Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-22

N.x York. Oct. 21-Elihu Root to- ". "a. ,,yhlic the following tele- s ,a Governor Cox replying to ms -s,,,,est to correct an alleged iase s,f,s-,,snt in Mir Roots New AorK ad- dr.ss Tuesday regarding the goVernor ,.,sition mon the league of nations
 .I have today received your teie .----, dated yesterday. l would not VIII io-iv do you injustice, and uo no' ttInk have You began your sn4 raIgn bv an interview with me pres'"em, "r,, snd an authoritative statement ulAl yvu -.d ps were in complete accord upon lne .'H1 - s r,ttnns 1 cannot be mis- ,,t.- ,bout his position. Througho9' .e- t,,- struggle In the senate he steau- s,.,iv refused 10 give his assent 10 any -.s.rvntion which substantially chanseu y1 .t. -,v,nant as he brought II pack tlo ...t.,-t, has not changed. His very re -.., ,,tts-anes= show that. If you haSe -banxsd from that complete accoIu bi-, I have not heard ot H. sucn change Is not indicated by the vague E,a and general expressions or .. E ras. ~-,-n saving that you Will accepl =. s---sfio,s that will clarify, that VIII ps b.inspt. that win rcassure Ne Amerlcah ,,....s. that ,oi would sit down witn tne ..,.-,hers os the senate. that you wouid .1,ss, win MT Wilson. NIT. Tart anu .,~..ig and all others who have sin- -r-. nurnose etc, because you are Iile o,s who would determine what was ~ nelp sui what would reassure the Ame.ican propie. what advice you would loi,o" s,s ,on are soie-nnly publicly pledged to - .--.er,ent with MT Wilson concernlns IS ,hs covenant le brought back from .-rbsr. is one statement of your tele. --,r, ina. does give a definite idea Of vrhArs vou stand upon what MT wilson declares 10 be the heart of the league- sbs general alliance of Article Ten oy which the United States would unoertake 10 guarantee as against external ageres. ,f,1 the territory and independence ol -. -,.-,bn- of the league and to make fb,. ruarantee good hy war If necessary, ro,, sav in your telegram thHt you WI oroent reservations that VI clear y s.ate to our associates in the league tha' ..,~reaa and congress alone has the righ to declare war. and that our constituuor seta m limits in legislation or trsa,y A,akinr beyond which we cannot go; 'sThat 1t seems, is what Son a.e VI. '. ,v to do about. Article Ten. We'll. IT is
 ,,,,.t, rothinr. fsverybod+ knows slrsndy that only congress has right tS s- z,S~s--fsrs l.ns--ts,ak -4laoFe are.eltssits fo ,.v,slation Andxtreat rgzsyf Aii governments of all scl q srsAtiot' i~,,,- lt You aceoriliish hTfssit E otttinl bv teling them of e again. The trounY ahout giving the guarantee prosided II Article Ten is that the making or t-es.w containing solemn assura.,c .1 10 an the nations that 1t IS withh tn treatv-rnakinE power. and that the pron Ia. .o make war binds congress as full .. a, hinds all other members of our gov s-,,,e-s. to maintain the plighted faith .hc r-aifed States In all government trr ,over 10 declare war rests somt ,rhrrr and an agreement to make war ,r arreament that that power shall pc exercised by the officer in whom 1t rest A -.fn~al hy congress to pass the necei parv resolution would simply be oreac of thc treaty. ,.,,r-s.s to appropriate money. There ,o other power in our government to fh.t hut. N the United States makes s-.afv agreeing to pay q million doila Q, s,o,her country. would anyone ss .h.t tbc obligation could be cancelled ! |, -rsusal of congress 10 appropriate Il norev. Certainly not; the only enc roi,id be that the United States wou have broken faith. The real duestlon -rrther we shall enter into A guarant
 s.- vrb,eh inc faith of treaties will T ,ylre congress to pass resolution q -,a-inr war. That is what the preside --,rosed. That Is what your telegra r,ates it clear you propose.
 ao, the game day you sent the tel .-sr, according 10 the press reports,
 r,e~tlnr at Providence. someone in { susl.nce asked you would you accept | T,odrr reservations to the league Of n tionrT There was your oppor'uii. . !, hu2ng those reservations was one "hi said.
 The United states assumes no ob -,tton to preserve the territorial integ - or nolitFcai independence of any otr -,untrv bv the employment of its mi t,-v or naval forces. etc. unless in ,artieular case the congress which unc m. constitution has the sole power to riar. war or to authorize the employmt of the military or naval forces of Y-,ttss states shall in the exercise fuu liberty of action by act or jo resolution SO provide
 ssThat reservation would leave congr free whenever the tin,s came to act aerordance with it's judgment and e .~sen~e. and the judgment and consciei of tte controversy at that time
 of the contriversy at that time.
 'sYour position as you now state would would leave congress bound oy
 soierrn pledge of faith of our country nars Inc resolution for war, no mat v-hat The merits of the controversy mi bs.
 ri you did not mean that congr should be bound. you had an opportun at that meeting In Providence to say srree to this reservation of to this part this reservation your answer is repor to have been the Lodge reservations n CT were seriously suggested. If they been. Senator Lodge would have decla Tor them In the republican platfo adopted at Chicago And. thus you s' stepped the question. and you state your telegram to me the perfe<ly flu thing you are willing to do upon the 8 feet of Article Ten.
 Your telegram to me undertakes state your ease. and both what you
 and what you refrain from saying ( firm the understanding I expressed my speech that your position and purT are to impose upon the United St' the covenant negotiated at Paris witf any real change whatever"