The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
ARMS EMBARGO PLANK DEMAND
 OF LAFOLLETTE
Progressive Republicans Will Insist on Government
 Misunderstanding.

Chicago, Jun Tt bcame known yesterday that the Progressive Repub- licans, led by Senator La Toilette, will make a, determined fight to have in serted in the Republican platform a plank providing for an embargo on arms. Progressive Republicans will also demand a plank for the govern ment manufacture of munitions of war.
 La Toilette has come here prepared to go to the floor of the convention for these two blanks. A desperate ef- fort is being made to have him with draw the proposition as to the em- bargo arms and permit the com Iaittee on resolutions to consider sep arately the question of declaration for government manufacture of mu- nitions.
 The controversy over these propos- ed blanks has gone so far that it now seems certain that the party leaders will be@unab1e to eliminate them be- fore a vote is reached in the conven- ton. Tn Progressives will demand a show down and a roll call in the con- vention. At least thre men already selected for the committee on resolu- tions have agreed to bring in a minor ity report on these questions
 Senator Fl. c. Lodge, who is slated for the chairmanship of the Commit tee on Resolutions and Platform com mittee, brought to Chicago 8 few blanks to be proposed for the plat form. He showed them to several friends, one or two of whom did not like them. Soon it was reported about the hotel Hobbies that MT. Lodge would write a pro-British platform showing plainly his vigorous feeling against the Germans for sinking ships in violation of international law and killing Amer jeans who were on board.
 The pro-German Republicans of the West and Middle West heard of this and started an outcry against it. Del egates from Missouri, Illinois and oth- CT Western States made it known they would oppose, on the floor of the con vention, any plank that reflected on Germany or any other country.
 Senator Borah and Senator Suther- land, who are in favor Of a strong declaration of AmericanisIn, have con ferred with MT. Lodge and reached an understanding that the platform will not affront citizens who came to this country from any foreign nation. The plank on Americanism will be strictly neutral and will make no reference to hyphenates.
 The three 1eaing blanks of the plat form will be, in the order named, lection. An outline of these blanks will be agreed to before the Commit tee on Resolutions is formally organv fzed- Mexico will bee oupled with a general declaration on the rights Of American citizens abroad.
 Louis Marshall of New York has ap- pea1ed to the Republicans to make declaration flor the equal treatment of all American citizens in foreign countries. This would cover the con- troversy between the United States and Russia over Jewish citizens Of this country.
 The preparedness plank of the plat form probably will favor universal military training in schools without making it compulsory. It will declare also fori training camps. such as at P1attsburgh. No reference will be made to the National Guard or the continental army.
 The platform will declare for a larger army than that provided by the bill recently passed by Congress and the understanding is that it will urge a regular army of at least 250,- 900 in time of peace. The declara- tion on the navy will be that it shall have the second place in the world. with no nation except Great Britain leading.
 Praise for the Republicans of the Senate and House for trying to in-