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Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1922, Page 2

A r.vm.K message last week mentioned that the Democrats were gaining ground at the Congression.l elections in the United States. It might be surmised that this reversal is due in a measure to the propaganda work i f Governor J. M. Cox, Ohio, who contested the last presidential election with Mr Harding, and who lately toured Europe to see the international plight ‘or himself. Mr Cox in a speech in London before returning to America was very outspoken as regards the States falling short of its duty to finish up the work undertaken when

erica entered the war. ‘‘Europe is not r horrible thing from which wo should shrink in fear of contamination,” declared Governor Cox, at a luncheon given in his honour by the America ■ Society in London. The crisis in ie,urations for the moment was prst i nr 1 the introduction of a new element was a contributing factor to agreement. “America’s voice was heard." continued Mr Cox, “Her representative >n the Reparation Commission. prcv : - msly gagged and fetter hv a policy if apparent unconcern, was permitted to speak, and his counsels admittedly voro helpful. The agreement on rc| aatioin was only temporary. A rodustment, based on justice to all inteests, was yet to he made. Central Europe must he preserved, otherwise franco would get no compensation for her stupendous losses. Franco was barged with militarism, but let them Hit forget that when France asked the iglil to occupy the east bank of the Rhine as a measure of protection she i crop ted the counter-proposals that ‘he United States and Britain would : oin in a guarantee against invasion. “The United States has not kept the faith.” insisted Mr Cox. “When wo have fulfilled that obligation or when we have joined the nations of the earth in the only going concern created for the preservation of pence then we can consistently talk disarmament to France.” It is not improbable that Mr Cox’s complaint as to {lie failure of Vnny jci' through thf> liO'”,lbl?vjU» f>- ;

yerninent to do its duty, is carrying a good deal of weight in the States’ elections now progress.

The Liberal policy programme which . has been issued by Mr Wilford, judged by performances in the past, has the greatest hopo of fulfilment. Reform with its large majority* and decile following of Premier Massey, might have done anything it was directed to do, but there bus been a longdrawn out barred period, in which the prodigal promises of the past election periods were allowed td remain in the J pigeon holes. However the dust laden packets are again being opened up and intended to hoax tlie gullible sections of the public. The Liberal lender lias a record of genuine legislation behind the Party he leads whereby he can claim political consistency and something more than the expressed desire of the party, the determination to do its part for the political advancement of the people. What has been accomplished in that direction by the Liberal Governments will stand the closest scrutiny and criticism. Measures which Reform opposed at every stage before the Liberals could place them on the statute hook, are now being extolled by Reform which seeks to take credit for the great advantage the benefits have given the communities. So it is that ill the thought for tlie times today the praise which is given the I eral policy by the Lyttelton Times for the broad and sympathetic lines on which the program me is founded, is well merited from the safe national point of view.