El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-10
BOTH PARTIES
MAKING STALL
Neither Willing to Be First
To Hurl Treaty in
Campaign.

in the white house and the practica
sense OF Mr. Bryan's argument about
l6elling action now and changes III
the treaty later. But one should moi
nave the impression that the other
tnlngs Ar. Bryan advocated notably
on domestic issues provoked much
response.
Other speakers boldly lift at his
suggestions and plainly arEued
asainst ressurecting some Of his
But president Wilson. as usual. left
much unsaid in his letter 10 the
banquet He did not say whether he
meant the word referendum 10 be
taken 1igurarively OF literally. he
didn't say whether he would or would
I pAeuLy OF inference were drawn
] mat ne would be- But there is the
not be.
But while on the surface It would
seem that there is a clean break be-
tween the president and Mr.. Bryan
ABOUT the policy the Democratic party
should follow, in reality the effect Of
an the pronouncements from the
Democratic side and the comment
made in public statements by Repub-
lican senators after they read the
speeches would amount TO this.
VIII Accept Reservations.
President Wilson viii take reserva-
tons that explain and perhaps am
pity ambiguous clauses in the treaty.
ne VIII compromise on phraseology.
but ne viii not compromise with the
man who has a knife out TO destroy
the treaty. Rather would he submit
the issue TO the people. II lt does
take many months more 20 decide It
Mr.. Bryan believes q eompro-
mise can be worked out that viii
not destroy the great parts OF the
wood i1 pessimisffc about that,
while senator Hitchcock a. only
hopeful.
The Republican leaders, 5oyfuuy re-
celTe Mr. Wilson's letter as an op-
portunity to transfer from their own
shoulders responsibility for delaying
ratification TO the shoulders Of presi-
dent wilson Nobody, it was noticed.
wiz take the initiative in making the
affair q party Issue in the campaign.
everybody says IF the other fellow
does not compromise, we welcome the
chance TO 60 before the people" II
would not be surprising 10 find the
white house explaining that the presi-
dent does not mean referendum" in
a figurative, but literal sense. and
that he doesn't necessarily wish TO see
the league question tied Up with the
matter OF voting on a presidential
personality.
what He May Suggest.
What he may yet suggest is a gen
eral referendum with g yes" and mo"
opportunity 10 say whether the Lodge
reservations or the Wilson program
OF a set OF compromise reservations
recently offered by the Democrats. for
instance, shall prevail IL would be
a referendum that would be manda-
tory upon the senate through special
explanation would have TO be passed
creating the machinery foE such a
All this IS what the party politicians,
Republicans and Democrats are say
ing and planning a great matter Of
foreign policy involving the peoples
OF the whole world, which has FIN
ally sunk America Into the depths
Of bitter partisan politics. It viii
stay there only II the biggest factor
Of all-American public opinion
stands indifferently by and lets the
two sets OF politicians play football .
with foreign affairs, whose unsettled f.
condition is bringing suffering and T
starvation to hundreds OF thousands F.
Of human beings and bloodshed 20 4
many more in the next five years. ]
because OF fatal delay In the estab- I
ishment OF international concert Of I
power 20 keep the world at peace
Copyright. 1890. The FL Paso Herald