The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-30
LEAGUE QUESTIONS.

when Senator Harding addressed his
questionable to Gov. Cox concerning
various obligations embodied, or alleged
to be embodied. In the league OF ma
lions. he received speedy replies from
the. democratic press. Few writer's
make specific answers to the questions;
but NIL manage to put good deal OF
feeling into their responses, whether
they merely suggest that the governor
will speak In good time or whether
fluous or discourteous.
Naturally the republican writer's think
the points are well raised. Says the
Minneapolis Journal lind, Rep.):
1.-THE American people will be salts
fled with nothing less than the most
explicit candor from Gov. Cox In these
matters. They are not In the least dis
posed to send him to the White House
to carry out pledges and promises OF
which, they know nothing or OF which
they disapprove."
Commitment to Article 10 with ITS
Armenian mandate, the Italian policy.
support Of Bulgarian claims on Thrace,
over Armenia will put a single Ameri-
can soldier In Europe or elsewhere
without the permission OF congress"
On this point. as well as other phases
OF the league, the Chattanooga Times
tInd. Dem.) believes that Gov. Cox
suarely, and unevasively. and without
are all charged by the Buffalo Express
Und., Rep.) to Cox until he denies them.
Meanwhile the people are In no mood
to engage In q guessing match" And
this Is the best they can do, the Detroit
Free Press Qnd.) believes, since all
they have TO go on Is the vague state
ment that what he promised, l shall, if
elected, endeavor with all my. strength
to do affixed to muddy. mushy eulogy
OF the International policy of the presi-
dent" The New York Mall Qnd,) adds:
Senator Harding has correctly in
terpreted the profound sentiment OF the
American people In inviting Gov. Cox to
reveal frankly and fully just where he
stands on the league of nations, for,
after all, Gov. Cox and not Woodrow
Wilson. Is the nominee Of tho demo-
cratic party"
The Pittsburgh Press Qnd.) thinks
that Senator Harding wants to know II
the Cox candidacy means that Cox ac-
cepts the role Of Wilson champion
on behalf OF covenant that
would end our. existence as a free, in
II believes that "the public viii heartily
second Mr.. Harding's demand for fur
Their and moro explicit admissions from
Gov. Cox" As II stands says the Man
chester Union Ond;. RepJ. Senator
pUnsn S p4atty hsSe BS Se his
But concerning holes. the Milwaukee
Journal Qnd) holds quite the opposite
opinion:
"In his labored effort to put Candi-
gets into hole himself, For his guess
lions reveal not a broad view, not u
keen insight and vision, not even a
careful regard OF facts. A scheme which
no expected to be telling Is weak
because the thinking and power behind
The Newport News Record Qnd,) also
considers that Senator Harding makes
his own position moro vulnerable" in
asking these questions and says that
in due time Gov. Cox viii give suffi-
cient answer TO the senator's interroga-
tories as TO where he stands on Article
10. tho Armenian mandate and other
problems" Because he has said that he
and the president are in agreement
does not mean that ~ elected he would
renew President Wilson'S demand for a
mandate over Armenia" and the "Adri-
attic and Thracian problems fall within
the same category" As to Article 10,
the Raleigh News and Observer (Dem.)
remarks:
MIR Harding and his leaders wanted
above all else to create discord be-
tween the president and the governor. for
they mortally fear Woodrow Wilson
standing on his Artivle X with unit
ed democratic party behind him. Mo-
hody'knows better than the republicans
that neither Article \ nor mandate
knowing that his opponent had pro-
posed IT," for his reply was covered by
his statement that he and the president
were one, which appeared simultane-
ously with the republican candidates
questionable, The Columbia (S. c.
state (Dem.l supposes that the repub-
leans must have thought there was a
political advantage In making de-
mand in advance OF full statement
from Gov, Cox.
otherwise there Is no excuse, as
there Is, In any event, no Justification
for so discourteous a demand upon hts
rival, The simplest sense of courtesy.
even IN courtesy OF a very normal
man OF n small Ohio community. would