Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-23
OF NATIONS
ECL|PSED BY WET
ISSUE AT FRISCO
Burleson Attack on Vol
stead Act Believed to Re-
fleet White House View.
BRYAN LOOMING UP AS
THE ANTI-WlL SON LEADER
Believed He Will Attack Adj
ministration on Treaty,
Armenian and Wet Issues.
MADOO BOOM WILL NOT DOWN
But Supporters OF Cox, Glass and
Edwards Arc Hopeful of
Landing Prize.
BRYAN LOOMING UP AS
THE ANTI-WlL SON LEADER
M'ADoO BOOM Will NOT DOWN
But Supporters OF Cox, Glass and
Edwards Arc Hopeful of
Landing Prize.
sJhTN
EI.y Assoclnted prcssl


SAN FRANCISCO, June 22-Post-
mastcr-General Burleson's statement
today at San Antonio regarding DEM
ocratic platform issues drew partic-
ular attention among party leaders
here for the national convention next
week because of its frank declara-
ton for modification of the Volstead
prohibition enforcement act.
Mr.. Burlcson's demand for repea1
OF drastic and absurd" provisions VI
the act expressed in moro direct
fashion views which some of the
party leaders now hero previously
had voiced privately. Coming from
a member of President Wilson's Cab
met. tho statement was regarded as
a possible intimation of tho admin!s-
tTation's attitude on the prohibition
issue before the convention.
Senator Glass, of Virginia. who Is
due hero tomorrow, is Understood to
have been intrustcd with a formal
expression of President Wilson's
views, but 1t is believed that his
mission is solely to incorporate the
virginia plank on the treaty and
league OF nations In tha platform.
On other occasions the Postmaster
General has been the direct spokes-
man of the President on important
issues, and Democrats here are in
clined to take his expression as to
tho prohibition plank as rejecting
the views of tho Wilson admInis-
tration. tf'
Prohibition the Chief Ie.re.
The preIiminar$ convention dls,i
cussion in progress here, while
wholly informal in character, has
shown striking unanimity of opin-
lon on two points thus far. The first
OF these is that the platform strug-
glo will be the real fight of the con-
vention; the second, that tho prohi-
bition plank Will be the chief issue
In that fight, outrIvaling the league
or nations declaration In interest
among the Delegates.
On tho league issue, William J.
Bryan already is standing directly
opposed to President Wilson'S views
Soup 2uuL .opnlI3lH ilIud oua OF SD
back to the Jackson Day dinner.
when Mr.. Wilson urged that the
Democrats enter the campaign on the
issue of ratification OF the league
covenant without material reserva-
ton. The former Secretary of State
stood just as strongly for acceptance
of the Republican Senate reservations
as n basis for ratification, and in
order to keep tho league covenant
out OF the campaign.
bryan TO Lead Fight.
III Mr. Burleson's statement Is to be
accepted as representing the Pres.
ldents views OF prohibition, dele
gates said, 1t nowe was evident that
Bryan and the administration forces
were to clash also over that plank
in the party platform. Mr.. Bryan.s
views have been known to be rigldly
against any weakening of the proh;-
bition laws.
There is also. 1t was said, a third
point on which the President and his
former secretary might lock horns at
'he convention. 1t was recalled thar
wheh the President asked Congress-
ior authority to accept a mandate
over Armenia under the league OF
nations. Mr.. Bryan promptly issued
statement in fiat opposition to such
4 program. 1t has been regarded "a
possible that the President might
seek 10 nave the convention indorse
ms course as to Armenia and, II so
II was said. the Nebraska header
could be expected to exert his in.
huence against such action.
There seemed to be some uncer.
tainty tonight 'as to whether thb
fIrginias State Democratic platform.
ihdorsed by President Wilson, would
he urged In it's entirety as the basis
or the national platform or only ac-
ceptance Of the league of nations
plank would he advocated
fo'h democrats and Republicans
apparently had overlooked the Pan
ANA Canal Zone in calls for the
national convention. Mr.. Cummings
said today The application for the
seating OF two delegates from tho
zone VIII no passed upon by tho
national committee. he added. !.
GI lMHlMH IN IlNnE HIIlH