The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-21
|NAUGURATES A
SPECIAL DRIVE
AGAINST CRITICS
Governor Cox Assails the
Nationwide Propaganda
of Misrepresentation of
Leagues Opponents
TREATY WRECKERS"
VOTED AGAINST HITCHCOCK RES
ERVATIONs IN THEIR EFFORTS
TO DEFEAT THE WORLDS
COVENANT
TREATY WRECKERS"

Wilmingham, Del, Oct PA spec
al drive against critics of Article 10
Of the league Of nations and against
false criticisms they were said to have
uttered was made here today by Gov
ernor Cox of Ohio.
Nationwide propaganda of mis- rep
resentaton," regarding Article 10 has
been circulated the Democratic candi-
date asserted. emphasizing conten-
tions that congress only, and not the
league has authority TO declare war
and that the league councils decisions
must be unanimous and are merely
advisory.
Goyfrnor CoXs address here. refer
ring especially to Article 10, followed
recent attacks from prominent ~Repub-
Leans against the league provisions
and orenel his Delaware and Mary
land campaign. This afternoon and to-
night in the convention hall where
President Wilson was nominated eight
years ago the governor was to make
two addresses in Baltimore.
The term advise" in Article 10.
relative TO the league councils pow
ers, was declared by Governor Cox to
be limited solely TO advise. Stressing
the provisions for council action,
Governor Cox said:
we should never in the haze OF
wiggling statements and wobbling pro-
nouncements, lose sight OF the un-
controvertible fact that, under Ar
tice 10 the council can render only
advice. And that even this action cam
not be taken unless and until every
representative, including our own
votes in the affirmative"
One OF the Hitchcock reservations
voted down by the wreckers
declared that no American sovereignty
was relinquished the governor de-
c,ared
Explaining the leagues operation,
Governor Cox said that conciliation or
"a joint diplomatic note to all law
abiding nations in condemnation" OF
any offending nation, severence OF
diplomatic relations or an economic
boycott would be means employed be-
fore consideration of more drastic
measures" Even then, he contended.
congressional approval would be re-
quirod.
Not until every other method had
failed would there be any need for
ever considering drastic situations"
the governor continued. But if 1t be
contended that a desperate crisis mighs
arise, such as that which threatened
the word in July, 1914. then the
council would sit in special conference.
II all the representatives of .he coun-
Gil were not agreed to meet the sit
uation 1t was necessary 10 employ
other means. then II would be cnl-
powered to make such recommenda~
tion. our representatives will cable
the facts OF the case together with
| the unanimous resolution of recommen-
dation TO the president, who in turn
would lay both the facts and the coun-
cils advice before the congress, to-
gcthor with his own recommendation.
Congress would then determine its
course of action in the circumstances.
precisely az 1t does now"
Isolation, economic and other other
wise, for any nation, the governor ar
gued would go long way toward pre-
venting hostilitles.
1t Is extremely doubtful he said,
''it any nation would have the tcmer-
ity to fly in the face of outraged pub
lie opinion of the whole world and
it is moral certainty that no ma
ton would be so foolhardy as TO try
TO live, let alone carry on effective
warfare in economic isolation.
"Some may say that II the council
has no authority to order military
forces into the field In defense OF
the covenant, the peace OF the world
would he no better secured with the
league than without It. such an IN
ference would be entirely at variance
with experience. Earl Grey. at the
time the British secretary for foreign
affairs said in 1914 that II in the crit.
ical days of July and August he could
have gotten the statesmen Of tie
great powers around a table IN con-
ference for nine days or nine hours
the world war would have been avert
cd"