Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-23
NOMINEE AGAIN ASKS
 ELIHU ROOT ID GIVE
 CORRECT STATEMENT
z NedySgH2 "S~ '"'- Cox Calls On Statesman Sec- Ond Time for Retrac-
 tiOn
REASSERTS HE WILL
 FAVOR RESERV ATION
Points Out That Congressional Power of Nation Not Hin- dered by Article
 Ten

Newark, N J., Oct. Exchanges that Elhu Root has misrepresented his league of nations position were reiterated by Governor Cox of Ohio in another telegram sent MT. Root today, during the Democratic presi- dential candidates New Jersey cam paign.
 Making second vigorous demand for a retraction by MT. Root the gov- . ernor said, regarding MT. Roots re- ply today to the candidates first telegram:
 "You have entered upon long dis sertaton upon the subject of article ten, in which again by inference you are endeavoring either deliberately
 or through misunderstanding and lack of information concerning my speeches to misrepreset my position on the league of nations"
 In this message and in more than a half dozen speeches today in his e-day tour of New Jersey, the nom- inee reiterated that he would accept "helpful reservations" Trenton, Camden, Newark and Jersey City tonight were visited by the gover- nor.
 Governor Cex's telegram today to MT. Root read
 Cox Message to Root. Honorary Elihu Root, New York City:
 "I have your telegram of October 21 in reply to mine of October 20, in which I called attention to your mis- statement in your address in New York City, when you said, MT. Cox declared that he will insist upon the treaty just as Mir. Wilson negotiated , tit.'
 q respectfully asked of you re- traction of your untrue statement. You have apparently mistaken the purpose of my message which was to give you the opportunity to correct q possible error or to admit the de- Iliberateness of intent in it's presen- tation. Permit me, therefore, to re- new, in terms that cannot be misun-
  arranged with an unrevocable syes' or no. Did you or did you not make the statement as quoted; and do you not know now that it was false; and do you not recognize that in justice to yourself and in junstice to the American people who have honored you, you should publicly acknowledge it?
 "In your reply to me you have en- tered upon long dissertation upon the subject of article ten in which again by inference, you are endeav- bring either deliberately or through misunderstanding or lack of infor-5 nation concerning my speeches, to misrepresent my position on the lea- ue of nations. Accepting the fact that your misstatement was based up- on lack of information, referred to you daily report of my speeches in the newspapers, in which l have invariably said that favored the Hitchcock reservations, and also that I would accept reservations from any source offered in sincerity and with a desire to help.
 Refers to Reservations.
 Simply that you may be further dnformed, let me call your attention to the fourth of the Hitchcock res- ervations in reference to article ten: That the advice mentioned in article ten in the covenant in the league of nations, which the council may give to the member nations as to the em- ployment of their naval and mili- tary forces is merely advice which each member nation is free to &C., cept or reject according to the con. science and judgment of it's then ex- isting government and in the United States, this advice can only be ac- cepted by action of the congress at the time in being, congress alone un. der the constitution of the United States having the power to declare war;
 "Now, Mir. Root, I have asked you plain question. We are both as- sumed to understand the meaning of words. You have been given the op- portunity to correct your misstate- ment and this correction you have failed to make.
 "JAMES M.COX."
 Given Warm Welcome
 New Jersey gave Governor Cox a warm welcome, with cheering audi ences merking his singly days eff forts. Accompanying him through the state was Governor Edwards and other prominent Jersey Democrats. Chairman White of the Democratic National committe joined the candIs date at Trenton.
 Governor Cox told his audiences that his election would be- posi- tive mandate" for American member ship in the League and asked: M 3. sCan anyone say that for Senator s Harding ?" ], Economic as well as moral and Tes ligious arguments for the leaeue again were emphasized by the noni moo uh0 aaid. sst E Aass55a