Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-18 | Page 8 | Roosevelt Hits Island Charges

ROOSEVELT HITS ISLAND CHARGES Democratic Nominee Returns Hardincj's Fire With Sharp Statement HARTFORD, Conn. Sept. 18. Franklin D. Roosevelt, when shown that portion of Senator Harding's speech at Marlon yesterday In which the Republican candidate denounced the alleged rape of Halt and San Do-nilngd Do-nilngd and which he said was recently recent-ly admitted and boasted by Mr. Roosevelt, Roose-velt, prepared a statement denying Senator Harding's charges. Mr. Roosevelt's statement follows i When this Marlon speech was , shown me I immediately sent Senator Harding the following telegram. "Regret "Re-gret to sc.- in today s speech you have put Into my mouth an alleged statement state-ment about the votes in the league of natlns of Haiti and San Domingo which i ii.ui already publicly denied 'and which denial was published in all I leading newspapers. I can not believe you did this Intentionally (Signed) P. D. ROOSEVELT... "Mr Harding has been a member of tho senate since the United States was compelled to intervene In Haiti and San Domingo to prevent a recurrence recur-rence of conditions at our ver '.oors Which were deemed intolerable." said Mr Roosevelt "This action also met : with no protest wtth the senate but 'was done with the fun knowledge of everybody. As I remember It the United States was obliged to restore order in Haiti In 1915 and In San Domingo Do-mingo shortly after. Since that time there has been no efrort to conceal the United States' policy of helping these countries to get back on their j feet. This has already been accomplished accomplish-ed in the case of Haiti " oo