Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-09
Bryan and Wilson Disagree Over
Party's Position on Treaty

House, ADMITTED tndt, III view OF
the constitutional authority Of
congress to declare war, there
was no legal obligation upon the
limited States, but declared there
would be moral obligation
would be even more binding.
Mr.. Bryan's statement that
there should be no insistence up
on a moral obligation which
would impair the constitutional
rights of Congress is exactly the
same as the argument of the
members of the majority group
of republican Senatos.
Although something of the sort
was expected, Mr.. Bryan's state
ment of his position caused tre-
mendous sensation among the
diners at the Hotel Washington,
where he made his first address.
1t was realized immediately
that he intended to become once
more factor in democratic pol
itics, and although he refrained
from mentioning any possible
personal ambition to become a
candidate for President, there
twas general belief that he neces-
Sarily would be.
The message from the White
House made no mention what
ever of the possibility of the
President seeking a third term,
and the address of the former Sec
retary of State, was devoid of all
reference to fourth nomination.
The effect of the Presidents
letter and Mr.. Bryan's speech
was to lessen interest in the ad-
dresses of the other speakers, and
to overshadow, as matter. OF
conversation, the selection of San
Francisco to be the place for con-
Quoting the Democratic National
Convention June 29. Even COM
ment upon the letter from VIM
Gibbs McAdoo, former Secretary
of the Treasury, and son-in-law
of Mr.. Wilson which was taken to
indicate that~he by no means had
taken himself out of the field Of
presidential aspirants, was lack
| ing.
The first clash between the ad-
herents of President Wilson and
those who entertain views similar
to those of Mr.. Bryan on the
peace treaty, is expected to ap-
pear among the Democrats in the
Senate There is pending before
the Senate a new compromise
proposal by Senators John B
Kendrick, of Wyoming, and
Kenneth D. McKellar. of Tennes-
see, which is understood to have
the support of Mr.. Bryan and to
be the first step toward possible
agreement upon a ratification
program between a group Of
Democratic Senators and those
supporting the Lodge reserva-
tions, proposed by a majority of
the Republican Senators.
Mr.. Bryan's speech, especially
the paragraph on Article X, in
dicated that he is prepared to go
much farther than the present
Kendrick Mcclellan proposal.
Whether or not Mr. Bryan and
his friends could muster enough
Democratic votes in the Senate
to obtain the two thirds vote
necessary for ratification was
said to be doubtful, but it i
regarded as being certain that
they would make the attempt
and that the outlook is for still
wider breach between Mr.. Bryan
and the President.
81 have endeavored to make ii
plain" the President stated in his
letter, ''that if the Senate wishes
to say what the undoubted mean
ing of the League is | shall have
no objection.
There can be no reasonable
objection to Interpretation ac-
companying the act of ratification
itself.
"But, when the treaty is actee
upon, | must know whether we
have ratified or rejected it. We
cannot rewrite this treaty"
"But no mere assertions will
regard to the wish and opinion O
the country are credited" tht
letter says. eff there is any doub
. as to what the citizens of th'
country think on this vital mat
! ter, the clear and single way on
is to submit it for determination
lat the next election to the voter
of the nation to give to the mex
. election the form of a great an
!, solemn referendum"
NOW is the time people ar
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