Show lA U READY fAD fOR J U fAY f AY COX Pact Provides Curatives Curatives' I for for- forWar War War- Disease CI Claim hh r I 1 SPRINGFIELD Ill Oct 11 The The league of ot nations case is about ready for the Jury Governor cox Cdx of ot Ohio Democratic presidential candidate de declared declared de- de dared here today in ah an address launching his Illinois campaign Se Senator ator Harding his his Republican opponent op op- op pone t Governor Cox given w what t appears to be bean be-an an ultimatum against the l league ague and the American electorate the Democratic nominee said has an unequaled opp opportunity rt of ot making a contribution to th the civilIzed civilized civil civil- world 4 Following up his publication n today of correspondence between President nt Wilson and former President Taft in which the latter appeared as aa the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's adviser in the league drafting Governor Cox quoted Mr Tart Taft to show that tha the former president h has s repudiated repudiated Senator Hardings Harding's plan for a a. anew anew new world association association The The- governor also reiterated ch charges that Chairman Hays of ot the Republican national al committee committee com com- mitt ee was b behind hind a conspiracy of silence silence si- si lence to stifle the Democratic the campaign cam cam- In the Republican press and otherwise CURATIVES Governor Cox cham championing the league gave concisely what he said were the four great grea t causes of ot war and the the- four league c curatives If anything were needed to clarify the present situation with respect to the league of nati nations ns said the governor governor gov gov- it has been amply provided gov 1 inthe inthe in J I the last few days Senator Harding In what would appear to be his ulti- ulti m tum compelled under the threat ot of S Senators Borah and Johnson says that he is against the league without or with reservations He offers no al alternative alternative alternative al- al but holds out the hope that thata a new a may inay maybe be formed Now No comes comes ex President Tafts Taft's statement in which be ho says that Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Hardings Harding's suggestion Is Impracticable that the league is now functioning functioning functioning has hIS been in c. c existence for eight months and th that t the rest of the world I cannot be expected exp to undo a plan into which one forty-one nations hav have en en- en I I have found It an easy matter to present the basic basl principles of the league It ta is based upon the primary objective of preventing war Reduced to a few words the plan is this The causes of War in the past have been AUSES PAUSES OF WAR First First The The seizing of ot territory by byone byone byone one nat nation n from another by force Second Second The The The- practice of of secret treaties under which under I which the local controversy controversy controversy con- con is APt Lp to Involve a dozen na a 1 Third The Third The immense immens national arma- arma ment mont fourth Power Fourth Power of ot monarchs or their diplomats to precipitate te war waro o overnight The curative measures are theses these First FirSt Article Article 10 of the league is nothing except the eighth commandment commandment commandment command command- ment Thou ot- ot steal Second Second All All treaties made between between be be- tween nations in the f future ture must b be filed as public documents with the league of nations Third Third A A s systematic process process- process process-of of of disarmament dis disc armament t is provided I Fourth Fourth Differences Differences between nations nations nations na na- na- na which in the past led to war war war are are areto areto to be submitted to discussion and and ar arbitration ar- ar for a period of not less less' than nine months Governor Cox spoke here at an open air mass meeting on the courthouse square A patriotic feature of the governors govern- govern ors lors visit hero hert was a pilgrimage to the tomb of former President Lincoln for forthe forthe or orthe the laying of a wreath at the bier |