The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
The INEVITABLE SPLIT;
! THE IMPOSSIBLE ISSUE

chosen as their nominee for the presidency.
In his time Mr. Bryan has had many ups and downs,
sometimes elected but often defeated but with the memory
Of his service to his party the strong following within its ranks
always his command with the memory of his powerful in
fuence the Baltimore convention that compelled the nomna
ton of Woodrow Wilson after Champ Clark had received
majority of the votes and bearing mind his mistakes as
secretary of place for which he totally unsued
does lie within the province Of any to say he is not
good American,
Mr. Bryans strength has been the strength of the
people The moneyed class the vested interests corporate greed
Wall street. is called with sinister meaning have always
denounced Bryan demagogue and his followers as mob
But whatever else may be said of Mr. Bryan he has never
lost the touch lie revealed to the banqueers at the
Jackson day dinner in Washington Thursday night when he
told them it easy for those present pay So plate to
banquet but the toer is getting the full share for
his work and should have to meet the cost OF living
Mr. Bryan says majority in congress has right to declare
and for his part he willing for oriy to end it Having
failed ratification of the treaty proposed by the
president he is willing get the best possible compromise put
the issue behind and to the country on domestic issues lie
does believe would be good politics for the Democrats to
70 TO the country advocating the rule of the minority Perhaps
he had in mind the unfortunate consequence of the presidents
appeal the country give him patriotic congress by eecng
a Democratic majority.
AS repeatedly predicted in these columns the split between
the president and Mr. Bryan inevitable In his letter the
guests the dinner President Wilson delivered scathng de-
nuncaon of the majority OF the that stands for
tons in the league doubtful he contributed any
thing toward encouraging spirit of compromise 1t counted
remarkable that while the president presented with his
usual ability his views the solution of the troubles that the
world he had word OF encouragement gave of hope
for solution of the troubles that the people of the United
States
Mr. Wilson gave no ntmation concerning the report that
he will be candidate for third We quite positive
that he will be- but by leaving the question open and by
making the treaty and league OF nations the issue his
strength will go the candidate who represents his views
Mr. Bryan openly declared that he not seeking the
ton when he sad Il have passed the OF soliciting your favor
but it be assumed equally positive that his strength will
the candidate who stands for immediate ratification OF the
reay and covenant with such reservations aory OF the
require with notifications demanded by sufficient
Der OF senators the necessary two-hirds
President Wilson's disposition to make the league nations
Tor reservations and against reservations issue the
dental campaign next fall be settled the November election
indicates that he is mood compromise that unless
ratified he presented it, ratification will be postponed for more
than year. least until after March 1921 when new
president and third OF the senator's shall come fresh from the
people.
the attempts OF Democrats and Republicans modca
ton OF the reservations to make immediate ratification
possible
There has been hope that ratification would be &C
comphed shortly after the congress reconvened following the
holidays Ii ratification obtained in January or in April or
even June the league OF will be accomplished fact
and the treaty will be thing OF the past How then the
Democrats in convention San Francisco make paramount
issue Of question that has been settled already
Difficult is OF comprehension let imagine that the
treaty and ratified until July August
September and suppose should be ratified then how would
be possible breathe the breath OF life into dead issue and
keep it animate through the eecion7
And besides, the of the United States ority
of Republicans. The Republicans responsibility
for what done what is left undone Would there
advantage the Democratic candidate after ratification
platform ndorsng Republican senator
Mr. Bryan clearly believes the league and treaty
political issues He would dispose OF them the earliest
possible consistent with the best interests of America
Mr. Bryan politician but he likes select his issues He
as Senator Lodge it left Senator Lodge he
would make the league Democratic issue But Mr. Bryan says
Select the issues your party and the Democrats will select
the issue they will carry to the people"
The best suggestion that made in relation the
league from President Wilson, when he declared that the
league of nations political question Members of both
parties made politics of it. 1t Democratic
vote for reservations than is Republican to vote against
reservations. There is no treason either side
Some Of the able who oppose the league nations
think that the allies get Uncle Sam into the
! game to "cold deck him.
New York has sued for divorce alleging that her
husbands silence is cruelty Not half cruel perhaps
what he thinks.
Rusa oil and grain and timber interest the auistc allies
than consideration Of the people of that country