Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-01
IRISH, LEAG6f>
AND DRY ISSUES
CAUSE PLATFORM
MAKERS TROUBLE
Subcommittee Seems To
Have IrOned Out Differ
enCeS On All Other Prob
lens Which Confronted 1t
BRYAN AND OTHER DRYS
READY FOR BITTER WAR
Differences Over Treaty
Plank Expected to Bring
On Pitched Battle; Agreed
On a Mexican Clause,

San Francisco. Calf, June 30,
A long and bitter platform fight
tonight confronted the resolutions
committee when it assembled at
1890 o'clock to take up the tenta-
tive platform draft of the subcom-
mittee of nine headed by Senator
Glass of Virginia, chairman. The
full committee was prepared to sit
well into the night in the hope of
reporting the platform to the con-
vention tomorrow AFT arnoon ana
having final action taken in time
for balloting on candidates Friday.
The platform battle was con-
fined to three subjects-prohibi-
ton, the league of nations and the
irish question. Vigorous warfare
on this trinity, in the committee
and probably the convention, faced
the democratic leaders, ON the
other numerous planks little diff
Guilty was in prospect,
The subcommittee while the full
committee was in recess. worked
at top speed all day to finish Its
tentative draft for the entire com
pittec's consideration tonight. Fin
ally. in order to save time ana real
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The fought out by the whole coTa.,
Imittee, the subcommittee decided
10 pass along the three princlpai
nroblems. with only a tentative
laqreement on the proposed planks.
Liquor Plank Fight.
In the liquor fight, indications
ltonight as the fighting forces as
san,bled were for exclusion of any
\ pronounced wet declarations ana
/ tincorporation of some pronounce
! ment sustaining the eighteenth
Administration forces
were reported endeavoring TO bulld
a situation where an 'admlnlstra-
.ion plank" would rally majority.
| administration leaders declared
] Tho plank would be regarded as
..slirhtIv moist" through clause
criti1.ising vexatious and unheces-
isorv restrictions of personal hberty
1 In nrohibition enforcement coupled
| with approval of President VIII
[ son's veto of the Volstead law.
william J. Bryan and other drys
4 wont into tonights meeting, now
\ eyer girdcd for a battle to wedge
in n suuare-toed prohibition man
aato A strong movement to keep
ali mention of the liquor question
ts,om the platform also was on foot,
Another pitched battie imlpenueu
or the league OF nations. nc i,.h aI
committee, except senator Wassn
of Montana, was reported soiio ioi
the administration plank present
ed by Senator Glass, emDooylns
virtually the Virginia PLATFORM
decla ration for ratification wllhou'
obstructive reservations. oecre-
tarv colby was picked to carry the
adninIstration's guidon In the com :
,,ittea fight. with Mr.. Bryan ana
canato,-s walsh of Montana, Walsh
of Massachusetts and Pomerehe oi
Ohio the shock troops of the OPP
position. u
DiGfcrenccs on Treat.
| Tho Montana senator stood oul
:, tho subcommittee for approval
90 resoryations consistent with
ttha honor and good faith OF tne
lIrnited states" and to advise the
lco-one,ation with republican sen
otors friendly to the treaty WIN
view TO early ratification. SEN
ator walsh of Massachusetts TO-
night made public another league
nierk commending the president
for the league. desiring "ratlica
40, without nulllfylns
charpas" but for reservations
Mailing clearer or more specitlc
,hn ohligations of the Unlteu
ctates,' and denouncing any move
,oant In make It a partisan issue.
Sanator Pomerene also had pc
] foro tho full committee PLANK
.o,,ro ratification without impair
;ng reservations but harmonizine
,aoassarv to effect ratification as
"a solemn duty to the country ana
humanity" Senators VINO No,eu W.
Il for the Lodge reservations as
were demanding that their action
be not repudiated.
nc yaIera's Plank Doomed
The Irish question was anotne!
militant proposition. Prominen
eaders said the plank fostered 10y
yank p. Walsh and Eamonn pe
ya lera for recognition of the lrisn
ron'n,lic. had virtually no chance
~ 70 idespread influences were
,,nrl.ip,- to secure some adequate
and Generally satisfying expression
80 syn,natNv with Irish aspirations
Among Important planRs place.
lin the tentative platform ny INV INV
suhcorotmittee were those dealns
with lFexico and Industrial rela
lions ON Me.vico plank was ap'
moved expressing kindly feeling
toward Mexico and promising rec
oenitio q ,of any well established ae
lfacto government.
The labor plank fully recognize'
the right of collective bargainins
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