New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-03

method that ne proposes. and bee.u..
he joins forces with those enen,ie, =.
Woodrow Wilson who were so rels,.l
less that they were willing to 90 tn M
sick chamber and take witness of bod
as to the qualities of his great mind
"Talk about amending the Co.,st;..
ton when women and children -.
dying and half the world is aAam..
Why, Susan B. Anthony and her =.
sociates and successors have tried a.
more than thirty years to amend 4.
Constitution"
Protests League Credit to Lodge
Senator Glass protested aeai,sa
what he said was an attempt to tai.
the credit for the League of Natio,.
away from the President and Civ, !.
to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Turning to Mr.. Bryans prohibit,o,
argument. he referred TO the Com
moner's statement that there was =,
attempt to leave the corpse of th.l
liquor traffic unburied.
"Not at ALL" he continued. "p,.
what we do propose is that we sh,ys
not lrag that corpse from one end
of the country to the other.
"Mr. Bryan assumes to speak for n.
I ECiUe, DuL CudiieIEt MS right 10 no
! any more representative Of the HON.
than I am. I voted for prohibitios
long before Mr.. Bryan ever did"
Senator Glass said he saw no reaso,
to put into the platform any declsra'
tion on either side Of the prohibjtioss
question, though if he were TO say anv'
thing on the subject he would declar.
that the saloon has gone forever. !.
was left out oy the tee, he said
| because it was not desired to beclori
the issue of peace.
1.-The question of Ireland" continued
the committee chairman, is a compiler
and troublesome question. The Deno.
cratic party has been long in sympathy
with the Irish people, but we are
obliged to recognize other international
obligations and say what We may
within the comfy that exists between
nations. And with that in mind what
we have written in the platform wa,
| the best that we could do.
Discusses Soldiers Bonus
LAS to the bonus, which we very
carefully and gravely considered, as
Secretary OF the Treasury l became in.
timately enough acquainted with the
| finances of the country 10 realize tina.
if ever We embarked upon this thing
it would bring Us into such a serious
situation as to jeopardize our security.
81 glorify the American soldier, and
it is because | glorify him that l shrink
from the idea Of trying to compensate
his sacrifices in dollars and cents The
! Republican convention said nothing on
the subject. They don't challenge cur
affection for the American soldier"
Senator Glass reverted TO the league
! issue to say that he could not agree
! with Mr. Bryan's declaration that he
was willing to remit the ten billions
owed to the nations abroad if tina.
could establish universal peace. j
I'VE purchased peace with the blood
of our soldiers" the speaker con-
tinued, "and I am not willing that
single dollar of what other nations owe
US shall be given up
He added that while he was Sec,e.
/ tary Of the Treasury that proposition
came to him and he wrote letter
which left no doubt as 20 who're this
country would stand as long as he was
in charge of the Treasury.
Because some newspaper men are
liars, he continued. MIR. Bryan wanted
to insult all newspaper men by putting
into the platform declaration for an
official newspaper.
Taking up Mr. Bryan's protiteerne
argument. Senator Glass said he could
not see why the profiteering plank was
presented unless one man thinks he
can write into the platform by him.
sell provision which the committee
rejected.'
intimidation in Committee.
The crowd applauded the speech
many times and gave the speaker
special rising demonstration of az
prevail when he wound Up his discus
son Of the committee proceedings ty
/ shouting:
The only thing approaching intini-
| dation in that committee was the
threat of Mr.. Bryan to meet me up
here on this speakers stand, and here
| am
Compulsory military training. salt
Mr. Glass, was not an issue and the
committee had felt it was not the time
TO make it an issue, and serve notes
on our enemies that even 0efore the
war is over we are willing to so into
state of decentralization.
81 am opposed TO compulsory mill
tary training in time of peace" he con-
tinuet, but l am in favor Of COM
pulsory training in time Of war
When the speaker asked what else
the opponents of the platform had
proposed. there were yells of Vote
vote" and Senator Glass replied, al
right, if you want il that way picked
up his notes and retired amid applause
That ended the debate and Senator
Robinson ordered a roll call on the
Bryan dry plank.