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THE 3IOKXIXG OHEGOXIAN, MONDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1020 a COX DECLARES TUFT i GAVE LEAGUE ADVICE Cable Correspondence With Wilson Made Public. DRAFT CHANGES URGED .Recommendations Reported Made AlfO on How to Overcome Ob jections of Opponents. SPniNGFIEL.D. Ill, Oct. 10. Cable correspondence between President Wilson and eA-President Taft in 1919, during drafting of the league of na tions covenant at Paris, was made public here tonisrht by Governor Cox, democratic presidential candidate, to gether Willi a statement by the can didate criticising severely Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and other leap ue opponents. 1 Mr. Taft, the correspondence de tailed, sought and had cable com munication with President Wilson, submitting numerous suggestions for changes in the tentative league draft and advising the president regarding its presentation to the senate. Governor Cox, who is scheduled to make addresses here and at Kast St. Louis. 111., and St. Louis, Mo., tomor row, said that he published the Taft Wilson correspondence a White House memorandum "because of the equivocal position ex-President Taft and other friends of the league now occupy in their support of the can didate of the league destructionists." Mr. Taft Quoted by Cox. The correspondence, Governor Cox aid, was "initiated by him (Mr. Taft) as a result of his study of the draft agreement and quoted Mr. Taft's own words when sincerity of mind and in telligence were not beclouded by the partisan prejudice of a political cam paign." The White House memoran dum containing some of the cables exchanged by President Wilson and Mr. Taft stated that in "every in stance" the president followed Mr. Taft's suggestions and Governor Cox's statement declared that "every sugfte-stion of Mr. Taft was followed literally." The correspondence indicated that Mr. Taft's suggestions dealt princi pally with protecting the Monroe doc trine and dealing with American do mestic questions, withdrawal from the league, unanimous league decis ions and disarmament. The corres pondence made public contained two cablegrams from the president to Mr. Taft and several from Mr. Taft to the executive, including one in which A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Har vard university, joined. The White House memorandum quoted at length league amendments to show adop tion of Mr. Taft's suggestions. Last Dated June 28, 11M9. The final cablegram from Mr. Taft. ent to Secretary Tumulty and for warded to the president, as given in published correspondence, was dated June 2S. 1919, just before the presi dent returned to present the treaty to the senate. It read: "I would like to send a return message and that is that the president argue for the league and its neces sity; the Impossibility to obtain peace without It; the dreadful unrest in Europe, the pressure of our allies to ratify and secure peace at once, the reed of the league with the United States to stabilize and to resist bol shevism, the necessity for renewal of negotiations if an important amend ment like striking out article 10 is made, the absurdity of a congres sional declaration of peace on one side, the giving up of all objects of Ihe war in such a peace if Germany were to make a similar declaration. I hope sincerely he will not attack the republican senators. His appeal wijl be much more influential if he pleads his cause and does not attack the opposition." Objection! Are Mentioned. On March 16. 1919. the correspond ence showed. Secretary Tumulty sent the president a message stating that Mr. Taft desired to cable the presi dent direct with suggestions not look ing to change "the structure of the league, the plan of action or Its real character, but simply removing ob jections In minds of conscientious Americans . . . which its language does not justify and whose fears could be removed without any considerable change of language." The reply given by President Wil Fon said he would "appreciate Mr. Taft's offer of suggestions and wel come them." "The sooner they are sent the bet ter." the president's reply added. "You need give yourself no uneasiness , about my yielding anything with re gard to the embodiment of the pro posed convention in the treaty." Reservation Is Cited. On March 18, the correspondence showed, Mr. Taft cabled a reserva tion for the Monroe doctrine, stating that it "alone would probably carry the treaty, but others would' make it certain." Mr. Taft's detailed sugges tions were: "If you bring back the treaty with the league of nations in it, make more specific reservation of the Monroe doctrine, fix a term for duration of the league and the limit of armament, require expressly unanimity of action in executive council and body of del egates, and add to artivle XV a pro vision that where the executive coun cil of the body of delegates finds the difference to grow out of an ex clusively domestic policy, it shall recommend no settlement: the ground will be completely cut from under the opponents of the league in the senate. The letter. Mr. Taft said, would over tariff, Japanese immigration and similar domestic questions. Submit ting drafts of proposed amendments and detailed arguments in their be half, one of Mr. Taft's messages stated: "The republican senators are try ing to stir up anxiety among repub licans lest this be a limitation upon our tariff. It would help much to meet and remove objections and cut the ground under senatorial obstruc tion." Monroe Doctrine Mentioned. Ttegarding the Monroe doctrine's protection, Mr. Taft was quoted as follows: "My impression Is that if the one article already sent, on the Monroe doctrine, be inserted in the treaty, sufficient republicans who signed the round robin would probably retreat from their position and vote for rati frcation so that it would carry. If the other suggestions were added; I feel confident that all but a few .who oppose any league at all would be driven to accept them and to stand for he league." Another message by Mr. Taft on March 28. 1919, upon the same sub ject said: "Venture to suggest to president that failure to reserve Monroe doc trine more specifically in face of op position in conference will give great weight to objection that league as first reported endangers doctrine. It will seriously embarrass advocates of league and it will certainly lead to senate amendments embodying doc- ! inne ana other provisions in form less likely to secure subsequent acquies cence of other nations than proper rt'SPTV ;) t innu nur T . ... i.inj Monroe amendment now to article ten vital to acceptance of league in this country. I say this with full realiza tions that complications In conference are many and not clearly understood here. A strong and successful stand now will carry the league." Covenant Krlends Held Alarmed. Another on April 13, signed by Mr. Taft and A. Lawrence Lowell, read: "Friends of the covenant are seri ously alarmed over report that no amendment will be made more spe cifically safeguarding Monroe doc trine. At full meeting of executive committee of League to Enforce Pea-re, with 30 members from IS states present, unanimous opinion that without such amendment repub lican senators will certainly defeat ratification of treaty because public opinion will sustain them. With such amendment treaty will be promptly ratified." The White House memorandum made public by Governor Cox said that the league reservation of domes tic questions was made "as suggested by Mr. Taft and almost in his own words." All of the other suggestions from Mr. Taft, it stated, were fol lowed, as shown by quotations from the league covenant. In making public the correspond ence Governor Cox's statement said that the time had arrived "to bring before the American jury the recorded evidence . . . that the league is the composite thought of the leading statesmen of the world" and that it incorporated all the suggestions that were honestly offered by leading Untied States citizens. Root's Sug;eationa Cited. . Citing suggestions by Elihu Root, Charles E. Hughes and others. Gov ernor Cox reiterated that its opposi tion was "a partisan conspiracy." "It seems but yesterday," said Gov ernor Cox, "that all the leaders of American thought were for the league. The last 18 months of plot and con spiracy, holding up the civilization of the world and tearing at the heart strings of humanity, for political pur poses," are as a nightmare. Governor Cox referred to the White House dinner in February, 1919, at which President Wilson, he said, con ferred upon the league covenant with the senate foreign relations and foreign affairs committees, and added: "But before this meeting; Henry Cabot Lodge, as the arch conspirator of the ages, had uttered his defiance and issued the mandate that peace should not be if It came as the result of effort in which the president had a directing hand. A partisan victory, born in hatred and discontent, was his goal, let the cost to civilization be what it might. In sequence, a few days after the conference. Senator Lodge produced his infamous round robin, signed by 37 republican sen ators, who declared that the league was not acceptable in the form pre sented, but who under partisan lead ership made no suggestions of any kind for its improvement as a means of preserving the peace of the world. No Advice Held Inheeded. "In this connection, let it be em phasized that not one single sug gested amendment received from any responsible source went unheeded: in stead the ; ajority of suggestions were requested by the president to be put in writing and were incorpor ated in the revised draft, virtually verbatim. "Then after the president returned in July, 1919, with the treaty and the final draft of the covenant, he again conferred vith all the members of the senate committee on foreign re lations. The conference was public in the sense that official stenog raphers were present and the ques tions and .an5wers were given to the newspapers as rapidly as transcripts could be made. At this meeting there developed the visible evidence that the senatorial ring of the reactionary forces had perfected their partisan conspiracy, that they had no desire to understand the covenant and that they purposed to becloud and confuse the public mind. Their attitude was one of evident and implacable hos tility. "Previous to this development the president had appeared in person be-, fore the senate and had discussed the treaty in submitting it something no other president has done in more than one hundred years." NAVAL COMMANDER is SPliECH OP MAY, 1914, IS HE CALLED BY HAYS. Chairman of Republican National Committee M'ants to Know if Quotations Are Correct. NEW TORK. Oct. 10. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, in a statement yesterday raised a question as to whether Pres ident Wileon was quoted correctly when, in May, 1914. he expressed him self as against any sort of foreign alliances for the United States. Paragraphs' in the president's speech dealing witn foreign alliances which Mr. Hays quoted are: "There are just as vital things stir ring now that concern existence of the nation as were stirring then (co lonial period), and every man who worthily stands in this presence should examine " himself and see whether he has the full conception of what it means that America shall live her own life. Washington saw it when he wrote his farewell address. "It was not merely because of pass ing and transient circumstances that Washington said we must keep from entangling alliances. "It was because he saw that no country had yet set its face in the same direction in which America had set her face. "We cannot form alliances with those who are not going our way, and in our might and majesty and in the certainty of our own purpose we need not and we should not form alli ances with any nation in the world. "Those who are right, those who study their conscience in determin ing their policies, those who hold their honor higher than their advan tage, do not need alliances. You need alliances when you are not etrong and you are weak only when you are not true to yourself. "You are weak only when you are in the wrong; you are weak only when you are afraid to do right; you are weak only when you doubt your cause and the majesty of a nation"s might asserted." SLAIN 111 IRELAND Patrol Lorries Attacked; Of ficer, 2 Privates Hurt. AMBUSH PARTY ESCAPES BID FOR LINER DECLINED Shipping Board Rejects OTfcr of $3,000,000 for Leviathan. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. Formal re jection of the offer of J3. 000.000 for the giant liner Leviathan, made last May by the France & Canada Steam ship company, was announced yester day by Chairman Benson of the ship ping board. The company's offer was condi tioned upon obtaining a loan of $6, 000,000 from the board for recondi tioning the vessel. The board still lias disposal of the ship under con sideration, the chairman said- Men in Autos Spring Out and En gage Superior Attacking Force in Darkness. CORK, Oct. 10. Three military of ficers and 20 men riding in two lor dies on patrol duty were ambushed last night near Newcestown. The men sprang out of the lorries and en gaged the attacking party in the darkness, the fight lasting more than an hour. Captain Richardson, commanding the naval detachment at Bandon mili tary barracks, was shot' and died in a few minutes. Lieutenant Robertson was shot and probably fatally wound ed. Two soldiers were badly injured. As far as known the attacking party which, according to a statement is sued at Bandon barracks, far out numbered the military contingent, suffered no casualties. The lorries were commanded by Major Percival, a member of the mili tary force which tried and convicted Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork. Newcestown was reported to be the drilling ground of the Irish volun teers and Saturday night the military expected to find a considerable num ber of armed men there. According to villagers when the lorries entered the village the men began firing their rifles and then stormed an ale house and ordered the inmates to throw up their hands. One man escaped and the military theory is that he warned his comrades and enabled them to cut the wires and arrange the ambuscade. The soldiers remained in the ale house half an hour searching for arms, but found none. Then they proceeded toward Castletown. A quar ter of a mile down the road they ran Into the ambuscade. The commanding officer at the Ban don station today paraded the gar rison and told the men not to attempt reprisals. GINGER CAMPAIGN STARTS DRY DIRECTOR IX WASHING TON" HITS TIPPLERS. Survey of Patent Medicines and Hair Tonics Shows Drinks for Full Course Dinner on Sale. SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 10. (Spe qial.) A state-wide campaign to end the illicit sale of Jamaica ginger, which he says is responsible for the majority of- cases of drunkenness, was started by Donald A. McDonald, state prohibition director. Under his direction his staff is sending out letters to mayors and other officials of every incorporated city in the state asking them to pass ordinances prohibiting the sale of this ingredient excepting on doctors' prescriptions. The matter of regula tion of this traffic was taken up per sonally by the director a few days ago with officials in Tacoma and Yakima, where sales of Jamaica gin ger are said to be particularly large. Regulation by ordinance has been proposed in Seattle. In Aberdeen the sale under any circumstances has been prohibited. "The traffic in Jamaica ginger has been the cause of much unmerited criticism of prohibition officers," says Mclonald. "People seeing Jamaica ginger drunkenness jump to the con clusion that a large amount of moon shining and bootlegging is going on." It is almost impossible to covict under present laws, as it must be proved that the druggist making the sale knew it was to be used unlaw fully, says the director, .who has ta ken up with John F. Kramer, federal prohibition commissioner, the matter of placing Jamaica ginger in the same category as alco-holic beverages and prohibiting its sale excepting to physicians' prescriptions. A survey of the uses of patent med icines, perfumes, hair tonics and flav oring extracts for beverages since prohibition went into effect shows that the proper drinks to go with a full course dinner can be obtained and are being obtained to a large extent from these sources, according to the director. A lemon extract highball furnishes the appetizer before the repast. Pat ent medicines, which the director al leges consist mostly of wines, form the liquid concomitants of the fish and meat courses, and for a cordial a syrupy soft drink which accumu lates a high alcoholic base after be ing exposed to the air is much in favor, the director says. CLEVELAND WINS, 8 TO 1 (Continued From First Pace.) hits, but not a man reached third. Can you beat it? Sure, that's what Cleveland did. trovrniog Disaster Is In Fifth. The crowning disaster came in the fifth. Kilduff and Miller both. singled. Clarence Mitchell fell against one of Bagby'a fast ones for a line drive that should have reached the fence. It was not Bagby's fault that it didn't. Kilduff and Miller were both under steam at the moment and when Wamby raced over and yanked the drive down with one hand the stage was all set and decorated for the grand climax. The triple play that followed was as simple as light ing a cigarette vith a burning candle. Thus the feat first performed by Paul Hines of Providence and later by Neal Ball of Cleveland was renewed. It was a world series record but the Dodgers were not among those lead ing the cheers. They saw then and there that fate had cut the sheik's curse on their final hopes. For the rest of the afternoon they were bat ting for exercise. Their base hits were of no use, since none of them led to runs. At the ratio of 14 hits for one run they would have needed 126 safe blows to beat Cleveland out by. the count of 9 t-a 8. This is asking a bit too much from any club, no matter how earnest it may be in the purs u i t of its chosen profession. No club can live by hits alone when the enemy is collecting all the runs. Mitchell held Cleveland to three hits in his four innings but the bank had already been looted before he fixed the safe. Crimea Has No Excdm, Grimes had no excuse. The attack ing Indians had merely sized him up ana when they get to hitting a right hander not even outfield fences will stop them. In addition to his home run, Elmer Smith . contributed a triple and a single before he decided to eall it n day. While the batting honors went to Smith, the fielding glory went to Kilduff. The Brooklyn second base man scampered all over the lot while accepting 12 chances without an error. , Brooklyn's defense all the way was sound enough but the best defense in the world isn't supposed to climb 60- foot wire screens and kill off home runs, not without Tarzan of the Apes of the movies of south Africa. When seven tallies result from .drives that are hoisted out of the yard, there can certainly be no criticism directed at the pitcher's support. Not with the present rules involved, where air planes are still barred. When two hostile pokes score seven runs and you need 14 hits to get one, why fret further about it? The main argument now comes back to Smith versus Mails. The two left nanders will very likely decide wheth er or not the two clubs will start back for Brooklyn on Tuesday night. If Mails can beat Smith with Covey ready to shoot the works on Tuesday, Mr. Ebbetts' "olerical 'force might as well get ready to mail back some $70,000 to old subscribers who will very probably be Just as happy to col lect. If Smith can win. Brooklyn has a fair chance not the most rosiate chance ever painted, but a pretty good poke at the big money. But suppose the Indians report tomorrow with the blinkers still removed from their bat ting eyes? No wonder Colonel Ebbets is mopping his clammy brow as he thinks of those $70,000 golden ducats that he will have to kiss good-bye. IDAHO TRAINS EYE ON POLITICAL ARENA Three Parties Fling Charges as Election Day Nears. LEAGUE JOINS DEMOCRATS VANCOUVER PLANS DRIVE $2000 of $5000 Salvation Army Funds to Be Spent in City. VANCOUVER, Wash, Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) H. G. McPike, campaign di rector of the Salvation Army, is in the city completing plans for the drive for the local organization, which be gins next week. In Washington, the sum of $112,000 is to be raised. In Vancouver $5000 is the quota, of which $2000 will be spent here. Cedric Miller is local man ager of the campaign. He 'will have a captain in each block in the city. Funds will be solicited throughout the county and organizations will be per fected in all of the organized municipalities. FAIR PRIZES SENT OUT Boys and Girls Principal Winners at Grays Harbor Event. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) Prize checks were sent out yesterday' by the Aberdeen chamber of commerce for winners in stock, gardening, agricultural club and can ning exhibits at the Grays Harbor county fair. While a few of the prizes were won this year by adults, the majority went to boys and girls, members of the Washington State col lege extension agricultural clubs. Robert Poison, son of William Pol son, Montesano farmer, carried off two prizes, first in potato growing and second in general gardening. Mr. Flowers to Speak in Ia. Grande. LA GRANDE. Or., Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) Montavllle Flowers, noted lec turer, dramatist and political econo mist, will spealr in La Grande on the evening of October 21. under the di rection of tlse republican national committee. This will be the firing of the'first big gun of the republican campaign in Union county and in La Grande. J. H. Peare, chairman of the county central committee, and his enthusiastic coworkers, are delighted to have a man of national importance as the speaker for their opening event. Phone your want ads to Tne Orego nian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. Honrbons Direct Fire on Cornmis slon Form of Government; Non Partisans Cry "Bankruptcy." BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 10. I Special. 1 The heavy oratorical batteries of the dominant political parties of Idaho are being moved into position and are starting to get into action prior to the final dash to be made in the cam paign. Idaho Is ringing with speechmaking from one end of the state to the other. Charges and counter charges are flying fast and thick. The re publicans are making it clear that part of the democratic party that faction headed by Senator Nugent is, in league witn the non-partisans. The allegation has the support of at least two democratic papers and Is as vigorously denied by others. The democrats are centering their fire on the commission form of state government, which is now passing through the acid test. Davis Appears Choice. If it survives and Governor Davis is re-elected, as appears evident, the change in state government will be vindicated. The democrats assert that it has caused extravagance, and the non-partisan league echoes that it has bankrupted the state. Among the big artillery now active In the campaign may be included Sen ator Nugent, who has been speaking in northern Idaho: Frank R. Good ing, republican, his opponent, who has just completed a tour of eastern and southern Idaho and is now in the eastern section; Governor Davis, who has been speaking at points around Bose but is soon to leave for more remote parts: Attorney-General Black, who is assisting Governor Davis, in a defense of the state ad ministration, showing its efficiency and the business-like manner in which affairs have been handled; Representative French and Repre sentative Smith, who are speaking on national and state issues; Secretary of State Jones and other republicans. The democrats also have T. A. Walters, candidate for governor, on the stump, while, the league is mak ing extensive use of S. D. Fairchild, its gubernatorial candidate. Press Springs Sensation. The main sensation attempted dur ing the week was the publication in the Idaho Ledger, league organ, of a photographic letter signed by D. F. Banks,, acting commissioner of finance and republican candidate for state treasurer, stating that up to the present time idle funds in the hands of various state officers have been able to absorb the current issues of state warrants, but these funds have been exhausted and, because of existing financial conditions, the state is confronted with the danger of state warrants being discounted; that under the circumstances It has been decided to appeal to the depos itory banks to absorb a portion of the warrants These warrants bear 6 per cent interest and will be taken up by the state next January and February. Most of the banks ap pealed to are carrying state funds at a low rate of Interest. The league charges this in an ef fort to pawn state warrants; that the state is financially embarrassed and has not sufficient funds on which to operate. Appropriations Running; Low. The condition in which the state now finds itself in is no different than the condition it is usually in toward the close of the biennium. Appropri ations are running out now just as they have in other years, and to raise The Men of Portland Are Responding! INSTANTANEOUS and heavy response to our adver tisements of shoes at fair prices shows that the pub- lie appreciates a sincere, honest effort to bring- the price of good shoes within the reach of all! Our prices anticipate what factory costs will be a year hence. We are eliminating all thought of present gain You cannot duplicate anywhere the service the style the real downright goodness of these Banister's or Boyden's Shoes for Men at only the Pair Scores of Portland men are saving money by choosing their fall and winter footwear here at our lower prices. Will you be one of the throng that is practicing real economy in shoe buying? Women's Footwear Moderately Priced Women's lilack Kid Shoes with genuine welt soles; the pair $9.95 Women's Brown Calfskin Shoes, best value ever offered: pair S10.95 Women's Pumps in cocoa brown, gunmetal and patent ; the pair SO. 95 We Give S. & H. Green Stamps An Additional Saving iii i 1 129 TENTH St., Bet. Washington and Alder funds to tide over until the legisla ture meets, warrants are placed in the manner proposed. Political headquarters here take a most optimistic view of the outcome in November. That is not true of any one in particular, but all three, re publican, democratic and non-partisan. "Wherever I go," said State Chair man Thomas of the republican com mittee. "I find sentiment heartily fa -vorinF a return to the sound common - Dlrrorf nt Kinds of Laiudn 4 Different Prices KAST 494 A TRAVEL SERVICE Whether you journey on business or pleasure bent The First National Bank can be of help to you. 7r ."'SS.-?---airt4,t iHOTI THROUGH our Foreign Department, we offer a specialized service to peo ple who are going abroad. You will be spared much inconvenience if you will permit us to assist you in obtaining passage and in formation regarding secur ing passports. Insure safety for your funds by carrying Travelers' Checks or Letters of Credit. These may be obtained at the Foreign Department THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND OREGON ' THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK WEST' OF THE ROCKY FOUNTAINS sense of a republican administration. In practically every place I stopped on my recent trip over the state the people realize the mistake of 1516. when it indorsed Wilson and his 'keep us out of war' catch phrase. The ma jority of people appear to regard the election of the republican ticket, both state and national, as a matter of. course. In my opinion there Is but one question which -the November election will answer, and that is the size of the republican national and state majority." Before an airplane is regarded perfect it has to pass through 200 tests. If You Can't Get a Washwoman You Can Always Get am Electric Washer and It Will Be Cheaper These figures shov you horv much you save by using an Electric Washer Average Cost of Laundry for a Family of Five The Washwoman Way Waffs of Laundress, 52 weeks at $4.00 per day $208.00 (Additional time is generally required to finish the ironing) Cost of Soap, 52 weeks at 12c 6.24 far fare for laundress at J6c S "2 Estimated cost of breakfast and luncheon, 104 meals at 25c 26.00 Total. Cost of Same Washing the Electric Washer Way Cost of soap, 52 weeks at Sc (No soap wasted) Electricity for operating, 4c per week 4. IS 2.0 Saving per year with Electric Washer $242.32 enough to pay for the Washer and several new dresses besides. To this saving should be added the saving In clothes by eliminat ing the wear and tear of the washboard, as well as the savins; from washing- at home many thinjrs such as blankets, bedspreads, small rugs and lace curtains usually sent out to the laundry. Electric Stores Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Alder Street at Broadway Portland Salem Oregon City Vancouver '