New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-18
Enthusiasm of President
Grows and He Decides
All Cabinet Members
Must Take the Stump
Much Stress ToBe
Laid on Article X
Bakers COlumbusAddress
Dealing With League of
Nations Will Be Model
By Carter Field


WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-President
Wilson has decided to throw the whole
strength of the Administration into
the fight to elect Governor James M
Cox. Virtually the entire Cabinet
personnel is to be rushed out on the
stump, with orders to take Secretary
Bakers speech at the Ohio state con-
vention at Columbus to-day as the
model for their addresses. The Presi-
dent, it is learned, heartily approved
the Baker speech.
Secretary Baker in his address made
a vigorous defense of Article x of the
league covenant. He asserted that there
could be mo league or peace or dis
armament" without the equivalent of
Article K "accepted as common prin-
cirle and obligation by all nations
He said critics Of the article "mis-
read into it some sort of fear" He
said that the league, "in all human
LIKELIHOOD" would be able to make the
guaranty in the article effective "by
mere weight of it's moral and economic
power" He asserted that the article
in its principle and purpose, is thor
oughly American"
The decision that all the members of
the Presidents official family should
go out on the stump was made public
after long Cabinet session to-day, at
which members of the Cabinet gained
ol>.
for Governor Cox. 1t is the prevail
activity is the direct result of the Re-
publican challenge that the Wilson
administration is really the chief is
sue in the campaign, Governor Cox
having elected to follow the Admins
tration on the League of Nations and
peace treaty.
president Wilson is enthusiastic
for Governor Cox" one member of the
Cabinet said, "and will do all he can
to bring about his election"
Wilson to Issue Statement
This Cabinet member who refused to
permit the use of his name, indicated
that the President soon would issue a
public statement in regard to the Cox
candidacy. The President can do no
more than this, for his health has not
improved to the point where he could
take the stump, or ever make one
speech in public for the Democratic
nominee. And although his condition
is reported to have improved steadily,
there is said to DC no hope that it will
permit of speech making before cleo
ton time.
1t is understood that there was gen.
eral agreement at to-days Cabinet
anfI hat c+0 10 g.
unturned in helping the Ohio Governor.
The Administration is bitter against
the Republicans. The President is re-
ported to be still smarting under the
attacks on his administration and his
treaty, and now that Governor Cox has
championed everything that bears the
Wilson mark the President and his as
sociates are more thar anxious to lend
their assistance.
The President, i! is understood,
wishes all of the Cabinet members to
devote as much time as possible to the
stump. Secretary Baker led the way at
Columbus in a general defense Of the
League Of Nations.
Other members of the Cabinet are ex-
pected to go to the voters in the fight
for the Wilson league. The President
called for a solemn referendum" on
the league in a letter to the Jackson
Day banquet and his enthusiasm FOR
that referendum has grown since then,
it is said.
Harrison Wants Cabinet Members
cambridge Colby, Secretary CT State;
Edwin 7. Meredith. Secretary If Agri-
culture, and Joscphus Daniels, Secre
tary Of the Navy, will take the stump
soon. All of the members have been
asked by Senator Harrison, of Missis
sippi, chairman of the speakers bureau
Of the Democratic National Committee
to help, and now that the President has
spoken there is no doubt they will
do so.
Copies of Mr. Bakers speech were
placed on the desks of other Cabinet
members to-day. 1t is understood the
President read the speech before his
War Secretary left for Columbus and
that he was much pleased with it,
President Wilson's enthusiasm for
Cox has grown since their Sunday
meeting at the White House a month
ago. For a time after the conference
there were limitations not only from
Dayton but from National Chairman
George White in Washington that
Governor Cox in his speech Of ac-
the league, if not the Wilson Admins
tration. The White House let it be
known in a roundabout way that the
Democratic nominee would find him
self in all sorts of trouble if anything
of that sort was attempted.
Governor Cox sent the President an
advance copy Of his speech. 1t met
with instant approval by Mr. Wilson.
Joseph P. Tumulty, the Presidents
secretary, was hurried to Dayton to
attend the notification ceremonies. Mr..
Tumulty brought glowing reports from
Dayton. And consequently, it is said,
Governor Cox has gone up in the