Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
BY t;EWBOLD MOVES.

PRESIDENT WILSON has voiced In un-
r. qualified terms his idea as to the basis
upon which the fight for the treaty
Of Versailles should be conducted by
'he democratic party in tho coming national
political campaign. His statement. made In
reply to query from a democratic commit
tee at Portland, Ore, was accepted imme-
diately as Of vital political portent. Cut to
the bono. his opinion 10 that It 10 imperative
that the democratic party in the 1920 cam
palen should be the consistent ana unnineh-
OF ssoss
straetive Of the world leadership which the
While thore wa. nothing In tho message
which called for democratic support Of the
country has far generally accepted his
statement a. a complete reversal to the "un-
ago. Mr.. Bryan. in what is generally regarded
a. q challenge to the Presidents leadership
with him az to the wisdom or justification
OF any such attitude
delight at the prospect Of going before the
country. on the basis they claim to be do
manaed by the President. Yet it should be
noted THAT they have. az a matter OF fact.
been placed in a fairly awkward position by
his latest vancouver. The delicate internal ad-
5ustment Of the party has necessarily been in
measure disturbed. Faced with the fiat de-
nouncement py tho President Of the Ledge
reservations, they dare not come out with
equal precision in favor of that program. lest
they ALLEVIATE the irreconciiabies Nor dare
lutte rejection of the treaty of Versailles and
the negotiation of pact.
In the hnat analysis 1t seems preba BILE that
each of the two majer parties will ultimately
pronounce in favor of the treaty as drafted
with wi, reservations.' and that Jim and Jane
which will. in their opinion. construct the
mos. desirable pact upon the existing frame
sago will disclose nothing in the mind of
the President which should preclude such
1t 10 to be doubted If the republicans will be
willing to run the risk of taking an any more
decisive stand.
Among the most important of the news
items from aboard during the course Of the
ministry. Of which Premier Nitti was the head
had resigned In consequence of adverse
vote in the chamber Of deputies.
The fall Of Nitti had been long Anticipated
by the European press The election held
in Italian politics to two recognised parties
tho Catholic party. knewn as the partito pop
were hopeiessiy divided among themselves
Thus Nitti sought to maintain his Policies
Of Catholics and socialists all important
The dificult.es incident to this program seen
has been obvious that sooner or later aues-
he he" depended upen wv" would be- unable to unite
Eittl succeeded. thanks to exceptional poiit-
teal adroitness. in maintaining the extremely
delicate position in which he found himself
and socialists split. the latter sueeesdsd in
puttin9 through metien eeaeerniHs pests
rejected on a vote Of confidence.
Tho discussion a. to the possible successor
to Premier Nitti discounts the possibility of
either saiandra or Orlando again holding Of
hce and the drift Of opinion seems to lie be-
tween Gioiitti and Tittoni, the former with
tho support Of tho socialists and the latter
whose main strength Lies with the Catholics
Yet thore nlways remains the possibility that
Nittl may himself be called upon again TO take
the helm
Announcement has been made by Germany
that the number of troops in tho neutral sone
along the Rhine has been reduced to the pre-