South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-10
COX PLEDGES
AID TO IRISH
UNDER LEAGUE
Will Present Case Under
Article II, He Tells
Butte Miners.
ATTACKS SLUSH FUND
Says League Will Create For
eign Field for Copper
Output.

Iy Associated Press:
BUTTE. Mont. sept "a def
mite pledge 20 present the Irish
cause TO the League OF Nations I'm
event of his election. and further at
taCks on republican leaders and
that party's contributions were
made here Thursday night by Gov.
Cox of Ohio. in closing his Montana
campaign.
In three extensive speeches
Thursday at Helena, Anaconda and
Butte and a half dozen rear plat
form talks enrOute, the democratic
presidential candidate concluding
the first week Of his western tour,
hammered at the league the re-
publican corruption fund, and la
bor issues. into his audiences The
Irish question developed al the gov
ernor's meeting here In front OF the
court house lawn.
1T would Doe my duty he said
and very quickly availed OF. as
friend of peace. asserting the friend
ly right OF any member or the
league 20 present the Irish cause 20
the attention Of the league under
the authority given by Article IL,
and give 10 ireland or any other
aggrieved people the opport 1ity 10
plead their cause before the bar or
civilized opinion
Fresh Assault ON Hays.
Dealing with testimony before the
senatorial investigating committee
AZ Chicago. Gov. Cox made fresh
assaults upon VIII H. Hays. republi-
can national chairman, Treasurer
I-pham and his assistant, Henry NJ.
Blair. The governor declared that
the Chicago testimony had conilrm-
cd his "slush fund" charges on the
heels OF denials by Chairman Rays
and other republican officials
His fund Of arguments on the
league. settlement of strikes by the
Golden rule instead OF bayonets, and
proFressivism were given 10y the
governor. He also reiterated attacks
upon Sen. Harding, his republican
opponent, the senatorial oligarchy
and big business.
> In discussing the league the gov
crnor presented local questions lh
Anaconda and Butte. Both towns
have large laborng populations, oi
many racial sources. also huge cop
psr interests At Helena he argued
reclamation development. Through
the league. the candidate said. ma
rerial prosperity would be hau py
creating foreign markets for cop
per and other products OF mine
farm and labor. when european
conditions became sta 6lllzed.
IsSuC '.ccd- settlement.
The Irish question. Gov. Cox said.
needs settlement 20 promote peace
between the English speaking races
re4ding Article II of the league
covenant. providing for cunsiderd-
fiou hv the league council or as
s,nblv OF any international qucS-
mons whatever. which threaten 10
disturb either the peace or the sooo
understanding between nations
Gov. cox said that under the exist
ine conditions the Irish questions
could not ne presented Ito the bar
of public opinion Under the league
r. can" he continued we have four
tfnes as many people OF Gaelic
blood i'm the United States as therc
are i'm ireland. and their natural
feelings not only figure I'm our DO
mestic relations. but also stand Ike
Granite between the stretching hands
cf England and America SO long
therefore. as the irish question re-
mains unsettled. there VIII be some
conflict in America with the idea OF
world wide cooperation between the
English speaking nations.
End Only Of Might
-It must not be forgotten that
when we took up arms, the thing
that gave US unity and great enthus-
i1su was our declaration that we
fought 20 end the rule of might.
that We were champions Of the rights
of small peoT les, that we stood Tor
The reign Of law based upon the CON
sent OF the governed AS have said
before the league contemplates en-
durins peace.
happiness There Will not be happi-
:, ness without justice You cannot take
mountains nor rivers. nor other
phvsiclI characteristics and by their
natural lines create EOvernm entail
entities that Will endure. ON the
other hand. racial groups will form
"a better guarantee OF peace. This Is
not only fundamental common sense
hut 10 touches the basic principle
of the armistiC and the league itself.
Therefore ] contend that the League
of Nations will be helpful 90 the
civilization OF the world. because IL
,ri1 be creative ~ new life nation
al and otherwise. for racial Sroups.
which have for generations f1stercd
The same aims and hopes and aspira-
cons that inspired ,he founders OF
our reE ubic-
Hearty Receptions
Gov. cox was introduced here by
Judge j. j Lynch and by Gov.
stewart. q Montana to other audi
er-es al OF which gave hearty re-
cept.ons. Admirers at Helena. where
he spoke before gO!nC ro Anaconda
f.- "a six o'clock thelter meeting and
returning 90 Butte Thursday evening.
tu- aboard the governors train
quarter 0f elk for game dinner
FRIDAY The governors schedule
called tor his departure from Butte
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