The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-08
Democrats to Hold Their 1920
Convention in San Francisco
How the Democrats
ASsail Republicans
and Uphold Wilson

" AHAii N1AONt Jan. h.--kn-
viewing the iegialatiye record OF
the two Wilson ndminls. ationa,
the resolutions adopted today By
the Democratic National COM
mlttec rcgaining health after a
breakdown due largely to his
efforts for world peace"
Concerning the peace treaty thu
resolutions said;
We afirm our approval OF the
treaty OF Versailles and We con-
denim az unwise and unpntriotic
the attitude OF those senators
who would defeat liz ratification,
either directly or ny oVcrwhelm-
irg 10 with reservations that are
intended TO, ana VIII have the
OBJECT OF nuilifying a.
Ihe failure o. iDt senate re-
publican leaders oner OK TO
permit consideration OF interpre-
tative resolutions that would
preserve the general purpose OF
the treaty ana to 80 permit It's
ratification condemns them to
the criticism OF the nation aud to
the contempt OF the world"
The resolutions said that when
the democrats came into power
In 1913 they found THE nation
80 - hNANhANANn vi comparative lNla
dusirlui ana commercial deprea-
SION" ana with the banking
system" In the hands OF a Few
men at whose viii panics period
ically occurred IL was added
that Those and other ills had
existed Tor sixteen years under
republican rule without relief"
To remedy this condition" tho
resolution says, tho democratic
administration entered on Wig
oroua constructive program, ndd-
ing that establishment OF the fed
crul reserve banking system "en-
titles the party to the oVerlaat-
Ing gratitude OF the country,
while the farm loan banking sys-
tenn gave to our agricultural in
tercs.s the relief long demanded
by them"
The resolutions then referred
to enactment Uf the law giving
the people the right to elect
their United States senators by
popular VOTE aud said the party
had "entranchised the women
aud FOR the fist time gave labor
The fair showing to which II was
entitled"
referring to the nvowed OBJ
lecis ot the country's purtic!pa-
ton In the war the resolutions
continued:
"A treaty 10 this enl was ne
Eotinted and for seven months Il
has been throttled by the mis-
used republican leadership OF the
soi nate that is so arrogant that Il
cNeu refuses 10 let the senator's
Of ~ own party. who desire to
have the treaty ratified with
certain reservations that seem
reasonable to them, to vote ac-
curdingiy, and thus to make at
least "a s.art toward world wide
peace"
As a result the resolutions said,
conditions are unsettled. def
mite proclamation ut the end OF
the war Is delay ed II declares
that had the treaty been ratified
with reasonable ptomptnesH, the
world would now be engaged In
the fruitful work Of reconstruc-
ton"
we join" said the resolutions,
the demand OF the pulplts OF the
country and OF its agricultural
interests OF labor and OF the
great business. industrial and
commercial organization OF Am-
erica that the senate quit play
ing politics with this sacred quos-
tiog ana give to the world the
word that America is ready 20 at
least make "A trial Tor universal
peace, We rcpudiatc the inter-
icrutlai suggestion that having
Joined our associates In war that
b. now lcading them To chaos, We
are to withdraw and leave them
to "a morciless fate In order that
We might maintain socallcd ira
ditionnl state OF isolation that
We surrendered when we went
to the defense Of our rights and
To the aid OF struggling hrmnn-
ity.
"If this is 10 be our attitude.
then the $4,000 Americans who
now sleep In France gave up their
lives in vain ana the two million
more who willingly offered their
lives Tor the cause that cailsd US
there. have "a right to ask Tor
what were they summoned 10 the
colurs."