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1 James M. Cox & Elihu Root, Correspondence by Telegram regarding the League of Nations 1 (1920)

handle is hein.hoil/rooltels0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CORRESPONDENCE BY TELEGRAM REGARDING THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. MR, Cox TO MR, ROOT. WILLIMANTIC CONN Oct 20 1920 Hon. ELiHu ROOT New York NY I have before me a quotation .from your address on the League of Nations delivered in New York City Oct Nineteenth which reads Mr. Cox declared that he will insist upon the Treaty just as Mr. Wilson negotiated it. I am addressing you most respectfully with recog- nition of your integrity of purpose and the signal service which you have rendered as' a public man, mindful of the fact that you may have fallen into error through ignorance of the situation owing to your absence from the United States during a part of the presidential campaign. Your statement however is not in keeping with the facts which you are assumed to know by perusal of the daily papers. I have invariably stated in my addresses and restate here my whole hearted desire to make the United States a member of the League of Nations and that to secure that consummation of the purpose of America when she entered the war I will accept reserva- tions that will clarify, that will be helpful, that will re- assure the American People, and that as a matter of good faith will clearly state to our associates in the League that Congress and Congress alone has the right to declare war and that our constitution sets up the limits in legislation or treaty making beyond which we cannot go. I have stated further that I will accept reservations from any source which are offered in sincerity and with a desire

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