The Washington herald., 1920-01-09
STAND OF PRESIDENT
ON TREATY APPROVED
Tremendous Ovation Greets
Reading of Letter From
White House, Which Has
Varying Effects on No.
tables Supposed to Be
Willing Barkises."

Inc DlSSeSt pIe-CdnpdfSn oln-
ner staged by the Democrats in
many years was the jackson Day
dinner held last night at the New
Willard and Washington Hotels.
Democrats of every hue and shade
were gathered at the sumptuous
prandial boards.
At E o'clock most seats were
filled at both the Willard and the
Washington. Twelve hundred Dem
ocrats were crowded in the big
ball room Of the Willard. while
the. beautiful Salon Of Nations a:
the Hotel Washington held 700
more.
Tables of Honor.
Seated at the long table OF
honor at the Willard were such
prominent Democrats as Secre-
tary Glass, Secretary Daniels, Sec
retary Alexander, now head OF the
Department Of Commerce; Chair
man Homer S. Cummings, Demo
cratic committee chairman; Sena-
tor Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, admin
istration spokesman for the treaty
on the floor of the Senate; for
mer Ambassador to Germany &C.
rard, who has already announced
his candidacy, and others.
At the table of honor in the
Washington were: w. J. Bryan,
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to
the President; Secretaries Wilson
and Lane, Attorney General Pal
mer, Gov. Brough, of Arkansas;
Senators Walsh, Pomcrenc and
Swanson, Representatives Frank
Doromus, of Michigan; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Marsh, Of Iowa
Mr.. Marsh is treasurer Of the Ma
tional committee; J. Bruce Kre-
mer, of Montana; Mrs. Peter Ole
sen, of Minnesota; Senator Owen,
of Oklahoma; ex-Speaker Champ
Clark; c. c. Bradford, of Colo
RADIO, and Gov. Ritchic, of Mary
land.
Ovation for President.
The reading of President Wilson's
letter at both the Willard and the
Washington was the signal for a tre-
mendous ovation lasting several
minutes. The Democrats showed by
unmistakable signs that they indorse
the stand President Wilson has taken
on the league. He has perhaps never
received a greater ovatioh than that
accorded him by proxy when the
Democrats assembled for the Jackson
dinner outdid themselves in acclaim
ing the Executive.
President Wilson showed no signs
of weakening in his position regard
ing the treaty. He did not obpect
to reservations that would be merely
explanatory or interpretive, he said,
but when the treaty is acted upon
must know whether it means that we
have ratified 1t or rejected It," Speak
ing of thea ction OF the Senate, the
President said, personally 1 do not
accept the action of the Senate OF
the United States as the decision of
the nation" :,
The Executive expressed the strong
belief that If the ratification of the
treaty Of Versailles with only in
terpretative reservations is made a
campaign issue in the next campaign
the people will express their dis
approval of Republican efforts to
emasculate the treaty and throttle
the league covenant.
Nebrasknn Warmly Received.
The silver-tongued Nebraskan was
given A tremendous ovation when he
arose to speak. The Commoner ad-
dressed the Washington audience
first,, but the enthusiasm with which
he was received when he arose visi-
bly, waned Jas he took issue with
President Wilson and declared that
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