The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-18

says, the president has
gained more than twenty pounds ana
his ultimate complete recovery IS as
sured. 4
During the three-hour interview at
the White House. says the correspond /
ent, the long discussion of current !
topics and Issues showed that the
president expressed himself with (
characteristic Wilsonian viSor." ~ /
Will Fight for League.
The p1 resident told the correspond
emit in discussing the political cam
paign that the League of Nations was
the dominant issue and he expects the
Democrats at San Francisco to repeae
his challenge for a referendum on the
league. The issue is too deep for po-
litical sculdusgery.
Regarding the nominees the presi-
dent declined to make any comment
beyond expressing the belief that the
gentlemen selected for president ana
vice president at Chicago admirably
harmonized with the platform
FHattcrcd as Issue.
Il suppose 1 should feel flattered,
he said with a twinkle in his eyes.
"over being made the issue of the
presidential campaign by the RepuD-
iican party. But even the effort OF
the platform makers at Chicago 10
confer the distinction of being not
a
camouflasing and obscuring the rear
issues will not deceive the people.
! 1.-The processes by which the Chi
cago platform was accomplished
seemed to me to have been essentially
| and scientifically Prussian in inspira-
| ton and method. Instead of quoting
Washington and Lincoln, the Repubh-
| can platform should have quoted Bis
marck and Bernhardi, because the
Republican attitude regarding the SUI
10 fNoT n nIla1
or disregarded strongly suggests the
arbitrary influence that dictated the
doctrines of those two eminent per-
sons.
Declares His Confidence.
+ ST am extremely confident that the
Democratic convention at San Fran
cisco will welcome the acceptance by
toe Republican party of my invitation
to make the League of Nations the is
sue of the campaign. I am even more
confident that such a referendum VII!
confirm my faith that the American
people desire it above anything that a
political party may now provide and
that they will condemn the Republican
policy of denying them the consumma
ton of their hopes. No one Will wei
come a referendum on that issue more
than 1.
ton has been persisted for the sole
purpose of advancing Republican
Ichances for winning the coming pres
iidential election and has never reflect'
ed a sincere desire to amel1orate tht
effect the measures adopted for pro
tectine the country in time of war
The Republican policy has been ratn
| er to exaggerate the measures.
st hope and believe that the platform
to be adopted at San Francisco Will o.
more progressive and clearer in under
standing than that enunciated by tn
Republicans at Chicago. The cnarac
| ter of the men who will sit as deIe
gates in the San Francisco convention
should be sufficient guarantees tina
the issues upon which the camPalgn,
to be fought will be met with definlt
and concrete statements and no
lcloudy and ambiguous terms as wa
| the case in the Chicago convention.
SAYS G. o. P. Reactionary.
"The Republican convention wa
the apotheosis of reaction. 1t was tn
direct antithesis of what I hope tn
Democratic convention at San Fran
cisco will turn out to be. The leader
fwho call themselves progresslVes an
lwho pretended to speak for the pro
pressive element in the Republica
marty sacrificed every principle tha
made attractive the movement
eight years ago. in order to gratlty IN
tarnbition of some of the present ia
Headers to prevent the, people OF IN
United States from fuifilling thel
honest obligations to the rest OF IN
world and to themselves, The aoaI
donment at Chicago of the Progressive
spirit was woefully tragic. I hope an
Ibelfeve that the tragedy of Chicas
win provide the Democratic CONVEX
ton with an object lesson in this d
lection that will not be overlooked
IT have not raised my hand {
voice to aid in the promotion of m
lambition for the, Democratic presioei
lHai nomination and Ishall not do s.
q have the greatest faith IN IN
Intelligent appreciation by me ger
trhtes who will assemble at San FraI
Cisco two weeks hence to write tn
platform and nominate the standar
hearers of our party. I should ne
want to express my preference
opinion regarding either lnalViou =,
or platform expression which mig
Iinfluence the minds of. men wno'
yotes will ultimately decide both"