Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-04
sRyjAN WARNS DEMOCRATS.
Says Party Should Hasten 20 Ratify
Peace Treaty.

Pittsburgh. May 4.--Ws'ltam Jen-
nings Bryan. In a statement issued
here recently. deSlared that the
recent primaries were a warning that
democratic senator's should lose no
time III voting for the ratification Of
the peace treaty. His statement fol-
lows;
"WNl the democratic senators save
their party. serve their country and
speak peace to q troubled world? Or
will they wreck their party, arouse
the wrath Of their nation, allow
Europe to drift back into war. and
invite . return of monarchy
Delay in ratification may deluge
the world in blood and flood our own
country with woe The recent prim-
aries should be warning. In Geor.
gia leas than one-third Of the DEM
ocrats stood for the treaty without
reservations. Two-thirds divided
about equally between ratification
with reservations and total rejection
OF the treaty. In Nebraska Senator
Hitchcock's vote would not have
been worth counting II he had been
: compelled to rely on those who in
dorse his attitude on the treaty The
vets supported him regardless of
his Vows on tho treaty. as did also
tho Wall street contingent.
My light was made on q platform
declaring for ratification with res
ervationt already agreed upon by a
large majority Of the senate. Senator
Johnse'n's vote Is largely a protest
against tho. treaty and against the
laundering Of the senator's who talk
for tho treaty. but quarrel over reser-
vationA
Can the senator's be blind TO the
rising tide Of Indignation? The treaty
controversy has divided the country
into two groups. The friends Of the
treaty demand immediate ratifica-
ton with the reservations already
agreed upon by two-thirds Of the
seventy -nino senators who want
ratification. differing only on reser-
walton.
On March 10 torty-nine Of them
voted TOR ratification and eight were
paired in favor OF ratification, total
nfty-seven out OF seventy-ni The
opponents OF the treaty stand with
the seventeen senators thirteen re-
publicslns and four democrats). who
object to ratification on any terms.
There II no middle ground.
- campaign in favor or ratifica-
ton without reservations would re-
suit III overwhelming dereat, but,
what . infinitely worse, It would
prevent the consideration OF pressing
domestic problems anda leave the old
world to chaos. Ours u the only ma
ton that can rescue Europe. Our
counsel and advice Today may con-
tribute moro to world peace than an
army Of . million men would q year
/ from now.
n our party refuses to aid ratifi-
cation now It must share, even II
4 does not fully assume, responsi-
btlity Tor what follows. It should
have 9 plan; It should accept the
reservations demanded by nine more
than ons-hAlf Of the senave and eigh-
teen more than voted against ratifi-
cation. It should then propose the
elsotion Of the five delegates in five
DISTRICTS by popular vote and these
delegai:es should be Instructed to in
sist first on Germanys admission
TO the league; second, upon world
disarmamsnt and the bulldog Of uni
versal peaos on brotherhood and CO.
sapesstion; and, third. upon q refer
endum on war. except In case OF act
nal invasion. We have q crisis to
meet, civilization - ~ stake. The
American people are in no mood to
calculate partisan advantage or to
pardon petty politics. A giant task
I is bef',re Us and our party must be
big enough to undertake.. It. A
chanCs OF seven democrats will rati-
y the treaty and enable our nation
& 70 give attention to domestic issues
= 81 la 49,