South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-02

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biggest night q the day was CEN
tered I'M the Irish plank Overrul-
ing It's subcommittee, the commit
tee threw out the administration
plank proposing % leave the irish
problem 20 the League Of Nations
and adopted Iva its stead "a deClara-
ton OF sympathy and "a pledge 90
take whatever diplomatic action
would be In c0nsonauce with inter-
national comfy.
In making their decision. the plat
FORM makers rejected by a two 20
one vote "a plank. proposed by or
ganized Irish sympathizers "a n d
backed by "a caucus OF about 200
convention delegates. for diplomatic
recognition OF the Irish republic.
Al the same time. In an adjoin-
ing room, the caucus laid plans tor
carrying its night 10 the convention
floor.
Administration Satisfied.
But while prospects for floor fights
on prohibition and the Irish prob
lens were increasing. all likelihood
that the League OF Nations also
would be a subject Of open HOSTILE
ties virtually disappeared. The word
was passed around that most OF the
administration chiefs here were con-
tent 10 let the league plank stand
az II was when IL emerged from
Wednesday nights stormy committee
meeting.
The reference 10 reservations. add
ed at the instance of anti-admjnis-
tration leaders. was not inconsistent
with the stand taken by Pres't VIII
son, his managers believed, nor in
Among the other planks cOmplet-
ed during the day was that relating
20 woman suffrage, the committee
following the advice of the subcOm-
mittee by approving an appeal TO
democratic officials in Tennessee,
North Carolina and Florida tor
quick action on the suffrage amend
ment
on the prohibition issue, the sub
committee made on recommendation
AZ all. and many members OF the
committee were for steering the same
middle course in the final platform
draft. A dozen or so proposed dec
larations ranging from ultra-wet TO
ultra-dry were brought into the con-
troversy, however, and the whole
scale OF wet and dry argum tents was
rchearsed as the debate progressed.
bryan IL Anlef.
William j. Bryan was the supreme
chief Of the drys. He told the COM
mittee bluntly that unless there was
a positive declaration for preservn-
ton and enforcement OF the pres
ent prohibition laws. he would not
hesitate 10 appeal his case 10 the
convention itself. The vets who sug-
gested everything from "a wine and
beer plan 10 a blanket personal lib
arty declaration, showed an equal de-
termination 10 fight II out.
To make certain that the COM
nIttee's Engagements should be
kept in absolute confidence, Sen.
Glass. OF Virginia, the chairman,
banished newspaper men and spec
tatOrs 10 further and further bounds
IS the day progressed. throwing a
Gordon of police across Railways and
other approaches TO the committee
room. He also enjoyed any Of the
members 20 strict secrecy regarding
the subjects discussed and action
taken
While the convention was wait
ing for the report OF the commit
tee on platform, Chairman Glass told
inquirers there was a possibility that
the report might go over until to
morrow morning. AT that time the
committee was giving William Jen-
nings Bryan another opportunity 10
present a prohibition plank.
sympathy for America.
The subcommittee plank on Ar
menia also was rejected ~ the full
committee. The plank is understood
TO have declared that the United
States should consider II a duty 20
see that complete independence and
order were guaranteed TO the new
Armenian republic.
The committee adopted. however.
by an overwhelming vote. sub
stitute plank offered BY Sen. Beck
man. OF Kentucky. expressing SYM
patny for the Armenian people ana
promising assistance insofar as IL
shall be considered possible and
proper. The Beckman substitute re-
ceived 80 votes with about d dozen
reported in the negative.