Show Wilson Is Confident of I Issues in Campaign Carn Br lIT A at c T YORK Juno 17 President President Wilson Vilson in a n special interview g given cn T NB the thc New York World Todd to be he published tomorrow morning said he was extremely confident that the Democratic convention cou at San Francisco will welcome thc the acceptance by the tho Republican party part of m my invitation iu to make mako the thc league ue of or nations oud the tho issue in this campaign tho the I am oven even more mom confident President sa said hi that such referendum will Ill confirm m my faith that the American Ameri Amen can p people ople desire It above e an anything else that hat a political party parlY now may provide and that bait they will condemn the Republican policy of ot denying the consummation o of their hopes No Xo one I will r recommend a. a referendum on that issue more than I. I issue Ioe I lii III C CI Camouflaged I 1 suppose I should feel l flattered he ho said over being made tho thu issue of ot the thc presidential campaign by the RepUblican He- He I publican part party But even every tho thu effort of or the tho platform makers at Chicago to confer conter tho the distinction of oC being not only a burning but a living Issue by camouflaging and obscuring the real Issues will not deceive l c the thc people leople The Thc processes by which the tho Chicago o I platform was accomplished hd seemed to I me to have been essentially and scientifically scientifically Prussian in inspiration antI and method Instead of or quoting Washington Washing Washing- ton and Lincoln tho the Republican platform platform plat plat- form should have quoted Bismarck and because the tho Republican al altitude attitude zu- zu regarding the thc supreme Issue that cannot be bo aban abandoned or disregarded ar strongly the arbitrary influences that dictated the doctrines or those two eminent persons Claim Charges fJ loud Every Ever char charge e directed against mo no noI and my administration I la ii obviously obviously- designed I to becloud and ne negative e tho the paramount Issue confronting th the thu American to befog their souse of at responsibility and make malce violation of ot the thc obligations they h have e to be of small consequence I sincere sincere- i Continued on P iu 2 2 I PRESIDENT PRESIDENT CONFIDENT T ISSUES ML Will BE MET Continued from Pa Page e 1 Jy ly o that tho the attempt of or the thc Republican Re no- publican party to win the sanction of or ortho tho American people for its attempted evasion slon of or these obligations will be bo decisively de- de decisively decisively de de- rebuked With ono one thing I am fully satisfied this satisfied this is that tho the Republican Republican Republican lican party in its platform has joined mo In the suggestion estion I mado in my 10 letter Jotter to tho the guests at the thc Jackson day dinner in Washington in January nuary last In that letter I expressed tho the hope that thata a sincere attempt would be made mado to determine determine de de- de- de termine the attitude of the tho American people on tho the league of or nations by tho the resort to the genuinely democratic I process process of or the referendum Wants Challenge Repented Of Ot course I have o no wa way of et anticipating anticipating anticipating an an- the tho probable trend of ot sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment that will bo be expressed in tn tho the national D Democratic convention at San Francisco or forecasting tho the ul ultimate ultimate ul- ul conclusions of or that bod body But ButI I have every confidence that tho the delegates delegates delegates del del- who will sit In that convention will repeat tho the challenge I issued to tho the R Republican party part and express their readiness to permit tho the people to decide de decide decide de- de cide between tho the vague and ambiguous declaration b by tho the Republicans and a a. positive and definite expression of ot opinion by tho the Democratic party Whatever cr else elso tho the Democratic party may m-ay do coo I hope that its convention at atan atan San an Francisco will sa say Just what it means on Cr C every issue and that It will not resort either to ambiguity ambis or evasions e In doing so This thing thins tho league of ot nations lies too deep to permit of ot any political any attempt to step side-step or evade moral and humanitarian re responsibilities ro- ro much too solemn to treat so lightly or Ignore Prefers Not to Be De Partisan I should pr prefer fer at this time timo not notto notto notto to discuss partisan politics or to venture venture ven ven- ture any prediction as to tho probable attitude that tho the Democratic convention convention convention conven conven- tion will tako take on any subject I sincerely sincerely sin sin- corely believe however that the vast majority of or gentlemen who will sit ait in tho the San Francisco convention will appreciate the necessity and permanent perman perman- ent value of or keeping the tho word that America has given Ehen to the rest of or the world The Tho veiled thinly rejection of ot the principle of or tho the league ue of or nations by bythe bytho bytho tho the Chicago convention will not fool tool an any ono one The attitude of or Senator Lodge and that of ot Senator Johnson differ diNer only In degree Both are really op opposed opposed op- op posed to it In an any form fonn One of or these gentlemen is disingenuous and evasive and tho the other candidly hostile It It must be a 3 trifle trine disconcerting to some somo Republicans he added to have ha their party propose now to repudiate repudiate diate that which was approved a few years ears ago ngo by some of or their most important im- im Important Important Im Im- le-a. le leaders I am as confident today as I 1 Iwas was when I 1 returned from Paris finally in July last that the people people people peo peo- of or not only America but of or tho the entire en- en tire tiro world are in favor of tho the league of ot nations that they would feel tee a greater Sleater sense of ot security If It Its ifs bene bone benefits fits should be guaranteed g that they would not approve with their votes of ot tho the policy of or the Republican party part which Is wholly political in intent and purpose to deny to them protection that tho the league of nation nn assures Policy Termed Evasive Empire Tho The Republican congressional cons policy policy pol pol- Ic icy ho he added was was more significant for evasion e of or joint responsibility In grappling with the problems that confront confront confront con con- front tho the country than for tor any moral appreciation of or the responsibility It It- It self Republican Re leaders in Congress Cone cried aloud for the repeal of or some of or orthe the measures which they well knew protected the people from Crom more serious evils than they would have ha the country country country coun coun- try know The Lover Lo food tood control act has proved to be one of ot the most effective effective tive ti agencies ae in preventing depredations depredations depredations at the expense of or the people than almost nn any other measure now In op- op opI I oration Time Timo for Cor repealing It is n not t yet Republicans chorused a ponderous note of ot protest against tho the administration tion enforcement of or tho espionage act net and some sarno other oilier measures that ware of ot vital necessity during tho the war Will Yet YetI I defy tho the Republicans to prove provo that tho the power given tho government durIng during during dur dur- ing the tho war has ever been unjustly used uell against the tho people that a single lo citizen ha has been unwarrantably puni punished hed for tor any act of or aggression ag of disloyalty against tho the nation that an any man has been punished for Cor expressing his ion I have read charges to the 1 contrary contrary con con- but in each Instance I have ha hatho had tho the matter thoroughly looked into andam and andam I Iam am in position to contest tho the ac accuracy accuracy u. u racy of ot any statement that tho the rights of ot a single sine Individual have been unJustly unjustly unjustly un un- justly Invaded The Tho United States Senate has has' for lor olev eleven n months had harl in its hands the power to end conditions that arc are unmistakably un un- un- un mistakably bl irksome to a great reat many of ot our citizens because with the tho ratification rati raU- ratification of tho the peace treaty the thc operation operation opera opera- tion of or laws that were enacted to safeguard tho the interests of tho the country in tho war would automatically cease Lags Inv Must Iu He nc Enforced As long as these laws are arc on the statute books the they must be enforced They hey have hae been and are arc being bens bensen enforced enforced en- en forced with as little injury to tho the welfare welfare wel wel- fare faro of tho the country countr and rights of 01 In Individuals Individuals individuals In- In as possible I dont don't know that I care caro to defend defend any any policy that I have deemed essential to the fullest protection of the national Interest That would be too much like offering an apology whore where ono one is not needed I do not believe that my course calls for tor an apology of or an any kind Tho The Republican and not tho the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic policy has been responsible for tor jany Ian an any bad ball effects ts that have resulted from the failure of ot the Republican Senate to ratify the tho Versailles treaty j I I and the covenant of tho the league of na na- Tho The Republican policy of or negation negation negation nega nega- tion has been persisted in for tor the tho sole purpose of ot advancing Republican chances for tor winning tho the coming pres presidential presidential i- i election and has ha never re reflected re- re a sincere desire to ameliorate tho the effect of or measures adopted for protecting the country in time timo of war The Tho Republican poll policy y has been rather to exaggerate the tho effect of or these measures meas meas- urea ures ures The President declined to discuss candidates for tor the Democratic presidential presidential nomination G Great nt Faith Expressed I 1 have the tho greatest faith faith he said in tho the Intelligent appreciation 1 by y tho the delegates who will assemble lo at San Francisco two weeks hence to write the thc platform and nominate the stand bearers ard of ot our part party The They will have before belore them tho Republican platform platform plat plat- form torm and will have havo estimated the tho effect ef effect ef- ef of or it on the tho people generally They will have from whom to select candidates for the presidential and vice vico presidential nominations a number number number num num- ber of excellent men I should not want to express an any preference or opinion regarding either individuals or 01 platform expression which might influence the tho minds of ot the men whose votes will ultimately decide bothI both I hope and believe that the platform platform plat plat- form torm to 1 be e adopted at San Francisco will be more progressive and clearer in understanding than that enunciated by the Republicans at Chicago o. The character of the men who will sit as delegates in the tho San Francisco convention convention convention con con- should bo be sufficient guarantee that tho the issues upon which tho campaign campaign cam cam- pale pale-n Is to be fought will bo be met with definite detinUe and concrete statements and not cloudy and ambiguous terms as was tho the case in the Chicago convention convention conven conven- tion President Earnest In tn Effort I 1 have M not raised my hand band or voice the th President continued to aid ald In the promotion of ot any ambition for tor the tho Democratic presidential nomination and I shall not do so I think that the tho leaders of ot the tho party and delegates I Iwho who will sit in the San Francisco convention convention convention con con- will earnestly try to provide a platform and md candidates that will at attract attract attract at- at tract greater s support than those put forward by the Chicago convention con Iam I Iam Iam am also confident that the Democratic leaders and delegates will hold the fullest appreciation of ot their obligations obligations obligations obliga obliga- to the tho I party arty and to the tho people It t Is lit unthinkable that an any Democrats r should for tor an Instant bo be influenced bytho by bytho tho selfish and sinister motives that lie He 1 back of ot tho Republican plan to stultify and discredit tho the United States In the thc eyes of ot tho thin world I do not believe that they will permit permit per por- mit themselves l to bo be led astray In order to gratify the tho vanity or promote tho the uncharitable or selfish Impulses of or any T Terms G r G. 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P R Reactionary Tho The Republican convention ho added was the tho apotheosis of ot reaction It was wan the direct antithesis of ot what I hope tho Democratic convention will win turn out to bo Tho The leaders who call themselves progressive o and who pro t tend nd to speak for tor tho the progressive clement element element ele ele- ment In tho Republican party part sacrificed every principle that mado made attractive o tho the movement mo of oC eight years ago In order to tb gratify the ambition of ot some of or the present day leaders to prevent tho people of or the tho United States from fulfilling their hon honest st obligations to the tho rest of tho the world and to themselves The abandonment at Chicago of or tho the progressive spirit was woefully tragic I hope and believe that tho at Chicago o will provide o tho the Democratic convention with an object lesson inthis In Inthis Inthis this direction that will not bo be overlooked over over- looked cd President Wilson Nilson also declined to discuss In detail the tho subject of or prohibItion prohibition pro pro- women suffrage or tho the high cost of ot living living- He Ho expressed the opinion opinion opinion ion that the party leaders will provide provide pro pro- vide a platform sufficiently broad progressive pros liberal Just and thoroughly thorough thorough- ly h democratic to convince convince- the tho people of or tho the country of ot the complete honesty of or tho the Democratic purpose and of or the difference between cn It and the thc Republican Republican Republican lican party |