The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-13
BRYAN RAPS SENATE
FOR LONG DELAY
Asserts President Succeeded in Paris
Asserts PresiGentii3H
Better Than Coutry Had Right
to Expect.


the Jackson Day dinner here tonight
on the question of whether the Demo-
cratic party should make the league
of nations an issue at the next cleo
tion.
The former Secretary Of State,
three times candidate for the presi-
.dency and a power in his party, de-
cIared the Democrats could not go
before the country on the issue and
that they must accept such comprom-
ises as may be possible.
President Wilson. in his message
10 the diners, had declared that ''the
clear and single way out was to
submit the issue.
Conceding the right of the Re-
publican majority to dictate the Sem
ate's course, Mr.. Bryan declared:
Would Mean Delay.
''Our plan has been rejected and
we must face the situation as it is.
We must either secure compromises
as may be possible or present the
issue to the country. The latter
course would mean a delay of at least
fourteen months and then success
only in case of our securing two
thirds majority of the Senate.
Eve cannot afford, either as citi-
gens or as members of the party, to
share with the Republican party re-
sponsibility for further delay; we
cannot go before the country on the
issue that such an appeal would pre-
sent. majority CT Congress can
declare war. Shall we make it more
difficult to conclude treaty than to
enter war?
Reviewing the past and surveying
4 program for the future, Mr.. Bryan
said he ventured to suggest 'three
new propositions. They were:
National Peace Way"
ga national system of roads, ex-
aending in every State, to be known
as ''a national peace way" both as
a utilitarian project for binding the
States together in commerce and in
5ercourse and as a memorial to the
soldier dead.
Anaional bulletin-not news
paper, Mr.. Bryan declared-to pre-
sent national issues. under bi-parti-
san control.
The initiative and referendum,
which he declared the Democratic
party might we'll adopt as its next
great reform"
Mr.. Bryan's speech in part follows
ga Democratic President was the
spokesman of the United States in
holding out to war-torn world the
hope of universal peace, and he
, brought back from Paris the covenant
: Of q league of nations that provides
means for settling international dis
putes without resort to force He
did the best he could,and succeeded
better than we had any right to eX-
oect. -Nhsn we remember that he
foaght siEgle-handed against the self
lsh interests Of the world.
Republicans Have Fiddled.
The Reublican party, in control Of
the Senate, instead of ratifying at
once or promptly proposing changes
shat it deemed necessary, has fiddled
while civ;liza lion has been threatened
with corfagrarion. 1t could have
adopted It's reservations as we'll five
months ago as later, but it permitted
endless debate while suffering human
sly waited.
<<The Democratic Senators stood
with the President for ratification
without reservation, and | stood with
Gaem, believing that it was better to
secure within the league, after it was
any necessary changes,
:sthan to attempt to secure them by
reservations in the ratifying resolu-
sions.
eve cannot afford, either as citi-
-seIS or 'ss members of the party, to
st,ar- with the Republican party re-
sponsibility fer further delay; we can
norge hefore the country on the
ISSUE that sucs an appeal would pre-
sent.
Constructive Program.
a Democratic party cannot be
parry OF negation; it must have con-
stcuctive program. It must not only
';;apor league of nations, but it must
have plan for the election Of dele
gates and a policy to be pursued by
those delegates. What plan can a
Democratic party have other than one
.saa. aontemplates the popular cleo
ton of those delegates who, IN the