Evening star., 1922-01-26
HARDING POLICIES
ASsA|LED|| BY Y cox. <
Candidate Of 1920, Breaking
Years Silence, Declares
U. S. Nearer League.
By the Associated Press,

day banquet here last night, took to
task the Washington administration.
both on it's domestic and foreign
policies. In this criticism, he. was
aided by United States Senator's
Pomerene Of Ohio and Harrison Of
Mississippi, and Mrs. Margaret Fuller
ofsPittsburgh.
criticisine the economic policy. of
President Harding's administration,
Mr.. Cox asserted attempt Is being
to the noisy methods Of circus"
Attributing the distress in Russia to
sovietism, the former democratic
standard bearer said the distress in
America Is due to the treachery Of
Lodgeism.
Speaking of the Washington arma.
ment conferences, and Particularly the
four power Pacific agreement, Mr..
Cox asserted that prudence might
suggest that Judgment be reserved
until we know what the treaty means,
and the extent Of Mr.. Lodges secret
understandings." He declared that
Senator Lodge had declared that the
real meaning was in the unwritten
word"
Stands on League Of Nations.
Gov. Cox made 1t plain that he
stands today on the league Of nations
as. he stood during the 1920 cam
paign, declaring I'VE stand in our
very tracks, just where we were when
the votes were counted. We have not
retreated a step. The flag still flies
IN Memorial Hall, where more than
1880 were served at . banquet, and
where crowded galleries listened, the
former presidential candidates words
were cheered time and again. A wild
hAS NH L. Il
that tho republicans already have re-
elected Senator Pomerene ''by creating
the disgraceful Newberry episode in the
United States Senate"
While both United States senator's
took whirl at condemning the dones-
tic policies OF the administration, MI.
Fomerene devoted considerable time to
condemnation Of the action of the Sem
ate In seating Senator Newberry of
Michigan. characterizing the Senate's
morals" The senator asked il "ever a
public body SO discredited itself in the
eyes of the American people"
The Mississippi senator discussed the
tarim situation, asserting that the re.
pubicans had been trying for three
| this hour it serenely sleeps in the rooms
| OF the Senate finance committee"
Refers to Campaign Pledges.
Mr.. Cox said, in part:
AS l interpret proprieties. the de-
| feated candidate for the presidency
snoui1 hold to the unspoken word until
time has brought the unmistakable ev-
dence tI OF payment or default by those
Almost full year has elapsed
| and very properly can we apply an
| analysis of its developments. The
| ruins of war still mar the interna-
! tional perspective. Willing industry
G h0, ii
Countries solvent, If not rich in nat
ural resources. are in idleness and
| misery. The reaction. true to proph-
ecE. is unn~ uS and evAr" ronn,
munity is affected The echoing cry
! of America first is mockery ia
! perience tells us that we are q par,
i of the whole world in soul, by the
i will OF Almighty God. and in prac-
/ tica'ities by the logic of nature,
F.; laws-republican dtctum to the con.
! trarv. Notwithstanding.
! Farm products have diminished IN
! price much below the labor cost OF
production: vast inventories OF shop
and mill have followed the downward
trend until thousands Of farmers and
! business concerns are hopelessly in
! solvent. Only the resiliency Of our
! banking system has averted the most
destructive panic in all history. In
ventories have diminished in value,
but debts remain the same. There
can be but one final result to this
situation.
Falls Situation Needless.
"And how needless 1t all has been!
When peace came Europe needed re-
Europe required credit America had
q prosperity upon which credit could
have been given
The distress IN Russia is chargeab:e
to the terrors Of sovietism: the dis
tress in America to the treachery Of
,"The first essential thing to our
prosperity Is the formal recognition
by our government Of the fundamen.
tai cause of depression. Since this
would carry acceptance OF the the
will come from the pressure Of public
opinion. -
every economist and statesman In
the world, whose mental processes
are free from Interior thought. ad-
mits that the house. Of civttzation
cooperation Of the nation possessing
both the leading gold supply. and the
facilities Of tremendous productivity.
In the face Of these Fundamental
truths the administration at Wash
ington Is yainly trying to bring better
times by resort to the noisy methods
Of a circus.
realize that present leaders of their
party in the making Of policy have
profaned republican history. and ig.
nored every thought OF an honoreo
inheritance. by forsaking the soul o.
Abraham Lincoln for the spleen OF
has been made to Mr.. Lodge.
with deliberate industry the ad'
ministration at Washington for al
most twelve months faced the settine
sun-and yet the currents OF puniic
opinion have steadily borne the des'
nearer each day to the seat Of the
league Of nations at Geneva.
Eject Of Present Treaty.
"Of the present treaty between the
governments Of the United States
Great Britain. France and japan
prudence might suggest that judg.
ment be reserved until We know what
the treaty means and the extent OIL
Mr.. Lodges secret understandings
The President gave interpretation o.
<the written word; Mr.. Lodge instantls
corrected him with tho statement that
the real meaning-was in the unwrit-
ten word-in the Understandings be-
tween the representatives-wht Mr.
Lodge had reffained from mentioning
when he addressed his countrymen
Just when nations seemed committed
to omen diplomacy. Mr.. Lodge. in the
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