The Washington times., 1920-06-27
PARTY DIVIDED
0NTWO|SSUES
Irish Question and League Of
Nations Block Harmony
for Democrats.


form makers for the Democratic con-
vention have reached an agreement
upon practically all OF the important
Issues except those OF the League OF
Nations and the Irish planks. The
real nights in the convention and in
the platform are 20 come on these
two Issues.
Senator Carter Glass OF Virginia,
the Presidents spokesman. who has
been working patiently ito reconcile
all the contending factions and bring
about an agreement upon the plat.
form issues, struck his first snag yes
terday. This was due TO the arrival
OF Postmaster General Burleson, who
has very distinct views as TO what
the party declaration should be on
some OF the things Glass Is doing.
GLASS GETS PEEvED.
Attorney General Palmer, another
OF the Presidents Cabinet. also offered
a number OF suggestions to Glass
for the platform. Glass became
somewhat impatient over the susges-
tionN OF Burleson and Palmer for the
wording OF the platform
Palmer demanded a strong plank
on profiteering. which should declare
for the branding OF all goods with the
date they are placed in cold storage
and for the licensing OF cold storage
plants and strong regulatory measures
directed against all foodstufrs In in
terstate commerce, He gave a draft
OF the plank to Vance Mccormick to
be given to Glass for Incorporation
in the platform.
Burleson made a demand for a plain
and simple declaration on the League
OF Nations question. one which the
common ordinary voter could under
stand, and for planks on the high
cost of living. opposition to the SOL
dier bonus, declaring strikes unlaw-
full and a straightforward declaration
on the liquor question.
BURLEsON OPPOSED.
Let us have no pussyfooting on
these Questions" was Burleson's de-
mand. The suggestion did not make
much of a hit with Glass and those
who are trying to help him carry out
the Presidents orders: they question
whether 1T would be good politics. for
instance, to declare strikes unlawful
and to take outright opposition to the
soldiers bonus. as demanded by Bur-
leson.
Opposition to Glass's program on
the League of Nations plank came
from William Jennings Bryan and
Senator David ]. Walsh of Massachu-
! sets. They are opposed to the Vir-
ginia PLATFORM which was indorsed
by the President and which demands
ratification OF the treaty with reser-
vations which do not destroy it's es-
sential integrity" Walsh and Bryan
demand Endorsement of the Lodge
reservations, for which Walsh voted
in the Senate and which Bryan be-
lieves offer the only way to ratincs-
ton OF the treaty.
FIGHT OVER LEAGUE.
Glass is holding out against any ef-
fort to recognize the Republican
reservations which were twice voted
on in the Senate.
The suggested plank on the Irish
| question. which Is understood to have
had the Presidents approval. does not
| satisfy the leaders OF the Irish move
ment like Edward +. Dunno, Frank
p. Walsh, and Senator Walsh. The
plank proposes to tie the settlement
OF the Irish problem up with thu
league of nations. promising the
Irish cause that as soon as the league
is made effective the United States
will undertake to have the, question
settled by the league.
Dunno. Walsh, and Walsh declare
this sort of plank will not do at all
They regard the probability of ratifi-
cation of the treaty as too vague and
uncertain to care to have the settle
ment Of the Irish question linked with
1t. They argue, with good reason
that II the treaty is not ratified there
is no hope Of settlement of the Irish
question on the basis OF Americas
sympathy for the stricken race
They demand a declaration pledging
the sympathy OF the United States
for the Irish cause Irrespective of the
league, and entirely independent and
apart from any other issue in the plat