The Glenwood post., 1920-10-02
uade Tets Bet. .Tne Stsrtes
Cur1snt Hvsnts Fer ths 0tlarsn
and oSoWn-uyA 1oe
GOV. cox SAYS HE 1s
AGAINST AMERICA FIRST

A&AkN8x AA664CA 14boA
'PleAss tell " some more about
what Senator Harding has been saying
| in his spseches, Uncle Ted. You have
not told Us anything about that for =
long time" 1t was Ruth this time,
begging for story. In fast ever since
the women have been given the right to
vote she has taken every opportunity
to got ahead Of her brother in every
possible way.
"1 am mighty glad you suggested
that, Ruth, beeauss I want to show
you the difference between the way our
next president talks about America and
the way in which Gov. Cox refers to
the subject. Az 1 have been telling
you for a long time, Senator Harding
has no use for the world club plan and
he is gong to fight it every minute he
gets and as long as it is necessary.
But Coy. Cox not only would follow
Mr.. Wilson in every particular 80 far
as the world club goes but more than
that he said in recent speech at Reno
Nevada, that america First, the great
battle cry Of all true Americans who
would place this country again on
basis of government by the constitu-
ton, was simply like the German slo-
gan, Deutschland Uber Alles,' which
means Germany over all. The whole
thing came up when Gov. Cox, during
his speech asked the question, is there
any man OF woman in this audience
who knows where Senator Harding
stands on the league Of nationsi'
guess Mr.. Cox didn't expect an answer
but he got one, for some on shouted,
For America First
"That brought the reply from Mr..
Cox in which he compared America
First to the German slogan and then
later on he said:
"If it is to be America First and
you are going to isolate her from
the rest of the world, you have to
arm her to the teeth, haven't you?
will tell you what my creed is:
1t is Lord God Almighty First
"Now of course, Mr.. Cox knows
very well that we do not have to arm
to the teeth any more than we have
armed in the past and he cannot make
excuses for his slur against America
First by quoting what he says is his
creed. Certainly Mr.. Cox cannot com
pare 'America First with the German
slogan unless he thinks we favor
world conquest such as the Germans
tried in 1914. Tho fact that Gov. Cox
referred to Germany as an isolated
power before the gerat war shows
that he must think that America would
become an isolated power if national
ism or love and devotion to our coun-
try should prevail above any world club
plan."
"What has Senator Harding had to
say in answer to this ?" asked Jack.
"Senator Harding" replied Uncle
Ted, has not answered these statements
directly, but in a recent speech made
in Marion to delegation of fortign-
born citizens, he went into detail to
| explain just what he believes America
First to mean. THIRTY races were
represented in the delegation to which
he spoke and one of the banners which
! they carried read: Americans all for
America First. I can tell You nothing
better about Senator Harding's views
on the relation of America First anf
the world club plan than to read you
some Of the things he said at that time.
Listen to this.
Nothing good has come from the
wllful assumption to direct the AFFAIR."
of Europe. No good of any kind has
proceeded from such meddling in Rus
sia. None in he case Of Poland. None
in the case of the Balkan states. None
in the case of Fiume. On the contrary,
the mistaken policy of interference has
broken the drawstrings Of good sense
and spilled bad counsel and bad man
ners all over the world. MEDDLING
ABROAD TENDS TO MAKE AMERI-
CANS FORGET THAT THEY ARE
AMERICANS. 1t tends to arouse the