New-York tribune., 1920-07-01

associates on the exceptional achieve
ment at Paris involved in the adoption
OF league and treaty so near akin
to American ideals and so intimately
related to the aspirations of civilized
peoples everywhere.
We commend the President for his
courage and his high conception of
good faith in steadfastly standing for
the covenant agreed to by all the asso-
Grated and Allied nations at war with
Iermany, ard we condemn the Repub-
lican Senate for its refusal to ratify
the treaty merely because 10 was the
product of Democratic statesmanship.
mus lnterposing partisan envy and
personal hatred in the way OF the peace
ana renewed prosperity of the world
Wilson Is Justified
BY every accepted standard of in
ternatlonal morality the President is
justified IN asserting that the honor
OF the country is involved in this busi
ness. We denounce any movement of
any political party seeking to make
ra5ihcatlon of the Versailles Treaty a
polt'cal ps. issue in any election The
Grating of international treaties and
agreements should never be subjected
10 polltlcal or partisan consideration.
he Democratic party desires rati
ncatlon of the Versailles treaty with
out multiplying changes. but it fayors
the acceptance of any reservations
making clearer or more specific the
obligations Of the United States to the
league associates or which will make
1t moro easily apparent to doubtful
elements of our people that the COW
enan1 .,n IN no way lmp2irs or destroys
the sovereignty of the United States.
senator Walsh's compromise plank
contained no criticism of the course
followed by Senator Lodge in opposing
the treaty and the Administration fol.
lowers opposed it on that ground"
The Irish plank drawn by the sub
committee states the League of Ma
tions should furnish solution OF the
Irish situation.
The so-called "moist' plank most
favored by members of the sub-com-
mittee, and according to the conven-
ton eAders by majority of the full
RESOLUTIONS Committee, contains
q, dec!ar1tloA 1avorlng personal liberty.
he proposed plank declares that the
Democratic party has always stood for
law and order, that it favors enforce
ment of all laws, but that it stands
for laws safeguarding and protect
ing the personal liberty of the citi-
zens Of the United States.
In the tentative draft Of the wet
plank the Volstead enforcement act
IS not mentioned by name. The sub
committee spent several hours to-day /
q discussing the wording Of the wet
plank and seemed to have much /
trouble putting it in final shape
Members Of the Resolutions Com /
mlttee do not favor an out-and-out
wet plank, it was stated, but they want
10 nave the suggestion of moisture"
so pronounced that the vets cannot
faIl to see It. On the other hand, the
Administration leaders do not want 10
have plank reported that would
antagonlze the drys and the sub-com-
mittee was asked to draft a plank
that would be "adroit."
Hold Secret Meeting
BRYAN will make his first fight
against the moist plank and for the
adoption of the bone dry plank pre-
sented to the resolutions COMMITTEES by
RICHMOND Pearson Hobson. This fight .
Will De made before the full Resolutions +
Committee. The committee received
the platform behind closed doors.
where the wet and dry issue could be /
freely discussed by the pla form build
ers
Such Administration leaders as Post
master General Burleson, who is one of /
the strongest advocates for the moist
plank, declared that poll of the Reso-
buttons Committee showed that the .
Bryan bone dry plank would be de-
fested and that whatever "moist' plank [
the subcommittee may report would .
be adopted by the full committee md
reported to the convention.
The drys claim that there are onlv
200 real wet votes in the convention.
and they hope under Bryan's leader
ship and oratory in the convention it.
self to swing enough votes away from
he Administration control to defeat
the "molst' plank and secure adoption
of the bone dry declaration.
The engineers of the steam roller
that has been operated successfully so
far in the convention have not been
able to control the various state dele