Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-15

the party's 1920 presidential campaign,
declared that inevitable impulses" were
at work carrying us each day nearer
and nearer to victory"
"Our cause is sacred" he said. land
the contest is but the measuring of our
own spirits. For the present, we are
enduring with what patience we may,
an interlude of republican incapacity.
The American people have paid and are
still paying, a staggering penalty for the
election of a republican House and Senate
in November. 1918. Since that time all
the processes of government have been
impaired, the work of reconstruction has
! been delayed, the development and ex-
tension of American business has been
prevented and the peace of the world has
been postponed.
"Contrasted with their patent inapt-
| tude we place our unparalleled record
in peace and in war. enriched by a leader
ship which has carried America to greater
heights of prosperity and honor and sue
cess than she has ever known before"
In proposing the health of President
Wilson stricken by his service to
humanity" Mr.. Cummings made brief
| reference to the treaty of Versailles and
the League of Nations
GERARD ADVISES COMPROMISE
Compromise of the peace treaty fight
in the Senate was urged by James w.
Gerard former ambassador to Germany
and an active candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency.
Il have been for the league without
change" said Mr.. Gerard, but a great
danger threatens Europe. Without peace
n RoI 40 lin, hn i,, ha all
capitals of the central empires-a fire
lindled that my spread ever the earth.
Our country senses this-it is sick of talk
1t demands that both sides get together
that compromise be made and peace
given to the world-after all the reserva-
tons are in favor of America and if the
other powers accept no harm can come
TO US by adopting them
Turning to the situation at home Mr.
Gerard said the Republican party to-day
was confident of success and so its
leaders are looking for a candidate war
ranted in case of election to stand with
out hitchins-while the wicked end OF
Wall Street is sharpening it's knives for
| the Slaughter
For there is a good and bad Wall
street" he continued. "A good Wall
street composed of brokers and banks
and corporations doing business honest
| ly; but there is also a wickedly specula
tive Wall Street, wreciing railroads when
1t can and fleeing the public.
| IF the railroads go back to private
wnership-government control must be
so strict that this combination of law
yers and doubtful bankers cannot again
take up the old game
Referring to the industrial situation
| could ha IL
to work by threatening them with Jail OF
"by governing the country industrialy
by injunction"
TRADE UNIONS WILL STAY
The trade unions have come to stay
he said You cannot expect the work.
ers to abandon the unions. but the
moment the unions or any other organiZa.
tons seek to usurp the functions of tho
government or to put themselves above
the government, they must be put dowr
with a hand of steel. The solution / an
confident will come in partnership-ths
admission of the workers to n share il
profits and management.
BRYAN SAYS HE ASKS NOTHING
Mr., Bryan told his audience that un
like some of the other speakers he hat
nothing to ask but spoke from gratitud,
IidlneT IMAM IN expectation.
You will. therefore," he added, no
listen to me with the thought that yol
are listening to candidate"
MI Bryan then read his prepared ad
dress, saying he would follow it exactly
because it was written before he knew
the contents of the Presidents letter.
As he proceeded, however, Mr.. Bryan
interspersed numerous cXtemporaneou.
arguments
when we remember the anathema.
with which we have denounced the re
puphcans for seven months delay" h,
sald, referring to the treaty, what viii
be our answer to Europe now if we della,
Tor another IA months while we consul
the American people,"
III ! know the American people" h,
continued, they will never transfer t,
any foreign nation the right to say wher
our boys shall be conscripted."
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE
} 1T is with keenest regret that I FIND
that | am to be deprived of the pleasur.
and privilege of joining you and the Other
loyal democrats who are to assemble to
night TO celebrate Jackson day and re
new their VOWS of fidelity to the grea
principles OF our party. the principle!
which must now fulfill the hopes not on
~ or our own people but of the world
The United States enjoyed the spirit
ual leadership of the world until the Sen
. ate or the United States failed to ratif,
the treaty by which the belligerent nation.
sought to effect the settlements for which
they had fought throughout the war L
Is hconceivable that at this suprem,
crisis and final turning point in the in
ternauonal relations of the whole world
, When the results of the great war are b,
no means determined and are still ques
'iohabie ana dependent upon events whic,
no man can foresee or count upon tn,
united states should withdraw from tn,
concert or progressive and enlightene,
nations by which Germany was defeate,
ana all similar governments df the worl,
DC so unhappy as to contain any warned
OF the certain consequences of any at
tempt of like iniquity, and yet that Il
tho effect of the course the Senate of tn
United states has taken with regard t
the treaty of Versailles Germany Il
beaten, but we are still at war with her
ana the old stage is reset for repetition
OF the old plot. 1t is now ready for tn
, resumption of the old offensive and de
IehslVe alliances which made settle,
peace impossible 1t is now open again /,
every sort of intrigue. The old spies ar
free to resume their former abominabl
r activities They are again at liberty T.
make 1t impossibe for governments to b.
sure what mischief is being worke,