Evening star., 1920-06-27
BRYAN, REED AND
WALSH UNITE FORCES

| Continued from First Page.)
| with the Lodge reservations Both
made several speeches vigorously
critici sing the league plan, while Mr..
Bryan has spoken for ratification
with the majority reservations to
avoid the treaty's becoming a cam
paign issue.
Although overshadowed by the pro-
hibition fight. the contest over the
league of nations plank got increas-
ing attention as those who have dis
agreed conspicuously with the Presi-
dent gathered here. The general pre-
diction was that the administration
plank indorsing the league without
safe majority in the committee. though
there might be contest against 1t on
the convention floor.
There was much speculation about
the form such a fight might take, and
the Presidents opponents. ranging
from irreconcilables to very mild res
ervationists, apparently were at SKIES
and sevens on a program. Senator
Reed, an irreconcilable from the start.
said he did not know whether he
would present his views to the COM
mittee or. if finally seated as dele
gate whether he would ask for a
vote on fat rejection of the treaty In
the convention itself.
The exact position to be taken by
Mr. Bryan on the treaty also remained
more or less indefinite, though it was
the general expectation that he would
fight the plank shaped by the admins
tration and would be for declaration
that the treaty be ratified with what
ever concessions might be necessary in
the way of reservations.
Outline Wfsest Course for Party.
The disposition in still other quar-
ters was for a plank advocating rati-
deemed necessary to protect American
interests" The group urging that
course argued that the republican plat
form at least had presented an issue
by condemning the President and up
holding the Senate, and that the wise
course would be for the democrats to
take that issue into their own hands.
The declaration outlined, 1t was as
serted, would accomplish such pur-
pose.
Some of the senators who left Pres
ident Wilson last March to vote for
such a protective reservations plank,
ratification with the republican reSer-
vationists joined in the advocacy of
but others among them were opposed
to it. The latter, whose number for
the moment it was impossible to de-
to take the administration plan of
declaring for ratification without de-
structive reservations. That would
leave them free, they declared, to
vindicate their votes of last March
on the ground that they did not con-
slider the republican reservations de-
structive.
ProAteerins Plank Interesting.
Another issue which received in
fnn
ing plank. Attorney General Pal
mer's plank, which it was indicated.
he might make public in the near fu-
ture, is said to advocate federal con-
troll of securities issues by all con-
Germs doing interstate business in ne
cessities, federal licensing Of all in
terstate corporations, and system
of marking commodities handled in
interstate commerce with the pro-
duction price
The backbone of Mr.. Bryan's pro-
| posal is understood to be jail SEN
tences for profteers and strict en-
forcement of all nti-profiteering
laws now on the statute books.
Advocates of plank on the ques-
ton of Irish independence swarmed
about the convention city today arm
ed with proposals of many varities
and it appeared certain that the SUBJ
ject would be one of the most bit
terly fought when the resolutions
committee began it's deliberations.
The party leaders hoped to keep that
row off the floor of the convention.
but were far from certain they could
do so.
Milder Plank Favored.
The trend of opinion among the
various Irish-American organiza-
tions seemed to favor plank fatty
declaring for recognition of the Irish
republic. but some Irish-American
sympathizers declared there was no
that the main fight should be made
for a milder plank
Some wanted to put the party on
record as merely expressing sym
pathy with the aspirations of the
| Irish people for self government. and
ton favor instructing future Ameri-
can delegates to the league OF nations
| to bring the Irish question before the
| league council The Virginia platform
does not mention the Irish question.
| but there have been some indications
that the fact was not to be interpret
| ed as closing the door to admin stra-
[ tion backing for some sort of declaration
| on the subject.
| De Valera to Head Fight.
! Eamon de Valera, president of the
| Irish republic government. Is on his
way here to lead the night Tor plank
; for recognition of the republic, and
! in a telegram to his San Francisco
F, friends today he declared that moth
ing less would be satisfactory to
| him. The text of the proposed de
Valera plank follows:
| Mindful of the circumstances of
| the birth of our nation, we reassert
! the principle that all governments de-
| rive their just powers from the con-
/ sent of the governed;
We advocate the continuance of
| our long established and lawful prac-
| tice of according recognition without
| intervention. and in all cases where
! the people of nation, as in Ireland,
! have by free vote of the people set up
! republic and chosen a government to
/ which they yield willing obedience.
| we will support the recognition. thus
( vindicating the principles for which
! our soldiers offered up their lives"
| President Gompers of the American
| Federation of Labor will lead in per.
| son the fight to put organized labor's
program into the platform and Mr.
; Bryan also will submit suggested
| plank opposing compulsory arbitra :
| tion tribunals. The only apparent
| clue tonight to the desires of the ad =
| ministration on the subject was the
l general declaration of the Virginia
| platform characterizing strikes and
| lockouts as "deplorable" and advocat-
ing that methods coptrivad fo,