Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08

whereby greater respect shall be accord
ed abroad to an American passport. Tue
admission of Arizona ana Ne"
as separate states, and the Weicouhne ~.
Oklahoma as sister state, anu III
Porto Rico on a full territorial govern
ment: the reclamation of arid ana swamp
lands and the protection of the 1orests |;
the construction of the panama caiil
and the development OF the .inse ~
waterways and the continuance % tue ;n
dependence for the Philippine lsiands ana
a pledge not to use the navy for the COZ,
lection of private debts; a pupiic lan u
plank to declare a regard FOR tlle llsnls
of the people of the states as Wen as It. los
the general policy of the rights o the
nation.
Mr. Bryan suggests the advisabii1ty or
plank setting forth the alleged eAtfava-
gance of the republican ADMINISTRATOR
and pledging the democratic party to
economy; also a strong plank on cam
paign publicity. AS to Alaska, his sug-
gestion is that any declaration on Wnlch
the Washington and Oregon members
may agree upon will be satisfactory 10
him.
+ New York Platform Read.
After Gov. Haskell had read to the sub
committee all of the suggestions and
messages from Mr.. Bryan ex-Ndge Alton
B. Parker took the floor and read in detail
the platform which had been drawn by
the members of the New York delegation
and which has already been given publlcl-
ty: Both sets of suggestions were re-
celTed without discussion by members OF
the committee and no action was taken as
to any of the planks.
Gov Swanson of Virginia presented
plank entitled 1.-The degeneracy of the
House of Representatives. which ne read
with the comment that he believed 1t
would be a decidedly popular issue TO
bring to the front. The plank recited
that the House had come to be domi-
mated absolutely by che Speaker, and
pledged the party to such an amendment
of its rules as would remedy the evil
complained of. Mr.. Swanson declared
that there was not a congressional district
in the country to which it had not been
reported by its representative in Con
gress that he was unable because of the
position of the Speaker to obtain results
for the particular measure measures
he had advocated.
Ex-Gov Thomas of Colorado presented
plank which he said was destined to
unite in its support both the western
cattle and sheep men opposed to the
present administration Of the forest re-
serve regulations. and the farmers and
agriculturalsts who favor it. He also
offered an injunction plank. drawn. he
Sa Id. by one of the best lawyers of the
west.
Work Going Right Ahead.
After receiving this mass of material
for the platform. and being assured by
other members of the subcommittee that
they had other plans to offer, the COM
mittee recessed until this morning
The session of the subcommittee was
preceded by an open hearing before the
full committee, during which John Nit
chen. President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor. James Duncan of
the same organization and H. r. Fuller
OF the Railway Trainmen were heard on
the demands of labor, all relating to the
injunction plank. Representative Rams
dell of Louisiana spoke for plank for
the development of the inland waterways
and H. T. Clark of Omaha advocated a
pledge to issue S5OU,OOO coo in bonds for
Internal waterway improvements
The subcommittee consists of nineteen
members. as follows:
Haskell. Oklahoma. chairman; Martin
Alabama; Thomas. Colorado: AL Schiller,
illinois; Lamb Indiana; Sullivan, Iowa;
Beckham, Kentucky; Williams, Massa-
chusetts; Noel. mississippi Stone, Mis-
souri,. Walsh, Montana: Brown, Nebras-
ka; Newlands, Nevada; Parker New
YORK; Gruber Ohio; Inman, Oregon; Pet
tigrew, South Dakota: Swanson. Vir-
ginia (acting for DanieD Weisse, Wis
consin.