Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-09
Platform Makers Busy at
Chicago.

COLuplSIS, VIC 4sSpuDAiSeaiA Pis@oAoA A4AA
builders went seriously to work to-
night on the more troublesome of the
planks remaining to be fashioned.
One of these was the declaration
on the treaty of Versailles and the
League of Nations, a subject of long
standing disagreement and bitter con
troversy. Another dealt with the in
dustrial relations, bringing into con-
trast widely diverse schools of eco
nomic thought. A third related to
Mexico, always topic of debate, and
now somewhat complicated by recent
developments south of the Rio
Grande.
On all of these entire harmony was
predicted by all the party leaders, al
though most of them conceded that
some interesting scrimmages posi-
bly reaching the convention floor
would have to be fought out before
there could be an agreement.
With the belated arrival from
Washington of several senator's, rep
resenting extremes of Republican
opinion on the treaty, the long senate
fight over the League of Nations vir-
tually was transferred to the con-
ference rooms here.
Treaty Planks.
The irreconcilables and the mild
reservationists of the senate are pre-
pared for a hard battle on the treaty
plank. Senator Borah, of Idaho, a,
leader of the irreconcilables, arrived
late in the day with plank which
will have the backing of the johnson
forces. The mild reservationists held
numerous conferences and prepared
to draft a plank for submission to
Ogden Mills, chairman of the execu-
tive committee on policies and plat
forms.
"We will submit our plank to the
resolutions committee" said Senator
Borah, "and if we do not see It IN
the platform we will offer it in the
convention"
Senator Borah was not ready to
make the Johnson-B Borah plank pub
lie, but said it would be presented to
the resolutions committee.
1t was learned that the mild reser-
vationists plank would demand con-
structive policy for ratification of the
Versailles treaty with protective res
ervations and an endorsement of the
stand of senators who voted for the
Lodge reservations. Senator Lodge,
who arrived late today, deferred con-
ferences on the treaty, but predicted
!, that. an agreement between the va
rious groups would be reached.
Mexican Question.
With the plank on Mexico in. its
formative stage there was general
feeling that little trouble would be
encountered in bringing an agree
ment. The declarations prepared at
Washington by Senator Fall, of Mex
leo, however, providing for American
intervention unless Mexico mended
its ways, ran into some opposition,
and it was suggested that it might be
modified to omit altogether the ref
erence to possible military interfer-
ence by this government in the south
ern republic.
In that case the plank would de-
clare that recognition of the new re-
gime in Mexico City should be with
held until certain guarantees had
been made. There also would be m
attack on President Wilson's Mexi-
can policy and a general statement
on the necessity of protecting Ameri-
can rights. Two former American am
bassadors to Mexico, Henry P. Fletch
er, of Pennsylvania, and Henry Lane
Wilson, of Indiana, are in consulta-
ton here in consultation with others
on the subject.
Shaping the industrial relations
plan revived many old animosities
and brought into focus several Of the
issues raised by recent strikes and un
rest. On this plank the supporters OF
Senator johnson are generally ex-
pected to have program OF their
own and various other elements OF
the party are counted on to bring IN
proposals that will run counter to the
views of some delegates. None OF
these elements has yet disclosed Its
hand however, and the whole sub