Evening star., 1920-01-08
National Committee
Says Opposing Pact
Is Unpatriotic.
ELEMENT ACCUSED OF
PLAYING POLITICS
Resolution Expresses Qualification
at Improved Health Of
President.

at Improved Health Of
President.
RESOLUTIONS indorsing the treaty of
Versailles and denouncing as unpa-
triotic the attitude of senators VINO
would defeat it directly or by NULL
flying reservations were unanimously
adopted today by the democratic ma
tional committee in session here.
The arrogant republican leader
ship of the Senate was denounced as
having earned the contempt OF the
world by throttling the treaty for
seven months. and the Senate was
called upon to quit playing politics
with the question of ratification.
Reviewing the Legislative record OF
the two Wilson administrations ana
the manner in which the war was
won, the resolutions also expressed
qualification that the President was
regaining health after breakdown,
due largely to his efforts for world
peace.
Convention Site Chosen Today.
The resolutions were adopted at the
select time and place for the l92o
convention. The choice will be made
late today, with the race between
Kansas City and San Francisco. and
with the supporters of the latter
claiming they have enongh votes
pledged to insure beyond question tne
selection of their city.
Concerning the peace treaty the
resolution said:
We affirm our approval of the
treaty of Versailles and We condemn
as unwiSe and unpatriotic the attl-
tude of those senators who would de-
feat its ratification. either directly or
by overwhelming it with reservations
that are intended to and VIII have
the effect of multiplying it
Ncan leaders to offer or to permit
consideration of interpretative reso-
lutions that would preserve the gen.
eral purpose of the treaty and TO SO
permit its ratification condemns them
to the criticism of the nation ana 10
the contempt of the world.
Found Nation Depressed.
The resolutions said that when the
democrats came into power in 1913
they found the nation in condition
of comparative industrial and COM
mercial depression and with the
banking system in the hands of few
men. at whose will panics periodically
occurred. ana aOQeu llldl tueSe anu
other ills had existed for sixteen
years under republican rule without
any relief.
luton continued. the democratic ad-
ministration entered Immediately
upon a vigorous constructive pro-
gram.
Establishment OF the federal re-
. serve banking system" the resolution
also asserted. entities the party to
the everlasting gratitude of the coun :
try. ,hile the farm loan banking sys-
TEN gave to our agricultural interests
the relief long demanded by them
Report on Activities.
Chairman Cummings presented a re-
port in detail of the activities of the
national committee and its bureaus
since the last meeting, which was re-
ceivcd with hearty appreciation and in
dorsemcnt.
One of the interesting features of
Chairman Cummings report was the an
nouncement that the committee has
compiled and caused to be stencled the
names and addresses of $1,000 poten-
tial "spellbinders' for the party
lawyers, doctors. travelling statesmen.
officials and others who are capable
of making speeches and are subject to
call for campaign work.
Chairman Cummings paid high CON-
rliment to the work of the woman's
bureau in charge of Mrs. Bass.
Expressing full confidence in the
future, Chairman Cummings said that
III that is needed is "A fearless. Via:or- =
Gus. Virlle. fighting democracy. proud
Of its leadership and record and full
Ct aggreSsiVenesS.
y committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed. consisting of MeSsrs. Howell
Of Georgia, Titiow of Washington
t,vans of South Carolina. Salisbury OF
Delaware and Quinn of Rhode Island
70 Consider Cities Claims.
subcommittee to hear the claims
Of the conteStirg cities was appointed
IS follows: Howell of Georgia Mack
rf New York and Hoffman, of In
diana.
ON motion of Delegate Costello OF
the District of Columbia. a commit.
tee, consisting of Messrs. Coughlln OF
Massachusetts. Goltra of Missour
and Elder of Idaho. was appointed to
hear the District committee on the
District of Columbia primaries
4 resolution was adopted providing
for the national convention to be or
SaniZed on the reapportionment OF
1910, two delegates for each represen.
tative and senator in Congress and
SIX for the District of Columbia the
Philippines. Porto Rico. Alaska anC
Hawaii.
II was ordered that the seating ot
tne press AT lht cOHN NcntlOn be II
charge of the standing committee o
Washington correspondents.
communication from the Nationa
Association of Federal Employees. re
GueStinS Endorsement of its legisIa
tive program. was ordered referred
10 the committee on resolutions O
the national convention.
The chairman asked if any repre-
sentativeS of the District of Colum
bia. other than MIR. Costello askin.
TO be heard on the question of Dis
trict primaries. were present. a com
munica tion having been received OF
the subject No one answered. an,
Ihe subcommittee was directed L
look around outside and see if ther
was any one to be hear
Attorney General Welcomed.
When Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer, who held a proxy in the com
greeted with a hearty round of ap
plause from the asscmblage. Forme
Sentor James Hamilton Lewis of Hi
Hois was also cordially greeted Whe
he came in.
= When Mrs. George Bass of the as
Eociate wopan's committee arose /
make an announce'~ent of p meet in
she was greeted by the entire assem-
blase standing and applauding.
The committee then proceeded I
hear claims of the rival cities. Chi
cago came first. with former Mayo
Harrison and James Hamilton Levi
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