The Washington herald., 1920-07-02
BY ROBERT +. BARRY.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


the Industrial provisions In the
platform. the sentiment of the COM
mittee being strong against any
anti strike legislation.
william jennings Bryan was
hopeful whens the resolutions COM
mittee reassembled late this after
noon that he would be able to set
tie the prohibition question In the
committee in such a manner as to
avoid a fight on the floor. The
action of the committee last night
in eliminating the Glass compro-
mise plank and going into the full
committee without any recommend
alton on the liquor question came
as a surprise to administration
leaders who had been consulted
about the matter earlier in the day.
When Senator Ellison &. Smith, VI
South Carolina, made an impas-
siored speech in favor of DemocT atic
adherence TO the doctrine of States
rights James r. Nugent. of New Jer-
Eey, inquired whether the Senator
felt the same way on the prohibit
tion question. He invited Senator
Smith to stand with him. but the
Senator declared for prohibition and
against suffrage, IT required the
full force OF the administration
power in the committee to override
the Southern members.
Wilson Believed Favorable.
Bainbridge Colby. Secretary Of
state. was quoted as having told
some of his friends that thero was
no objection to the Walsh amend
ment. Secretary Cc;hy was under
stood TO have been in telephone
communication with the White
House over the Walsh amendment.
He refused to sfirm or deny the
story when asked about II. but there
vas very little doubt that the ques-
ion had been put up to the White
House, because il constituted the
frst Affirmative declaration by the
Democratic party as party in favor
of the reservations to the covenant.
Senator walsh's unexpected vic
tory was gained through the mod
GRAFTON of his demand after several
Democratic Senators who. unlike
himself. had not been attacked by
the administration because they
voted as he did for the Lodge reser-
vations. had insisted upon far
stronger reservation declaration.
Senators Atlee Pomerene. of Ohio,
and Thomas ]. Walsh. of Montana.
urged a plank declaring for ratifica-
ton with what constituted the
Lodge reservations. Bryan urged
submission to the will of the major
ity in the Senate and for Democratic
support to ratify even with the
Lodg reservations.
When Senator Walsh arose to
make his plea the administration
members OF the committee were in
a mood to expect from him a de-
mand for an irreconcilable plank.
When he read what he proposed
they were taken cff their feet by its
simplicity and seeming moderation.
1t needed only a little of his always
effective oratory to convince them
that the party should make a spe-
cific declaration for reservations in
order to prove to the country that
the President was not demanding
ratification without the crossing of
-" or the dotting of an 'i."
Reservations Not Opposed.
The Walsh amendment, while de-
claring for ratification of the
covenant without reservations that
impair it's essential integrity, added
the words, but we do not oppose
reservations which make more
clear or specific our obligations to
the associated nations"
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge has
contended that the Senate reserva-
tions bearing his name undertook
to do nothing more than that, and
the language of the Walsh amend
ment was viewed here in many
quarters as being sufficiently broad
to cover not only the Wilsonian
view but that of the Democratic
Senators who voted to ratify with
the Lodge reservations. Following
the rejection of the De Valera
Walsh Irish plank. Mr.. Walsh un-
dertook to obtain a new hearing
before the resolutions committee in
order to serve an ultimatum, which
embraced a vigorous denunciation
of the Democratic party for Il
cold. hard evasion of the issue.
Mr.. Walsh was informed that the
committee could not reopen the
hearings. The Irish sympathizers