El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
MAKING LEAGUE
ISSUE MISTAKE
BY C. A. MARTIN.
(COntinued from page L.

| the candidate on account Of his wet
views. there is reason to fear that
[ the Nebraskan may not even vote the
ticket Of the party he has led so many
times. This is hardly probable but
not impossible
Bryan is 90 be Offered the nominal
ton for president on the prohibition
I ticket Il is said It is scarcely pos
sible that he III take il. but he is
! certainly not going TO show any eZ-
uberant enthusiasm for the Wilson
Cox ticket and platform He can't
he is on record as too violently OPP
posed TO the league and thu candi-
To many party followers and party
leaders, the announcement Of Cox and
the president, besides being disap-
pointing and discOncerting, is ac-
cepted as evidence Of a disregard for
the best interests Of the party itself;
further evidence Of the Wilsonian
inclination to dictate, regardless Of
consequences.
League Is Lost.
AS Mr.. Bryan pointed out at san
Francisco, neither party can expect
10 control two-thirds Of congress
after the elections, hence the making
OF the league Of nations an issue is
mistake. because It is impossible for
the Democratic party 10 put it
through, even il the people show by
dent thar they approve the platform
and stand for the Wilson league.
A correspondent Of the Los Angeles
Times, discussing the matter, says
even with a Democratic landslide Civ
ing them control Of the senate Il viii
be impossible for the Democrats to
obtain the two-thirds majority neces-
sary for ratification Of the peace
treaty in the form desired by presi-
dent Wilson
Majority Of Three.
OF all Of the thirty-two senator's TO
be elected if only two Republican
ertainties-Penrose Of Pennsylvania
there VIII be thirty-six votes against
the ratification OF the covenant as
Wilson has demanded This is three
more votes than necessary to block
ratification.
With the exception noted. all Of
the senator's whose names appear be-
low are still serving uueXpired terms
and VIII be in the next senate.
The Republican "irreconcilables" in
the next senate viii include Borah Of
Idaho. Brandegee OF Connecticut. Fan
OF New Mexico. Fernald OF Maine,
France OF Maryland. Elkins Of West
virginia Johnson OF California. Knox
OF Pennsylvania La Toilette OF Wis
cOnsin, Mccormick OF Illinois. Norris
OF Nebraska, and Poindexter Of Wash
lAELQu-
Plenty to Defeat Issue.
With the addition Of senator Shield
OF Tennessee and senator Reed OF
Missouri the total number OF such
senator's who are opposed TO rati-
fication of the Versailles treaty in
any form, with or without amend
ments or reservations. is fourteen.
The total strong reservationists
among the Republicans is twenty.
The Democratic senators under the
same classification total two.
The combinations OF these groups
gives a total OF thirty-six senators |
who VIII oppose the Wilson program ]
In the next senate.
The number Will probably be very
much larger. for Il is not written in I
the skies that the Democrats are
going TO win all the seats in contest /
this fall save the two referred 70 /
above. As a matter Of fact. there are /
p lot OF Republican senator's due 70 /
90 back besides Brandegee and Pen
rose Smoot. OF Utah. is one OF these 7
certain TO win