Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-06
Will SON MAY STAND
FOR PACT AS II IS
IN jackson" NOTE
Probably Will Object to Even the
Crossing of a T; Great In
terest in Message.
TWO DINNERS PLANNED

Washington, Jan. 6.-Prcsident VII
son is to send IAN important word OF
greeting" TO these who will attend the
jackson Day dinner in Washington next
Thursday, which will be part of the pro-
rram Of the meeting of the Democratic
National Committee.
The words quoted were used IN an oral
announcement at the White House yrs
tcrdav that message from the President
would be read nj the dinner. The sig
nificant expression employed in descrlb-
ing the character of this message has
increased the interest III the dinner, the
demand for seats for which has 80 ex-
ceeded the original estimate that two
dinners are to be held, ono at the Willard
Hotel and the other at the Washington
Hotel.
Ofhrials Of the White House declined
10 add materially TO the statement. 1t
was Indicated, however, that the Presidents
message would he more than WORD,
snd the impression WAS gwen that what
he would have to say would be of intense
slrniticance tn the Democratic party and
the country generally.
Many Democrats are expecting the
Presidents message 10 take the form OF
n statement that he will not permit his
name TO be considered in connection
with the nomination of \ Presidential
candidate, but there Is no substantial
ground for this belief. Ii s,cns TO be
assured that the President VII reserve
any statement cf that chaIactcr for a
subsequent occasion.
All those IN a position 70 have knowi-
edge of tie President 5 present dLsposi-
tion are salts .ed tiut his message 10
those attending the Jackson Day dinner
e. 60, h. sr-
of the President al nomination. While
there is no definite indication oi what
he will saw IN the mesSag', Il is gen
erally supnosc4 that he viii outline a
platform for the party to follow in the
national political campaign Ct this year.
The message, therefore, IS regarded as
Ekelv to be the keynote Of the Demo
cratic campaign
That tn President will discuss the at
titlde Of the Senate toward the League
OF Nations covenant Is taken for grant
ed. The dinner viii afford him the Oc-
casion for paying his respects 20 those
who have opposed the covenant ard have
been responsible for delaying peace with
Germany.
For this reason his message Is expected
10 have an important bearing on the
contest over the ratification OF the Yer
SSiliPS ITeafN ana the covenant dfii ~
afford new basis for friends Of the
league to appeal to the people Of the
country to insist upon treaty ratification
without delay.
According to a report, which is widely
discussed. Mr. Wilson intends TO demand
the ratification of the treaty without the
crossing Of a Ct or the dotting OF ar
q" That would make It an 'ssue IN ths
campaign, Senator'S sgrced, by putting ar
end TO al hope Of ratification IN any
form bv tho present Senate.
senator's recalled the recent visit O
ToscDh y. TlInulty, the Pres ldents sec
rctarv. 10 Senator Hitchcock, the Ad
mInIstratIon lea3.r, and concluded tina
Mr.. Tums,lty had been gathering IN
formation on waich the President made
up his mind that rs he cannot get I'm
qualified ratification in the Senate h
must appeal to the country 10 elect !
President and Senate on 4 platform o
unqualified ratification.
Some Senators thought that tins nigh
involve Mr. Wilson running again, bu
In general the id. a that Mr. Wilson IN
tends to make the treaty q campaIgT
iSsu. was not credited. Democrat
Senators expressed great doubt Re
puhlicaas. particularly those who ar
unaltcrahiv opposed 10 any treaty, dis
posed Of the report with The stat,men
that TO them it sounded too good 70 b
true