Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-18

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Nine
months. of courageous battling to re.
pair the consequences of illness re.
sulting from the profigacy 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
Wilson.
The president has paid in the flesh.
There is no doubt about that But With
sublime courage be fought while he lay
almost physically helpless. Now that
HIS complete restoration TO health seems
assured, he fights with determined pur-
pose to bring America TO what he con
siders its sense Of duty to the rest OF
the world with the fullest realization Of
his own duty to America.
Mr. wilson's vision and courag age
through these nine months Of Illness have
but served to make him the more deter
mined that justice and right (as he ap-
praises them shall prevail throughout
the world If every force or influence at
his command can accomplish t.
These are the outstanding Impressions
that I 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 president
declined 10 make any comment beyond
expressing the belief that the gentlemen
selected for president and vice president
at Chicago admirably harmonized with
the platform"
MAKING OF G. o. p. PLATFORM
"sCTENTIFTCALLE PRUssIAN."
II suppose I should feel fattered," he
said. with a twinkle in his eyes. 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 q burning but q living
issue by camou1aging and obscuring the
real issues viii not deceive the people.
The processes by which the Chicago
platform was accomplished seem to me
to have been essentially and scientih-
cally Prussisn, in inspiration and meth
od. Instead Of quoting Washington and
Lincoln, the republican platform should
have quoted Bismarek and Bernhard,
because the republican attitude regard
ing the supreme isHue that can not be
abandoned or disregarded. strongly sug-
Eests the arbitrary influences that die
tated the doctrines Of those two emil
nent persons.
~ am extremely confident that the dem
cratic convention at san Francisco viii
welcome the acceptance by the republican
party Of my invitation 70 make the leagu
Of nations the issue Of the campaign. !
am even more confident that snch a ref
erendum will confirm my faith that the
American people desire II above anything
that 3 political party may now provide
and that they will condemn the repub-
lican policy OF denying them the con-
summation Of their hopes. No one viii
welcome a referendum on that issue more
than l.
This thing fthe league OF natioHs) lies
too deep to permit Of any political. skull
duggery attempt TO sidestep or to evAde
moral and humanitarian responsibilities
much too solemn to treat so lightly or
ignore
"The republican policy Of negotiation
has been persisted In for the sole purpose
OF advancing republican chances for the
winning of the coming presidential cleo
ton arG Nas never reflected a sincere de-
sire b. aueliorats the effect the measures
adopted .'or protecting the country in
time Of var. The republican policy has
been rather to exsggerate the measures
/ hope and believe that the platform tc
be adopted at San Francisco will be more
progressive and clearer in understanding
than that enunciated by the republicans
at Chicago.
1.-THE character oi the men who win sii
as delegates In the San Francisco con
vention should be sufficient guarantees
that tho Issues upon which the campaign
is TO be fought win he met with definite
and concrete statements and not cloudy
and ambiguous terms as was the case in
the Chicago convention
G. o. p. CONVENTION
"APOTHESIs OF REACTION"
THE republican convention was the
apothesis of reaction. 1t was the di-
rect antithesis of what hope the demo
cratic convention at San Francisco will
turn out to be. The leaders who call
themselves progressive and who pre-
tended to speak for the progressive ele-
ment in the republican party. sacrificed
every principle that made attractive the
(Turn to Fage 12, Figure II