Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
'HYPHENATED' WAR
MAY BE FOUGHT
AT CONVENTION
Platform Committee, 1t Is
Said, Will Put Issue Up
to Delegates
RAP "wATCHFUL WAITING.
Clash Also Expected on Floor
Over Plank for Interven-
ton in Mexico
BY E. R. SARTWELL

| CHICAGO June 1.-THE rank and file
Of the delegates to the Republican National
| Convention will thresh out the party's at
titudes to be expressed in the national plat
form ON at least two issues. with the
Resolutions Committee Of the convention
completed and formal consideration Of the
platform in order It became apparent that
the convention itself would be asked 10
frame the planks expressing the party
will on the questions Of:
"Hyphenated" American citizens. 81
The Republican attitude toward the
Mexican situation. ~
Discussion of both of these questions
seethed and boiled among the delegates to-
day. despite the more pressing question Of
selecting n candidate.
Rumors that further raids by Villa adhe-
rents in Mexico had violated American ter.
ritory and cost American lives set the plat.
form carpenters to work with renewed
vigor. The reports lent added strength, to 5
the cause of the delegates from the South
ern border States, who demand a Mexican
plank that will make it clear that the party
demands Intervention in Mexico to put an
end to murder and lesser lawlessness sA
SENATOR FALLS FIRM STAND.
Senator Albert b. Fall, of New Mexico.
the leader of the Republican attacks on the
Wilson policy of "watchful waiting" in
Mexico, gathered much support for his
straight.out intervention plank Senators
Lodge of Massachusetts, and Borah, Of
Idaho, the recognized platform experts.
were prepared to put through the Resolu-
tions Committee plank pledging the party
to the protection of the lives and property
of Americans in Mexico. but declaring the
intention of the United States to avoid in
terference with the internal affairs of the
Southern Republic.
They were confident they could control
the committee. But the adoption of such q
plank, it was recognized today, would mako
virtually certain minority report from
Senator Fall, also member of the com.
mittee, with straight.out demand for In
terventlon. The minority report would &
throw the entire Mexican question open
for a wild debate on the floor Of the con.
vention. And the radicals on this ques-
tion declared today that they could convince
the delegates that the party should be com
mitted to policy of intervention. Hs
DIVISION EXPECTED
Much less in the opinion of many, but
fully as bitter and strenuous, was the fight
that developed today over the platform
declaration that will voice the party Views
on "hyphenated citizens" While no nieH- &
yet disagreed with the ideas expressed In 4,
the Lodge -Borah plank, which is general
of principles, two factions
among the delegates. and more particu-
larly among politicians attending the con-
vention who are not delegates, have de-
veloped a vigorous fight. "
Representatives of varlour foreign Amerk
can societies and organizations today
denied any interest in the fight, but sup
Dorters of both wings were at work among
he delegates anticipating division in the
Committee which would force
The issue to the floor of the convention.
OPPOSE LODGE AS CHAIRMAN
Former Representative Bartholdi, OF
who has long been recognized
Is q representative German-American, has
,een at work among delgates and leaders
or several days 1t developed today that
he factions he represents are hard az
work to prevent the selection of Senator
lodge as chairman of the Resolutions
Committee. They assert that the Massa,
.husetts Senator is a tory with British
eanings," and declare that he is ill-suited
o the task of drawing a plank on the
lelicate question of foreign-born citizensi
,ut the selection of Senator Lodge Is
assured, however. and the fight
will be carried on in the sessions OF the
onVention.
Both the question of hyphenated clti-
ems and the Mexican question undoubtedly
will be forced to an issue on the floor of the
onvention," said Representative Madden.
illinois representative on the Resolution
today. II myself favor plat
orm which will make II clear that Ameri-
anism means one nation, one flag, one
llegiance and one duty And I am conf
ent that the platform whether 1t is com-
leted by the Resolutions Committee or u
erfected on the floor of the convention, win
leete these conditions"