
says that although the language Of the
covenant is clear and although any high
school boy knows that the Constitution
cannot Re SWEEP aside by any treaty.
nevertheless he Is ready to include res
creations which would absolutely pre-.
ven, mlsunder. landing abroad and
would carry reinsurance 81 home.
Governor Cox tackles the many Prob
lens before the county With directress
and although some people may dsagres
with conclusions he reaches. neverthe-
less !r almost tvery instance he goes az
questions with some solution.
This Is no time FOR wohhlinS" eX-
clsimel the governor as he made his
position clsa ron the league OF nations.
on strikes and labor, on prohibition ard
or thss transportation -d!Sfi-ulriss of we
country.
As To Prohibition
With respect % prob h.r;uu. Governor
Cox called attention 20 'hA oath %
office which n president takes on being
irauguratad. namely 20 preserve pro
terc and defend the Constitution 81 :ha
tinted States and added that ,hs pub
l'c official who fails 10 enforce the law
Is an enery both - tho Constitution
and = the American principle Of ma
lnrity rule He plainly loft the :rCer.
eighteenth amendment fc-b,ddlrS tho
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