The Washington times., 1920-06-07
Party Leaders Ready
To Give johnson Say
On the Treaty Plank

Continued from First PaGcD
with him is understood to have read
the riot act to him. That was before
Borah drifted yesterday into the pre-
convention turmoil that had engulfed
the lobbies and corridors leading to
the headquarters Of the various Pr"si-
Dental aspirants at the crowded Con-
gress and Auditorium hotels.
Boomx Loudly Boosted.
While the different Presidential
booms were boosted loudly and in
cessantly by tireless shouters and
lobbyists. the Republican leaders
were quietly going over the proposed
planks of the platform which must
soon be moulded into final shape.
Borah wns placed In nm advantage
Gus position not long after his mr.
rival from Washington. The Idaho
delegation met--and without touch
ing on the badly mixed Presidential
situation selected Borah Rs idaho's
Representative on the committee on
rcsoiut ions. This was signal vic
tory for the Idaho senator. and
quickly dispeiIed the report TINT the
delegation was not going 10 get be
hind HOrah.
As member Of the committee
Borah will be able personally to par
ticipate in every move that is made
in the drafting of the platform.
Other state delegations met today
to name other menberS of the com
mittee, one from each state. II is
apparently the concensus OF opinion
among Republican leaders from
Western, Middle Western. and East
ern States who are already on the
ground that an agreement ts being
reached which will bring the "ir-
reconcilables." the mild r"s"rNa-
tionists." and the Lodge reserHa-
tionists" into harmonious Under
standing as to the position II" ke-
publican party should take before the
American people on the league OF ma
tions and the treaty of Versailles
Predicts Harmony.
Senator Capper OF Kansas, pro-
gressive. who voted for ratification
of the treaty with the Lodge reserva-
lions. and Senator Mccormick OF
Illinois. an "irreconcilable' uncom-
promising in his opposition To the
league, were among the Senator'S rep
rcscnting a wide divergence OF view
who predicted the treaty issue wouid
be successfully met by the conNrn-
ton. ~
Ii MAS Hnufl SloOh Wv
pIank would set forth four outstand-
ing features on which leaders were
confident they would be sustained by
an overwhelming majority OF the
American people They are:
A denuncIntion of the League
OF Nations covenant cspOosed by
President Wilson.
VpuuaIiRcd approval OF the stan"
taken by the Republican majority
OF the senate In rcfurinG to COM
nit the American pcop'c Z" the
League OF Nations without The
Lodge reservations.
The creation Of nm information
nj court Of arbitration In lieu OF
The lcupur plan ns formulated ny
Prrsidcut Wilson and others OF
the .bfu four" at Versailles.
ring;np reaNirmntion OF the
d,,trIpc. Of Washington md
Monroe that the American people
he ken, out Of entnngfnn foreign
alliances.
such plank would meet the
yiavs of all elements OF the Re-
nublican party II was predicted, ana
would enable Senator Lodge, in MS
keynote address as temporary chair
man of the convention, TO cnunciate
clearly a treaty and league issue on
which the Republican party Will ne
prepared to rise or fall.
Other Ptpnks Easy.
with the treaty plank out OF its
way the committee on resolutions ~
not expected to encounter any serious
difficulties in drafting the other
nlanks which are to constitute the
platform.
Most OF these planks already have
been tentatively agreed upon. Others
witch were Understood today to be
rapIdly nearing hnal shape were;
One that would deal effectively
with tho acute question or the high
cost OF living.
In this plank some Republican
leaders propose TO write rorcible
reply TO tho Presidents charge that
the Republican controlled Congress
adjourned without meeting the seri-