The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-09

} frage amendment inevitable and i'm
mediate" Although the association
thanked the party for its past efforts.
the communication added the women Of
he country were unwilling TO accept Il
blanket assurance from party leaders
that they were now doing all they could
Later at the public hearings Lucy G..
Rranhann. OF Baltimore. presented pc
tition from the American woinan's
emergency committee condcmninG the
administrations Russian policy and ad-
voCating resumption Of trade relations
with Russia.
Former Representative Fowler, who
for eight years was ChAirmar Of the
, house banking committee. declared tn"
present federal reserve system and the
manipulationS Of the reserve board per
country Professor Fisher blamed infla-
ton for the high cost of living and
wanted commission TO investigate.
Speaking for a delegation from the
national capital. s. Gottlieb asked for
the franchise for residents Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Troublesome Questions.
Despite six months OF work by the
committee Of Ill and several weeks Of
conferences among the leaders in WASH
ington and elsewhere. several trouble
some platform questions remain TO be
answered.
Foremost in tho minds Of tho NOM
brrS OF the committeeman tonight was
! w" League of Nations plank. bur other
mitt"d imitation and were injurious 10
ticklish issues remaining included anti
strk" legislation. the soldier bonus and
n long string OF proposals by farming
interests
\ determined effort would he made. it
WAS said. to have tn" platform includ"
a plant at least endorsing In general
terms III" action OF the EcnubIi"an Son
TT" in writing nm anti-Strik" provision
! INT he railroad bill In many quarters
that proposal met with fiery opposition.
however and the labor leaders on hand
wcr" expected to help In the icLt
against j..
a declaration for enforcement Of pro-
hihition will be asked OF the committee.
| though many Of the party chiefs are
said To be in agreement that the liquor
tissue should h" considered settled. II
was suggested that as compromise a
plank might he framed declaring gcncr-
ally for strict law enforcement.
As to Suffrage.
Many leaders also want 10 l.; the SUI
fraE" question alone. but there are some
who think the platform should urge
that ratification Of tn" suffrage amend
m.nt be completed.
II was predicted generally that no di-
rect rcfrr"nr" To soldier bonus lrCisla-
tirn would he made in tho PLATFORM hut
! 'har a plank would BE- adopted stating
/ in general terms that the party favored
men. That may not satisfy the Ecpub-
lican members Of tho house Of rCnre-
; ssnativ"s which passed a bonus bill.
ard fight In the committee may de-
Velop.
The fight over the League OF Nations
is simply n continuation y fthc long sem
ate StrugEl" and tho tactics and manou-
N"rinE h"r" Spok" in precise terms the
Samo fnmilinr story Of tho unsuccese ful
effort TO agree AZ Washington. With
the Same senator's in their aCCustomcG ,
roles and tho Same arguments ana ami
; moSiti"s running through the whole
theme OF discussion. il anncared tonight
that the great drama Of the senate COM
mittcc rooms had been transferred COM
plCtCly tn the background
May Precpitate Battle.
Whether the convention floor Is in
turn to repeat tho history Of the senate
with thu contestants. carrying their