The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-21
Mr.. Root Speaks

II the great gabfes growing out Of the League Nations
wc Mr. Root nobe Roman Of them all IN the y "
= camp We have Mr. Harding, Mr. Borah Mr. Johnson
miscellaneous collection OF lesser lights discourse
vuhIy and it may be said some gentleman re-
marked regarding the late Sister Cleopatra age cannot wlner
stale their infinite variety Mr. Root mas maue wa
first last and only speech of the campaign ana
expected to finally shake down the party
definite the confusion resulting from proegue ana
anti league uterances of Iardings supporters
you Roots notable address must have been nm
pressed by the fact that srkngy different in tone from the
Of the majority Of the G O. orators Dgnd ana
temperate throughout did diae such campaign
bogies the superate and the motheate doctrine 'l %
upon which speakers of less mentality dwell with
opposing Jews He had no unkind President Wilson,
the contrary willing accord the president acknow
As anaygc by Mr. Root the Republican position that Senator
Tia ding having tho with reservations
win accept if he elected presidents that the Republican
platform for the nations to preserve the
peace that Senator Harding has stated that he will
combine all that good and excise all that bad from the league
obvaed interfering with the scheme of the league i'm
pairing usefulness that the principal objection to the covenant
is Article X which must be eliminated
Ii will be noted position very similar to that
Taft while accords with views that have sometimes
been expressed by Mr. Harding in direct conflict with the posi-
ead that he stood for the utter rejection of the covenant coming
nt is this from the declaration Of Mr. Root that the objections can
e met without interfering wn the scheme OF 5ne league i
Harding Des MONIES speech Is IN complete accord win @ position
Johnson Borah other bitter enders who assert that Ame
mix kind of foreign enangements Now Mr.
Harding has promised that he elected he w counsel with the
best minds the country Will he accept the counsel of Mr.
porting him in the belief that he stands with hem2 How the
country whether Mr. Bora Mr. Root what is in
in Mr. Harding mndg And if Mr. Harding attempts follow the
advice of such conflicting elements will he not get into trouble
with the President Wilson has had
rendering the by extremely dak
Mr. Root did his best harmonic the different views in his
and to make out strong against the position taken by
Gov Cox but the latter effort he forced have
expeden possible which to the Democratic
lie repeated the oftenued that Mr. Cox stands for the
of the absolutely unchanged when matter
Of fact both Mr. Cox and his party platform declare favor of such
ncpeatve reservations will meet the objections which Mr. Root
ing Article saying ct Objectionable that the American
people shall solemn and positive garanc
and maintain by force of fol all time the dsposim of terri
and sovereignty which four made the 1872
only by the widest of stretch of the imagination that Art
cle can be made such meaning its entire
being for the of grabbing territory and
there suggestion regarding force of But there
possibility of misunderstanding with reference this article
the reservation proposed by Gov Cox meets it,
If we believe Mr. Root in the Mr. Harding elected
shall have the present League of Nations modified however
erferng with the scheme the league If
Mr. Harding his Des Mones speech
Bora and Johnson shall have nothing of
farfetchd conclusion that Mr. Harding
takes form his association Of nations the conflict
his senatorial will be that
forts blocked by the bunch that held
of league Gov Cox committed without qualification
league of nations and he elected nothing will
of his reaching with all who hold similar
He will not be handicapped by such promises hopes
aneaguers logically derive from the uterances of Mr. Harding
would the promising league nations
as MIR. Root desires lies in the election of Mr. Cox