Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-01-09
WILSON AND BRYAN
SPLIT OVER LEAGUE;
ST|RS DEMOCRATS
COMMONER AND PRESIDENT d.
VIDE OVER PACT IN WHOLE OR
WITH AMENDMENTS Tackled
ON BY G o. P.-GlVE STANDS AT
BANQUET.
GBy the Associated rressp

Washington. Jan. = William J.
Bdyan split oHenly With President WI
son at the jackson dinner here last
night on the ques ion Of whether ne
Democratic party should make the
league OF nations an issue at the next
election.
The former sec 'etarJ Of state, tire"
times a candidate Tor the presidency
and IL power in his party, SAID the
Democrats SaGu!l no 80 before the
country on the issue AMI mat lGeV
must accept such cOmtr misses as MAJ
DE possible.
President wilson, in his message %
The diners. had said that the clear
and single way Cnt VAS to give the
election the form q a ."t"ICndum on
the ,reaty.
tonccding the rieht OF the Repub-
lican majority to dletate the senate $
course. Nj, Bryan said.
our plan has been rejected ana we
must face the situation ~ = l.. we
must either obtain such cJutalomlseS
as may be possible or present the -.
sue to the county i he latter rrHInc
would mean II deiay 81 At least four
teen months and lArn success only
in ease OF our obtaining u tWo-'IlildN
majority OF tAr senate.
we cannot aIfulI, either a. citi
Mons, ar Az n,uber. of The marty, 10
sAarr with the Republican party re
sLonsfbility for u..thet delay, Sc can
not 20 before the country on fhe INsut
that such an appeal would present
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We or,sidorad tho u.,,, mot really wan
MN :, Ala Ar",ha,, ,,,tn,,f,,t to c,neb
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r. praa.1art ao,i,, a,u,e.eod hi
,,,it,,da ,ou,o,.d ,oservations much as.
a,' 4iu =, hi' aan(aran,.a Min ,r1a SON.
~, W. sa,";on ,.a1',+tans ,~r,n,ittno IL
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;"o .ho,1 {,'.a -" r,fIocrtan ,rhnrr
w., ,,o,,-,,,,,}l,, ,,hioct,,r In Il,
terpretations ACCOMMODATING the act of
Tatiflcatian itself. But when the
treaty is acted upon | must know
whether it means that We have lan.
fled or rejected i. We must lake Il
without changes which alter its mean
ing or leave II ana then, after Inc rest
Of the world has signed IL, we must
.ace the unthlnkable task OF making
another and separate KIND OF treaty
with Germany
Reviewing the past and SURVEYING
a program for the iutNre, Nh, br5an
said he ventnred to SuEee.t three
new rropositn0na. They We're;
"A national system OF roads. extend
ing in every state, u be Nn2"n as "A
national peaceWay, beth as uul'
tartan project f.. binding the states
together in commerce and intercourse,
der dead
"A national bulletin-not neWspa
per. Mr. Bryan said present ma
tional issues under bipartisan contfol
The initiative and referendum.
which he said, the Democratic party
Nigh we'll adopt as It's next srea.
REFORM
The Presidents Letter.
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me- ~ ,ha Jrni,nl ,.,.ta1 r,,il.d +,
,atifv tha ,ra,tv hv n,hirh mo helliper
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nome crieie ana hn,l trrnino u,int
n RI. internotion,l reIa4inne Of IN,
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