New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-20
OFFER MANY PLANKS
TO PLATFORM MAKERS
REPRESENTATIVES of Various Or
CARNATIONS Before ReSOIu-
tionS Committee.
LABOR MEN SUBMIT WISHES
Women Suffragists Heard and
La Toilette Advocate Pre-
sents HIS Ideas in
Full Draft.
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By slah GOrfehpOuuenA OF INC iIibnhs
chicago. June Is.--sicge was laid 10 the
committee on resolutions as Coon as It con
vened this evening by the representatives OF
various organizations and movements who
urged the adoption Of planks tavoTnc the
GAUGES which they cspoused.
The TAFT men were in p large majority
and controlled the committee. Mr.. Fair.
banks was appointed chairman without op-
position, and c. n. Lewis. Of Pennsylvania
was elected secretary. 4 subcommittee
consisting OF Mtssrs. Barnes, Of New York,
Hadley, OF Missouri: Sutherland, OF Utah,
Clark. OF Connecticut. Groner, OF Virginia,
Rowen. OF California. Lewis, OF Pennsyl-
vana, and Fairbanks. OF Indiana. was APP
pointed 10 consider the planks already
drafted and 20 report tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
In the mean time the committee devoted
itself 20 hearing those who appeared TO
urge the adoption OF various planks. Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor J. r. Leonard and J. Fitz-
patrick president OF the Chicago FEEDER
alton, appeared 20 present a labor plank.
Miss Jane Adams. OF Chicago Miss
Lillian wald, Of New York; Mrs. s. Syco'
WITT OF New York, and Miss Martha Drap-
er. OF New York appeared TO urge the
adoption OF q woman's suffrage plank.
Professor Irving Fisher. Of Yale, urged
the adoption OF a plank favoring national
health service Senator Works, who repre-
sents the Christian Scientists and has been
leading the fight against the establishment
Of such a service In the Senate. represented
the opposition.
Other PIanks Proposed.
William F. Bundy presented the plank
adopted by the National Waterways Con-
gress, with particular reference 10 Mi'sis-
sipppi River Improvement
Miss Adams. who appeared for the WON
an s suffrage cause. made only brief APP
peal 10 the committee, without presenting
any formulated plank This, however, will
be submitted later.
Tho plank suggested BY Samuel Gompers
pledges the party TO enact n law excepting
trade unions and labor associations from
the operation OF the antitrust law, the en-
actment of an anti-injunction law and IN
anti convict labor law. regulation OF immi-
grafton and the establishment Of a depart
ment OF labor.
i
ton act and an amendment for "the abso-
Lutte suffrage OF women co-equal with men
is also included in the planks submitted by
Mr.. Gompers.
La FoIlette's Platform Ideas.
The platform views Of Senator La Fol-
lette we're presented to the committee by
the Wisconsin member State Senator w.
c. Owen, in the form OF a complete draft
II is understood that Samuel Gompers IA
vors the La Toilette plank. which would
prohibit the issuance OF injunctions in cases
arising out Of labor disputes, when such
injunctions would not apply II no labor dis
pute existed
The Aldrich currency plan is oppo.ed
in the Ia Toilette platform and candidates
would be pledged TO prevent the federal
government from coming t. the aid OF
high finance but to aid such banks as
extend a genuine preference TO strictly
commercial loans, land TO the millions Ct
real producers who depend upon those
banks"
~ carefully worked out and scientific
emergency currency Is favored
A federal trades commission is favored.
10 take over many OF the functions now
exercised by the courts, to investigate cost
Of production. trusts and other combina-
lions OF capital and control Issues OF bonds
and stocks. The plank criticsHs the atti-
tude OF the Supreme Court, which, II says,
makes II plain that any act on the part
OF the executive or legislative branch Of
the government giving ccuntenancs 70