Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-17
Wilson May Lead New League Fight;
Il. s. to Maintain a Merchant Fleet
WILSON MAY LEAD
DEMOCRATS NEW
FIGHT FOR LEAGUE

/ WASHINGTON, April 15.-In-
fluential Democratic advocates of
American membership in the League
Of Nations are being sounded as to
| their willingness to attend a con-
ference here to unity the Democratic
party on the league issue, as a
means of taking advantage of divi.
sion in Republican ranks.
Back of the conference idea is
plan to have former President Will
son assume leadership, in name, at
least, of a great pro-league cam
paign, intended to draw clearly the
issue between the parties. The Dem
ocrats figure that if their party
would espouse the league they not
only would take advantage of Re-
publican division over the interna-
tional court issue, but would insure
defeat of the court proposal in the
senate next December, leaving Pres
ident Harding in an embarrassing
position.
The Democrats argue that if they
take firm stand for the league, the
Republican party will be forced to
stand on it's 1920 position of hostili-
ty to league membership. Then.
they believe, combination Of pro-
league Democrats and irreconcilable
Republicans-Who regard the court
into the league-could defeat the
Harding program in the senate. Mr..
Harding then would find himself,
they argue, dead set against the
league, but defeated on his plan of
partial participation in the world
plan of war prevention. This would
discredit thoroughly the Republicans
on the international issue and vindi.
cate the Democratic position that
league membership is the only way
out for the United States, aside from
complete isolation, they contend.
The proposed conference to discuss
those possibilities is to include, &C
cording to program, a number of
Democratic senators, former Gov.
ernor Cox, the Democratic presiden-
tial nominee in 1920; former Ambas-
sador to Great Britain John w.
Davis, former Supreme Court JUS
tice Clark, William J. Bryan, and
other leading Democrats.
Wilson'S letter to Representative
Rouse, Kentucky, chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee,
has emphasized the possibilities of
his entrance into the fight, Demo
Gratis say, and has complicated the
situation for the Republicans. Viii,
son, in that letter, showed himself
as firmly set as ever against condi-
tional or 'reserved' membership in
the court, and said the United States,
to maintain it's record of candor
and courage. ought to accept full
league membership.
WOMEN VOTERS INDORSE
WORLD COURT IDEA
DIES MONIES, Iowa, April IA
After many attempts at amend |
ment and substitution had been
made, resolutions indorsing Amerl- |
cas- entrance into a world court |
were. first voted down, and then
reconsidered and passed by the Ma
tional League of Women Voters
convention here today.
The resolution as adopted fol |
lows:
1--WE pledge our active support to |
the president and secretary Of state |
for participation by the United |
States in the permanent court Of in |
ternational justice. believeing this
to be the first step toward the out |
lawry of war.
1--WE urge upon our government |
further steps to eliminate causes OF |
war by association with other ma |
tons for the maintenance Of abid- |
ing peace.
1--WE approve policy of open
diplomacy.
eve call upon ali citizens to
unite in support of every construc.
tive effort toward permanent world |
peace without regard to party af- |
filiations.
1--WE encourage the firm contin-
uance of state administration OF
minimum wage laws
A plea for Endorsement by the
women of the League of Nations
made by Mrs. Blanche McKelvie, OF
Omaha, failed when her motion fall
ed to receive a second.
The league also declined to go
on record a second time for he
calling of an international confer
ence to consider further steps to
eliminate the causes of war. A sec
ton in the world resolution adopt |
ed earlier indorsing such a confer
ence had been stricken out before |
the resolution was approved.
Confesses Murder |