The Washington herald., 1920-06-28
BRYAN AND WALSH
DRAFTLEAGUE PLANK
SEEKING FUSION
FROM PAGE ONE.

Oklahoma, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana
and some members of other delega-
tions including Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware and Mid-wsstern
States. He declared the plank was
so constructed as to avoid being
anti-Wilson or anti-league, that the
simple purpose was to declare for .
league OF nations with proper safe
guards for American Sovereignty.
rights and interests.
Give us such a plank and we will
be able to go to the country with a
united front, waging a campaign Of
internal questions and defeating
Senator Harding and the reactionary
principles of the Republican party"
Senator Walsh declared.
The text of the Walsh Bryan
treaty plank follows:
THE Democratic party favors a
league Of nations to promote and
maintain international peace and
|amity and will do all things within
Its power to esta blish such q league.
We do not see any movement OF
any political party seeking to make
ratification of the Versailles treaty
a political issue in the coming cleo
ton. The drafting and ratification
of international agreements and
treaties should never be subjected
to partisan or political considera-
tion.
I'VE approve the ideals and prin-
ciples which President Wilson es-
poused in the name of the American
people and his splendid efforts under
most trying and difficult circum-
stances to establish a league Of
nations TO promote international jus
tice and peace.
Declnrat tiOn for Principles.
The Democratic party. meeting
for the first time since the presenta-
tion t. the American people OF the
issues growing out of the Versailles
treaty and league of nations cove
nant. further declares that its can
diGates, II elected, shall support the
following principles rs fundamental
ly necessary to secure the approval
ard support of the American gov
ernment TO any treaty or covenant
for a league cf nations, and that 1t
will support no international con-
tract or arrangement which obli-
gates the United States to:
"First-Engage in wars waged by
foreign powers or to submit to
foreign tribunal questions of its vi
tai interests.
"Second-Which limits the right
of the United States to arm for the
national defense when il is menaced
by foreign powers or when the
country or its armed forces have
been attacked.
"Third-Which gives to any for
eign state or empire a vote in the
league in the aggregate greater
than that of the United States.
"Fourth-Which endansers or i'm
pairs the Monroe doctrine, or which
does not leave the United States.
upon proper notice, free to with
draw from the league on its own
terms.
"Fifth-Reiterating our faith in
the doctrine that governments de-
rive their power from the consent
of the governed, the Democratic
party declares that Ii will not con-
sent to any league which obligates
the United States to assist in the
subjugation of any peoples or to
aid in preventing any people from
seeking to gain 'their liberty and
establish a government of their
own free choice"
Assurance to Ireland.
This last paragraph not only con-
templates an assurance to the peo-
pie of ireland that the United States
would be pledged to aid their cause
of nationalism, but would consti-
tute a refusal TO have the league
underwrite and perpetuate the
Shantung award to Japan and the
subjection of the Egyptians under
a British protectorate.
The administration forces are alb
solutely confident that the Virginia
platform declaring for ratification
of the treaty without reservations,
that impair the Integrity of the
league of nations" will be adopted
and that the Walsh Ryan proposals
shall be cast into the discard with
out a serious struggle. An indica-
ton OF their plan of battle was
given by the administration. fac
tions controlling the Kentucky dele
CATION.
Senator J. c. w. Beckham. one of
the Democrats. who voted to ratify
the treaty with the Lodge reserva-
tions was selected to represent the
Blue Grass State on the resolutions
committee. He is a candidate for
reelection this fall. After he had
been chosen for the resolutions
committee the delegation adopted
a resolution instructing Senator
Beckman to vote for a plank de-
claring for ratification of the league
without reservations that impaired
it's integrity. Similar methods are
being pursued by. administration
In athar dalaUafinnS