AMERICA AND PEACE.
| DEMOCRAT FAVORS THE TREATY. | By lolegrash.—Press jUao.—"opyniht. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. ■ \New York, August 6. In a speech at Dayton, Ohio, accepting nomination as the Democratic Presidential candidate, M"r. J. M. Cox said that in signing the Treaty there should not be a mental reservation left unexpressed in plain words. Mr. W. G. Harding's plan meant a separate peace with Germany. The Monroe Doctrine was the very essence of article 10 of the League covenant. "No Treaty," he said, "can override our constitution, which reserves to Congress alone power to declare war. Mr. Harding proposes that we remain out of the league. I am in favor of going in. The first duty of the new administration will be, clearly, the ratification of the Treaty."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received August 8, 11.30 p.m. New York, August 7. In an interview, the Vice-President Mr. T. R. Marshall, said the Democratic two-thirds majority in the Senate would not be attained if the Democrats were victorious in every vacancy. Therefore it Would be impossible to secure the adoption of the Peace Treaty.— 'Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1920, Page 5
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184AMERICA AND PEACE. Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1920, Page 5
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