East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-18


NEW YORK. June 1S.--President
Wilson, in a special interview given
to the New York World to be publish
ed today said he was Extremely con-
fident that the democratic conventions
at San Francisco will welcome tho ac-
ceptance by the republican party Of
my invitation to make the league Of
nations the issue in this campaign"
"I am even more confident" the
president said. that such referendum
will confirm my faith that the Ameri-
can people desire it above anything
else that political party now may
provide. and that they will condemn
the republican policy Of denying them
the consumation of their hopes. No
one will recommend. a referendum ON
that issue more than l."
II suppose I should feel fiatfered."
he said. over being made the issue
of the presidential campaign by the
republican party. But even the effort
Of the platform makers at Chicago 10
confer the distinction OF being not
only a burning but a living issue by
camouflaging and observing the real
issues will not deceive the people"
Prussian Inspiration
THE processes by which the Chica-
81 BtdllVRiit WeaS dCLDhllRlicutu SCGAuEA
to me to have been essentially and
scientifically Prussian in inspiration
and method. Instead of quoting
Washington and Lincoln. the republi-
can platform should have quoted Bis
marck and Bernhardi. because there
publican attitude regarding the SUI
preme issue that can not be abandoned
or disregarded strongly suggests tho
arbitrary influences that dictated the
doctrines of those two eminent per-
sons.
Every charge directed against me
and my administration Is obviously
designed to becloud and negative the
paramount issue confronting the Am-
erican people to befog their sense OF
responsibility and make violation OF
the obligations they have assumed to
be of small consequence I sincerely
believe that the attempt of the re-
publican party to win the sanction OF
the American people for its attempted
evasion of these obligations will be
decisively rebuked. with one thing
am fully satisfied-this Is that the re-
publican party in its platform has
Joined me in the sugg gestion made in
my letter to the guests at the jack
son day dinner In Washington In Jan
Itary last. In that letter / expressed
the hope that n sincere attempt would
be made to determine the attitude OF
the American people on the league OF
nations by the resort to the genuinely
process of the referendum
Wants Issue Settled
of course. I have no way OF antici-'
pating the probable trend of sentiment
that will be expressed in the democra-
tic national convention at San Fran
cisco or forecasting the ultimate con-
illusions of that body. But / have
every confidence that the delegates
who will sit in that convention will re-
peat the challenge / issued TO the re-
publican party and express their read
mess to permit the people to decide
between the vague and ambiguous
declaration by the republicans and
positive and definite expression OF
opinion by the democratic, party.
Whatever else the democratic party
may do. | hope that its convention az
san Francisco will say just what II
means on every issue and that 1t Will
not resort either to ambiguity or eva
sions in doing so.
This thing (the league OF nations)
lies too deep to permit OF any political
any attempt TO sidestep.
Il hope and believe that the plat
form to be adopted at San Francisco
Will be more progressive and clearer
I'm understanding than that enunciat-
Cd By the republicans at Chicago The
character OF the men who will sit as
delegates In the san Francisco conven-
ton should be sufficient guarantee
that the issues upon which the cam
paign Is 10 be fought will be met with
definite and concrete statements and
rot cloudy and ambiguous terms as
was the case in the Chicago conven-
ton"
No Candidate Aidcd
Il have not raised my hand or
voice. tho president continued. 10
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