Show Democratic Opposition to Treaty Q QUITE apart from Republican sentiment against the peace treaty ns fiS brought back from Paris the tho Presidents President's Presidents President's Pros Pros- dents dent's proposal to have a n. great and solemn referendum referendum dum durn on the draft t as it stands has not aroused much enthusiasm in the ilie Democratic organizations where state conventions con have been held The New Now York Democratic state con convention passed resolutions favoring a IC league of nations but bat significantly omitted to place its s approval approval ap approval ap- ap ap- ap upon the Wilson league In Tammany Hall HaU which represents the Democratic sentiment of New York City there thero is said to bo an almost negligible sentiment of loyalty to the Paris handiwork The Democratic voters of Massachusetts havo have in indorsed indorsed indorsed in- in Senator Walsh's stand for covenant ant reservations The Rhode Island state convention voted unanimously in favor of nl Article X from the tho which according to the President would cut its s hea heart t out Tim The Connecticut Democratic convention while condemning condemning condemn condemn- ing the Senate for rejecting the treaty could not be persuaded persuaded per per- into confessing its faith in the sacredness of tho the troublesome Article X It will be remembered that more than half of tho the vote in the Senate to reject the tho treat treaty came from the Democratic Democrat side sida Senator Thomas resents the imputation imputation I tion Hon that their action involved dishonor Mr Bryan is ia isa ft n very ery busy man these days stirring up sentiment amongst his bis fellow fello Democrats to commit the tho party to immediate ratification of the treaty with the Lodge reservations reservations reser reser- appended thereto So that although President Wilson is now making a 3 further urgent appeal to convert tho cou country try to to his personal personal personal per per- view and to ha have e the San Francisco convention stand four square with him and adopt resolutions favoring the and uncrossed document grave doubts exist as to whether his own party part will yield to his eloquent entreaties In fact from surface indications indications indications indica indica- the referendum promises to be bo very solemn for fort t A Colorado Colorado A laborer has just starved himself This ought to prove provo the tho futility of beating the high cost of living with the Calmer program t If Carranza is coming to this country to seek an asylum we have one in over every state President Wilson does not seem seem to be too proud or too sick to fight Bryan Brynn I |