Evening journal., 1920-07-31
COX CANNOT
DODGE ISSUE
Harding Again Asks Speci-
fcations as to League
of Nations
SAYS HE MUST
FACE THE MUSIC

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MARION. Ohio. July 30-senator
Harding prefaoed his front porch
campaign last, night with a public
statement again asking Governor
Cox for specifications Of the Demo-
cratic stand on the League Of Ma
tions and charged that certain pow
enful international interests CON
corned In President Wilson's foreign
policy were preparing to finance. lib
orally the Democratic campaign.
Tho Republican nominee declared
II had become apparent that the Dem
Ocratic campaign managers hoped TO
keep The league in the background
as a political issue, but he promised
they would not be permitted 10 do so.
The more the Democrats attempt
TO gel away from this issue" he
said. The more insstent the country
will be TO know what they intend TO
do II they are entrusted with the ad-
mlnisirailOn.
Referring TO the conference at
| Dayton between Governor Cox and
senator Walsh Of Massachusetts, a
Democratic supporter Of the Repub-
lican reservations To the peace treaty.
senator Harding said IL was evident
they had moi agreed on Article 10. and
| that the Democratic nominee was
standing by the President for ratin-
ration Of The league without essen
tlal notifications.
The statement also raped George
H. White, the Democratic national
chairman. for his criticism Of the
Republican plan TO hold campaign
contributions to 1000 each, and
/ predicted that, by November. the
country would show It's dlsapproval
Of unlimited campaign funds.
Undoubtedly II Is quite true" the
| Republican nominee continued. "ihat
certain powerful International inter
ests with care deeply concerned in
carrying out the present administra-
tons foreign policy, are prepared to
contribute most literally to the Dem
ocralle funds
Undoubtedly it is true. too. ihal
without such contributions the Dem
0crals would find ii very difficult 10
raise the funds they need"
senator Hardng's statement fol
lows in fun
"Our Democratic friends are having
/ ldlffcuty getting away from the em-
Iharrassment incident TO their eandi-
dates visit TO the White House and
/ the subsequent announcement that
he and the President found them
selves in entire accord
"At The time Of their conference
i addressed some questions to the
Democratic candidate which he has
not thus far seen fit to answer
zone Of them was whether in his
conference with President Wilson he
| had pledged himself to the ratiiica-
/ . N.- a f -
| essential notifications Another was
whether Article 10 had been accepted
lby him. Still further. | asked whether
Governor Cox had undertaken, if
elected to renew the demand that
this country take a mandate over
Armenia. I asked whether Governor
Cox had undertaken TO maintain the
administration policy Ia the Adriatie
where their policy has already we'll
night forfeited the friendship 0f thl
italian nation, brought Italy to this
Verge of revolution and almost
wrecked the establishment Of thC
peace. / asked whether Governor Coz
had pledged himself to insist, a.
President Wilson has heretofore In.
lsisted, that Thrace shall be settled a,
Bulgaria desires rather than az
Greece desires.
In short. asked whether tn
Democratic nominee has taken owe
the various known and unknown
commitments Of the present admin
istratiOn's foreign policy In order &
establish harmony between the Pres
ident and Governor Cox
'None Of these questions hav
been answered, either by Governo
Cox or by any authorized spokesma
for him But there is accumulatip
evidence as to the Democratic att
tude Senator Walsh, Of Masss
/ ohunsetts, a Democrat, was in Dayto
yesterday and, after long talk wit
, Governor Cox. declared that he wa
/ going to support the governor. Az
cording 10 the newspaper reports
the Senator was asked about Govel
, nor Goxs decision regarding Art
+ Gle 10, and Senator Walsh said thj
It was possible for him to agree wit
candidate on nine out OF ton /
: rsues and sti1l support that oandidat
even IL they differed on the tent
proposition.
"Thus IL becomes apparent thS
} Senator Walsh was not able to agrt
with Governor Cox's view on Artic
10. The only possible inference
that Governor Cox Is maintaining q
same attitude toward Article 10 thi
President Wilson has long maintaine
Apparently, the Governor has Give
5 assurance to the President that
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