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Show DENIES WILSON WASJJGTATOR F. D. Roosevelt Makes Reply ; to Harding's Charges on Treaty Action of Delegates I HYDE PARK. N. Y.. July 14. j Franklin D Roosevelt, replving at his home here to the charge Ol Sen latot Harding that President Wilson had forced the Democratic presiden tlal and ice presidential nominees to accept his views that the league of nations should become the dominant domi-nant campaign issue, declared lie I was quite willing, as I know (,o lernoi Co? Is, lo let the American .people decide whether ihey will go back lo the conditions of 1911 or , whether they will Join with clviliza-jtion clviliza-jtion and humanity in this great step forward." The attempt by Senator Harding yesterday," he said, "to befog the true league of nations issue by dragging drag-ging in the nHtnc of President Wilson Wil-son is merely further evidence of the hysterical ract thai a certain type of senatorial mind cares more j about squaring an ancient Kl udge I against an Individual than it does tO Consider the true Welfare Ol llie I nal Ion. PURPOSE OF DEMOCRATS. "History will take care of the greal part Wood row Wilson has played. Bui the Democratic parfj I enters the campaign with the clear-cul clear-cul purpose i proving thai the .mm , war has noi been fOUght in -ain. 9enator Harding says: "Should the Democrats win. the treat and the league of nations will be ratified.' He s right No one probabh not Veen Senator Harding himself, knows what would happen should the Republicans Re-publicans Win Due branch ot hie supporter! such as senator Hiram Johnson assures the nation that a Republican Ictoi j mi snc no league I Of nations. Another branch, led by :-uch men at (orniei President Taft, at un l b nation that a Republican 'victory means the acceptance of the league with certain undefined res-en res-en at ions IN EVENT OF VICTORY, one id iUe prominent issues Is thus becoming early and clearlv drawn Qemocratic victory means ratification of the treaty ami the league ot nations which, as the world knows, is already constituted. A Republican victory means that ihe United states with Russia, Mexico and Tin key shall remain outside The election of Harding means that in Case of future war the United States will entei the war after the conrikt I'" l-t-MIM The e,., -lion Of (o means thai the United States in par-'' par-'' ip:i''on it!, ihe otht r cl ilized nations of the world will, through 'he league of nations, sohe Interna tional difficulties and prevent a recurrence re-currence ot i lie holocaust of pel 4. 1918." |