The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-25
Ku Klux And League
 To Result In Fight
G. o. P. Corruption Will Feature Democratic
 @ Platform
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(COntinued From Page One.) Meredith, and also with Bernard Ba- ruch. The other is supported by Repre- sentative Aswell, of Louisiana, co-au- thor with Senator Curtis, of the Cur tis-Aswell national cooperative mar keting bill This bill is the basis of Aswells plank. Aswell and his group declare Vrooman's offering is confined to generalities and does not provide specific relief.
 On the two leading controversial sub iect, the resolutions committee has to decide:
 1. Whether to condemn the klan by name, or dispose of it by a general dec laration in favor of religious liberty.
 2. Whether to place the Democratic party on record as favoring unquali- fled American entrance into the league of nations, or simply to declare for the world court, and for assumption of American responsibility in world court affairs.
 KIan Issue Wide Open.
 Efforts have been made in the last twelve hours to minimize the differences over the klan, but the issue still re- mains wide open, ready for a show down. Within the Ohio delegation. which had unanimously instructed Newton D. Baker to present denu- ciatory anti-klan plank before the res olutions committee, a movement was started to rescind the action, but failed of completion. N. E. Arnold, of the Ohio delegation petitioned former Gov ernor Campbell, the chairman, to call caucus for the withdrawal of the instructions to Baker, but despite his claim that 20 members of the delega- tion were supporting him, Arnold with drew his petition at Campbelps re- quest.
 It is assumed, therefore, that Baker will submit the plank drafted by Ed Moore of Ohio, or one similar to it. It condemns the klan by name.
 May Be Left To Bryan
 Opposed to the Ohio plank will be the one favored by the McAdoo delegates, not mentioning the klan and disposing of the subject by a broad declaration of religious freedom. One of the Me Adoo men may present this, or they may rely on the plank to be submitted i by William J. Bryan, quoting from the democratic platform of 1896.
 The committee recognized the dyna- mite contained in the klan issue, when it was decided that the fight on that subject would be carried on in secret session. The doors would be closed, Chairman Cummings announced, whife the committee received and debated the blanks relating to thAklan.
 A stiff fight may arise over the league issue, based on the belief of several members of the committee that after their 1920 experience with that 1 question, the democrats had better avoid making an issue of it this fall ican entrance into the league.
 Baker Ready For Fray
 Newton D. Baker entered the com. mitee session prepared to fight strenuously for a League of Nations plank, and predicted the league forces would win. Opposed to him, however were such men as Bryan, Senator Walsh of Massachusetts Senator Owen of Oklahoma, and Senator King of Utah, all members of the committee.
 Former Justice Clarke of the Su- preme Court, presented a prologue plank, which Baker announced was ac' ceptable to him. This plank declares that it will be the purpose of the next administration to cause "our govern ment to enter the League of Nations and the world court subject to the limitations of our constitution that only Congress can declare war and upon such further terms as may seem necessary to adapt these two institu tions to our peculiar national situa tion and needs, provided only that they be consistent with out constitution and with the dignity and the character oi our republic
 Clarke Pleads For League
 In a fervent plea for the democratic party to get lon the right side of the