The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-18
Wilson, Although Weak
In Body, Has Not Lost
His Punch for Beliefs

(By Courtesy OF the New York
World)
Copyright, 1920, by the Press Pub
fishing Co., The New York World
Washington, June Is. Nine
months of courageous battling to
repair the consequences of illness
resulting from the profligacy with
which all earnest men draw upon
their balance In the bank Of nature,
has neither daunted the spirit nor
impaired In the slightest degree the
splendid intellect of Woodrow VIII
son.
The president has paid in the
flesh. There is no doubt about that.
But with sublime courage he
fought while he lay almost physi-
cally helpless. Now that his COM
plete restoration to health seems
assured, he fights with determined
purpose to bring America to what
he considers its sense Of duty to
the rest of the world by the fullest
realization of his own duty to
America.
Vision and Courage Intact.
Mr.. Wilson's vision and courage
! through these nine months Of ILL
ness have but served to make him
the more determined that justice
and right (as he appraises them
shall prevail throughout the world
il every force of influence at his
command can accomplish it.
These are the outstanding i'm
pressions that l brought from a
three-hour visit on Tuesday last,
to the best-loved and most hated
man in the world, and Of half an
hours call on Wednesday.
Regarding the nominees the pres
ident declined to make any COM
ment beyond expressing the belief
that the gentlemen selected "ad-
mirably harmonized" with the
platform.
.Flatteredr Being Issue.
II suppose l should feel fatter-
ed" he said with twinkle in his
eye, "over being made the issue OF
the presidential campaign by the
Republican party. But even the
effort of the platform makers at
Chicago to confer the distinction OF
being not only a burning but liv-
ing issue by camouaaging and oo-
scuring the real issues will not de-
ceiye the people.
1.-THE processes by which the Chi
caeo platform was accomplished
seemed to me to have been essen
| TALLY and scientifically Prussian
| in inspiration and method. Instead
of quoting Washington and Lincoln
the Republican platform should
have quoted Bismarck and Bern
hardi, because the Republican at
titude regarding the supreme issue
that cannot be abandoned or disre-
garded, strongly suggests the arbi-
trary influences that dictated the
doctrines of those two eminent
,, persons.
TO Accept League Issue.
81 am extremely confident that
| the Democratic convention at San
Francisco will welcome the accept
ance by the Republican party OF my
invitation to make the League Of
| Nations the issue Of the campaign
am even more confident that such
q referendum will confirm my faith
that the American people desire y
above anything that a political
party may now provide and that
they win condemn the Republican
policy Of denying them the consum.
nation Of their hopes. No one will
welcome . referendum on that Is
sue more than /.
"This thing (the League Of Ma.
tious) lies too deep to permit ol
any political skulduggery, any At
tempt to sidestep or evade mora
and humanitarian responsibilities
much too solemn to treat SO lightly
or ignore.
G. 0. r. Net Fer Werld.
sThe Republican policy Of nego'
| tiation has been persisted in fol
the sole purpose Of advancing Re.
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