Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-03

declares that the nation and the state
shall have concurrent jurisdiction. The
federal government cannot enforce that
law without a machinery of federal
officials which has never been provided
and which 1t would be almost impossible
to employ.
This amendment isn't enforced now
and II cant be. IL may be enforced
in some sections where no amendment
was necessary just as the fourteenth
amendment Is enforced in some northern
states where there is no negro question.
There Is no way in which law can be
enforced against the Judgment of a
community"
Irish Plank Considered
Debate on the Irish plank began as
soon as the convention had settled down
again for business.
Thomas J. Spellacy. Connecticut's $
member Of the platform committee. took
charge Of the fight for the minority
plank. and introduced Representative
Augustine Lonergan. Of that state. as
the first speaker. Anchoring his nrgu.
ment to President Wilson's principle on
self determination. Representative Lon.
crgan declared that to do less than rec.
ognizc the right of full self determina-
tion in America would be to throw over.
board the teachings of the party's
leader.
The principle OF self. determination
was accepted by all the nations assoc.
ated with u.s." he continued. "and shall
il be said that the doctrine now is to
be applied to the foe. but not to those
who have been our friends?"
T. J. Duffy. Of East Liverpool. O..
fpnR fhn b, -,
Irish plank. declaring that it seemed to
have become apparent that it was i'm.
possible for Ireland to win its indie.
pcndcncc by the sword.
But they have given TO the world n
noble lesson he continued. They
have established republic by the intel.
ligcnt methods OF peace. and they submit
their case to the judgment Of the world.
Shall We say TO the Irish people that we
are not going to recognize their intelli.
gent and peaceful methods, but arc
going TO force them to take the sword
and kill in order to win the liberty they
arc hound to have"
Senator Walsh. Of Massachusetts.
who had led the unavailing fight for the
Irish plank in committee. took the
stand to conclude the argument for its
adoption by the convention.
circumstances connected with tho
fight Of the Irish people for freedom" "
he told the convention. require that
there be something more than mere
expression of sympathy. No word
spoken during the war so thrilled the
oppressed people Of the world as the
statement that America was in the war
10 apply the principle Of self determine
tion.
"Is there a principle of self. deter
mination? Ii there is. where oh the
face Of Gods earth should that princi-
pic hc applied If not in Ireland, where
We find tho only English speaking peo.
pie in all tho world that arc fighting for
government Of their own
"If thCrc wns to be no more war;"
said Senator Walsh. then it was only
by peaccab!c means that the principle
of self determination could be applied"
Senator Glass. in charge Of the de-
fense of the platform as presented from
bridge Colby. President Wilson's sccre-
tnry Of state and the floor manager of
tho administration forces in the con-
rcntion. He was greeted with cheers
and began his address with tribute
TO the ability and past achievements of
Mr.. Bryan.
i am not very much concerned with
this idea for n government owned news
paper. he continued. "Wc'vc got one
or two Of these things. We've got the
Congressional Record. for instance.
which somebody has described as the
most widely unread newspaper al the
country.
with regard to the liquor question,
] suppose that all Of YOU will vote your
convictions. but ! do want 10 say a
word about Mr.. Bryan's now plan
about the League of Nations. For some
time Mr.. BRYAN was for the treaty and
then he began TO emulate the Repuhli-
cans and talk about reservations. They
are for the treaty. too, but they all
have reservations in their pockets. They
remind me Of group OF people who
have been described as meaning we'll
tcebly.'
Mr.. Bryan says in so many words"
tho speaker. that no one
rould have brought back a better treaty
than President Wilson did. He says
no one could have brought back so good
a treaty. Then. if that's true, for
Gods sake lets ratify il.