The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-21
cox DENOTES HIS
DAY TO CRITICS
OF ARTICLE TEN
Charges propaganda of Mis-
representation" Empha-
sizing Congress Only Can
Declare War.

WILMINGTON, Del. Oct. 21.-A
special drive against critics of article
10 of the league of nations and
against false criticism they were said
to have uttered, was made here today
by Gov. Cox of Ohio.
Nation wide propaganda of mis-
representation" regarding article 10
has been circulated, the Democratic
candidate asserted, emphasizing con-
tentions that congress only and not
the league has authority to declare
war and that the league councils de-
cisions must be unanimous and are
merely advisory.
Gov Cox's address here, referring
specially to article 10, followed re-
cent attacks from prominent Repub-
licans against the league provision,
and opened his Delaware and Mary
land campaign. This afternoon and
tonight in the convention hall where
President Wilson was nominated
eight years ago, the governor was to
make two addresses in Baltimore.
The team ADVISE" in article 10
relative to the league councils pow
ers, was declared by Gov. Cox to be
limited solely to advice. Stressing
the provision for unanimous council
action, Gov. Cox said:
I'VE should never, in the haze of
weighing statements and webbing
pronouncements, lose sight Of the
uncontrovertible fact that under ar
ticle 10 the council can render only
advice. And that even this action
can not be taken unless and until
every representative, including our
own, voted in the affirmative"
"One of the Hitchcock reservations
voted down by the treSty wreckers,"
declared that no American SOW
ereignty was relinquished, the COVER
nor asserted.
Drastic Measures" Lost.
Explaining the leagues operations,
Gov. Cox said that Cancellation. or
"a joint diplomatic note to all law
abiding nations in condemnation" of
any offending nation. severance of
diplomatic relations or an economic
boycott, would be means employed
before consideration of more "dras-
tic measures"
Even then, he commended. congress
sional approval would be required.
Not until every other method had
failed would there be any need for
ever considering drastic measures"
the governor continued. But if it
be commended that desperate crisis
might arise, such as that which
threatened the world in July, 1914,
then the council would sit in special
conference. II all the representatives
on the council were agreed that to
meet the situation, 1t was necessary
to employ other means, then it would
be empowered to make such a recon-
mendation. Our representatives
would cable the facts of the case, to-
gether with the unanimous resolu-
| ton of recommendation, to the presi-
dent, who in time would Law both
the facts and the councils advice
before the congress. together with
his own recommendation. Congress
| would then determine it's course of
action in the circumstances, precisely
as it does now"
Isolation as Check.
Isolation. economic and otherwise
for any nation, the governor argued.
| would go a long way toward pre-
venting hostilities.
1T is extremely doubtful he said.
'if any nation would have the temer-
| ity TO fly in the face Of outraged
public opinion of the whole world
and it is a moral certainty that no
nation would be so foolhardy as to
try to live, let alone carry on effec-
| tive warfare. in economic isolation.
Some may say that If the council
has no authority to order military
forces into the field in defense of
the covenant. the peace Of the world
would be no better secured with the
league than without it. Such an in
ference would be entirely at va
rance with experience. Earl Grey
at the time the British secretary for
foreign affairs, said in 1914 that if
in the critical days Of July and Au-
gust, he could have got the stdtes-
men of the great powers around a
table in conference for nine days or
nine hours the world war could have
heen ayerted"