Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-19


| but what they will adopt a progress
sive platform as he has asked"
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, de-
| clared the interview is typical
effusion" of the president. 1T is
Just another attempt to retain party
leadership Fall said.
Mr. Wilson's conception of the
presidency is that of~a party leader
and it is evident in his statement
| that he intends to retain that lead
ership."
Senator Fall stated he did not be-
lieve the Republican party attempt
ed to "befog" the League of Nations
issue.
The Republican party does not
dodge the issue. Mr.. Wilson would
have accused the Republicans of in
terferring with his treaty-making
power had it attempted at the Chi
cago convention to dictate a plan
of dealing with the treaty."
President Wilson, in his interview
said he was extremely confident
that the Democratic convention
at San Francisco will welcome the
acceptance by the Republican party
to make the League Of Nations the
issue iii this campaign"
Il am even more confident" the
president said, that such referen-
dunn will confirm my faith that the
anything else that a political party
now may provide and that they will
condemn the Republican policy of
denying them the contamination of
their hopes. No one will recommend
referendum on that issue more
than l."
II suppose I should feel fatter-
cd" he said, "over being made the
issue Of the presidential campaign
by the Republican party. But even
the effort of the platform maize.
at Chicago to confer the distinction
living issue by camouiaging and
obscuring the real issues will nott
deceive the people.
q. o. r. Methods Prussian
"The processes by which the Chi
cago platform was accomplished
and scientifically Prussian in inspira-
ton and method. Instead of quoting
Washington and Lincoln, the Repub-
lican platform should have quoted
Bismarck and Bernhard, because the
Republican attitude regarding the
doned or disregarded strongly sug-
gests the arbitrary influences that die
tated the doctrines Of those two emil
nent persons.
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 assum-
ed to he of small consequence.
sincerely believe that the attempt Of
the Republican party to win the sane
ton of the American people for its
attempted evasion of these obl1ga-
tions will be decisively rebuked.
with one thing am fully salts
ty in it's platform has joined me in
the suggestion I made in my letter to
the guests at the Jackson day dinner
in Washington in January, last. IN
that letter 1 expressed the nope that
a sincere attempt would be made to
can people on the League of Nations
by the resort to the genuine demo-
cratic process Of the referendum.
'Of course, I have nc way OF an
ticipating the probable trend OF sen
timent that will be expressed in the
San Francisco or forecasting the III
innate conclusions of that body.
But I have every confidence that
the delegates who will sit in that
I issued to the Republican party and
express their readiness to permit
the people to decide between the
vague and ambiguous declaration
by the Republicans and positive
and definite expression Of opinion
else the Democratic party may do,
1 hope that it's convention at San
Francisco will say just what it
means on every issue an dthat it
will not resort either to ambiguity
or evasion in doing so.
The League Is Issue
"This thing (the League of Ma
! tions) lies too doop to permit Of any
political sculduggery, any attempt
to sidestep or evade moral and hu-
manitarian responsibilities much
| too solemn to treat so lightly or ig-
more.
IT should prefer at this time not
to discuss partisan politics orr to
probable attitude that the Democrat
ic convention will take on any sub
| ject. I sincerely believe, however,
| that the tvast majority of gentle
men who will sit in the San Fran
cisco convention will appreciate the
| keeping the word that America has
! given to the rest of the world.
| THE thinly yelled rejection of the
principle of the League of Nations by
! the Chicago convention will not fool
anyone. The attitude of Senator
Lodge and that of Senator Johnson
differ only in degree. Both are
really opposed to it in any form.
| One of these gentlemen is dissin-
! genuous and eyasive and the other
! candidly hostile"
ut must be a trifle disconcerting
| to some Republicans" he added. ito
! have their party propose now to re-
pudiate that which was approved a
! few years ago by some of their
most important leaders. I am as
! confident today as / was when
returned. from Paris finally in July
but of the entire world are in favor