Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-29
LAW { ORC|NC
AND COVENANT
ARE STRESSED
Candidate Also Takes
Harding to Task on
Baltimore Speech.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 28.-
A statement regarding the Vol
stead prohibition enforcement
law-that he would oppose "ans
measure" that is in conflict with
the constitution and the 18th
amendment as interpreted by the
supreme court and lombard
ment Of questions regarding the
League Of Nations from persons
of German blood, marked lively
tour of South Dakota Tuesday
by Governor Cox.
The Democratic presidential candi-
date also launched a new criticism of
Senator Harding, his Republican oppon-
ent assailing. bitterly the senator's Bal
tmore speech Of Monday and again
clubbing him brewer
Governor Cox's statement upon the
Nolstead act. the first be has made d.
frcuy. was in response to question
the first from any Of his audiences
from man at Mitchell late in the day !
Pointed Question.
II elected president Of the United |
States, what will be your attitude in re-
gard to the Nolstead law" was the |
point blank query made
My attitude with reference to that |
whole question is this the governor |
replied. j shall oppose any measure
that N in onflict with the constitution
of the United States and the 18th amend
ment as interpreted by the supreme |
court
The governor, when questioned later
by newspaper reporters. declined to am
pify his statement. TO his corn show
audience the candidate reiterated his
pledge of law enforcement
Germany Welcomed to League.
That Germany should be welcomed in
to the League of Nations and +freated as
well as any nation was stated by Gov
ernor Cox in reply to questions by per-
sons Of German blood and descent. form
ing large part Of communities the can
iidate reached Tuesday
America First.
America first" and the German 10
gan Deutschland Iber Allies were de
bated by the governor At Tripp with
man in the audience with a decided Ger
nan accent who declared his opposition
to the league. saving that America
should take care Of herself"
What was that song they sang in I
Germany before the war r:-Deuts schland {
Der Alles|' the governor replied :
What was the meaning Of that--Ger- I
many first above all things, wasn't iii" '
NO. it means 'Germany's interests
irSt. ''the candidate was told
What happened to Germany" the T
governor retorted. "She attempted to (
70 selfish: she was selfish: she created a f
,reat military machine. As a result she {
evcopcd the hatred Of the rest Of the
World and what happened to her:
Kindly Feeling For All
we ought to have good feeling to-
cards every nation in the world The
probability is that Germany will be A
member Of the League of Nations before
his year is over. What is good for one
alton ought to be good for all nations;
he salvation of Germany. the salvation
+ France. the salvation Of humanity it
elf is to be conserved by the league of
ations."
The time has come for civilization to
ave some common sense and stop vast
lg its resources for the purpose of our
reatlng the means Of human destruction
hat Is what your conscience tells you
What your prejudice tells you | do not
now
The governor added that evidently this
lterrnptor had been reading George Syl-
ester Nicricks $ writings and said that
llt ' So N jdA ~ DIltStI II Httl1 SIX II
llhon German notes to Senator ard i;
e because Senator Harding favor, d a -
erman- American alliance. J"
Assails Harding az
In virtually all Of his speecbes-a TO- III
i Of ii, including II outdoors in hit Of
z wind with the thermometer around tr
le 20 mark.-Goyernor Cox assailed
enator Harding. Deploring and denounc-
< the senator's demur AT Baltimore to pc
question upon the League and the Re GO
Iblican nominees statement that he pt
as without single program constrlc- fiji
ve about an association Of natiors.'' u
overnor Cox declared the situation flu
Icplorable and pitable' 10
The candidate of the senatorial oil wi
rchy, by his statement" the governor 1t
'clared, pleads guilty on behalf of
mSelf and his associates for the most nI
upendous conspiracy the world has
er seen. m,
World Peace Held Up Of
This statement is confession of gu
O charge ] have made that this group M
S deliberately held UP the peace of the ee
)rld and outraged a suffering civiliza- pr
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