Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11
Friends Close to Chief Execu-
tive Assert He Will Not
Even Consider White House
Incumbency Again.
BRYAN DENIES HE HAS
SPLIT WITH CHIEFTAIN
"President and ! Differ In
Method and Not in Purpose
He Says-Thinks Treaty
Compromise Will Be Reached
IIourly temperatures,

Philadelphia, Jan. l0.-Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer wae
quoted tonight by newspaper inter-
viewers to the effect that persons
in close touch with President Wil-
son are certain that he will not seek
reelection.
".The president" Mr.. Palmer is
quoted as saying, realizes that there
is certain sentiment throughout the
country against a chief executive
running for a third time and while
he has not made any definite dec
laration that he will not be cam
didate this year, his personal friends
know he will not even consider it..
The peace treaty will be ratified
with reasonable interpretations or
with reservations, said Palmer, wfu
attended a dinner of Greek letter
fraternity of Swarthmore' college.
Gail them what you will, they
will not nullify the treaty and the
document will be satisfactory, per-
sonally believe, to President VIII
son." he said.
Bryan Denies Split.
Chicago, Jan. 10.-William J.
Bryan advocated "free and open dis
cussion where concessions may be
asked and given" in the United
States senate II, an effort to reach;
compromise on the peace treaty
in an address at the Iroquois club
Then, "if no compromise can be
reached, we must acquiesce, for the
present, with the republican majorv
ity."
He proposed, that in that case
enough democratic votes be with
drawn to permit the republicans ,
constitutional two-thirds vote by
which the treaty and league of ma
tons covenant would be ratified
with reservations. and allow the
people to pass Judgment" at the
polls.
Differ in Method.
Mr.. Bryan emphatically stated
that there had been no split" in the
democratic party and that such a
conclusion should not be drawn
from the addresses of himself and
President Wilson at the Jackson
day banquet. a
"The president and differ III
method and not in purpose" he said.
"The presidents letter, read at
Washington continued Mr.. Bryan,
contains words open to construc-
ton, that indicate to me that com-
promise is possible. The president
did ..sell at Paris. He did more
there than we could expect any man
to do"
Mr.. Bryan said his plan Of cons
promise or the alternative of allows
ing the republican majority to record
its will, was "just the simple old
American plan of majority rule. Z
With ratification accomplished, he
said, then we will have peace and
the league of nations and we can go
to work"
Country's Welfare at Heart.
"I am proposing the application
of good old American principle 10
the settlement of this treaty fight
said Mr.. Bryan, "and am to be told
Rthat / am separating from the presi-
dent? | yield to no other citizen
in my interest in the welfare of my
country.
Furthermore, | am a democrat.
and ] yield to no other democrat,
not even the president himself. in
my interest in the welfare of the
party. There's no law requiring one
to confer with chief or a presi-
dent before speaking his views. ]
wouldn't belong to party which
didn't recognize the citizens right
to speak.
"But Install of party splits comes
chiefly. from the republicans 'whc
have reason to hope for split. They
know the significance of such q
break When it is all threshcd over,
it will be found that the presidegt
myself and the great majority of the
American people are in full accord
on the purpose involved" z
As to his own position in the COM
ing presidential campaign, Mr.
Bryan said:
"I stated in Washington that |
was not a candidate for president
but it seems to me that these tissues
are big enough to be considered on
their own merits by those interested
in securing the best things for ths