Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-12
Cox Makes Public Cable Correspondence from Taft to Wilson Relative to League, and Says Time Arrived to Bring Before Jury
 
 of People Thought of Leading Statesmen

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 CCONTTNrED FFOM DAGE ONE> cy. it shall recommend no settle ment. the ground will be completely cut from under the opponents of the league in the senate"
 The latter. Mir. Taft said. would cover tariff Japanese immigration and similar domestic questions.
 Taft Submitted Drafts
 Submitting drafts of proposed amendments and detailed arguments in their behalf one of Mir Tafts messages stated:
 "The Republican senators are try ing to stir up anxiety among Repub- licanS lest this he limitation upon our tariff. It would help much to meet and remove objections and cut the ground under senatorial obstruc- tion."
 Regarding the Monroe Doctrines protection. MT. Taft was quoted as follows:
 My impression is that if the one article already sent, on the Monroe Doctrine be inserted in the treaty. sufficient Republicans who signed tn round robin would probably re- treat from their position and vote for ratification so that it. would car ry. If the other suggestions were adopted, I feel confident that all but few who oppose any league at all would be driven to. accept them and to stand for the league
 Another message by MT. Taft on March 2S. 1919. upon the same sub ject said:
 Endangered Monroe Doctrine
 Venture to suggest to President Wilson that failure to reserve the Monroe Doctrine more specifically in face of opposition in conference will give great weight to objection that the league as first reported en- dangers the doctrine. It will seri- ously embarrass advocates of the league, it will certainly lead to sen ate amendments embodying doctrine and other provisions in form less likely to secure subsequent acquies- cence of other nations than proper reservations now. Deem some kind of Monroe Doctrine amendment now to Article 10 vital to acceptance of league in this country. I say this with full realizations that complica- tions in conference are many and not clearly understood here. A strong and successful stand now will carry the league"
 Alarmed Over Reports
 Another on Apri! 13 signed by MT. Taft and A. Lawrence Lowell read: Spr'TsiR
 Friends Of the covenant are seri- ously alarmed over report that no amendment will be made more spe- officially safeguarding Monroe Doc Urine. At full meeting of executive committee of League to Enforce Peace with 90 members from 1S1 states present, unanimous opinion that withCUt such amendment. Re publican senators will certainly de feat ratification of treaty because public opinion will sustain them. With such amendment treaty will be promptly ratified"
 The White House memorandum made public by Governor Cox said that the leagues reservation of do- mestic questions was made "as sug- gested by Mir. Taft and almost in his own words" All of the other s,ig- gestions from Mir. Taft. it stated. were followed as shown by quota tions from the league covenant.
 Before American Jury
 In making public cores pondence. Governor CoX's statement said that time had arrived "to bring before the American jury the recorded evi- denee that the league is the Composite thought of the leading statesmen of the world and that it incorporated all the suggestions that were honestly offered by lead ing United States citizens"
 Citing suggestions bv Elihu Root. Charles F. Hughes and others. Gov. ernor Cox reiterated that it's opposi- tion was "a partisan conspiracy"
 ''It seems but yesterday" said Governor Cox. that all the leaders Uf American thought were for the league. The past IS months of plot and conspiracy, holding up the civil ization of the world and tearing at the heart strings Of humanity. for political purposes" are as a night ] mare.
 Lodge Arch Conspirator
 Governor Cox referred 10 the White House dinner in February 1 1919. at which President Wilson. he said. conferred upon the league GOV enaH With the senate foreign rela- tions and house foreign affairs com mittees and added:
 But before this meeting. Henry Cabot Lodge as the arch conspirator of the ages. had uttered his defiance and issued the mandate that peace should not be if it came as the re-