New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
Cox Says Plan
|(f World Court
Upholds League.
Asserts Root Has Helped
Confound Harding by
T1sing His Substitute as a
Part of Its Workings
Tours Idaho and Utah
Declares He Is Fighting
Same Crowd That OPP.
nosed Roosevelt i'm 1912

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. Is
o.ns for an international court under
=. League of Nations, as reported
,,.m Paris, were advanced by Cover
,,r Cox in his Utah campaign to-day
:. an argument for the league. They
s.,,her confound Senator Harding and
.,hs, Republican opponents, the Dem
..,,tie Presidential candidate declared
;. addresses here tonight in the great
vormon Tabernacle, and earlier to-day
4. Ogden.
Reiterating that the Republican
hague critics had failed to offer any
substitute and had expected that Elihu
Root would bring forth a new plan,
Governor Cox made the following
statement on the reported court out
line: 90
sTo.day we learn that the commits
sion, of which Mr.. Root is member,
has made its report, establishing
world court for the adjudication of
ousstions according to rules of law.
Ne and. however, that this court is
rsrt of the league covenant, that Mr..
Root and his colleagues were appoint
ed BY the council of the league; that
they made their report to the council
Of the league, and this report is now
10 be submitted to the various mem
bers of the league.
Will Be Paid by League
Furthermore, it appears that the
Judges of the court are to be chosen
by the council and the assembly of
the league and their salaries are to be
paid by the league.
1T is apparent, therefore, that this
court of International justice, which
Mr. Harding hoped would be a substi-
tute for the League of Nations, now
appears as an essential part Of the
league and one which without the
league would have no standing what
ever.
This limb having been cut off, Mr..
Harding sitting on the end, we may
confidently look forward to another
tempt to confuse the public and to
keep~both Senator Johnson-who is
against any kind of a league-and
Elhu Root-who is not only for the
league, but has performed valiant serv-
ices for the existing league-for the
party candidate"
Makes Five Addresses
The league, together with progress
sivism. was the backbone Of all OF
Gov, o.
delivered five, beginning early this
morning at Pocatello, Idaho, with later
addresses at Logan and Brigham, Utah,
en.route to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Progress and peace" were the
principal Utah preachments of the
Governor.
He also assailed the senatorial
oligarehy" and "big business" and
made repeated attacks upon Republican
campaign contributions.
Every ounce of big business is be-
ing used to defeat me-" he told his
Brigham audience.
That the same, crowd" of Repubii-
can leaders which former President
Roosevelt fought in 1912 now are in
ecntrol Of the Republican party, Was
stated to every Utah audience by the
Governor, in stressing that he stood
!or progress rather than reaction and
IN characterizing Senator Harding as
the candidate of reaction"
ip urging the league, Governor Cox
asked his audiences where Senator
harding now stood upon the league
and in the absence of replies, the Gov
ernor declared:
You don't know, because he doesn't
know himself
That new Senator would be elected
from Utah. where Senator Smoot. Re-
publican, is seeking reelection, was a
statement OF the Governors which
brought cheers from several audiences
me candidate also assailed the Re-
publican Senators who, he said, chad
aNVen the President into a bed of sick
aess and kept him there a year and q
Recalls Address by Taft
AZ the Tabernacle, where he was in
sEoaaeed by Thomas N. Taylor, Demo-
efafie gubernatorial candidate, the
GOVERNOR recalled that in the same
spot tn 1919 former President Taft
spoke for the league and secured a
I'palar vote from the audience Of
sSS9 IN favor to l against"
through Utah the Governor was ac-
sSmpan'ed by Senator King, Democrat,
:" efah. and several state candidates
snd party officials. Senator King had
yass returned from campaigning in
New York. Rhode Island and Indiana,
she Told the Governor that Democratic
prospects thpre weya HGnoo