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Show mm. case is ISO! FOR JURY Governor Cox Launches His Illinois Campaign by Talk at Springfield SlllINGKIELL, III. Oct it. 'Tho league of nations case is about rcaly for the Jury," Governor Cox, of Ohio. lJomocrutic presidential candidate, declared de-clared here today In an address launch -inc his Illinois campaign. Senator Harding, his Republit an opponent. op-ponent. Governor Cox stated, has gl n what appears to be Jn "nit Imatunt" against the league und the American electorate, the I eimicr it lc nominee said, nns an unequaiu-u opooiiumiy 01 "making a contribution to the civilized world " TAFPS LE l i l EL t'oliowing up in-- publication today I of correspondence between President ; Wilson and former President Tuft In I which the latter appeared is the president's presi-dent's adviser In the league drafting. I Governor "o quoted Mi. Taft in an ef- fori to show that the former president has rcpdlated Senator Harding's plan J for a new world association. The irov-iernor irov-iernor also reiterated charges that I Chairman Hays, of the Republican national na-tional committee, was behind a "con-j spiracy of silence" to stifle the Democratic Demo-cratic campaign In the Republican i press and otherwise. Governor 'o, championing the j league, g-uve concisely what he said j v ere the font great causes of war und 1 the four league curatives." DIFFERING1 VIEWS "If anything were needed to clarify, the present situation with respect to, me league of nations, sain in- gov- ernor, "It has been amply provided in the last few days Senator Hard-1 ing. In what would appear to bo his ultimatum, compelled under- the threat of Senators Borah and Johnson, says tliut he is against the league without or with reservations. He offers no alter-native, alter-native, but holds out the hope that -i : new association of nations may be I formed. 'Now conies cx-Presklent Taft s statement In which he says that Sen-! ator Harding's suggestion is impracticable impracti-cable that the league Is now func-Honing, func-Honing, has been in existence for eight months and that tin rest of the world, cuiinot be expected to undo a plan. Into which forty-one nations have en-1 tered. "I have found It an easy matter to present the basic principles of the-league the-league It is based upon the primary objective of preventing war Reduced I to a few words, the plan Is this: The1 causes of war in the past have been. I HEED CAUSES OI VK. ' First the seizing of territory ' by one nation from another by force Second, the practice of secret treaties treat-ies under which the local controversy is apt to Involve a dozen nations. "Third, the immense national armament. arma-ment. Fourth power of monarchs or their diplomats tn precipitate war overnight REMEDY SUGGESTED. "The curatK-e measures are there: "First, article ten of the league is nothing except the eighth commandment command-ment 'thou shalt not steal.' Second, all treaties mude l.etwoen nations in the future must be fllod as public documents with the league of nations ! Third, a systematic aj-o.es of disarmament dis-armament is provided. "Fourth, djfiterences between nations which In the past led to war arc to be Submitted to discussion and arbitration arbitra-tion Cor .. period f not 1 n than nine month- " Governor Cox spoke here at an open air meeting on the courtboUae square. A patriotic feature Of the governor s visit hero was a pilgrimage to the tomb of former President Lincoln for the laying of a Wreath at the bier, leaving leav-ing her at 2:30 p. m Governor Cox wna to speak late this afternoon at K.iM si. Ixtuls, ill., and tonight .i Bl Louts. 00 |