The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-26
Bryan's Instructions
Are Not His Views
BIZ DAVID LAwRETcA
tcopyriEhs BY The IntslliSsnesr0

WASHINGTON. d. c. May Is
William Jennings Bryan will have dif-
ficult time asking the Democratic Ma
uonal convention at san Francisco 70
accept the Lodge reservations on the
peace treaty which he himself consld-
.ers unobiectionable The reason Is the
instruction given to Dir. Bryan by me
Nebraska convention or Democrats. Mr:
Bryan has always stood scruputoustS
on platform pledges and as an lnsuuSs
ed delegate to the Democratic National
convention from Nebraska II would DC
embarrassing for him 10 advocate an
other kind OF platform from that which
his home state fayors. a.,
Senator Hitchcock. or Neoraska, 10
back here from the Nebraska convention
and he gave the writer today his inter
probation OF the affair. particularly as
it relates 10 Mr.. Bryan
Endorsed League.
.sTha Nebraska Democratic conVen-
tlon." he said. was one or o, .ne
held. l had the honor to be mace
chairman OF the committee on resoiu-
lions. The committee was IN session
for three hours. The leading feature
OF the platform adopted was the en-
.dorsement OF the Presidents attitude
on the League OF Nations and the de-
nunciation OF the Lodge reservations as
follows
pledge Tor q League OF Nations to end
war; publicly given more than TWO years
ago by the President. We heartily
/ commend him Tor his heroic efforts 70
estabNsh such a league. We demand
I Shat tho Senate consent to a ratification
| of a treaty OF peace containing the cove
| nant for the league without nullitylnE
| reservations. We uphold the acton OF
Democratic senators In retusi nS We sS de-
| nounce Republican senators FOR relus-
| ing to modify them so as to make rau-
ncation possible. 49,
/ caat in the committee on Resolutions
: was by Mr.. Bryan's brother ana even
! ne abandoned his opposition when ne
/ found how overwhelming the sentiment
was aNot a Voice was raised against the
! resolutions which adopted them with
whoop. ,,,.,n.,-
ing that Mr.. Bryan might start nsns
aTainst the endorsement or the League
and the condemnation OF tho Lodge re-
servations. am very rnuch gratineo'
therefore, to find that as Tar as Ne
braska was concerned he s aaa a PANE IN
tvsnty-eye years, Mr.. Bryan's name
was NOT even mentioned in the confen-
tion and the Presidents name was re-
ceived with bursts OF applause
"u-hsre in former years the Nebraska
conventions were wont TO refer to the
Democratic party as the party OF 'e.-
Yerson. jackson and Bryan II was re-
ferred to In the opening paragraph OF
the PLATFORM this year as the parry OF
Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson. fhere
Is no question as to the att,tuue % ~
braska Democrats on the lssue VI '"o
League Of Nations: ,,,o
What Senator Hitchcock wrote INTO
the Nebraska platform about the LeSsue
e stands a good chance or oelng ue IN
aSonted AZ San Francisco. 1t Will be
noticed that it does not ask for un-
nualihed endorsement OF the treaty ana
I,sasue-approval without the crossing
OF a ct" or the dotting OF an rnu,,xe
inT reseryat!ons." This means the
Hitchcock Interpretation reservationS
would be accepted and it would not DC
surprising TO find San Francisco penio-
Gratis adding the Hitchcock reserFationS
as part OF tho platform itself