Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-02

San Francisco. Calf. July Furious warfare over the prohibition plank be- gan late today in the platform committee of the democratic national convention, with every prospect that it would be car ried later to the convention floor, no matter what the committee finally should decide.
 While the convention waited for the committees work to be completed, vets and drys were locked in a struggle which some members thought it might take hours 10 terminate.
 Leaving the subject until last because ]; was the most troublesome of all, the commissittee had made it's decisions on the Irish question and the league of na- tions and had cleared away all of the lesser controversies delaying its report.
 But so long prohibition remained Tn dispute. committee members agreed that their troubles were far from over.
 Aside from the wet and dry issue. the biggest fight of the day was centered in the Irish plank. Overruling its sub-com- rriittee the committee threw out the ad- ministrztion plank proposing to leave the Irish Eroblefn 10 the league of nations and adopted in its stead a declaration Of sympathy and pledge to take what ever diplomatic action would be Tn con souance with international ccmity.
 
 makers also rejected by a two 10 one vote the plank proposed by organized Irish sympat thizers and backed by caucus of about 200 convention delegates for dipiomatic recognition of the Irish republic.
 Al he same time in an adjoining room th. caucus laid plans for carrying its fight to the convention floor
 The League of Nations
 But while prospects for hoor hghts oa prohibition and the Irish problem were increasing. all likelihood that the lsszue of nations also would be sub feet of oaen hostilities virtually disap- fu.zred The word was passed around fhat most of the administrations chiefs here were content to let the league plank sand as 1t was when it emerged from last nights stormy committee meeting.
 The reference to reservations. added at the instance of anti-administration lead CTS Vas not inconsistent with the stand isten bv President WilSon. his managers here believed. nor in conflict with the partv's record
 Among the other blanks completed during the day was that relating to Wo- man suffrage the committee after a long Argument following the advice or the s,,h committee by approving an appeal to democratic officials in Tennessee, North Carolina and iofluA iOlf Au4Nn action on the suffrage amendment,
 On the prohibition issue the suo-ccm- r,,;ttes made no recommendation at all and many members of the committee ,---. for sreerine- inc same middle coHrse In the final pJ.- .l draft 4 e ~ sD of p-opose77 declarations rsnsii.s from ritra-ret 10 ultra dry were brought into tbs controversy. however, and the whole zcsie of wet and dry arguments was re- hea-sed as the debate progressed
 William J. Bryan was the supreme thief of the drys. He told the commit sa- biuntlv that unless there was pos ifty. declaration for preservation and enforcement Of the present prohibition lzws he would net hesitate to appeal hls -zse to the convention itself The vets rho suggested everything from ~ine and beer plan to a blanket personal lib .rrv declaration showed an equal dete-- ruination 70 fight it out before the par tvss final court of resort
 To make certain that the committee sisz<reements should be kept in absoiu . -on6dence. Senator Glass of Virginia the -hairnan. banished ne~spapermen a, xpectzto-s % further and further rounds as the day progressed thro~.na a co-don of police across railways and other approaches to the committee room Re also enjoined all the members t0 r-rict secrecy regarding the subjects d's- -slssed and action taken