Arizona republican., 1920-10-11
rRepublIcan A. p. Leased wIr.1


 SPRINGFIELD. ILL. oct. t0-Cable correspondence between President Will son and former President Taft in 1919. during drafting of the league of na- tons covenant at Paris was made pub lic here tonight by Governor Cox. Democratic presidential candidate. to- gether with a statement by the candi- date criticising severely Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and other league op- ponents.
 Mir. Taft the correspondence de- tailed sought and had cable commu- nicaton with President Wilson. sub hitting numerous suggestions for changes in the tentative league draft and advising the president regarding its presentation to the senate.
 Governor Coxs statement. issued prior to his departure to make address es at East st. Louis, III. and St. Louis, Mo. said that he published the Taft Wilson correspondence White House mcmorandum-becau of "tho equivocal position ex-President Taft and other friends of the league now occupy fla their support of the candi- date of the league destructionists." The correspondence, Governor Cox said. was initiated by him (Mr. TafD as a result of his study of the draft
  town words when sincerity of mind and intelligence were not beclouded by the partisan prejudice of a political campaign"
 Followed Taft Suggestions
 The White House memorandum. containing some of the cables ex- changed by President Wilson and Mir. Taft stated. that in every instance" the president followed MT. Taft's sug- gestions and Governor Cox's statement declared that every suggestion of Mir. Taft was followed literally" The cor respondence indicated that MT. Tafts suggestions dealt principally with pro- tecting the Monroe dictrine and dealing with American domestic questions. withdrawal from the league, unani- nous league decisions and disarm- ament. The correspondence made pub lic contained two cablegrams from the president to Mir. Taft and several from Mir. Taft to the executive. including one fin which A. Lawrence Lowell, former president of Harvard univer- sity. joined.
 The White House memorandum quoted at length league amendments to show adoption of Mir. Tafts sug- gestions.
 The final cablegran from MT. Taft sent to Secretary Tumulty and for. warded to the president, as given ir published correspondence. was dated June 2s. 1919. just before the preslden returned to present the treaty tO th' senate. It read.
 "T would like to send a return mes sago and that is. that the presiden argue for the league and it's necessity the impossibility to secure peace with out: the dreadful unrest in Europe 4F secure peace at once, the need of tn league with the United States to stab ilize and to resist bolshevism. the nee essity for renewal of negotiations an important amendment like strikin out article ten IS made; the absurdit of a congressional declaration of peac on one side, the giving up of all ob jects of the war in such a peace Germany were to make a similar dec laration. I hope sincerely he will nc attack the Republican senators. III appeal will be much more influential 2 he pleads his cause and does not al tack the opposition"
 Cabled Wilson Direct in March
 On March IS, 1919. the correspor dence showed. Secretary Tumulty ser the president a message stating tn. Mfr. Taft desired to cable the presidei direct with suggestions not looking change "the structure of the leagu the plan of action or it's real characte but simply removing objections minds of conscientious Americal sN which it's language does not ju tify and whose fears could be remove without any considerable change language"
 The reply given by President Wils' said he would appreciate MT. Taft offer of suggestions and welcon lhem."
 "The sooner they are sent, the be