Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-21
GOV, cox DECL ARES :
RESERVATIONS MEET
HONEST OBJECTIONS
Discusses for First Time Those
Offered for League by
Hitchcock.
HITS OLD GUARD
AND COAST PAPERS
nv Associated Press to Every Evening

ny Associated Press to Every Evening
Los Angeles, Sept. 2l.--Governor Cox,
of Ohio, Democratic Presidential candi-
date. today faced a busy day whose pro-
Gram called for the conclusion of his south
crn California campaign and his departure
for Arizona this afternoon.
Five scheduled speeches remained on
his program in Southern California. One
was at Long Beach, three at Los Angeles
and one at San Bernardino.
AS at his speeches in San Diego yester-
day and in Eos Angeles last night, those
TODAY were expected to be featured by
the League of Nations and kindred SUBJ
jects.
Last night at his first speech in Los
Angeles the governor discussed the
Hitchcock reservations to the League of
Nations, declaring they met "all sincere
objections.
lie charged some "reactionary" news
papers were suppressing. the news of his
campaign, adding 'they used to be
preaching the League of Nations, but
are not saving anything about it now;
but they are saying Cox is wet.
Charges of biased press were made
by Governor Cox in addressing large
audience at San Diego yesterday.
"a great many reactionary papers are
not printing the news of the campaign"
he asserted They decline to have this
case tired before the jury. Nine-tenths
Of the newspapers in California do not
print the news.
Zone of the deliberate plans of the
Senatorial oligarchy,'" he added, was
10 control rs many newspapers as pos
sible."
The general charge was supplemented
by the governor with criticism of news
papers of the Pacific northwest States
which he visited recently. Some of the
former, he said, did not carry his speech
Of acceptance.
Governor Cox reiterated that he in
tended to enforce the prohibition act.
Stating that Pacific northwest newspa-
pers had tried to divide progressivism
ard the liquor question, he shouted, "The
eighteenth amendment has been adopted,
4 ! going TO be enforced" stamping his
feet while the audience applauded.'
The governor also declared for tariff
on lemons TO cover the difference in
labor and transportation costs between
New York and Italy and New York and
California. He said that he had advo-
Gated such tariff in Congress In 1909
and would adhere to that position. He
criticised reactionary newspapers which
sIN 1idi ttA 10 Oh tAtt
league. but stands for tariff that would
put the California lemon growers out of
bIlsir ess."
Referring to the Republican front porch
campaign, Governor Cox said that if he
had remained at home there might have
been a suspicion that he was "afrald to
face audiences"
Taking up the league covenant, Gov
ernor Cox elaborated for the first time
on the reservations offered In the Sem
ate by Senator Hitchcock, the admins
tration leader, and also read part of
President Wilson's letter to Hitchcock
approving the Nebraskan's reservations.
This, the governor said, refuted the
charges that the President demanded
ratification without the crossing of a
Il or the dottlng of an L
The Monroe Doctrine was protected.
Governor Cox said, by the Hitchcock
reservation declaring that it would not
be impaired.
Another Hitchcock reservation, the
governor said, met objections OF those
who declared that the British empire
would have six votes to Americas one.
"If Canada has a dispute she cannot
sit and only one vote would be accorded
TO England and all her colonies" said
the governor, explaining the operation Of
this reservation.
The governor reiterated that he would
present Ireland's cause to the league,
adding that he would answer any ques-
tions on the Irish or other subjects, add
ing: That's why ! am here and not on
my front porch" i
A man asked about the Newberry cleo
tion case, and Governor Cox said that
Senator Newbery was convicted of
publican judge and jury"
"H Newberry had not sat IN the SEN
ate" the governor added, 1--WE would
have had the League of Nations If he
had not been put on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee by Henry Cabot
Lodge the Senate would have ratified the
league with helpful and not enasculating
reservations"
The governor reiterated that he would