Evening star., 1920-06-18
LEAGUE Of NATIONS
IS DOMINANT ISSUE
SAYS PRESIDENT
Americans Want 1t, He De-
cIares, While Scoring
Republicans.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-President
Wilson's nine months of illness have
neither daunted his spirit nor i'm
paired in the slightest degree his
splendid intellect" according to the
New York World. which today pub
lished a copyrighted Interview of its
Washington correspondent with the
President.
Within the last two months. the cor
respondent says. the President has
gained more than twenty pounds and
his ultimate complete recovery is as
sured
During the three e-hour interview at
the White House, says the corre-
spondent the long discussion of cur
the President expressed himself with
characteristic Wilsonian vigor."
League Dominant Issue.
The President told the correspond
ent. in discussing the political cam
paign, that the league of nations was
the dominant issue and he expects the
democrats at San Francisco to repeat
his challenge for a referendum on the
league. The issue is too deep for
is quoted as saying.
The President was particularly Wig
orous in attacking the republican
platform. according to the correspond
ent. The republican national con-.
ssd the fssiaena essen,av ans
scientifically Prussian in inspiration
and method" He said he did not see
how progressives could support the
republican platform.
President Wilson told the corre-
spondent he had not aided any candi-
cisco.
His Physical Condition.
In discussing the Presidents physi-
cal condition. the correspondent said:
His face is not distorted in the
slightest degree. as some of the un-
friendly versions of his illness have
asserted. The Wilson face is much
the impress of great physical suffer-
after he had worked and we had
talked for an hour. the President
walked from his Office chair on the
balcony to the movies in the east
room. slowly. cautiously. but with
confidence"
The correspondent described the
movements of the President about the
White House. and said: The very
best proof of the great Improvement
in the Presidents physical condition
was provided when he mounted three
improvised wooden steps and entered
the motor car, with only such assist
ance as would naturally be given to
person convalescing from serious
Illness"
The President walked with a slight
limp and used cane, according to the
correspondent.
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Il am even more confident" the
President said. that such referendum
will confirm my faith that the Amer
lean people desire it above anything
else that political party now may
provide, and that they will condemn
the republican policy of denying them
the consummation of their hopes No
one will recommend a referendum on
that issue more than j.
II suppose I should feel flattered."
he said. over being made the issue
Of the presidential campaign by the
republican party. But even the ef-
fort of the platform makers at Chi
being not only burning but a living
issue by camouf1aging and obscuring
the real issues will not deceive the
people.
"The processes by which the Chi
cago platform was accomplished
TALLY and scientifically Prussian in
inspiration and method. Instead Of
quoting Washington and Lincoln. the
republican platform should have
quoted Bismarck and Bernhardi. be-
cause the republican attitude regard
ing the supreme issue that cannot
be abandoned or disregarded strongly
suggests the arbitrary influences that
dictated the doctrines of those two
eminent persons.
Charges BecIOud Issues.
Every charge directed against me
and my administration is obviously
designed to becloud and negative the
paramount issue confronting the peo-
pie of America, to befog their sense
of responsibility and make violation
Of the obligations they have assumed
to be of small consequence. | sin
cerely believe that the attempt of the
republican party to win the sanction
of the American people for it's at
tempted evasion of these obligations
will be decisively rebuked. With one
thing | am fully satisfed-thfs is
form has joined me in the suggestion
| made in my letter to the guests
at the Jackson day dinner in Wash
ington in January last. In that letter
l expressed the hope that a sincere
attempt would be made to determine
the attitude of the American people
on the league of nations by the resort
to the genuinely democratic process
Of the referendum.
"Of course. I have no way Of an
ticipating the probable trend Of senti
ment that will be expressed in the
San Francisco or forecasting the uIti-
mate conclusions of that body But
have every confidence that the dele
gates who Will sit In that convention