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amendments. The committee by = vote
of 81 to Is adopted an addition by Scna-
tor Walsh OF Massachusetts providing
for ratification of the treaty Of Versailles
with resei vations consistent with Ameri-
can obligations.
As reported by the subcommittee, the
League of Nations plank followed closely
that adopted by the Virginia democrats.
Senator Walsh Of Montana submitted a
minority report and led the fight against
the Virginia proposal which had the back
ing of President Wilson.
In the debate, which loosed food of
bitter feeling Senator Walsh of Montana
was seconded by Bryan, Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts and Senator Pomerene
while battle for the administration was
led by Senator Glass
The minority report of Senator Walsh
OF Montana provided for plank pledRing
the nominee of the convention and De-
mocratic senators to make such conoes-
sions as are necessary to secure ratifca-
tion of the treaty. All of those who sup
ported it told the committee bluntly that
hope Of ratification without modificati tion
might as well be abandoned and that the
wise course was to compromise.
Bryan and several others wanted modi-
fcations of the working OF the Walsh plank
stiid 90 tiS diSNusSioIl IuStd tDfouRuout
the night the hopes of members that the
question could be kept off the convention
floor diminished.
On the prohibition issue the subcom-
mIttee made no Recommendation and big
grist OF proposed wet and dry proposals
were offered, with Brysn leading the drys
IN determined crusade to keep the party
from making wet declara tion or remain
ing silent on the prohibition issue.
The Irish plank submitted by the sub
committee reiterated in general terms
President Wilson's principle of self deter
mination, expressed sympathy for the
aspirations of the Irish people and sug-
gested that the Irish problem could be
legitlmateiy brought later before the
League of Nations. That is unsatisfactory
to some of the committee members who
are making fight for n plank pledging
the party to recognize the Irish republic
SAYS RATIFICATION IMPOSSIBLE.
In his fight against the administration
League of Nations plank, Senator Walsh
OF Montana declared that although be had
been for the treaty without reservations,
q year of effort had demonstrated that
such ratification was impossible. In the
coming campaign, he asserted, the Dem
ocrats could not hope to gain enough Sena-
ttiS W ultht up the necessary tWp-InlTus
and the administration declaration was
adopted the country might well ask what
the Democrats could possibly hope TO do
10 carry it out.
Bryan argued that the party should not
go on record as opposing reservations to
which majority of the Senators had
agreed, but should take the issue out of
politics by declaring for an immediate
ratIfcation compromise.
Bryan spoke more than an hour. In an
lmpassioned address he repeated recent |
arguments that the treaty should not be |
made campaign issue and declared that |
the administration plank was as eouivocal |
as the Republican plank. lie asserted that, |
oliowlng the Democratic doctrine of |
majority rule, the treaty should become /
ratified with reservations approved by a /
Senate majority. He said that the United |
States owed duty TO the world to take |
Its place In the league and let such amend |
ments to the covenant as might be deemed /
necessary come later
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts de-
clared that President Wilson in his ne
gotiations for the covenant had COOP
Grated too extensively with British states
men.
With British statesmen. Vice-Prcsident
Marshall was reported to have criticised
the administration treaty plank because
1t gave no information to the public re-
garding which reservations would fall
within the class described as not imparing
70 covenants s essential integrity" Mr..
Marshall was said TO have declared that
ne would rather 60 to the country with