New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Wilson Out
OF Georgia
Primaries
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issue in as part of the whole peace
treaty issue, which, of course, would
be paramount if the President should
run.
"Do you realize" he asked the news
paper men, that the scandalous ex-
penditure of money by Mr.. Newberry
changed the destiny of the human race :?
His one vote in the Senate gave the
Republicans control of the organiza-
ton and enabled Senator Lodge to
pack the Foreign Relations Commit
tee with foes Of the treaty If the
Senate had been Democratic the treaty
would have been ratified long ago"
AS ratification of the treaty would
require two-thlrds vote. Mr.. Cum
mings meant that had the Foreign Re-
lations Committee been controlled by
the Democrats the report would have
been favorable to the treaty, and with
out the attacks and delays the treaty
might have been ratified before so
r"uch feeling against it was aroused.
Another Interesting point in view of
the possibility of the President run
ming for third term was the flat state
ment of Mr.. Cummings that the San
Francisco convention would approve the
treaty stand of the President. Here
are Mr.. Cummings's exact words on
this, which repeated questions failed to
induce him to elaborate:
II have not the slightest doubt that
the Democratic convention will indorse
with the position of the President on
the peace treaty"
Mr.. Cummings was asked if there
we're any possibility that the President.
in returning the treaty to the Senate
some time before the conventions meet.
might not indicate that he would accept
certain reservations. He declined to
go into the realm of speculation"
His attention was called to the fact
that his prediction that the convention
on the peace treaty would be fulfilled
even if the President agreed to accept
the Lodge reservations, and the conven-
tlon then endorsed the last position of
the President.
Mr.. Cummings smiled, but insisted
that he did not wish to change his
language.
Confidence that the Presidents
health will permit him to take an "ac-
tive part in the Presidential campaign
was expressed by Mr.. Cummings.
Whether he will be able actually
to t take lax the stump or not" Mr.. Cum
But he will undoubtedly be in a posi-
ton to address himself to the public
in writings and will have no difficulty
in reaching the petople."
The liquor question, he declared, is
certain to come up before the Demo
cratic and Republican national conven-
tions in the consideration of platform
planks, though he skirted clear of any
expression of his own views on the
subject.
Herbert Hoover's announcement of
his willingness to accept the Repub-
lican nomination on progressive
platform, Mr.. Cummings seemed to
agree, had placed that individual clear
ly off the Democratic reservation, but
he confined himself to this remark:
ut is sad thing to see an essential
Democrat endeavoring to liberalize a
stand-pat party"
Mr.. Cummings stated that the work
Of the committee in organizing for the
campaign had progressed further at
this stage than ever before in the his
tory Of the party, so that, the moment
the final gavel falls at San Francisco,
he would be in position to turn over
to the incoming committee com
pletely organized, going concern"