Show VINDICATION OF WilSON ILSON I TO BE ISSUE I I Harding Accepts Challenge of Democrats to Make l Campaign Referendum on J League eague of Nations' Nations Issue Tacoma Wash July 13 Re Re Republican publican campaign plans for for the western states will be formed at ata ata ata a meeting in San Francisco next I w week ek according to announcement I I today by Elmer Dover D ver recently rece I appointed appoint d assistant regional director director di dl- rector with th h he headquarters d in San Pran Francisco isco- isco by Will H. H Hays Mr Dover has arrived here front from rom the tlc cast The San Francisco meeting Mr D Dover ver said will be attended by Republican national committeemen committee committee- m men from California Washington Washingto Oregon Idaho N Nevada evad New Mexico and Arizona Senator Harding was urged by Mr Dover to make a western tri trip and the tie latter Platter said chances Were good that it would bedone I 1 MARION MARION 0 July 13 Senator Senator tor Mi Harding cha chard charged ea in a statement tonight that President r Wilson had bad forced th the Democratic p presidential s d and vice vicc pr presidential nominees to accept his view his v cw hat the league of nations nations notions na no- should l become the dominant campaign n issue The Presidents one concern the s senator said is the the vindication yin vin vindication vin- vin of his foreign policy and he be insists upon It his his issue regardless t of costs coots or consequences The flie Republican n party party and md candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates gladly accept the challenge the tho thoI I statement said Wo We arc arc- moro more than I willing to make the election a national referendum on the thc question whether we wo shall have hac four years more moro of ot tho the Democratic readiness to surrender this republic republiC- Revolt of n mr Dt The Thc statement resulted from the an announcement an- an of Franl Franklin Roosevelt tho the vice Ice presidential candidate following his cont conference yesterday with Governor Governor- Cox that hi his campaign campal n would be made chiefly on the lea league ue Issue The Tho statement follows Columbus dispatches describing the conference between tho the Democratic nominees for Pre President and vice president president president dent on Monday say that Governor Go Cox left It to the vice presidential nominee to make known the conclusions conclusions reached And thus authorized I to speak for tor both of them the vice presidential pres presidential 1 nominee states that ho considered considered consid consid- ered tho league of nations ono one of the dominant issues of tho the campaign n not ani only In inthe the east but In the wc west t. t lie llo expected to make his campaign campal n chiefly on the league of oC nations Issue Proof Profit That Wilson linn Won on So lo f o wo we have the complete proof that Pr President Wilson has won on and md forc forced acceptance acceptance of his paramount Issue Tho The party part machinery has been taken lAken over 01 overby overby by the of ot New York New Jersey Jeney and Indiana but ut President Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son has hns forced his Issue on them He has but one concern and that is the thc vindication of ot his hla foreign n policy first by his hl party parly later Lter by the country The Democratic campaign campal n Is going to harness harne s tho the party absolutely to the administration policy of or ratification without protection to American Interests Inter inter- I e ests l Should the Democrats win the league would be ratified and America would woul become at once a 1 party part to the twenty odd wars now going on In tho the thoI I world worM leaders leader have o repeat repeatedly edly explained that it Is Impossible for tor forthe the tho league Iague of or nations to function ef effectively ef- ef BO so o lUI lung long C as ns tho the United States Stales has hns not ratified The rhe obvious Implication Implication implication cation Is hat when tho the United States ratifies the Ica league ul will proceed to settle set set- tic lie up tip these matters to enforce its authority in the conflict between Poland Poland Po Po- land antI and Russia Hussla to the tho Adriatic troubles compel peace between Turkey and Greece nt assume responsibility on for tor pacification of or the whole near east nn and middle west America Would Ho lIao Ilee c in o Contributes All this cannot be bo done lone unless the thc h league a u employs force America would have to contribute its army and nav navy President H Wilson on has ur urged c acceptance of or a a- mandate r for Armenia w the Harbord mission found would require us to employ a n. great army and lO pour r rout out money b by hundreds of millions Congress overwhelmingly o I refused and tho the co country has It so fiO Insistently Insist insist- that even the San co con con- did not nut dare dare- Indorse Indore c the man man- man man- date Yet that i would ouId har hardly h r- r Continued on on Page Paie 2 WilSON NILSON VINDICATION TO BE MADE I ISSUE SUE I I Continued From Page Pago aso 1 bo be more than n an Intimation of or the theman man many flung world g conflicts into which America Ameri 1 would be projected by ratification ratification cation o or of the league without rigidly safeguarding reservations nt The President demands a 1 campaign on this issue the Democratic Democrat c pl platform platform plat plat- t- t form makes maltes the Issue paramount and finally the Democratic candidates un- un acquiesce The score an and more of oC Democratic senators sen tors who voted for or the tho Lodge reservations are are repudiated repudiated repudiated the real opinion of tho the American Ameri Amen can nation is flouted because the tho President insists upon his 1115 issue re regardless regardless re- re s of ot costs or consequences Tho The Republican party and can candidates gladly glad glad- ly accept the challenge We are more than willing to make the election a national referendum on the question whether we wo shall have to four r years more o of Democratic readiness to surrender surrender sur BUr render this republic In order that he might have an op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to work on his speech ac accepting ac- ac the tho Republican presidential nomination Senator Harding received no callers today H He did confer conter briefly however with Congressman Longworth of or Cincinnati Mr later Inter announced that he he had discussed the tho political situation with the senator with whom he said he was In absolute agreement as on the issues In involved d The senator m made de rapid progress on his speech and he plans to devote mo t of ot I ag again ln to It as he has lias no engagements I 1 I I |