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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
2
Cox delivers acceptance keynote criticizing Congress for not enacting constructive laws while spending millions to frame military victory as a bad era He calls for repeal of war taxes criminal prosecutions of profiteers better supervision of railroads a national budget system and measures affecting women.
Governor James M. Cox outlines his presidential platform at Day League of Nations ceremony. He argues the league is for peace not alliance and urges ratification with reservations. He calls to repeal war taxes, reform taxation, curb profiteering, empower labor rights, protect free speech, and promote agriculture, education, and national budget discipline. He condemns Republican tactics, supports veterans’ rehabilitation, strict prohibition, woman suffrage, and civilian governance over party. He envisions industrial peace and broader public welfare.
Governor Cox condemns a proposed separate peace as bungling diplomacy and dishonesty. He warns the move would isolate the nation, ruin relations with other states, and be the most disheartening event since World War I era separations.
At the Dayton Fair Grounds Governor James M. Cox accepted the Democratic nomination for president in front of an estimated 30,000 to 75,000 supporters. Franklin D. Roosevelt stood with him as crowds from Ohio and beyond cheered through a long parade of bands and delegates. Cox framed his campaign around the League of Nations and world peace, declaring strong support for its adoption with interpretations.
The governor defended the league covenant and pressed reforms citing Article 10, praised by the crowd as akin to the Monroe doctrine. He backed woman suffrage, law enforcement, tax reduction, and aid for ex-service members while criticizing the Republican platform and Senator Harding. Rain interrupted but sunshine returned as he wrapped up amid applause.
A large Marion Ohio contingent led by 50 women received a warm reception with a banner reading Were here Jimmy All from Marion. Remarks tagged Senator Yarding home spurred jokes about Cox fever and Senate politics. The governor elicited laughs with a quip about the root porch.
The Polish crisis remains grave as Russian forces push toward Warsaw and Lemberg. Britain and France weigh direct talks with Poland, while the league of nations plans disarmament moves. US officials hold to neutrality despite Polish appeals for aid.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska chosen by Governor Cox to represent the Democratic party in a joint debate on the league of nations at Winona Lake Indiana on August 9. Republicans will select a debater to oppose.
Federal authorities report forty-one Yend ors indicted after a leak exposed the grand jury’s work prematurely. John Alexander alias Lagrang, an alleged German anarchist, was arrested in Chicago at New York’s request. Maryland argues Baltimore police lack power to arrest for Volstead Act violations.
New Orleans report by H G Hester, secretary of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, shows the 1919 29 cotton year valued at 2 516 544 520 dollars with average middling prices at 28 21 cents per pound and total exports exceeding 900 000 bales more than the previous year. Exports to Germany and Austria totaled 457 000 bales as markets recovered since 1914.
London newspapers condemn the Jones bill as Americas bid for shipping supremacy described by Sunday Observer as retaliatory and discriminatory. The critique centers on how the measure would impact international trade and maritime competition.
Vacation conferences at the Sorbonne will be delivered from July to October 20 for the educated public of France and visiting American students. The sessions aim to inform and uplift both genders through lectures and discussions conducted by scholars and officials.
Berlin dispatch to The London Times says Warsaw will be evacuated at once by the Polish government and allied representatives. The Polish government will retire to Cracow.
In Oklahoma City two Democrats and fourteen Republicans compete for the United States Senate seat held by Thomas P. Gore who is also seeking reelection.
Cleveland Ohio reports a field of five presidential and five vice presidential nominees on separate tickets. Three candidates are editors and publishers, one leads a book publishing house, and one is a clergyman. Two vice presidential hopefuls are Cleveland residents.
Tokyo reports the Japanese government is weighing a nationwide merger of all steel works to tide over current trade conditions. Authorities are said to be investigating possibilities for a comprehensive merger across the steel industry.
Governor Roberts of Tennessee called an extra session to convene at noon Monday August 9. The session will consider 139 subjects headed by ratification of the federal suffrage amendment, followed by measures on the legal status of women and women voting qualifications including poll tax and registration timing.
San Pedro Coahuila Mexico under terms of his unconditional surrender Francisco Villa, Mexican bandit leader, will get a huge estate at Canutila Durango where he will be guarded for life by 50 of his trusted followers, paid by the government. Villa's surrender will cost the Mexican government 2,000,000 dollars according to estimates.
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