New-York tribune., 1920-10-29
Uphold Wilson
Or Quit, Hughes
Challenges Cox
Governor Must Stand by
Pledge and Platform or
in Honor Abandon Can
didacy, He Declares
Beaten on League Issue
Asserts u. S. Interests and
Prestige Sacrificed in
Article Y to Self-Will


Charles Evans Hughes in speeches in
Indianapolis and Terre Hautc to-day at
,scked Article Y of the League of Ma
tons covenant, demanding that Gov
ernor Cox rerudiate the obligation
which it would impose upon the United
States and asserting that the Demo
cratic party had been beaten on the
league issue which it itself has raised.
III. Hughes charged that Governor
Cox was seeking 20 repudiate the stand
Ct President Wilson ana or the Demo-
cratic platform on Article Y and add
ed: III he abandons the platform of
his marty on this issue he should aban-
don his candidacy"
IN Indianapolis the speaker told
members Of the Columbia Club that
Article X would ohligate the United
States 20 underwrite territorial de-
limitations made by the-+seaty, whether
coor or bad. and insisted that instead
% being clarified the article needed
70 be eliminated
in case Of future conflict" the
speaker continued, "whatever may be
our opinions of its merits and however
removed ii may be from any interest
o. ours. VIC are bound to go to war if
necessary TO preserve, IS against ey-
.ernal aggression, territorial posses
sions recognized under the treaty. The
objection 10 THIS is that it does
sacrifice our indeT eTendence of judgment
J. commits US in advance to act in un-
known contingencies.
Eliminate Obligation
The SPEAKER cited the Democratic
platform and Governor Cox's confer
eacc with President Wilson soon after
his nomination IN an effort to show
that the President and Governor Cox
stood together on Article Y.
"Nr. Cox now says that he is willing
10 accept reservations that will clarity
CT viii nc he 'nful, that will reassure
me American people, said Mr Hughes.
Docs the candidate expect to escape
with such banalities? The one thing
that Will help or re2ssuro Is to elm
mate the obligation. viii Mr.. Cox do
shat Not by trying to reassure and
retaining Article \ at .he same time.
but w.ll he frankly repudiate the obi
satlol which tins article seeks TO I'M
pose '
Mr Hughes asserted that America
desires AN association Of nations which
would dispose Of controversies accord
4AS 10 Jaw ana not cXpeQltnCN.
In Terro Hau,e M Hughes attacked
the Wilson Administration, saying:
There IS deep conviction that our
national interests and prestige have
been sacrificed to obstinancy and self
will lie declared that with the ex-
ception Of Russia the American gov
eminent has been the most autocratic
IN the Western world
The Administration he continued.
mas been intolerant Of Independent
advice, It has demanded subserviency
and put Incompetence in high place
lneiilcicncy n some Of the most i'm
pertant departments has been matched
b. failure of states manship at the seat
If authority.
In his Torre Hautc speech Mr..
hughes said IN part:
l. s. Interests Sacrificed
Tho American peoplc arc about to
render their verdict upon the Demo
cratic Administration. This has been
more than q partisan contest, for there
is deep conviction that our national
interests and prestige have been sacri-
heed 10 cDstnacy and selfwill. We
nave never had an administration that
has talked more OF democracy and
never has there been one more undemo-
NiI+4N IL 4a IOt 100 NACn 20 say lNGl
IN the last four wears, with the excep-
non Of Russia, the American govern
ment las beer tie most autocratic in
the Western VC1ld. And this has not
resulted IN per ness, economy and
efficiency Cui'e Tire reverse.
There Va 3stlaacy in the refusal
properly to 1indlcate American rights.
The Administration would not 90 for
ward IN TINS uerf 9rmance of obvious
ouly unta the American people trod
On ITS heels .aL pushed it ahead. There
was nc ~ .eone-s IN The policy OF
peace WlrnL " It cannot be
overlooked that competency in ad
mnstratlon ated unnecessary OBJ
s'acles and that a helated zeal was ac-
oompanied py ineXcusable extravaganza
and waste
We are suffering from this incom-
peience and extravaganza in burden
oi debt winch is much greater than it
should haNe been. There is need for the
pruning knife TO be cxpertly applied in
cutting out unnecessary expenditure,
1nere is @ paramount demand for an ad-
mnstra'ion which will command the
nest ability the country knows in order
mat we may have the economy and sta
bAiy winch alone can permit progress.
The same intolerant disposition
which insisted that Congress should be
rubber stamp. which demanded of the
American people that no Republican
snouid be returned to Congress in order
mat Executive autocracy should be un
embarrassed has been displayed in. the