Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-08
PEACE. { ! ! | TREATY | R / | ] I
IS ENDORSE
BY DEMOCRATS ! A J
Other Resolutior Dseno ! ounc, 6
ing Opp posing Senator's
Are Adopted. s

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Mondah June IS, was fixed as
the convention date. - -
washington, Jan. s.-Resolutions
endorsing the treaty Of Versailles ana
denouncing as unpatriotic. the att1-
tude Of senators who would defeat II
directly or by multiplying reservations.
was unanimously adopted today by
the Democratic national committee IN
session here. Il
.The arrogant" Republican leader
ship. OF the senate was denounced as
having earned the contempt OF the
world" by throttling the treaty Tor
called upon to quit PLAYING politics
with the question, of ratification:
The committee voted that until
the national ; convention made
definite decision, members OF the as
sociate womens national commlttee
as now constituted should continue
in office during the tenure Of office OF
the present national committeeman.
Chicago was the first to present
its claims for the national conven-
ton, addresses Of invitation being
made by former Mayer Carter Har-
rison, former Senator James Haml-
ton Lewis and Roger Sullivan.
Referring to the local. differences IN
Democratic politics in Chicago, MT.
Harrison said all of !, the factions
there were united in asking for the
convention.
The peace treaty came to the front.
VIII "a &5-,. applause Senator Lewis
declared the paramount issue In the
campaign would be foreign affairs and
that the Republicans by malicious
falsehoods' were seeking to array
the foreign born citizens against
America" He pleaded that the con-
vention, go to Chicago SO that -the
large foreign born population there
could see first hand that the party
really was not working against them.
1.-The Republicans" said Senator
Lewis, have INDUCED in that form
of disloyalty which has not been
equalled by; American citizens since
remember, seeking to summon
every foreign born citizen to agitate
his grievance merely because the
cratc' - 1sse q
the two Wilson. administrations and
the manner in which the war was
won, the resolution Also expressed
qualification that the president was, re.
gaining health after breakdown
ndus isrgsly 20 l,ts efaEsas 1or e y world
sTi RS verS adopted at TIT
c6rnmittsA,s qua driennial meeting te
/ select D time and place for the 1920
conventions, The choice will be made
late today with the race between
Kansas City and San Francisco and
with the supporters Of the latter
claiming they have enough votes
pledged to insure beyond question the
selection of their city.
The Resolution.
Concerning the peace treaty the
resolutions said:
1--WE affirm our approval OF the
astunwise and patriotic the attitude o1
those senators who would. defeat it.
ratification, either directly or BY
overwhelming 1t with reservation.
that are intended to and will have. tht
effect Of nullifying it."
The resolutions said that when thu
Democrats came into power in 191:
they found '.the nation in aHconditiol
Of comparative industrialS and com
banking system in the hands Of a few
men at whose will panics periodical!
occurred. It was added that "thes'
and other ills had existed for sixteel
years under Republican rule withou
any relief"
ss'To remedy this condition" tn,
resolutions continued, '.thb Demo
ately upon a vigorous constructive
program" adding that establishment
Of the federal reserve banking system
entities the party to the everlasting
gratitude. Of the cQEntry, while tn
farm loan banking system gave to on
agricultural interests the relief lon
demanded by them. 3}s
Refers TO Enactnnent Of Law.
q THE resolutions then referred t
enactment of the law giving eth
people the right to- elect their Unite'
States senator's BY popular vote" an
satd the party had "enfranchfsed tn
labor the fair showing to which it wa
entitled" b 8 II 4 i.gss 81 II
Referring to the avowed objects Q
the country's participationstnsth in the wal
the resolutions continued: ssa- Z
5"A treatysto this end was negotiate,
and for seven months 1t has beef
throttled by the misused Republtcal
leadership of the SENATE and that Is 9
arrogant that 1t even refuses to le
the senators Of It's own party. wh
desire to have the treaty ratified wit
certain reserVa tions that seem reason
able to them, to vote accordingly, an
thus to make at least q start towar
world wide peace.
AS IA result the resolutions said
Conditions are unsettled, q definit
proclamationi ct the end OF the. war ]
delayed" It declares that had th
treaty been ratified with reasonabl
promptness, the world. would now b
engaged in, the fruitful work OF re
constrAction.' i sssS Il IL !tSt at. z h.
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