Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-01-16
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CURRENT EVENTS
President Wilson and Bryan Split
on Ratification of the
Peace Treaty.
LATTER ADVISES COMPROMISE
Chief Executive Urges Issue Be Sub
mitted to People and Nebraskan
> Opposes-San Francisco Cap
lures Democratic National
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ments in War
on Reds.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

by ECtAhD W.
Predictions of a great split in the
Democratic party, with William Jen-
nings Bryan leading the revolt against
President Wilson's policies, came to
the verge of fulflment at the big
JACKSON day dinner in Washington
Thursday evening. Sensational devel-
opments had been expected, and they
came. The president sent a letter in
which he reiterated his demand for
ratification of the peace treaty with
out changes that would alter it's mean
ing, strongly condemned the Lodge
reservations and urged that the entire
issue be referred to the people at the
coming presidential election.
Mr.. Bryan, addressing the huge
gathering of leaders. challenged Mr.,
Wilson's treaty policy and his utter
ances gave assurance that he and his
followers will fight the matter to the
finish in the Democratic convention if
necessary. He condemned the action
of the Republican majority in the SEN
ate while conceding its right to die
tate the senate's course, and contin-
ued: "Our plan has been rejected and
we must face the situation as it is.
We must either secure such compro-
misses as may be possible or present
the issue to the country. The latter
course would mean a delay of at least
fourteen months and then success only
in the case of our securing two
thirds majority of the senate" The
party, said Mr.. Bryan, cannot afford
to share with the Republicans respon.
sibility for further delay, and cannot
go before the country on the issue that
such an appeal would present. He
even went so far as to repudiate arti-
Gle X and to uphold the Lodge reser
vation on that article, saying: eff we
do not intend to impair the right of
congress to decide the question OF
peace or war when the time for action
arises, how can we insist upon q
moral obligation to go to war which
can have no force or value except as
it does impair the independence OF
congressT"
1t remains to be seen whether Mr.
Bryan can secure enough of a follow
ing to bring about real split in the
party. He himself is a potential can
didate for the nomination, now more
than ever. and it may be President
Wilson will be compelled again to ac
cept the place of standard bearer. His
letter made no reference to this what
ever.
San Francisco captured the Demo
cratic national convention after &
warm contest with Chicago and Kan
sas City. The Pacific coast metropolis
pledged $125,000 and free use of I'll,
Municipal auditorium, which seat:
some $1,000 persons. This is the high
est price ever paid for a convention
The date for the convention was Sc
for Monday, June %, three weeks afte
the Republican convention meets il
Chicago.
The national committee backed III
President Wilson by adopting resolu
tions indorsing the treaty Of Versailles
and denouncing as unpatriotic the at
titude of senators who are trying tt
defeat it or to qualify it by nullifyin.
reservations.