New-York tribune., 1920-06-27

/ cussed by Mr.. Bryan In his address,
except to say that more men were be-
ing discussed for the Presidential
nomination than in any previous
Democratic gathering.
"There will be more tickets put up
and put down in the next few days
than ever BEFORE" said the Nebraskan
Another platform plank, Mr.. Bryan
! told his audience, would relate to
labor. He advocated declaration for
compulsory investigation of all in
dustrial disputes, to avert strikes
and protect the public.
~ want labor plank" he said, "that
puts the employee and the employer on
exactly the same footing.
II want the Democratic party to pro-
tect the third party in industrial dis
putes-the public. don't want any
court to decide these questions l am
in favor of compulsory arbitration. /
want something that will meet all our
needs and be consistent with American
institutions. I hope for labor plank
similar to the plan used in thirty of
our treaties (the Bryan treaties) pro-
vldlng for investigation Of every dis
pute before q resort to violence"
Mr.. Bryan said a waiting period dur
ing investigation of Industrial disputes.
before strikes or lockouts occur, would
protect the public, comprising the
larger majority of those Interested. ~
A plank denouncing profiteers and
profteering also was urged by Mr..
Bryan, who criticized the Republican n
platform which, he said, failed to deal
with this subject. Jail terms for
profiteers were advocated by the Ne
braskan.
Opposes Treaty in Politics
~ On the League of Nations and the
Treaty of Versailles Mr.. Bryan de-
plcred their injection into partisan
81 want no sham battle in this coun-
try this fall" he said. ~ want this
country to let the world know that
we'll do everything to make this last
war the last. ] don't want the treaty
made campaign issue. It's a crime
to drag it down in the mire of partisan
politics.
"lf the treaty is not the paramount
issue OF the campaign I see no reason
to drag it in at all"
There are many. other domestic
problems which could not be dealt with
properly, Mr.. Bryan declared, if the
treaty question should lead the cam
paign ,and in closing he urged a decia-
ration for world wide disarmament
with an agreement for world peace
made by mutual consent" between the
nations.
Military force to maintain world
peace he declared a futile anomaly.
Coming. rapidly into the limelight
and also threatening fight in the open
convention was the Irish question, on
which whole scale of recommends
tions, running from Irish recognition
TO- an expression Of sympathy, will be
laid before the Resolutions Committee.
Mondays session sof the convention
will be mere preliminary in which
Chairman Cummings will delivery his
keynote speech, the caucus designa-
tions for various committees, includ
ing resolutions and credentials. will
be ratified and the convention will
then adjourn SO the committees may
work
If fight within the committees de-
lays completion of their work beyond
tuesday noon the session that day
may be another routine affair. 1t is
undecided whether the nominating
platform is brought in. At the Balti-
more convention Of 1912 the nomina-
tlons were made before the platform
was adopted, but the usual custom is
just the reverse.
The play OF politics is expected to
show many shifting alignments as the
convention proceeds in its discussions
of party issues. There are many vets
"ho, !l,. opposing. Mr.. Bryan on the pro-
nlbltion question, will be found to be
With him in battling the Administra-
lions desires on the League of Ma
ions: Per contra, there are drys who
viii leave the Bryan camp as soon as
hat issue is closed and Join with the
Administration in what it seeks to do
N the making of party platform.