The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-09
SENATE LEAGUE
FIGHT RENEWED
Drama Is Transferred to
Committee on Resolu-
lutions at Chicago.
MIDDLE STAND FAILS
Mild Reservationists and Ir-
reconciiables at Grips
Again on Treaty.
coNrtHuEp FnoM FACE ONE.


Henry Lane Wilson Of Indiana, for
mer American ambassador 10 Mex
leo. who pleaded for u platform dee
laration recognizing Our direct re-
sponsihility' for conditions IN McN-
leo and pledging the party To run
protection Of American property
in Mexican territory. iIe said, how
ever, he did not advocate action
which would lead TO Intervention
or war"
The present administration"
said Mr.. Wilson. drove from its
legitimate place u legally installed
government and brought on chaos.
Finally In a blind unskilful attempt
To remedy the injury n has done.
II set up pure military nutocracy
without the consent Of the Mexican
people As n result continual chaos
has reigned and the outlook today "
black as II was seven years ago"
The meeting also was colorod by
woman suffrage argument which
was allowed Ia ran fsT beyond The
time limit Leading the suffragists.
Mary Garrett Hay OF New York.
asked the republican national organ.
ization To take some action which
would insure ratification of the suf-
frsse amendment. and Mary g. XII
broth OF New York. head OF the
National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, argued that the
opposition TO suffrage would he the
best party policy
Suggested pluuks on child welfare,
education. establishment OF federal
womons bureaus, vocational train
Ing, public health and morals, and
independent citizenship for Ameri-
can women who marry aliens were
presented by u committee from the
National League Of Women Voters.
Immediately a deluge of appllca-
tions and petitions descended on the
committee table and Chairman wat
son declared almost continuous SOS
sions would he noccssary night and
day 10 give hearings To all OF those
desiring II and to work out pro.
gram OF party declarations In timo
for submission To the convention
Thursday.
Thosc clamoring for an audience
included vets and drys. suffraRists
and \lti -suffragists. economista
Irish sympathizers. labor leaders and
many others who thought they could
give the committee winning Ideas
Tor the platform. Some were heard
today and tonight. but the majority.
including the lSbor rcpSencntativea
and n delegation which wants free
dom for Ireland had to be put over
until tomorrow.
Committee on League.
made for a subcommittee TO work
made for a subcommittee to wodk
on disputed questions OF policy in
chIdins the party's stand on the
league OF nations and other out
standing issues stiii In contest.
Senator watson who for weeks
has been In charge OF series OF
conferences on platform dcciara-
tions, was chosen chairman by n
vote OF Al to 3. only the committee
members from Kansas. Maryland and
Georgia voting for his opponent,
Ogden L. Mills, of New York. Mr..
Mills was head OF an executive com
mittee which compiled platform
suggestions OF the committee OF III
and In lobby gossip he was credited
with having the support OF VIII n.
HAYS, the national chairman, to head
also the resolutions committee.
Cut Down Arguments.
Immediately after affecting its or
ganizltion, the committee threw
open it's doors, but before the head
ings had gone far they were sus-
pended while by unanimous vote I,
was decided 80 put time limit on
all wno desired a hearing. On qucs.
tions where two sides were To b,
presented the allotment was ih min.
utes In all, equally divided and on
all other subjects II was five min
utcs.
Among those who appeared TODAY
and tonight were Professor lrvinl
Fisher Of Yale, who advocated an in,
vestigation of currency initiation
former Representative Charles N
Fowler OF New Jersey. advocatinl
revision of the banking and cur,
dency laws and :, L. bond Of Mis-
souri, who wanted price fixing II
wartime declared in violation of tn,
constitution.
Tomorrow samuel Gompers. pres
ident OF the American Federation %
Labor Is to present his program
Henry Lane Wilson, former ambass
adorsto Mexico, Is to recommend I
Mexican plank. and "A delegation
headed by Frank Il. Walsh is to arg
ne for plank advocating Irish free
dom. There also are scores OF 9th
crs on the days program and th'
list tonight was growing.
Despite six months OF work b,
the committee of III and scvera
weeks of conference among th'
leaders !n Washington and olsewhcr,
several troublesome platform ques
sions remain 10 be answered.
League Il First
Foremost tonight was the league
OF nations plank, but other ticklisf
issues remaining included anti
strike legislation, the soldier bonus
and long string OF proposals By
farming interests,
A determined effort would bs
made. II was said To have the plat
form include plank at least en-
dorsing In general terms the actor
OF the republican senate in writing
an anti-strike provision into the rail
road bill. In many quarters that
proposal met with fiery opposition
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