Show ROOTS ROOT'S ANSWER TO SCORES J r Ml EVASION t- t ta a I r I EW YORK Oct oat 22 Ellhu Elihu Elihu Root foot nuble public the following telegram to Cox replying to his 1118 r q est Ita to correct an alleged fate t nl I. I In Mr Ur Roots loots Now I T regarding the governors go pos posto upon the league of nations 9 T havo avo vo tod today received your telegram 1 htA a. a yesterday I 1 would not willing- willing y you an nn injustice and I do not tU 11 k Jt 1 have You began your cam cam- d n by an interview with tho the pres- pres Jt d t and an statement r you that YOU and he be were in complete ac- ac the league of nations I can canno no be be mistaken about this position r Throughout the lon long struggle in the the Senate hie n s he nf t 8 steadfastly tn fn a anu u reservation e refused I n to Which give I I B Substantially antl changed h r the e covenant as ashe he ought it back He lie certainly has haa v. v no no riots riots' f hanged changed His llis very recent utter- utter an show that If you have changed from that complete accord with hint hint 1 lot heard of It Such a change Is no indicated by the tho vague and gens gen gen- er expressions of your our telegram sayin say- say in that you OU will accept reservations that will clarify that will be helpful help- help ful that will reassure the American people peo that you would sit down with r lb ie twi wi c 8 of the h senate Ot that t you V ld confer with Mr lr Wilson and myself and all others who have havea a a too because you ou are tb one ne who would determine what w helpful what would reassure the American I an people what advice you ou would follow tollow and you ou are solemnly pu pledged to an agreement with l MI concerning the covenant he hes s bro brought ht back k from Europe Ir S1 T There Itero Is 18 one statement of your our telo tel tel- o that does give g a definite Idea of ot W tOrp h re you ou stand Bland upon what Mr W a declares to be the heart or ot the league ue the the general alliance of article Xi X which the United States would f j c to guarantee as against ex- ex te nal aggression on the territory and inde In- In de and every member of oC the thet r W e t and to make that guarantee I q t y war If Ie necessary You say say In Inyo yo telegram that you will accept d. d I rg nations that will clearly state to fo oU In the league that conis' conis con- con lre 10 is' is sand and con congress ress alone has the right ri t to J clare War and that our up liP limits to legislation or ortro treaty tro y malting Croaking beyond which we can ii V trel i- i f W t it seems Is what v YOU yon are arc will- will iii n 0 to o do da about article X Well Veil It is a ely elv nothing Everybody knows already a ready dy that only congress has a right L to war and that there are areto to O legislation and treaty making makin akl J powS po c All governments lg e of all I civilized nations know It It You Nothing b by telling them of of it The trouble about giving the provided In article X is that l y t thi e t haking of oC a treaty contaIning it itis Is is a solemn assurance to all aU the na- na na j that It Is within the treaty making making making mak- mak ing power and anel that the promise to tomake make war binds congress as fully tully as It binds all other members of our government government gov gov- ov- ov to maintain the plighted faith p pf of t ti the er United States In all govern- govern 1 the p the power to declare war rests here and an agreement to maker make r 1 is an agreement that that power shaU be so exercised by the officers In whom It rests A refusal by congress to pass the necessary resol resolution would woul simply be a breach of the treaty An analogous case is the tho power of congress to appropriate money There rio is-rio other power In our government I 10 to alo that 1 but t if the United States t makes s a treaty a agreeing to pay a million mil mil- mil 1 I j lion illon dollars to another country would j I Ian an any any- anyone one say that the obligation could be be- be by a refusal of congress to appropriate U the e money Certainly not I the only effect would be that the United ter States t would g hh have broken t faith The real question s Is whether we T shall i I enter Into a guarantee under which the th faith of treaties will require congress con- con gress i to af pass s a resolution u declaring lr Iwar war That Is what the president pro posed That hat Is what your telegram makes it clear you propose REI REUSES REFUSES USES CONCRETE ANSWER ER On the same day when you sent the telegram according to the press reports re- re por ports pors s. s Is a meeting at Providence someone someone some someone one In the audience asked you Would you accept the tile Lodge reservations to the league of nations There was your opp opportunity Among mon those reservations was as one which said The United States assumed no ob obligation obligation ob- ob to preserve the territorial IntegrIty integrity In In- In or political independence of oC any other country by the employment of J ItS its military It or naval forces etc Unless un- un 1 less ess In any Z Ota particular f gao case the I c congress con con- gress which under the constitution has the sole power to declare war or to authorize the employment of oC the military mil mil- military II or naval forces Corces of the United I United States shall in the exercise of full liberty of action by act or joint resolution so provide That reservation would leave leav congress con- con 1 gress free whenever with the time came e to In accordance with Its judgment and conscience and the judgment and I II conscience of its constituents regarding regard regard- ing the merits of the controversy at that time Your position as you now state It would leave congress bound by the solemn solemn solemn sol sol- sol sol- pledge of faith of our country to pass the resolution for war no matter what the merits of the tho controversy might be J If If you did not mean that congress should be bound you ou had an opportunIty ity at that meeting in Providence to say I agree to this reservation or to this part of this re reservation r n. n Your r answer answer an an- I IThe lit Nd i Is r reported to have been The The Lodge reservations never were I seriously suggested If they had been Senator Lodge would have declared for Cor them In the Republican platform adopted at Chicago and thus you sidestepped side side- stepped the question and you OU state in your telegram to me the perfectly fu futile futile fu- fu tile tHe thing you are arc willing to do upon the subject of article X Your telegram to me undertakes to state your case and both what you say and what you refrain from 1001 saying confirm confirm confirm con con- firm the understanding I expressed In tn my speech that your our position and purpose are to upon the United States the covenant negotiated at Paris ParisI without any real change whatever I |