U.S.PRESIDENCY

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1920, Page 3

U.S.PRESIDENCY

MR WILSON ATTACKS REPUBLICANS. ( By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) NEWTORK, June 17 The Washington correspondent of the “New York World’! interviewed President Wilson ,who said: “The gentlemen selected by the Republicans lor President and Vice-President harmonise admriably with the platform processes by which the Republican platform has been evolved. They are essentially Prussian Republican#, and .should have quoted Bismarck and Bernhardi, instead ol Washington and Lincoln. Every charge directed against my Administration was obviously designed to becloud the paramount issues confronting the people of the United States, and to make the violation of the obligations, assumed by America of small consequence.

“1 have no way of anticipating the probable trend of sentiment jat the coming Democratic Convention, or of forecasting the 'ultimate conclusion of that body, but I am confident that the delegates will express their readiness to permit the people to decide between the vague, ambiguous declarations of the Republicans, and the positive defin_ ite expressions of the Democrats. “The League of Nations lie s too deep to permit political trickery to evade moral and humanitarian responsibilities. The Republican Convention’s thinly veiled rejection of the principle of the League, of Nations will not fool anyone.

‘I defy the Republican Party to prove that tile power given to the Government during the war was ever unjustly used against the people, or that anyone was ever unjustly punished for an expression of opinion. I do not believe my course calls for an apology 0 f any kind. “The Republicans, not the Democratic Party was responsible for any bad effects which resulted from the failure of the Senate tq ratify the Treaty and the League. The Republican policy of negation lias been continued for the sole purpose of winning the coming Presidential election. “The Democratic Convention will have a number of. excellent men from whom to select a President and a. V ice President. Ido not want to express an opinion regarding either individuals or the platform, which might influence the minds of the delegates whose votes will ultimately decide the selection,”

PRESIDENT WILSON’S CONDITION NEW YORK, June 18. The correspondent of the “New York World,” who interviewed President Wil_ son, describes the President’s condition as follows: “President Wilson’s face is not distorted in the slightest do. gree. It i s much the same as it was, though it, bears the impress of great physical suffering. , His left leg moves with a little halt, and there is a tendency to lift it a 'little higher and in advance of the right limb, but the President walks easily, using only a light cane. He use s bis left arm frequently, but with less freedom, than his right. President Wilson lias gained more than twenty pounds of weight during the last two months. His former mental vigour is unimpaired. He accomplishes much hard work with his usual studious deliberation and Concentration.” HARDING ON WILSON. WASHINGTON, June 19. Senator Harding, questioned concerning the Wilson interview, said:— “I am sure the Republican Party would gladly welcome a referendum on Hie question of the United States’ foreign relations; and that the Republican attitude in preserving our nationality will lie overwhelmingly endorsed.” Mr Hoover has made a statement, endorsing Senator Harding’s candidature for the Presidency.