River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-05-20

in favor of giving the honor to former
Senator Beveridge Of Indiana, but
when the presidents letter to an Or
egon Democrat was made public there
seemed to be no further question as
to who should be elected. The COM
mittee as whole will be pleased If
the convention makes Mr.. Beveridge
the permanent chairman, though
Chairman Hays has suggested that
Charles e. Hughes would be a fine
compromise candidate. The progress
sives do not like this idea, and neither
do the '.irreconcilables."
Mr.. Wilson's Oregon letter was
| taken by some as a covert attack on
| Senator Chamberlain, who is a candi-
date for reelection, and 1t reused Sen
ator Thomas of Colorado, Democratic
insurgent, to vigorous protest in the
senate He paid warm tribute to
| Chamberlain and then issued this sol
emn warning:
IF the Democratic party in its con-
yention at San Francisco next month
declares for unconditional ratification
of this treaty, it will do so because it
has determined that 1t does not care to
live any longer and accepts that means
for certain dissolution"
This incident occurred during debate
on the Knox peace resolution, which
was to be voted on within few days.
Senator Hitchcock made prepared
speech against the measure in which
he denounced it as futile, inconsistent
and inimical to the treaty of Versailles.
Denying that congress has power to
make peace, he admitted the truth of
Knox's argument that the war actually
is at an end, and asked:
'Then why this resolution? Hostili-
ties ceased IS months ago, our army
promptly was demobilized and reduced
to peace basis.1 Since that time COM
merce has been resumed. We have
sold hundreds of millions of dollars
worth of products to Germany and pur-
chased much from her.
"The war which the senator from
Pennsylvania proposes to end by this
resolution does not, by his own admis-
sion, exist, His able argument and
historical citations prove that it ended
many months ago. What, then, is the
senator from Pennsylvania attempting
to do by this measure, which he calls
resolution to terminate the war? He is
making an utterly futile and hopeless
attempt to make peace settlement
with Germany to take the place of the
Versailles treaty"
Senator McCumber, Republican, of
North Dakota, also attacked the reso-
luton, asserting that it means not only
deserving our allies, but also deserving
and condemning our cause. He de-
clared, also, that the war has not been
won. and that through the presidents
"infiuepce and pressure the German
armies were saved from utter annihila-
ton or unconditional surrender"
William J. Bryan, down in Florida,
had his say about the presidents re-
newed determination to make the
treaty a campaign issue. He urged
immediate ratification of the treaty
with such reservations as have been
agreed upon, leaving the nation to Sc
cure afterward in the league any
changes deemed necessary. OF Mr..
Wilson he said: Broken down in
health by the weight of cares and anxi-
cites such as have fallen TO no other
occupant of that high Office, the chief
executive has been denied the informa-
ton essential to sound judgment and
safe leadership"
Each party now has candidate for
the presidential nomination who avow-
edly favors 50 liberal enforcement of
the prohibition amendment that the
sale and use of light wines and beers
will be permitted. Governor Edwards
campaign among the Democrats Is well
under way and now Senator Joseph I.
France of Maryland has made his en-
try into the Republican race. In his
announcement the senator says:
81 believe in a referendum to the
people on the question Of whether the
eighteenth amendment should be en-
forced in such way as to prevent the
distribution of light wines and beer as
other commodities are distributed.
Such a referendum, whatever the out
come, would go far toward allaying
national unrest.
IF situation shall arise at the con-
vention in Chicago in which there is a
deadlock and it is found necessary to
turn to some candidate whose name
has not heretofore been considered.
have been assured by many friends