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Show SEC. COLBY IS GREETED IfflTHCHEERS Assails Bryan and Republican Treaty Plan and Decides Them as "Feeble." AUDITORIUM, July 3 Senator Glass in charge of the dofense of the I platform as presented by tho commlt- tee. then presented Malnbrldgo Colby, 'resident Wilson's secretary of state' land floor manager of the ailmlnlstra-j ailmlnlstra-j tlon forces In the convention. He was, I greeted with cheers and hegan hie ad- dress by a tribute to the ability and' past achievements of Mr Bryan I "I am not very much concerned with thl. Idea for a government owned newspaper, ho continued "We've got one or two of those, things We've i ' got the 'ongrf ssional Record, for ln-i It in i e, which somebody has described as the most widely- unread newspaper) I of the country' i "With regard to the liquor question, ques-tion, 1 suppose that all of you will vote) your convictions Hut I do want to I say a word about Mr Bryan s new ; plan about (he league of nations. Fori some time Mr. Bryan was for the I treaty, and he began to emulate the! I Republicans and talk about reserve-1 , Hons. They are for the treaty, too, I but the) nil have reservations In their! j pockets. They remind one of a group i of people who have been quoted as meaning wee! feebly' " I Replying to Mr Bryan's declaration that a stand for an International compromise com-promise ratification would pull the bulk of the Republican party oer Into the Democratic fold, the secretary aald that tho Democrats had been try-: try-: lng to do something like that for & long time And Mr. Bryan.' he added, "cor-. "cor-. talnly has been as successful as any 1 one else at that. continued ihe speaker. that no ono i "Mr. Bryan says In so man words." could have brought back a better , treaty than President Wilson did. ne says no one could have brought back ho jrood a lr.-..ty Then, if '.hut's true.' for Qod'S uike let's ratify It." The senate, said Mr Colby, had had jits day In court with the treaty, anal , thai d.iy had lasted for nine iiionuin. so that some of them apparently had! suffered from "intellectual lockjaw."! riM,., IMP! i m I,,-,, |