South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-09
COX URGES WAGING
CAMPAIGN TO HAVE
U. S. ENTER LEAGUE
Declares Present Business Dis
tress Is Due to Policy of
AlOOfness.

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BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April S-D-rectly
attri5utlng our present day bust
ness adversely" 10 the failure OF the
Cp.tsd states 70 join the LeasQ5 II
Nations, former Gov. Cox OF Ohio,
in an address here tonight. urged a
CONTINUATION Of the eampa.En 20
have this country JOIN the league.
His address was made before the
national democratic club and was
one Of his few public Utterances
since his campaign as a democratic
candidate for the presidency ia
1920
Asserting that as one surveys
conditions At Washington he hnds
little ground for hope of a stable
prosperity" Mr. Cox declared that
the average person of the average
community believes there is some
thing radically wrong in Washing
ton and that f. consists chiefly If a
lack of leadership. There is no cap
tain of the ship
Harding Not To Blame.
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while there is much regret through
out the country over the ainless
way IN which things are drifting
IL is not fair 20 criticize the presi-
dent Of the United States
He is simply keeping his con
tract with the people ar Cox
said. He was open and frank in
expressing his opinion as to what
the function Of the xecutive is. The
campaign waged by his party was
largely directed against the alleged
autocrat policies OF Mr.. Wilson. In
marking the distinction which both
he and his party made as between
what had been and what was 20 be
in this regard. the republican can
didate specifically promised what
he would do He has kept his faith
He doubtless believes his perform
ance is in precise harmony with
what he accepted as a mandate
adopted by seven million plurality"
Declaring that the republican ad-
ministration IN its attitude toward
international cooperation is per
hitting this republic to remain i'm
the world-view a selfish. greedy peo-
pie strapped 10 our money bags
and unaffected by the distress Of
others the former democratic
standard bearer said. these irtOl-
cradle conditions cannot endure"
in Americas failure to express
a mandate for International coop
Grafton al the polls IN 1920" the
former Ohio governor declared, 1--WE
witnessed the spectacle of suffrage
expression without regard to the in
terests of humanity. There was not
enough thought Of the future and
what was TO be done for the COM
mon good. There was too much
thought Of the past and punishment
for fancied wrongs
Madness of 1920"
IN the calm review Of history,
the period and events in question
viii be referred 10 as the madness
Of 1920,
IF we had lifted our voice for
international cooperation. we would
today be prosperous. As one sur
veys conditions at Washington, he
finds little ground for hope Of sta
bic prosperity.
The dollar sign still hangs over
the senate door, as the password to
those who are willing to join New
berry in doing emergency jobs about
the place Nothing has been evoI-
we'd to ascertain what IS the matter
with the railroads Industry
advances in method and efficiency;
the railroads have not moved a peg
forward in 20 years If the rail-
roads could buy what they need,
business would improve Every day
they drift nearer to the danger OF
public acceptance If the idea that
government ownership IS the only
panacea.
Congress has run amuck, and
holding at bay the executive branch
Of the government II thinks only Of
The feast OF spOiIs that Il has COM
PEELED the White house to deliver
through a disgrace8uI invasion Of
the merit system. Meanwhile the
American people ask themselves
w far back through the ways and
the days of old they must so Co
reach the promised land of nor
malCy.
THE average person of the aver
age community believes there is
something radically wrong in Wash
ingt0n. and that II consists chiefly
in lack Of leadership. Groups
move along their statutory and con
stitutiona1 groves. but there is new
er cooperation in effort without
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