Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
BIZ G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BIZ G. GOULD LINCOLN.
NJ O man in the United States,
M barring President Wilson.
/ Y Is 80 closely identified
with the Versailles peace
treaty and the league Of nations,
as originally proposed. as Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska.
As the President stood like a rock
in the White House against any
vital changes in the league COW.
enant. 80 Senator Hitchcock stood
against the Lodge reservations in
the Senate. When It appeared that
the administration forces were
crumbling away. and the treaty
would be ratified with republican
reservations, Senator Hitchcock
rallied the remnants. and. with
the backing Of the President, and
the votes OF the irreconcilable re-
publicans, prevented the passage
of the ratification resolution.
II the peace treaty is to be in
5ected into the coming cam
paign-and It seems inevitable
Hitchcock is undoubtedly the
logical man to lead the democrats
II they are going to defend the
treaty. This. Of course. with the
understanding that President Will
son will not himself be the DEM
aiteheooR S'S Seiief that It f Il tSe
treaty is one OF the main issues
the question before the people
must be SHALL there be a league
OF nations. or shall there not?"
The people. he believes. will not.
reservations. There are among 4
the democratic politicians some
who believe that with this issue
the democrats ''have chance"
But there is another issue loom
ing up. The growls that went up
from hundreds Of thousands when
their wines and beer were taken
away from them. apparently for
ever. under the prohibition consti-
tutional amendment. sound today
more like a roar. Now. Senator
Hitchcock has a long anti-prohibi-
ton record. in his own state and
in the Senate. He voted against
the constitutional amendment.
asked him his present attitude on
the liquor question a few days
ago and this is what I understood
The day Of the saloon and of
strong liquors IN this country Is
gone, and the laws should be en-
forced prohibiting the n1anufac.
ture and sale Of light wines and
statute books. But the people Of
the United States SHOULD not be
cut of from amending the laws
through their representatives. II
they desire. This does not mean
repeating the prohibition amend
mont to the Constitution. but
amending the volstead act. 80 as to
permit greater content Of alcohol
in beverages.
There you are. II the democrats
can he convinced that the league
q political cocktail that will ap--
peal to the palates Of the voters
some Of them very thirsty-whv.
Senator Hitchcock Is the man. This
probably will happen, however.
only "over the dead body Of Col
william Jennings Bryan" A con-
test with the colonel will be moth
ing new to Senator Hitchcock.
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Gilbert Mcneil Hitchcock was
born in Omaha. Neb.. September IS.
1859. He il q son Of the late
Senator Phineas Warren Hitchcock.
also OF Nebraska. who served in
washington from 1871 to 1877. The
senior Senator Hitchcock was re-
publican. The present senator has
served in the House and in the
Senate as a democrat Gilbert
Hitchcock began his education in
the public schools in Omaha, and
when he was about twelve years
old he spent two years in Ger
many, where he attended a German
gymnasium. as the schools are call
ed. Returning to the United States.
he concluded his schooling and en-.
tered the law department Of the