New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-03
Mild Treaty Amendment
20 Placate Insurgent
Senators Is Only Devia-
ton From His Policy
Democracy Silent
On Liquor Issue
Ireland Is Offered Sym
pathy; Bonus Opposed;
President Is Applauded
From a STAFF Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, July "A strict
ly Wilson platform was reported to the
Democratic National Convention by
the Resolutions Committee to. day after
four days and nights of ceaselcss work
in drafting it.
The platform includes the so-called
Virginia plank on the treaty and the
League of Nations, which vas ap-
proved by President Wilson, with the
minor amendment adopted by the COM
mittee as tie result of the fight waged
by the twe;. three Senators who
voted with Republicans for ratifica-
ton of the treaty with the Lodge
reservations.
No mention is made of prohibition.
The subcommittee that actually
wrote the platform tentatively adopted
a moist plank, after defeating William
j. Bryan's efforts to secure bone dry
declaration, but Bryan and the drys
made fight against it in the full COM
mittee and it was left out of the plat
form that was reported to the conven-
ton. Bryan sought all day yesterday
to force the adoption of his dry plank
in the committee but failed, and to-
day carried his dry fight to the floor.
Sympathy With Ireland Expressed
A plank expressing sympathy with
the cause of the independence of Ire
land was reported to the convention
The platform praises the leadership
of President Wilson, and attacks the
Republican platform and the record of
the Republican Congress on every pos
sible point
Tax reform is advocated, and bud
get system is urged for handling ex-
perdtures of the Federal government
different from that recently passed by
Congress and vetoed by President Will
son.
The war is blamed for the high cost
Of living. The labor plank declares
against the right to strike in govern
mcnt work and opposes compulsory
arbitration in private labor disputes
With regard to woman suffrage, the
platform 'commends the effective adj
vocacy" of suffrage by the President
and calls upon the governors and leg
islaturcs 81 Tennessee, North Carolina
and Florida and other states that have
not ratified the amendment to the
Federal Constitution to unite in an
effort to secure ratification by the
thirty sixth state.
Service Mems Bonus Opposed
A bonus for former service men is
opposed in the platform. The Demo
cratic party declares that the worth
of the patriotism and heroic conduct
of the men can never be recompensed
from the Treasury. .
Federal operation of the railroads is
pointed to with pride, and the Repub-
lican Congress is denounced for having
taken a year in which to pass the
the roads to private ownership and
operation.
With regard to Armenia, the Rcsolu-
tions Committee opposed the President.
The only defeat suffered by the Admin
istration forces in the framing of the
platform came last night when the
committee overwhe lmingly rejected a
proposed plank indorsing an American
mandate over Armenia and adopted in
its stead a plank expressing sympathy
and declaring that proper aid should
be given the Armenians in their efforts
ito establish and maintain govern
ment OF their own.
Colby Assails Bryan's Planks
Secretary of State cambridge Colby,
for the Administration force, was given
thirty minutes of Senator GLASS; time
Mr.. Colby, who was a Republican in
1908, Bull Mooser in 1912 and sup
porter of President Wilson in 1918, was
given an enthusiastic demonstration by
the delegates. They stood and cheered
him for three minutes.
He asked the convention to give FRA
tional consideration" to the prohibition
question. He opposed Bryan's pro-
posed plank for national bulletin.
"'The Congressional Record is already
read newspaper in the country" Colby
said.
Attacking Bryan's League of Nations
plank, he said that Bryan's advocacy Of
the treaty could not be questioned.
"But lately he seems to have gone
over to the Republicans" Mr.. Colby
declared. Mr.. Colby asked the conven-
ton to accept the platform as reported
by the Resolutions Committee without
change.
I've had little touch of the Senate
in our subcommittee" Colby continued,
attacking Bryan's treaty plank.
I'VE don't want any more of it here.
The treaty issue has passed out Of the
Senate and we are going to decide it
here. The Democratic party is In favor
of ratification of the treaty without
multiplying reservations. That is the
only grounds on which we can go before
the country" He attacked little men"
who want to change the treaty.
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