Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-21
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League Platform

sition upon the league Of nations is.
, sue. The governor denied Mr.. Root.
statement that he demands the
league Just as Mr.. Wilson nesoti.
ated it" and called upon Mr.. Root fol
retraction
The governors telegram follows:
"Elihu Root, New York City:
Il have before me a quotation
from your address on the league Of
nations delivered in, New York Cit,
Oct. IS, which reads: Mr.. Cox de-
clared that he will insist upon the
treaty just as Mr.. Wilson negotiated
It,
Il am addressing you most re-
spectfully with recognition OF your
integrity of purpose and the sig
nal service which you have rendered
as public man, mindful OF the fact
that you may have fallen into error
thru ignorance of the situation owing
to your absence from the United
States during q part OF the presi-
Dental campaign.
'Your statement, however. is not
In keeping with the facts which you
are assumed to know by perusal OF
the daily papers.
Will~Accept Reservations.
Il have invariably stated in my
address, and re-state here, my
whole hearted desire to make the
United States member Of the
league Of nations, and that, to Sc
cure that contamination of the pur-
POSE of America when she entered
the war. will accept reservations
that will clarity, that will be help
full, that will reassure the Esn: can
people, and. that, as a matte, ~ good
faith, will clearly state tn ca :,sso-
ciates in the leas',e Il congress
and congress alone Eas .nc right to
declare war, and that Our constitu-
ton sets up limits in legislation or
treaty making beyond mn:ol we can
not go.
st have further stated that will
accept reservations from any
source which you are offered In sin
cerity and with desire to be 3.elp-
full. I have also stated that II am
elected Npresident my election can be
continued only as mandate Of the
American people. and that to secure
ratification Of the treaty and the
league would set down with the
members Of the United States sem
ate; would confer with Mr.. Wilson
and with you. Mr.. Root, as wei: DIS
with Judge Taft and all others who
have sincere purpose and whose
service In the past equips them es-
pecially as advisers in this work.
Says Statement 10 False.
you know and know full well TIA;
Senator Harding very recently said:
I am not interested In cl4ridcs ion !;
am interested In rejection AS !
have stated at the beginning. / ain
placing ascharitable consl, at,nn u,l
on your statement that per aps your
partisanship has prevent. dc your
reading my addresses and Year.
prejudice has prevented x}you tim
realizing the destructionist a,ta 4de
Of your own candidate; but ytr h4ve
made a statement concerning .ae
which tha records show "a Sc 80, and
firn..? but respe, @nlls esM un,n
you to correct this So. me, "a, a,ea
Mr.. Root. you have :. i've. Al an
honorable station in e.
"A.ary people trust so". you ,..o.
no rign' TO deceive them, . ut,v =
the tru>. IN iris campala.. -.
consclence ~u .>'l you .h..- duty T..
1t should be s;ipst o. to duly t. you,
party. :,
(slgned) "lian.s NJ. Cox"
Con ch..s e e~eeit.
A statement by ..,,e,nor Cox
commenting upon the i.nu, message
said:
Il am today addressing a -c,-a rsn.
to Elihu Root calling upon him 'or
an immediate retraction OF a 1..ts-
statement in his New York add ress
as to my position towards secu. 'nc
ratification Of thei treaty and she
league.
Il am doing this because II Is now
apparent to me at least that Mr..
Root end the thirty eminent 1eoub-
licans who are for the league asso-
c!ated with him in a statement issued
to secure support for Senator Hard.
Ing. whom they know by his own
words ~ against the ieague-are at
tempting e deceive the voters.
they arr Ierrnitting their par-
,N5a''jship to rlse above their pa
.ui"''sm and trusting perhaps, that
The whole wobble of Senator Hard
ING may be in their direction.
am asking the newspapers to
carly this statement and q COPY OF
the telegram sent to tlr. Root q. a
matter OF fair I'lay IN use the as
ISOLATION OF pro-!eagu, republicans
la by him have no. 81, =, The facts
aad are not giving the .,,s 70 rhe
l.'nl lie.
only last night Or. char ;. 1.l.,o,
Called attention to this ve,v thin.
to group of student voters A, Hac-
ward, In my presence"