Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-31
HARDING CHARGES
cox DODGES ISSUE
Saws Democrats Want People to
Forget All About League
of Nations.

Marion. Ohio, July Ex-Governor
Cox is called on to let the people know
where he and the Democratic party
really stand on the peace treaty and the
League of Nations, In statement issued
Yesterday by his opponent, Senator
Harding. The latter charges that the
Democratic nominee has not yet answer
cd the Senator's questions on tins issue,
and he reiterates that it Is plain that
Governor Cox is pledged TO follow Presi-
dent Wilson's foreign policies.
In the declaration by George White;
chairman of the Democratic National
Committcc. that "progressivism is to be
the paramount issue of the campaign,
senator Harding sees an attempt to soft
pedal the national referendum on the
League of Nations and push vague ISSUES
to the front.
Governor Cox's silence on the Senator'S
questions. and the decision OF Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts, TO support the
governor, despite their disagreement over
Article Y of the treaty, are regarded by
senator Harding as showing the desire
O. tho Democrats to forget the whole
sorry business.
Calling attention to the announcement
of Chairman White that the Democratic
committee would place no restriction on
the size of campaign contributions, Sena-
tor Harding charged that certain power
ful international interests concerned In
the execution of the Presidents foreign
policies are prepared to contribute most
Ibernlly" TO the Democrats war chest.
While the Republican Presidential
candidate did not specify who these
interests are his statement Is interpreted
here rs meaning the same group OF
International bankers that Senators
johnson and Borah asserted at Chicago
were behind efforts to defeat the oppo-
nents of the Treaty OF Versailles at the
Republican convention.
Chairman Whites Characterization as
"huncombc" Republican efforts to limit
campaign contributions TO 81 900, coupled
with his announcement that funds for
financing the Democratic campaign would
be received in any amounts, Senator
Harding declared was a queer sort OF
progrcssivlsm. ;.
Ii is understood that Senator Harding
conscious of reports from Dayton III
which Governor Cox attacked the Repub-
lican campaign fund, has sought for some
time an opportunity TO speak on the
question Of political finances Some
az his advisors feared that yesterdays
visit 20 Marion of forty Chicago business
men. including James A. Patton and
Colonel Nathan W McChesney, all of
whom are members of the Republican
campaign finance organization for the
ci,y of Chicago, might react unfavoraoly
for the Senator
Mr. Whites interview in Washington,
however. gave Mr.. Harding his opPor-
tunity to attack Democratic methods OF
raising money and TO take the edge of
OF the Chicago business mems visit by
a reiteration OF the Republicans present
policy of a campaign fund by popular
subscriptions not exceeding $1,000 each.
Our Democratic friends are having
difficulty getting away from the embar-
rsssrnent incident to their candidates
v,slt to the White House and the subse-
oucnt announcement that he and the
President found themselves In entire
accord" says the statement.
AT the time of their conference
addressed some question to the Demo
cratic candidate, which he has not thus
far seen fit TO answer One of them was
whether in his conference with President
Wilson he had pledged himself TO the
ratification of the treaty and League
without essential notifications. Another
VAS whether Article Y had been accepted
BY HIM.
Still further, / asked whether Gov
ernor Cox had undertaken, if elected, to
renew the demand that this country take
q mandate over Armenia. | asked
whether Governor Cox had undertaken
10 maintain the administration policy
IN the Adriatic, where their policy has
already well-nigh forfeited the friendship
Of the Italian nation. brought Italy to
the verge of revolution and almost wrecked
the establishment of the peace. | asked
whether Governor Cox had pledged him.
self to insist, as President Wilson has
heretofore insisted, that Thrace shall be
settled as Bulgaria desires, rather than
as Greece desires.
In short, asked whether the Demo
cratic nominee has taken over the various
known and unknown commitments OF
the present administration foreign policy
in order TO establish harmony between
the President and Governor Cox.
None of these questions have been
answered either by Governor Cox or by
any authorized spokesman for him"