The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-15
WILSON POLICY
. DOOMS PARTY,
:: LEADERS INSIST
Acceptance by Convention Of Presiaen-
tial Treaty Program IneVifaole
and Defeat Certain

WASHINGTON. May II - The san
Francisco convention will follow lrrS-
iaent Wilson's desire for an !nGorSersv"t
OF the peace treaty aEd league y,
nations and de2uaciatl"n OF me 4'",'E"
reservations. THIS Is tn" View OK 4
majority OF Democrats in t"e houS5
and Senate as revealed IN recent can
SasS. Such action hy the l'Sia"'ratlc
national convention. however according
70 the canvass, viii come only alter
hitter fEat by u very conSiIcEAOIr &C.
meat OF the party, which cons uerS t"S
course mapped out by the treSiu%nt
OF recent primaries aad the actions "t
such state conventions and prmorratiG
Sathertngs as those III Rhode Island ana
New York
according 10 Senator Reed. OF Missouri,
would mean the Demo, ratio party Mou't
notScarry state north Of The M>LsoH
and~ Dixon line Senator Thomas. ~
Colorado. who IS up tor re-SlcCtIGn and
is facing hard ltGhI. SAID following
the President would be most untVrt-
innate for the party.
Senator Borah. OF Idaho. ono OF t12
most active OF the Republicans opE@S-
ing the treaty Ia any i"rnl. SAID: tAe
President Is perfectly CONSISTENT. MS
pNxsy Win either have to iolIoW MN OK
so to pieces. They must adopt me
league as the head OF their party ad-
Vocated and endorse IT, or iney must
pepud!ate what amounts 20 70" cntire
"A
gree With the President as to his views,
I frankly express my admiration Of his
constituency. II Is eNhi!irAtinS these
days TO see q man with courage enough
10 advocate his convictions. regardless
OF the political Consequences The on'y
thing 10 do with this league Is to maze
the Issue simple and direct--ieaGu" or
no league-aNd let the American people
Senator Reed. Democrat. Missouri.
said: The Presidents demand that me
treaty shall be accepted exactly As Ne
brought Il from Versailles Is the finest
scheme OF premcditated political SUICIDE
Yet devised. Coupled with his announced
Intention OF vetoing the peace rsSoGu-
ton, 1t amounts 10 nothing more IMAM
demand that the country shall remain
indefinitely in a technical state or war
with Germany aud Austria. ] say TINS
because, as is we'll known TO every o"aF
President, the prescott Senate will undr
no circumstances ratify the treaty UNI
less the league OF nationals covenant Is
radically .S Saa%se4 Position sseur.
This present Senate will continue To
exist exactly as ii Is now-vacanCies by
death eXcepted-until the fourth day or
March, 1921. Its life viii expire at ek
actly the same moment the President
goes out OF office and succeeded by an
other man. For I take 1t that no man
in his. senses believes that Mr.. WILSON
can be elected 20 third term: even II
he Is physically fit 10 perform the duties
of his oftjce, which, ! resret to say. he
has not been for the last eight months.
'sThe Presidents attitude, therefore,
IA that We SHAH continue the Present
state Of war until he goes out of onict.
"One-third OF the Senate Will be re-
elected in November Of thts year. bat
c. mot take office. even Il 4 special ses-
sion is called, before March /. 1921. OF
the thirtS-tSn Senators whose terms are
expiring. eighteen are Democrats all
but one constituted the most ardent
supporters Of The Presidents position.
The seats OF at least two-thrds of these
Democrats are esirousiy in jeopardy.
There Is no. prospect of increastnE toe
Democratic vote in the Senate. There is
a serious prospect of its decrease. BUT
even II Il were TO be increased by the
reelection Of every Democrat and the
election of additional Democrats. no
sane man can expect the Democrats To
control q two-thirds majority. And not
= living Republican in the Senate VIII
accept tn. league OF nations without
radical re. -ationS and changes
This puts the ratification OF The
treaty as demanded by President Will
sAa not only beyond the pale OF proha::
bfTlties: but also beyond the pale Of
nOSSibilities."