Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Wilson and Bryan.


 Mr. Editor: "A Man Who Voted for Bryan" says he sees a seeming weak ness1i in my position with regard to MT. Bryan and MT. Wilson. He gives me credit for reading both of their ad- dresses at the Jacksonian meeting and then wonders why I would make a comparison unfavorable to MT. Wilson and ~"cannot resist the conclusion that my judgment is trifle out of bal ance."
 I wish to say right at this point that I regard MT. Wilson as one of the finest word painters of any statesman in the world, if not the finest. There is a harmony of sound, if not always of meaning, which we might call mu- sical. in his addresses.
 But we will go back to the Jackson day speeches. Our friend who voted for Bryan has hardly read them cara fully or he would not write so dis paragingly of the great leader who was in past days his political idol.
 But for tresna assing on your space, would quote some sentences from each address showing that as far as these addresses go. judging them from the standpoint of constructive sta atesman- ship and the occasion on which they were delivered when in each address it would be expected that the two great leaders of their party would give at least an outline of what the party would require in the way of a pro gram that would attract voters in a presidential year. Mr Bryan's, I have no hesitation in saying, was by far the abler address, and the finer parts. as to the duties of a political party. were just as good advice for republicans as for democrats.
 On the other hand MT Wilson's ad- dress was a whining one throwing all thN blame on the senate for our being still at war with Germany. while he is really to blame for present conditions.
 If he had been as tactful as he is great in other directions and consulted 10 some extent with the senate before hand, he might have been able to bring back a peace treaty which the senate would have ratified quickly and saved America and the world from this long suspense and anxiety with reeard to the future of our relations with the countries of Europe.
 Now when we in America are get ting tired of hearing about this league of nations and cannot see what par ticular good it would do US anyway. and the nations of Europe are puttirg it intoe eff6ct in their own way. as they are directly concerned, Mir. Will son proposes to make a presidential issue of it when we have more home issues than we can properly take care of
 We can hardly conceive that any political leader would take, the respon- sibility of plunging the neonle of America from now until next Novetn : Der into fight over the league of nations with so many burning aues- tions pressing for a solution among ollr own neonie
 Again. the gentleman who voted for Bryan asks me if I annrove' Of Mir Bryan's break with Wilson in repard to the war issue. Neither Mir. Brv- ms nor MT. Wilson's attitude in the earlx part of the war Is 10 be com mended.
 MT. Wilson was "too proud tn fiTht' until reelected on the slogan ''TIe keDt ns out of war" If the job had heer left to Bryan. he would have waited until the Germans got over here and if the British fleet would have kept us safe he would not have fought at all. As to the connection" If the Ieagre nf nations if it was not Mir. Wil~~n'S Mir. Bryan's friend might have told us whose connection if was
 JOHN M'WILLIAMS.
 Norwich, Jan. 14. 1920