The Washington times., 1920-07-28
Cox Should Meet Harding's
Challenge Regarding Article X


chains the necks Of the twenty million Christians In
Korea and the forty million Chinese in shantung?
Senator Harding Republican nominee for President
challenges Cox the Democratic nominee for Pre
dent to state his position Article Of the League Of
Nations.
This challenge was issued in consequence of
Coxs pilgrimage to the shrine OF President Wilson and OF
his humble confession of faith to the great Democratic auto
crat
1t is Article which President Wilson has proclaimed
be the very heart Of the League tamper with which
would be to destroy the League Now Governor Cox after
his pilgrimage publicly announces that the President and ne
en- rapport the League Nations and all other
subjects The President graciousy confirms Governor coxs
declaration
That Article is the heart of the League does not need
the statement of the President to make 1t clear The very
show that it the most porenou dangerous and
provision in the whole League bad as
the other provisions The great struggle the League In
the Senate centered around Article and was on account
OF Article and the Presidents obstinate refusal to consent
its amendment that the progressive Democratic Senators
and all the Republicans in the Senate united to reject the
League
Article Is the section which provides that all the
members of the League shall guarantee the territorial nteg
rty of each Of the MEMBERS in other words the United
States would be bound entern che League under Ar
tice K the aid of Great Britain with our army
and and financial whenever she was
cned with the loss of any of her territory including Ireland
India Egypt Persia all of which now in open revolt
against and should be obliged help France to keep
the territory which she has grabbed with mperasc appe
ioned spoils of oldfashoned war, and should be
obliged with army and navy to the aid OF Japan
if Japan threatened with the loss Of % Christian
Koreans who struggling against Japans cruel do
mnion them obtained by reachey and by the rossest
violation of faith only the Koreans but to the United
States and the world also could she require aid the
40OOOO0OO Chinese should themselves from their
sumber and joining with the Russians start to throw Japan
of Shanung and off the Asiatc continent which she Is
tracking up with blood wherever she goes
We think that Senator Hardings challenge to Governor
Cox is fair He ought to meet the challenge He ought to
answer it promptly, clearly, explicitly
Consider the present situation: England and France
scked Poland Russia without the slightest and
with hearess disregard the probable consequences to
the poor little Polish gamecock Russia forbore not one
provocaton but dozen provocatlons to strike back at
Poland She allowed with mere verbal protest. the
Poles her Russian territory to depth OF ZOO
miles without striking blow It until this mag
unanimous patience and forbearance misunderstood by
the Poles to be fear heplessnessa
which led to utmatum by Poland to Russia more out
rageous and intolerant than the Austrian umatum to
Serbia which started warthat the Russians prepared
to defend themselves Even then they did not strike the
first blow but like little boy with hand his mother
doorob and confident in the belief that his mother home
hurs nsolent challenge at another boy Poland relying
upon France and England and it appears America
also, struck at Russia without warning
But Russia, with heave of her great thews, has
thrown the Poles out of the Russian territory and broken their
army into pieces Advancing rapidly the Russian troops
stand within ten miles of the German frontier and within
half days march of Warsaw with resistance worthy
the capable Of being offered them.
Now, France and England tell Russia that she not
the Polish frontier because forsooth Article of
League of Nations guarantees the territorial integrity of the
members of the League.
But Article did not guarantee the territorial integ
rity of Russia against Poland member of the League
And when speaking of the human lives involved in
these reckless it is basphemous talk about League
of Nations promoting peace which permits its
bers to invade another and then undertakes prevent
other nation from retaatng in order to end the and
punish aqQressor What incite nations