Evening star., 1922-04-20
Gov. Cox Started Something.


| The renewed, Endorsement of the
league of nations by Gov. Cox at the
dinner Of the National Democratic
Club in New York city at least started
something. The newspapers Of the
country. even those" OF the dyedin. the
wool democratic. faith. are none too
enthusiastic in their Endorsement of
the Cox speech in it's entirety.
| The republican papers, and a: good
majority of the democratic editorss
universally interpreted the address as
meaning the Throwing Of Coy. Cox's
hat into the ring In Anticipation OF
the next democratic presidential con-
yention. - = - IS 80
! "One has to look .,ra ther far ahead
issue upon which the next presiden-
tial campaign will be fought out,
suggests Senator Carter Glass Lyncn-
burg VaD News {democraticl. in
frankly admitting that the business
lsituation 'sidetracked the league as
the paramount issue in the last presi-
Dental election. But it is entirely
possible that the league may take
j that place two years hence. because
F, unfavorable business conditions will
be attributed to failure OF the coun-
try to accept its obligations under
Versailles" the paper adds.s This doc,
tsine seems unwelcome to the Nash
vile (Tenn.) Banner democratic in
dependent), which insists that TINS
| proposal No renew the league as the
: ''The spirit Of the league is not dead
in America" the Richmond Va.)
iTis1ss-Dispatch( (democratic) believes.
! and the Norfolk virginian. Pilot inde-
pendent democratic) admits that the
leagues position has improved since
4 ~ - hut fi.
| cantly. that 1t is good party policy to
bring the league to the fore for re-
! valuation by the voters, but not to
| stake this campaign on 1t as the para
! mount issue" This sentiment receives
| the approval of the BROOKLYN Eagle
,.as for the league of nations as an is-
l sue two years from next autumn wise
men will make no decision now or IN
| the near future"
rAn appeal to keep the league out
Of partisan politics is voiced by the
| pendent democratit).. which can see
no good" in trying to make it the
paramount issue. holding, that al
heart every one Of consequence IS for
| the league principle. and making
party issue of it only will arouse op-
position Which suggestion brings
| from the Memphis News -Scimitar Gin
dependent) the contention that the
| league is not an issue. but a mem
| ory," and contends. that Gov: Cox
/! should not be encouraged to revive It.
holding that the Ohio statesman was
not nominat ted in 1920 with the idea
that there was remote chance for
his election" and. therefore, he Is not
qualified" to. make the issue for the
democracy.
| ing of Gov. Cox's boom for another
presidential nomination. Senator Ar
thur Capper's Topeka Capital tre-
publican) suggests that democratic
| leaders in touch with popular think
ing may wssl feel that oy. .ssn, Coz
whatever hope they may have had
Of carrying the elections this year.
TO. which the Rochester IN. 70
Times-Union Independently replies
that .'the question of American entry
! into the league win not down. add
| ing that at would not be strange II
| the next two years should bring such
| a revival of pro-league sentiment
| that both political parties would oe,
| brought to indorse the, entry o.
America in 1924" The sew aeIk
Evening Post lindependentl cabs at
| t4ntion to the fact that III the league
Of nations still is an issue In inter,
! national and therefore in natfonai
| politics, it is not because OF tne eI
| forts of politicians. but because OF
| the persistence OF certain marc .ae.s. a,s.
ranization that has ACCOMPLISHED
what the league has during the last
| two years should not have the smoraI
| support of every agency OF ciYRiza-
| ton? And If the; moral support, why
tnot the legal supportg While the
New York evening Worn a1s.. t;on ioHmof q
| prevailing forces in the economic Nfs
Of the world can be more deeply ana
| permanently planted in. American
minds by the unhappy, consequences
| nf. q fanatical hermit policy. results
| in the end may be moro tnorougn
/ and durable than any that statesman-
ship could achieve. The present zen.
| Grafton of Americans seems oesIineg
| to have more than one lesson grouna
INTO II by suffering under the hard
heel of fanaticism. :.
| tsrhe nunfshment Mr.. Cox took In
| 1s2a has left mo- visible impression
/ on him. suggests the New York
tribune frspublfcan), and me seems
| 10 Be willing to try everythinS NOT once
AZ president Wilson and HIS representa-
tvea to accept reservations to the league
Fine Buffalo Express (repubiicaD says
| thet .If Mr. COX and his friends wish
70 raise an issue on the question of
the United States entering the league
without article that becomes "A
new problem on which pubic opihIon
stated the exact terms under which.
| they would Join. = .s. - Il
The People vii. Catch Up.
Tne concern of General Coxey
Hast the Presidents golf men estrange
h,r, from the people is without basis.