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ASSOCIATED HreSS DlSpalCH.I
San Francisco. July LIN the
treaty battle the administration fail
ed to secure adoption of its plank
by {. vote of thirty two to eighteen
adopted an addition by Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts.
The sub -planks OF William ]. Bry-
an and Senators Pomerene of Ohio
and Walsh of Montana were thrown
out. The committee adopted the la
Dor and several other minor planks.
however
AS submitted TO the committee the
administration treaty plank, accord
ing 10 authoritative statements pro-
vided: We recommend ratitica-
ton Of the treaty of Versailles and
the League of Nations covenant with
out reservations which would impair
its essential integrity
Bryan Is Defeated.
The words added by Senator
Walsh's amendment were: But we
do not oppose reservations which
would make more clear or specific
our obligation TO the associated ma
tions"
The substitute planks Of Mr.. Bryan
and Senator Walsh OF Montana, and
Pomerene Of Ohio went down to de-
feat, it was said, with but from
twelve to fifteen votes each
Chairman Carter Glass and other
members refused 70 give out any in
formation concerning any action by
the committee, but 1t was indicated
that. dissatisfied with the treaty
plank. approved minority report for
appeal to the convention. which was
under consideration.
Deolore All Strikes.
The LABOR plank adopted declared
against compulsory arbitration but
deplored strikers and lockouts, and
advocated that some peaceable way
be found to settle industrial dis
putes. The committee also put its
approval on a declaration for legisla-
ton which would permit collective
bargaining by farmers.
AS reported b the sub committee
the league of nations plank followed
closely that adopted by the Virginia
democrats. Senator Walsh of Montana
submitted minority report and led
the fight against the Virginia propOs
al, which had the backing of Presi
dent Wilson.
In the debate, which loosed a food
of bitter feeling, Senator Walsh was
seconded by Mr.. Bryan. Senator Walsh
Of Massachusetts, and Senator Pom
creme of Ohio. while the battle for
the administration was led by Senator
Glass of Virginia, the committee
chairman.
Walsh Minority Report.
Senator Walsh's minority report
provided for plank pledging the
nominee Of the convention and demo.
cratic senators to make such con =
cessions as might be necessary to
secure ratification Of the treaty. All
of those who supported il told the
committee bluntly that hope of rati-
fication without modification might
as we'll be abandoned and that the
wise course was to compromise.
Mr.. Bryan and several others want
ed qualifications Of the wording of the
Walsh plank and as the discussion
ragged throughout the night the hopes
of members that the question could
be kept off the convention floor dim
inished.
On the prohibition issue the sub
committee made no recommendation
and big grit Of proposed wet and
dry proposal were forwarded, with
Mr.. Bryan leading the drys in a de-
teImined crusade to keep the party
from making a wet declaration or re
naming silent on the prohibition is
sue.
Sympathy For irish.
The Irish plank submitted by the
sub committee reiterated in general
terms President Wilson's principle Of
self determination expressed sympa-
thy for the aspirations or the Irish peo-
pie and suggested that the Irish prob
lem could be legitimately brought lat
er before the League of Nations. That
is unsatisfactory to some of the com
mittee members who are making Il
fight for a plank pledging the party
to recognize the Irish republic.
In his fight against the administra
TONS League of Nations plank. Sen
ator Walsh declared that although he
had been for the treaty without res
ervations, a year of effort had dem
onstrated that such a rat-fcation was
impossible. In the coming campaign
he asserted, the democrats could not
hope to gain enough senators to make
I'D the necessary two thirds and IL
the administration declaration was
adopted the country might well ask
what the democrats possibly could
hope to do to carry 1t out
Mr.. Bryan argued that the party
should not go on record as opposing
reservations 20 which a majority of the
senators had agreed but should take
the issue out Of politics by declaring
for an immediate ratification com
promise.
Urge Prompt Action.
In the treaty debate Vice President
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