Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-29
THOUSANDS GIVE
GOVERNOR COX
GREAT OVATION


were adopted and then it was given to
Charles Evans Hughes, four years ago
the candidate Of the Republican party
for the presidency, for scrutiny and sug-
gestion.
Mr.. Hughes made seven suggestions,
five of which were written in.
81 see that Judge Hughes, in the
speech delivered here today, says that his
suggestions were not literally written
into the covenant" the candidate said.
''The spirit and the provisions and the
principles of what he suggested were
written, and in fact instead of five, you
might in full propriety say that the
greater part of another suggestion, which
makes six suggestions; they all were
written into the covenant of the leagu.
AT the peace table at Versailles ell Of
these amendments and additions were
approved
you ask why It was made part or
the Treaty OF Peace?
For the very simple reason that the
one compensation of this great war is
peace, peace for your generation and
peace for all future generations"
INDORSED BY EVERY
RELIGIOUS SECT.
After the covenant was brought back
to America by the President, it was In
dOrsed by practically every important
religious sect in the country, he said,
citing a list of favorable resolutions by
Catholic and Protestant, Jew and GENTLE
bodies.
''what is the point of this religious en-
dorsement?
1t is this: That when we were spirit
ual we were all agreed, and we did not
differ until we became political.
More than that, when God talked to
us we were for it.
''When Lodge talked to some Amer
leans they were against it"
There WIS prolonged cheering when
the speaker declared that to his mind
the most important Endorsement Of all
was that of the Gold Star Mothers, whose
81, 900 boys lie in France.
He analysed the opposition which de-
veloped from the senatorial ongarchy,
showing how the President had earnestly
endeavored to get into the treaty and
the covenant all the practical sugges-
tons made by Congress upon his re-
turn from his first trip to France.
These suggestions were worked into
the document, he said, and yet before
the President had a chance to set foot
on the soil Of France. while he was yet
in mid-ocean. the basest conspiracy In
all the history Of mankind was under
way in the United States Senate"
One by one Governor Cox called the
names Of the leaders Of the th,rty-eight
Senators who signed the infamous round
robin denouncing the league and one
by one the crowd Kissed and hooted
them.
For each Of these men Governor Cox
predicted a return to private life on
March 4.
II said to you that this question OF
peace was almost too sacred to be q
political question. but it is In this cam
paign because of that conspiracy.
ut is necessary to come to the people
in order that under the institutions Of a
free Government the PEOPLE might undo
a great wrong which was perpetrated in
the Senate of the United States, and ]
believe you will admit with me the I'm
propriety of even suggesting that enc
Of the cOnspiratOrs himself should be
assigned to the task of conducting the
process of correcting that great wrong
When he was a party to the preparation
of the deed himself"
The Governor took up the form Of the
league, article by article, and clearly ex-
planned its intent and defended It sgains;
objections which have been raised.
Article 10. he said, Is based upon the
Commandment, Thou shalt not steal,
and is nothing more horrible" than the
prohibition Of territorial grand larceny
He showed how the league was de-
signed to prevent the four causes Of
war-theft Of territory OF weaker nations
by stronger, great national armaments
secret diplomacy and the practice OF
monarchs declaring war without con-
sulting their poop'es
TAKES Up OBJECTIONS
TO THE COVENANT.
Taking mp the objections to the cove
nant, Governor Cox asked;
II suppose they have told you in Tndl
ana that II we go into the league, we
viii have TO send our boys overseas, every
time there is a row in Il European back
alley Have you heard that in Indiana 2"