South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-09
BRYAN ASSAILS
COP. In TALK
AT LOVE FEAST
Reviews Work of Democrats
in Past and Surveys Pro-
gram for Future.
THREE NEW PROPOSITIONS
By Associated Press

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S-wnIiam
J. Bryan split openly with Pres't
Wilson at the Jackson day dinner
here Thursday night on the ques-
tion Of whether the democratic par
ty should make the League Of Ma
tions an issue at the next election.
The former secretary of state.
three times a candidate for the
presidency and power in his par
". declared the democrats could
not go before the country on the
issue and that they must accept such
compromises as may be necessary.
Reviews Past.
Reviewing the past and surveying
a program for the future, Mr.. Bryan
said he ventured 10 suggest three
new propositions" They were: 4
national system of roads, extending
into every state, 20 be known as n
national peace way" both as a
utlitarian project for binding the
states together in commerce and
intercourse. but as a memorial as
we'll TO the soldier dead.
A national bulletin-not a news
paper, Mr. Bryan declared--to pre-
sent national issues under bi-parti-
san control.
Wilson Succeeds.
"A democratic president was the
spokesman Of the United States in
holding out TO a war-worn world the
hope Of universal peace" said Mr..
Bryan, and he brought back from
Paris the covenant Of q League OF
Nations that provides means for
settling international disputes with
out a resort TO force. He did the
best he could. and succeeded bet
ter than we had any right to eX-
pect. when we remember that he
fought single-handed against the
selfish interests OF the world.
The republican party in control
OF the senate, instead of ratifying
il as once or promptly proposing the
changes that il deemed necessary
has fiddled while civilization has
been threatened with conflagratiOn.
It could have adopted its reserva-
tions as well five months ago. as
later. but it permitted endless de-
bate while suffering humanity
waited.
stand BY League.
THE democratic senators stood
with the president for ratification
without reservation and / stood
with them, believing that il was bet
ter to secure within the league, aft
er it was established. any necessary
changes. than TO attempt TO secure
them by reservations in the ratify-
ing resolutions. but our plan has
been rejected and we must face the
situation as it is.
I'VE have domestic problems also
which offer an opportunity TO rem
der large service and one objection
to thrusting the treaty into the cam
pail.n Is that il would divert atten
tion from questions demanding inn
mediate concern. We are confront
ed with the organization of new
parties on the theory that the old
parties do not meet the issues that
have arisen. Our party is the one
that can qualify for the meeting OF
these issues. 1t can oppose class
party because il is not itself the
party of a class. but the party OF
the whole people, regardless OF
class.
G.. q. II. Capitalistic.
The republican party has become
a capitalistic party and has permit
ted tariff barons 10 write the tariff
laws trust magnates 10 direct the
policy of the party on the trust
question railroad presidents TO die
tate its policy of the party on the
railroad question. while packing
house companies and other profit
eers have used it as their own. II
would divide the country into class
parties and by its own attitude com
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