The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08


eehouncing as unpatriotic the attitude
or senators who would defeat it direct
~ or by nullifying reservations was
unanimously adopted today by the
democratic national committee in ses-
The arrogant" Republican leader
snip of the senate was denounced as
having earned the contempt of the
world by throttling the treaty for
seven months and the senate was called
upon to quit playing politics with
the question of ratifica iou,
Reviewing the legislative record OF
the Two Wilson administrations and
the manner in which the war was won,
the resolutions also expressed gratifica-
tlon that the president was regaining
health after breakdown due largely
TO ms efforts for world peace"
Ihe resolutions were adopted at the
committees quadrennial meeting to Sc
lect time and place for the 1920 CON
Vention. The choice will be made late
To-Day with the race between Kansas
Clty and San Francisco and with the
supporters of the latter claiming they
nave enough votes pledged to insure
beyond question the selection Of their
city.
Concerning the peace treaty the reso
lutions said: =.
We affirm our approval of the
treaty OF Versailles and we condemn
as unwise and unpatriotic the attitude
oI those senators who would defeat
It's ratification, either directly, or by
overwhelming it with reservations that
are intended to- and will have the ef-
feet of nullifying it.
me failure OF the senate Republican
leaders to offer or to permit consdera-
tlon OF interpretative resolutions that
would preserve the general purpose of
me treaty and to so permit its rati-
FIntN A1agN ..GAs-
OF the nation and to the contempt of
the world"
The resolutions said that when the
democrats came into power in 1913 they
round the nation in a condition Of
comparative industrial and commercial
depression" and with 1.-The banking sys-
tenn IN the hands of a few men at
whose will panics periodically oc-
cured - aII n
lt was added that these and other
his had existed Tor 16 years under Re-
publican rule without any relief"
To remedy this condition" the reso-
lutions continued. 'the Democratic ad-
ninistration entered Immediately upon
q vigorous constructive program add
ing that establishment of the federal
reserve banking system entities the
party to the everlasting gratitude of
the country, while the farm loan bank
ing system gave to our agricultural
interests the relief long demanded by
them"
Three in Race.
Only San Francisco Chicago and
Kansas City were in the race for the
next national Democratic convention
when the national committee met here
today to choose the time and place for
the 1920 meeting, On the roll call of
states, Ohio and Indiana did not signify
their intentions to compete for the con-
vention city, although Cleveland, Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis previously had
been in the race.
Clark Howell, of Georgia. was ap-
pointed chairman of the resolutions
committee with A. r. Titlow, Wash
ington; John Gary Evans, South Caro-
lima; Senator Salisbury Delaware, and
Patrick Fl. Quinn, Rhode Island, as
, committee members. There were a
number of absentees both in the ranks
of the committeeman and of the wom-
ems associate committee when the
gathering was called together by Chair
man Homer S. Cummings.
A committee was appointed to hear
a request regarding the holding of pri-
maries in the District of Columbia. 1t
was composed of John w. Coughln,
Massachusetts; e. F. Goltra, Missouri,
and r. H. Elder, Idaho.
A request from the National Associa-
tion of Federal Employees for a state
ment of the attitude of the party on
the government workers demands for
increased wages was referred to the
committee on resolutions.
The committee voted that until the
national convention made definite
decision members of the Associated
Women's National committee as now
constituted should continue in office
during the tenure of office of the pres
ent national committeeman.
Chicago was the first to present its
claims Tor the national convention, ad-
dresses of invitation being made by
former Mayor Carter Harrison, former
senator James Hamilton Lewis and
Roger Sullivan. Referring to the local
differences in Democratic politics in
Chicago Mr. Harrison said all of the
factions there were united in asking
Tor the convention.
The peace treaty came to the front
when, amid applause, Mr. Lewis de-
clared the paramount issue in the cam
paign would be foreign affai s and that
the Republicans by "mahcnus false
hoods" We're seeking to array the for
eign-born citizens against America" He
pleaded that the convention go to Chi
cago so that the large foreign born pop
ulation there could see first hand that
the party really was not working
against them.
The Republicans, said Mr.. Lewis,
have INDUCED in that form of dsloy-
atty which has not been equalled by
American citizens since remember,
by seeking to summon every foreign
horn citizen TO agitate his grievance
merely because the president happened
10 he a Democrat
Presenting the financial end of the ar
gument Mr.. Sullivan said Chicago was
ready 10 make guarantee of $75, 900
1or the convention. The committee
room reared with applause when he
concluded by saying that for those of
u5 who have disagreed about recent
public question, Chicago can take care
of both drys and vets"
Isadore j. Dockweiler, of California,
nominating San Francisco, outbid Chi
cago's offer with a proffer Of a guaran-
teed sum of S125, 900 for expenses, the
zee use of the municipal auditorium.
seating from $4,000 to $4,000 and of ad-
ditional funds for entertainment pur-
poses.
San Francisco asked for the conven-
ton for the first time, Mr. Dockweiler
said, as a token Of appreciation of what
the Pacific coast did in the last cleo
tim