Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-22
|0T MAKES AN
 ANSWER TO COX ! ON LEAGUE PACT
Etesman Declares Nominee
 EDoes Stand On Wilson \ Policy
YS CANDIDATE HAS DONE SIDE-STEPPING
Iv Carries ReiteratiOn He Be- loves "Perfect Accord" With
 White House Still Exists

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 hw York, Oct. 21.-Elihu Root to- t made public the following tel Fm to Governor Cox replying to &reouest to correct" an alleged e" statement in MT. Roots New address Tuesday regarding to Governors position on the league ations.
 have today received your tele- dated yesterday. l would not ngly do you an injustice, and l lot think I have. You began your baign by an interview with the dent and an authoratitive state that you and he were in com accord upon the league of na- cannot be mistaken about position. Throughout the long tgle in the senate he steadfast- efused to give his assent to any rvation which substantially ged the covenant as he brought ck. He certainly has not chang His very recent utterances show If you have changed from that klete accord with him I have not of it. Such a change is not lated by the vague and general essions of your telegram saying you will accept reservations that clarify, that will be helpful, that reassure the American people. you would sit down with the bers of the senate, that you d confer with MT. Wilson, MT and myself, and all others who sincere purpose, etc. because ire the one who would determine was helpful, what would re- Ee the American people, what ad- you would follow and you are hnly and publicly pledged to an ment with MT. Wilson concern the covenant he brought back Europe.
 Article Ten Cited
 here is one statement of your ram that does give a definite of where you stand upon what Wilson declares to be the heart he league-the general alliance rticle ten by which the United Is woud undertake to guarantee hst external aggression the ter y and independence of every Der Of the league and to make guarantee good by war if neces-
 You say in your telegram that will accept reservations that will fly state to your associates in league that congress and cong alone has the right to declare and that 'our constitution sets imits in legislation or treaty ng beyond which we cannot go.' hat, it seems, is what you are ng to do about article ten. We'll, absolutely nothing. Everybody Is already that congress has a to declare war, and that there limits to legislation and treaty ng power. All governments of vilized nations know it. You ac- llish nothing by telling them of pain. The trouble about giving guarantee provided in article ten at the making of treaty con- ng it is a solemn assurance to he nations that it is within the y making power and that the lse to make war binds congress ily as it binds all other members ur government to maintain the ted faith of the United States. governments the power to de- war rests somewhere, and an ement to make war is an agree that that power shall be so ex- ed by the officers in whom it A refusal by congress to pass necessary resolution would simp- breach of the treaty.
 n analogous case is the power of ress to appropriate money. e IS no other power in our gov lent to do that; but, if the Unit 'ates makes treaty agreeing to million dollars to another coun- would anyone say that the obli- ,h could be cancelled by a re- or congress to appropriate the "! Certainly not; the only ef- would be that the United States . nave broken faith. The real ''on is whether we shall enter guarantee under which the oi the treaties will require con- to pass resolution declaring mat a,' IS what the president pro- V. mat is what your telegram IS It clear you propose.
 ,"e same day when you sent .eiegram, according to the press y Tn meeting at Providence one Tn the audience asked YOU
 you accept the Lodge reser- ns to the league of nations |?
 was your opportunity. Among
 reservations was one which me United States assumes ro r;.' .Oh to preserve the territorial n.y. ny or political independence ns. ns other country by the em. ssns Of it's military or naya] 2, th e'c., unless in any particula, t;tn.; congress which under the e..ss.on see has the sole power te
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