AMERICAN POLITICS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 288, 30 August 1920, Page 5

AMERICAN POLITICS

"FUND TO PURCHASE PRESIDENCY"

CHARGE AGAINST THE REPUBLICANS

By Telejrapli-Prcij ABsoolation-Oopyilglit (Rcc. August 29, 11.5 p.m.) New York, August 23. Interest has been created by Governor Cox's charges that i'he Republicans are raising a fifteen mfllliori dollar campaign fund 'with which to purchase the Presidency. Important Republican newspapers are asking Senator Harding to. disprove the charges and declare that no large contributions will be permitted in the Republican fund. Other newspapers bitterly assail I Governor Cox. declaring he is employing old-time tricks to discredit his- opponent.—Aus.N.Z. Cable. Assn. ALLEGED BRITIsFcONTRIBUTION FOR DEMOCRATS CHARGES BEING INVESTIGATED. (Rec. August 29, 11.5 p.m.) New York, August 27. At Chicago the Senate Committee investigating campaign funds has requested Mr. Britton to appear to substantiate his charges that British money had contribuiied to the Democratic fund. The committee also asked Governor Cox to submit evidence to prove his charge regarding the Republican fund.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

[A message published on Saturday stated that the British Embassy in Washington had applied the term "sheer, unmitigated nonsense" to a chargei by Representative Britten, of Illinois, that furnished by the Ambassador, Sir Auckland Geddes, from the British Government, found Ms way inr'to the Democrats campaign chest.] COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE EXPECTED TO BE' ADVOCATED BY HARDING. (Rec. August 29, 11.5 p.m.) New York. Augnst 27. There, is considerable belief that Senator Harding will advocate Mr. Root's plan for the formation of a permanent Court of International Justice as a substiiiute for the League of Nations, the Court's decrees being enforceable by the power of moral suasion and not physical *01x0 or Kindred means suggested by the League.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.