Evening journal., 1920-10-04
CAMP AIGN OUT
OF COX'S HANDS
Wilson Demands Election
Be Squarely Upon
League Issue
INSISTS ARTICLE
X SHALL STAND

WASHINGTON oct i.-Woodrow
Wilson. In his first campaign appeal
directed 10 The people last night took
the Democratic Presidential campaign
out Of The hands of Governor Cox. In
lrymen" The President demands that
the November election be squarcly
upon The issue Of HE League of Ma
lions and virtually nullilcs the stale
ment Of the Democratic nominee that
wisconsin was a dead issue In the
present fight.
Mr.. Wilson harks back 10 the idea
Of The solemn referendum, which he
FIRST accepted more than a year ago
when the treaty and the league were
still before the Senate
No new arguments arc advanced by
Mr. Wilson In support OF his cOnten-
iion that the league should be rati-
! Ned as he hrOuehi 10 back from Paris.
lie attacked those who seek to scrap
The league and charges that they were
possessed Of gross ignorance and i'm
prudent audacily." lie compares
senator Hardings appeal FOR Amerl.
canism 10 the policy OF ISOLATION and
defiant segregation NJ Prussia. Only
few times in his League 0f Nations
tour did the President equal in bit
ternes- the message which he gave to
the country tonight
Apparently Mr. Milsoa Is still de-
lcrmincd as ne has been from the
beginning Of the treaty fight. that Ar-
ticle y "ihe heart OF The covenant "
shall bc In the covenant when Amer
lea enters the league He informs the
voters there j. nothing In Article y
MAT "inlcrforcs with or impairs the
right Of Congress 10 declare war or
not declare war accOrdine 10 iis own
Independent judgment as our cOnsti-
tuition provides
10 seems impossible TO Washington
observers that Governor Cox can es-
cape the issues that the President has
made Unless lhp Democratic n0mi-
nee wishes 90 sacrifice the support
and allegiance on the While House
faction Of the party he must follow
the lead that the President has ad-
yanced Coming as 10 does. on The
heels OF Governor COX's western trip
70 was laken tonight 90 mean That
Mr. Wilson wishes the final month or
the campaign t0 hr fought out square
ly upon his handIWOrk at The peace
conference.
Governor Cox himself has never
I In any of his campaign speeches ap-
/ preached The league issue In any such
vigorous fashion a. mas been done
now by Mr. Wilson That Governor
| Cox can escape the burden which
/ The President has placed upon him Is
| considered improbable
There have been indications since
Governor Cox nrsl showed What hil
methods of campaigning were 10 b,
by making the improved charge OF
a huge slush fund against the Re
puhlicans that the White llous'
would not be satisfied 10 have thl
cause OF Democracy go before thl
people on any such grounds
Tho situation now indicates tha
the President slill feels very mucl
as De did before The san Francisco
convention that what ne has dom
In his eight years Of Office, and NOR
especially during and since the war
must be Vindicaicd 10 was aloni
those lines that the fight at the con
Nenlion contcrcd within the platform
committee. where document ap
plsuding every act OF the chief eXecu
tive WAS evolved II is g7nerall'
/ acknowledged That the President dil
: not Interfere actively In the selection
- " candidate. believing that ih
platform would prove sufficient bon
I TO guarantee personal vindicatlon.
O. There Is no apparent escape no,
. from the conclusion that the prcsl
g deiN at least expects the Novomne
election 10 determine whether IN
!. people NJ the United STATES wish .
q enter the League OF Nations as h
b. brought 10 from Paris.
There Is not a sugg sstion Of con
a promise: there Is no mention e
= reservation "inierpretative or null
n flying"
Specifically The President expccs
s The voters 10 answer this question
/, no YOU in particular approve Of q
a League Of Nations as organized an
" empowered in the trcaiy2" lie e.
presses the conviction that "tl
whole world win wait for your We
y dict in November as 10 would wa
y for an inlimation Of what its futu
III is TO he"