Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-23
COX ONCE AGAIN
ASKS RETRACTION
. FROM EL|HU ROOT
gt;ITERiTEs THAT iiEPl Bi.Jt>
iits CONTlNlEn ~ MIS-
REPRESENTATIONS.
n|D|cUL[s RECENT REPLY
Malurs scrond Request In Terms
Thai Cannot Ile Misunderstood
and the Answer MAY Br
YES" r No." lie says.

n, As,orlatsd Pres
NEW ARK. Oct. ss charges that
Euhu Foot had miarprcs"nt"d ms
League of Nations pos!iion ""r" -
ncratl by t.otrrnOr Cox IN another
telegram sut MI. Root today during
lhe dcmccHItic presidential candidate"
New jersey campaign
Making SECOND vigorous demand
for a rctrac,ion by Nj. Root. IN" GOV
ernor said. regarding Nj. H"ni I"piS
today ~ the candidates irsi t"lc'
Erpm.
You hav" entered upon q long dls
sertlon upon the subject oi artirl" 10
IN which again by nicrrnc" YOU arr
,odoavorinE either deliberately or
through misunderstanding and lack oi
information concerning my speeches
10 mLrcpr,scnt my position un the
League Uf Nations.
In this message and In mote than u
half dozen sps.vhos today IN his onc
day tour ~ New Jersey ihr nomin'-'
reiterated that h' would acccp, help
tui rrseryaiions." Trenton, Camden.
New Ark and Jersey city tonight were
visited by the governor.
Governor CuAs Telegram i~liN to
alT. tOut tsiid
Replies 10 Root.
'llunUrublo Elihu loot NJ" NoIk
Cii,.
u have your telegram of October u
Ln reply TO milne At OviolSr 20 IN
Whlrh called attention 10 your mis-
statement IN vuur address IN Nm
York Ciiy when YOU said Mr.. Cox de
clarcd that he will insls, upon the
treaty ju.t ~ Nj. Wilson negotiated
It.
II rrsl-.ctfully asked yuu Il r"irae.
ton u YOUR untrue statement You
have apparently mistaken the purpOss
a my mcsszlgc vhlch was iu giv" YOU
the Upportunity 10 correct a possible
rrrG O. 10 admit the dclibcrut"ncss
u intent in its presentation. Permit
une, therefore to renew. IN terms thn'
cannot b. misunderstood. ia" r"qu"s,
uhIch can H. arranged With an un.
o.Iuiyucahlc yes or no
'ph you or did you not max" the
statement a. quoted. and d. you not
knnN now that u Was false. and did
you uot Tccogniy- that ~ jusiicr To
yourself and in jusii'r 10 the American
I-cplc Who have honorcd yuu. YOU
should publicly ueknOw l"dg" ~
Article Ten.
In your reply TO ~" you have ~
tered upon long dissertation upon
I'll" suhioSrt H article 10 IN which again
lH Inference yUu ar" cnd"avoring
either deliberately or through miSun.
drrStanding or lack ot information
concerning Iny spe<Ches. tu miSrepTr
sent my position IN the League of Ma
tions. Accepting the fact that your
inistairmcnt was ls,srd upon lack Uf
Information. referred yuu 90 ,h- daily
REPORT imN speeches IN th" n"vSpJ'
psrs IN which have Invariably st.d
illlt ! favored IN. Hitchcock rcS"ryI.
ilcns. and also tina, ! would accept
tcs~rNatipns from amy suurc" offered
in sincerity and With a desire ;o help
simply that you may b" further ir.
formed. l't m" call YOUR attention To
tn, fourth 81 the Hitchcock rrs'r,a-
t,vns m reference 10 articl" To-
Ilhchcock Reservation.
That tho advice mvniion'd IN article
10 uf sh. covenant of IA" L"agu" ~
Nations which the council may Civ" to
The lnenl-T nations ~ 80 ~" employ.
ineut of their naval and military forces
ia mrr,lv advice which each member
nation n free tu accept 90 rcrct a,.
CVidinE tp the conscience and iudR.
mrnt ul iis ihcr existing government
and Ia tn" United States. this advice
Can only L. accepted by action " the
CorEf'Ss ~ "a" tim" Il being congress
ulon" under IN" constitution ui IN"
United States having The power to de-.
clare war.
Now MI Root | hay" asked yuu a
plain question. We are both assumed
To understand ia" meaning 1T words
tn" American p,oplr likewise under.
stand th" meaning ~ words You htas
lccn given The opportunity tu corr,vt
yuut misiatvm,nt aud this correction
tuu have failed 10 make.
JAMES NJ COX.