The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-22
BRYAN IS TAKING
HAND IN TREATY
FIGHT IN SENATE
Commoner and Hitchcock
Burying HatChet-Former
Secretary Is Said to Favor
Compromise Views in Battle
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Correspondent Of The News
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WASHINGTON, Dec, 22.--William
Jennings Bryan has injected himself
INTO the treaty controversy. and into
the political situation within the Demo-
cratic party as well
bryan's views on current events were
mace known to gathering of Demo-
cfatlc senators here the other night, at
when certain weli-known views which
the Commoner has espoused during
the last 90 years were resurrected. to-
setheF with certain new ones which he
believes the Democratic party shouid
ADOPT in its platform In the campaign
80 FAR as the treaty fight is con.
eerned, the significant fact is that
ib3ryan Is for compromise He would
IKE 70 see, for instance, a reservation
providing for the direct election bv the
people OF the United States of their rem
FesehtauYe In the council of the league
Of nations. But he believes that some
thlng can be worked out of the pending
reservations in order to bring the treaty
out or the senate
FOR years the feeling between Bryan
ana Hitchcock on politics inside the
democratic party has been none too
PHEASANT, which accounted for the lack
OF warmth at one time on the part Of
me Nebraska senator for the incum-
neht OF the White House because of
ttle latters excessive leaning toward
/
IN matters of patronage.
nut II appears that, as between Mr..
bryann and Mr., Hitchcock by-gones are
rapidly beginning to be by-gones, and
the campaign OF 1920 can be discussed
without prejudice. Incidentally the en-
tlre sathering or Democratic senators
proceeded on the assumption that. OF
course, Woodrow Wilson would be un-
able 10 be candidate for a third
term, and thats the coast was clear for
me selection of somebody else, with
out offense to the White House.
What Speeches Indicate.
, Throughout the many speeches made,
..hle e ran the friendliest feeling for
the man in the White House and ~
course, In the dioussion of reservations
20 the treaty, II was conceded that.
lhese should be SO framed as 10 he acs
ceptapte to President Wilson, but. new
erlheless, the fact that a score of
Dl1enlocfatic senators sit down at the
n nnIittda Iaple ana talk compromise as
ppllIlcai as well as patriotic necessity.
dlseloses an apprehension that the
president may cucumber his party In
the next campaign with the emhsr-
RAISING load OF an uncompromisinr no
sltioh on the peace treaty, the paraIlel
1 IU mh.ch IS 70 pc found in the Repub-
mean party. where the men on tho ont
SIDE or congress are afraid that an IN
oehdlng attitude on the part of Sena-
.or Lodge may have the same effect
on Republican success.
GENERALLY speaking, the pressure IN
noth parties Is for compromises Man
IKE Tart, ,Wickersham and Straus IN
.he republican ranks, taking \ nosi'
1lon not far different from that Of NJ
hryan and many Democratic senators
incidentally II should be disclosed in
ms connection that Mr.. BRYAN feels the
pitsldent acted most unwisely in moi
sahlHg more representative peace mis-
SION 10 Paris, and that It was nno-
po,itlcal craftsmanship to ignore the
mandate OF the country when il eleotad
ntpuphcan congress in 1918
AT, bryan has many other ideas ar
.he subject of the Wilson admjnjs,ra
tloL, some OF which have been hna ca
DeIore from Republican critics, hut sor,c
q which would never be acnentah 1Ios III
me later either For Instance NJ -
hrydn believes the railroad brotharhaad,.
snouias nave had an increase In wagNS
rs thinks the handling OF the snsi
slrlke by the injunction process mas
wrong and that the Democratic nartv
should become openly the chamnia,' ~
.apor ana government ownership
Bryan's New Idea. '''
Perhaps the most interesting pan, a..
that Mr.. Bryan brought forth from, We hia