The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-08
Democratic National Commit
tee Denounces "Unpatriotic
Attitude DefeatiStS.


ing reservations was unanimously
adopted today by the democratic ma
tlonal committee in session here.
The arrogant" republican leader
ship of the senate was denounced as
having earned the contempt of the
worId' by throttling the treaty for
seven months, and the sentae was
called upon to "quit playing politics
with the question of ratification"
Reviewing the legislative record of
the two Wilson administrations and
the manner in which the war was
won, the resolutions alos expressed
qualification that the president was
regaining health after a breakdown
due largely to his efforts for world
peace"
The res olutions were adopted at
the committees quadrennial meeting
td select a time and place for the
1920 convention. The choice will be
made late today with the race be-
tween Kansas City and San Fran
cisco, and with the supporters of the
latter claiming they have enough
votes pledged to insure beyond ques-
ton the selection of their city.
~ WON WORLDS CONTEMPT.
Concerning the peace treaty the
resolutions said;
"We affirm our approval of the
treaty of Versailles and we condemn
as unwise and unpatriotic the atti-
tude of those senators who would de-
feat it's ratification, either directly, or
,by overwhelming it with reservations
that are intended to, and will have
the effect of nullifying it.
"The failure of the senate repub-
lican leaders to offer or to permit
consideration of interpretative reso-
lutons that would preserve the gem
eraI purpose of the treaty and to so
permit its ratification condemns them
to the criticism Of the nation and to
the contempt of the world"
The resolutions said that when the
democrats came into power in 1913
they found the nation in condition
or comparative industrial and COM
mercial repression" and with the
banking system in the hands of a few
men at whose will panics period
H ically occurred"
4 II was added that these and other
N ills had existed for sixteen years un-
N der republican rule without any re-
4 lief.
Proposes. Construction.
| ITO remedy this condition." the
H resolutions continued, "the democratic
. administration ClllCl Nu
1 upon a vigorous constructive pro-
4 gram" adding that establishment of
A the federal reserve banking system
N "entitles the party to the everlasting
n gratitude of the country, while the
n farm loan banking system gave 10
II our agricultural interests the rellet
4 long demanded by Them
A Riahts of Labor and Women.
The resolutions then referred to the
49, ha lDu yp
The right to elect their United states
n senators by popular vote" and said the
marty had "cntranchised the women ana
for the first time gave labor the Ialr
L. showing to which 1t was eniltleu. -
4 - Referring to the avowed objects OF
the country's participation IN the war
n the resolutions continued;
\ "a treaty to this end was negotiated
and for seven months IT mas peen
n throttled by the misused republican
leadership of the senate that is so
arrogant that it even refuses to let the
senators of its own party, who desire
to have the treaty ratified with certain
. reservations that seem reasonable to
4 them. TO vote accordingly and this to
make at least a start toward world
wide peace. ,., "a,
"Conditions are unsettled, definite
proclamation of the end of the war is
uei'SeO' Prompt Ratification.
1t declares that had the treaty peeh
ratified with reasonable promptness
The world would now be engaged in the
fruitful work of reconstruction
4 I'VE join" said the resolutions, the
demand of the pupits OF the country
and of its agricultural interests OF
4 labor. and of the great business, in
dustrial and commercial organizations
of America that the senate quit play
4 ing politics with this sacred question
and give to the world the word that
+" sc rpaHV To at least make q
4 trial for universal peace. We repudiate
the inferential suggestion that having
Joined our associates in a war that is
NOW leading them to chaos we are to
W,ithdraw leave them to a merciless
fate in order that we might MAINTAIN
a so-called traditional state OF isolation
that we surrendered when we went to
tbp defense of our rights and TO the
aid of struggling humanity.
az this is to be our attitude, then
che $4,000 Americans who now sleep IN
france gave up their lives In vain and
= the 1000, 900 more who willingly offered
their lives for the cause that called US
i there have a rIqht to ask for what were
they summoned to the eolors."
The committee meeting, which was
expected to last most OF the day. is
TO he followed tonight by a banquet
:" declared by leaders to be the great
est of its kind in the party's history.
A dozen speakers, representing va
rious wings of the party and includ-
inr most of those prominently men
toned for the presidency will voice
their views on current issues, and a
irtt+r from President Wilson, which
is expected TO contain an important
message regarding party affairs, will
he read. It's contents have been
closely guarded. but committee mem
bers expect it to touch on the peace
treaty as a campaign issue and pos
sibly outline the presidents attitude
toward a third term.
The treaty also is expected to play
a prominent part in the speeches at
the banquet. special interest center
ing in the address of William Jen-
nings Bryan, whose appearance will
formally mark his return to the party
councils after an absence Of many
months. Reports that he will dis
agree with the president regarding
the treaty and will put himself in the
race for the presidential nomination
started endless speculation, although
they remained unverifed.
submission OF the convention bids
Ntn writing and a hearing on them in
ruhlic session was a feature Of the
committees program. The selection
was expected 70 be made late in the
day in an executive session, after
Chairman Cummins had submitted