The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-07
.TREATYF|G
WILL CONE UP
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
AROUSE CONVENTIONS
Plank on Mexico Another
Subject That Bothers
Platform Builders

CHICAGO. June with the Convcn-
! tion circle of party leaders virtually
completed. the Republican platform
builders went seriously Ia work To-
night on the more troublesome OF the
! plankS remaining 10 be fashioned,
! One of these was the declaration on
the treaty Of versailles and the League
of Nations. a subject Of long standing
disagreement and hitter controversy.
! Another dealt with industrial relations.
bringing into contrast widely diverse
schools of economic" thought third
, related TO Mexico. always topic OF de-
! bate and now somewhat complicated hy
recent developments south Of the Rio
Grande
On all of these entire harmony was
predicted by all III" party leaders.
although most of them conceded that
: some interesting sCrimmaEeS. possibly
: reaching the convention floor. would
have TO be fought out before ihcr" could
hc an agreement.
Directors Leaderloss.
Complicating the task for tn" time
being was a reaction against the pat
; form program worked cut by some or
the leaders in conferences during the
last two weeks in Washington. The
movement against that program appar-
entity lcadcrlesS. was based on an ob)"c-
ton that the Republican senators had
taken too free hand in the pre-c0nNcn-
l!On platform tOilSlTuCilOH
With IN" belatcd arrival from WASH
inEtnn of several senators representing
extremes "r Republican Oplnin on the
treaty, teh long senate fight over thr
league III nations virtually was trans
fcrrcd L. the conference rooms mere.
They are to be the scene or renewed cl-
fort for a program on which all Rcpub-
Leans can stand.
The Treaty Battle.
The irreConcilables and the mild re-
servationists OF the senate are pre-
pared for hard battle on the treaty
plank. Senator Borah, Of Idaho n leader
of the irreConcila bleS, arrived late IN
the day with plank which will have
the backing of the Johnson forces. Tn"
mild reservationists held numerous con
fcrcnccs and prepared to draft Il PRANK
for submission to Obden Mills. chair
man of the executive commute" on pom
virs and platform.
We will submit our plank to the res
olutionS committee. said senator
Borah. and If we don't see II IN the
platform We Will offer IT In the conNeh-
Tin, The men Of our group think We
are entitled TO a straight out atfirma-
tive declaration for the maintenance or
the foreign pollcies handed down by
George Washington and James Monroe.
and az advocated and reaffirm"d many
times in Republican platforms since
1860.
Senator Rorah was not ready {" max"
the Jnhnson- Borah plank public. but
said II would he presented 1" IN" r"so-
lutionS committee.
1t WAS learned that the mild r"s"rva-
tionis,s plank would demand con
structivc policy for ratification OF the
Versailles treaty, with protective reSer-
vations and IN endorsement of IN"
stand Of senators who voted for the
Lodge reservations. Senator Lodge.
who arrived today. deferred conferences
on the treaty. but predicted that an
agreement between the various groups
would be reached.
With the plank on Mexico still in its
formative stage. there was general
feeling that little trouble would he en-
rountcrcd in bringing an agreement.
The declaration prepared at "ashinR-
ton by Senator Fall Of New Mexico.
however. providing for American inter
vcntion unless Mexico mcnded its ways.
ran into some opposition. and II was
suggested that it might h" modified Ia
omit altogether the reference Ia pos
siblr military interference by this gov
crnmcnt in the southern republic. In
that case the plank would declare that
recognition of the new regime III Mex
leo City should he withheld until GER
tain guarantees had been made. There
also woul9 be an attack on President
Wilson's Mexican policy and general
statement Of the necessity Of protecting
American rights. Th" former Amcri-
can ambassadors to Mexico. Henry p.
Fletcher Of Pennsylvania and Henry
Lane Wilson of Indiana. ar" in con-
sultatiOn here with other leaders on tn"
subject
Old Animosities.
Sharing tho industrial relations plant
revived many old animositics and
brought into focus several Of tho issues
raised bv recent strikes and unrest. On
this plank tho supporters of senator
Johnson arc generally expected 10
have u program Of their own. and vari-
Gus elements of tho party arc counted
on to bring in proposals that will run
counter to tho views ot Som" delegates.
Although only the loss controversial
rlafnrm declarations hay" heretofore
hccn taken un in IN" conferences here.
III" leaders declared that SO far they
had hccn ahle Ia reach complete agree
mont.
"Therc has hc"n apparent unnnimity-
on everything tak"n up" said Will II.
Hays. the national chairman. Tho
treaty has not hccn taken up because
tho nrorriotios required that th"rc hc
no real movement in that matter until
more 81 tho advocates on IN" different
lines Of thought arrived.