Evening star., 1920-09-18
cox STATES VIEWS
ON ORIENTAL ISSUE
: IN san" FRANCISCO
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and after a parade up Market street
rendered him an informal hotel reception
before his auditorium address. En- route
here the governor made a platform
address at Suisun.-
Senator Harding's nomination, Gov
COX asserted, was a ratification" by
the Senatorial .oligarchy." The ensu-
ing republican campaign, he said, had
public;
The governor also accused Senator
Harding of having. a chameleon pol
ICY, charging him with reversing his
position upon the Japanese question as
weli as upon the league issue. The SEN
ator's latest league speech. the demo-
cratic candidate. declared, made a total
OF ten variant positions assumed.
Den0uncen Chicago Procedures.
Denouhcing the Chicago convention
proceedings In scathng terms, Gov. Cox
said s -.
From, that, hour until this the small
group Of men that made the nomination
has been the custodian Of the candidate;
sponsored and censored his spoken
words and outlined his whole course. In
grateful recognition. Senator Harding,
In his speech,lo of acceptance, promised a
plural government in contradistinction
to the conscience and personal RESPONSE
bility of the President himself.
the weeks has been the greatest politi-
cal farce in the history Of the country.
Certain types of men are sent for, and
as they leave the front porch prepared
interviews are, handed to the press.
Everything works with a mechanical
precision. The hand Of the masters is
supreme and the one objective is to de-
ceive the public as to what is actually
going on. behind the scenes.''
Japanese Question.
In stating his position on the jap
anese question. Gov. Cox read the
democratic platform plank. pledgfng
support to a policy of mon admission
of Asiatic immigrants" and said:
MY Interpretation of that is that
California objects to land owned
within her borders by orientals. The
fundamental principle of the demo :
cratic party is that the states shall
exercise every right in the determine
they may properly exercise within the
Constitution of the United States. To
| the United States is reserved the
treaty-making power establishing the
| relations of the nation as whole
! with friendly nations.
california should not ask. and
am sure, does not ask for any pro-
| cedure in the oriental settlement
problem. which cannot be accommo-
/ dated to the general policy of the
| government In harmon1ouSly working
out such agreements as must be made
with friendly nations. At the same
! time, IL California does not desire heI
! lands to come into the possession OF
orientals. she may expect. in conse-
quence with the. established demo-
cratic principle. the genuine cooper
| alton of the national government in
| the working out Of a plan whereby she
excludes the oriental settler. There
| is nothing evasive about this. 1t con-
stitutes a fiat offer of cooperation IN
| any decent settlement Of this ques-
| tion." :.
The governor was applauded fire.
| Quently, especially when he outlined
his position on Japanese immigration
! TO which he added: "God Almighty in
| tended that the fathers of America
should be white men,"
A man in the gallery led three
| cheers for the nominee when he de-
nounced the republican leaders for
attacking President Wilson during
his illness.
A question from the gallery re-
garding Ireland drew from the gov
ernor a reiteration of his promise to
| call attention Of the league to the
Irish question.
And II Ireland achieves her in
dependence" the governor added, "she
| will want the league because it pro-
| vides for protection Of weak and
small nations against external ag-
gression."