Arizona republican., 1920-01-09
DEMOCRATS CANNOT
CD BEFORE NATION
WITH ISSUE --BRYAN
lRepublican A. p. Leased Wire]

Republican A. p. Leased Wire1
WASHINGTON, Jan. S-William j.
Bryan split openly with President Will
son at the jackson day dinner tonight
on the question of whether the demo-
cratic party should make the league
of nations an issue at the next election
The former secretary of state, three
times a candidate for the presidency
and Il power in his party, declared the
democrats could not so before the
country on the issue and that they
must accept such compromise as may
be possible.
President Wilson in his message to
the diners, had declared that that the
clear and single way out was to sub
nit the issue.
Conceding the right Of the republican
majority TO dictate the senate's course,
Mr.. Bryan declared:
"Our plan has been rejected and
we must face the situation as it
is. We must either secure such
compromise as may be possible or
present the issue to the country.
The latter course would mean a
delay of at least IA months and
then success only in case of our
securing a two thirds trna jority of
the senate.
Cannot Take League To Election
we cannot afford. either as citizens
or as members of the party, to share
bility for further delay; we can not
go before the country the issue
that such an appeal would present.
\ majority of congress can
declare war. Shall we make it more
difficult to conclude a treaty than to
enter a war?"
Reviewing the past and surveying d
program for the future. Mr.. Bryan said
he Ventured to suggest three new
propositions" They We're:
y national system of roads, extend
ing in every state, to be known "a
national peace way, not only as a
utilitarian project for binding the states
together in commerce and intercourse,
but as a memorial as we'll to the SOL
dier dead.
A national bulIetin-not a newspaper.
Mr.. Bryan declared-to present nation
al issues under bipartisan control.
The initiative and referendum which
he declared the democratic party might
we'll adopt as "its next great reform
Mr.. Bryan's Speech
Mr.. Bryan speech follows:
Seldom has such an opportunity TO.
great service come TO any party as
now presents Itself to our party. But
opportunity brings responsibility
Much is required of those to whom
much is given. A soldier is a soldier
until his day of opportunity comes
after that. he is either hero or a
coward. SO with the party, opportu-
mites improved become stepping
stones to success: opportunities neg
lected are millstones about the party's
neck
The opportunities now offered are
as large as the nation and as wide as
the world.
Permit me, therefore TO present the
more important of these opportunities
as | see them. The nations are enter
faI.
passing away: democracy is dawning
everywhere. Our nation is the only
great nation in position to furnish
the moral leadership required. The
nations of Europe are busy with taei.
own problems; our people are the only
ones disinterested enough TO be trusted
by all, and the democratic party is
the party whose ideas best fit it fos-
the task of leadership in such a work
president Did His Best"
"A democratic president was the
spokesman OF the United States IN
no. ding out TO a war-woIn world the
hope of universal peace, and he
brought back from Paris the covenant
cf a league of nations. that provi les
means for settling international dis
did the best he could. and succeeded
better than we had any right to ex-
pect. when We remember that he
fought single handed against the sell
fish interests of the world
The republican party in control Of