Evening star., 1923-04-08
j. .S.FORE|GNP POLICY
HELD BIC 1924 ISSUE
Franklin D. Roosevelt Is Sc
Convinced-Sees Wood
row Wilson.

definite foreign policy is vital,
| needed in the United States and viii
be an outstanding issue in the comma
national campaign. in the opinion o,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the democratfc
nominee for Vice President in 1925
| and former Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
Mr.. Roosevelt is in Washington 70,
a brief stay on his way to New YORK
from Florida. He conferred witt
former President Wilson at the lat
ter's residence yesterday for more
! than an hour. getting Mr. wilson,
views on the issues of the coming pc
litical struggle.
Wilson Taking Keen Interest.
"Mr. Wilson is taking a keen inter
est in the political situation" salG
Mr.. Roosevelt last night He seemed
in much improved condition and not
at all wearied after our long talk
Beyond this. however. Mr. Roosevelt
would not discuss what had been sale
At his conference with the forme-
, President.
While in Florida Mr.. Roosevelt was
! in conference with the democratir
Cox of Ohio, and with William Jen
nings Bryan. Here he talked with
Senator Pat Harrison Of Mississipp1.
Chairman Hull Of the democratic
national committee, and other promi
nent democrats, in addition to Mr.
Wilson.
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed himself
highly satisfied as a democrat with
the political outlook. He said that
he believed victory was within the
grasp of the democrats. During his
stay here he is the guest Of Adolph
{. Miller, member of the Federal
Reserve Board. 1920 S street north
+ Mr.. Roosevelt's attention was called
TO the address delivered by former
Justice John H. Clarke OF the United
States. Supreme Court, delivered Fr!
day night in New York. in which Mr
Clarke declared that the entry of the
United States into the league of ma
tions viii be campaign issue mex,
year.
MIR. Clarke left the supreme bench
| to give his whole time and effort to
fostering the league idea,' said Mr.
Roosevelt. He is at the head Of q
non partisan organization working IL
the interest of having this country
join the league of nations. There
are men in the republican party anG
in the democratic party who believE
strongly that this country should ca
ter the league"
Favors Revised League.
Mr.. Roosevelt. in reply to a ques-
United States should go into the
! league said:
THAT depends upon what you NEAR
by the league. There have been gre%
changes in the world since the cove
| nant of the league of nations was
written. Much water has run ovf
the mill. Conditions have changed.
l believe that every one who thinks
that the United States should join
the league believes that il must be
revised
and I think correctly. that the Yer
sailles treaty no longer exists as il
was written. Conditions have
changed vitally in Europe since thoee
days. 1t was originally contemplated
that the United States should ratify
the treaty and become q member of
the league of nations"
Mr.. Roosevelt indicated that vast
ly different situation might now ex-
ist in the world had the United States
done SO.
How is the league OF nations TO
be changed so that the United States
ed. The former candidate for Vice
President laughingly declined u
specify.
Among the domestic issues in tn
coming campaign, as foreseen by Mr..
Roosevelt. is the high cost of living
| He believes strongly that something
should be done to eliminate soyue OF
the middlemen between producer and
consumer, and thereby reduce the cost
| TO the consumer, while at the same
time providing an adequate return
| TO the producer. Transportation
! that is the railroads-and fuel will
also be among the issues, he be
| lieves.
Won't Discuss Candidates.
Mr.. Roosevelt would not discuss
| candidates. A plentiful supply eX-
! lists in the democratic party, he said, !
and the right men will be selected by
the party next year. He said that
at present he was interested only IN
| the issues that are to be made in the
campaign.
There are prominent democrats in
Washington who yesterday privately
expressed the opinion that the en-
| trance of the United States into the
! league of nations is not going to be
! made an issue in the coming cam
! paign, although they do believe. with
Mr.. Roosevelt, that the foreign policy
of the Harding administration is 10
| be made a point of attack. with a de.
mand that the United States adopt d
definite policy in its dealings with
| Europe.
Senator Borah of Idaho. republican
"irreconcilable" leader. who played a
| large part in preventing the ratifica-
| ton of the Versailles treaty by the
Senate. declined to comment upon the
address of former Justice Clarke
about the league. He said, however
that the republicans would welcome
the league Of nations issue If it were
raised by the democrats.