The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
COX CALLS HARDING
ENEMY OF IRELAND.
Also Pictures Him as Victim
Of French HumOrist in World
Fraternity Proposal.
LEAGUE HELP FOR ERIN
Nominee Promises Action If
EIected-Gompers Appears
on Same Platform.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HunsLp.
BUFFALO. Oct. 1S.--Gov. Cox fred both
barrels Of his political shotgun at Sem
ator Harding tonight. first. on the
ground that he is and always has been
a foe of Ireland. whose troubles he
described as world tragedy" and,
second, upon the theory that French
jokester caused the declaration at
tributed TO the Republican nominee
that he had been approached by repre-
sentative of France who asked that
America lead the way for world
fraternity.
In taking up the issue Of who 1t
was that approached Senator Harding
with the world fraternity idea. Gov.
Cox Joined hands with President Wilson.
whose letter demanding statement as
to whether he had been quoted correctly
appeared to-day in the newspapers. In
the reference to Ireland Gov. Cox went
further than he has gone before in his
attempt to picture himself as the ex-
ponent of Irish freedom and Senator
Harding its enemy. These were the
features OF Gov. Cox's speech tonight
in the auditorium. ending day a
hurry up campaigning in Syracuse,
Rochester and Buffalo.
1.-The good will between the English
speaking nations of the world is essen
tiai to established peace" said Gov
Cox. THE only thing that In any way
interferes with 1t Is the Irish question
Under Article XXI. of the league. when
ever anything arises calculated to dis
turb good feeling between nations any
member of the league may bring 1t to
the attention OF the league. If the
Irish question shall not have been set
tied by March A, 1921, and should be-
come your President. 1 shall bring 1t
myself, If necessary, to the bar Of pub
lie opinion through the League Of Ma
lions.
How League Could Help.
Senator Harding says that this is a
domestic question that concerns Great
Britain and Great Britain only. My
Judgment Is that II has become a world
tragedy. / call your attention to the
fact that the English papers have been
predicting Senator Harding's election
and that three days after he expressed
himself against the interests of the Irish
people. Balbriggan. in Ireland, was
burned to the ground by British SOL
diers, and old men. women and children
were rendered homeless.
"Can it be possible that the Senator's
American mind? This is becoming a
war of determination. The League of
Nations is the scientific assemblage of
the conscience of the world To deny
that a war of determination Is not
shocking to the conscience of the nations
is to affirm the belief that morals are
no longer part of national or interna-
tional life
1.-THE United States after Websters
famous Ave year fight for Greece. APP
appointed commission to investigate
the situation in that country, where the
peoples were seeking to be free. In the
League of Nations we would have the
established means of doing Just what
was done under Webster's leadership.
Senator Harding has voted against
every proposal Of self-determination In
the Senate from the beginning of his
service until now. including every pro
posal for the freedom of Ireland In
discussing this principle with reference
10 the Philippines. he said In the Senate
January 28, 1916: I'VE have never
heretofore been seriously concerned about
the consent of the governed Evidently
this is one of the fundamental principals
OF the league which the Senator canno;
indorse."
Takes Up French Proposal.
Here Gov. Cox changed to the question
brought up by President Wilson relative
20 the reported conference between Sen
ator Harding and a representative OF
France. The Democratic nominee de
manded to know whether the suggestion
for world fraternity had not come from
Maurice dc Kobra humorist OF Paris
who is In the United States writing q
series Of political and other articles for
La fbertie. The incident is the same
as that which President Wilson called
attention to to-day IN a letter to Senator
Harding inqulring whether he had beer
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