The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-08
BULL MOOSE WANT
BIC ARMY AND NAVY
TO DEFEND NATION
Progresslves Declare for Pre-
paredness in Spirit and Also
In Industry.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PLANK
Universal Military Training, Pro-
tective Tariff, and Real
Americanism Also Desired.

CHICAGO, June s-Declaring for q
regular army of $4,000 men, a navy
second to none in the world In battle
efficiency. and a nationalized system OF
citizen military training. supplied and
controlled by the Federal Government
the Progressive platform, to be adopted
today. makes preparedness and Ameri-
canism the keynotes Of party policy.
Standing for peace. the Progressives
tablishment for defense, sufficient to
guarantee American rights on land and
sea, and to uphold the honor OF the ma
ton. is a basic duty of the Government
to the people.
Linked with their declaration for a
stronger military establishment. the
ProgTessives assert that industrial
efficiency, passing of prosperity
about" and a social justice imperative.
Regulation or industry and a non-parti-
san tariff commission are declared to be
essential to meet with the modified pro-
duction Of Europe following the war.
The Platform.
The platform follows:
This is the year Of decision for the
nations future. As we now decide. so
shall we 60 forward in Righteousness
and power or backward in degradation
and weakness.
."Of necessity, we deal now with the
foundation of our national life. We are
facing elements of force. Of right and
wrong, Of extreme national peril. Our
present choice OF path will be irrevoc-
able. The tradition Of isolation has
been ended. The United States is now
a part Of a world system Of civilization.
We stand or fall as we prepare to take
our parts in peace or war and hold our
own therein.
Gas members Of an international COM
fnunity we are subject to certain basic
duties.
'To secure the rights and equal
treatment of our citizens. native: or
naturalized. on land and sea: without
regard to race. creed or nativity.
To Guard Nations Honor.
"To guard the honor and uphold tire
just influence of our nation: to main
tain the integrity OF international law.
These are the cornerstones Of civil
izatlon. We must he strong to defend
them. The present war shows that 1t
is the supreme duty of civilization to
create conditions which will make peace
permanent. Our country must be able
and ready to take its part in that work.
The peace which We desire for our
country is not the peace OF submission
and cowardice. but the peace Of Justice.
WA and its evils will not be done
away. with by suffering injustice to
ourselves or others nor by pledEing our
selves to drastic action for international
rights II We do not prepare the force
which would sustain such action. We
can perform our rightful part In pro-
noting permanent International peace
only by. a Willingness and a prepared
the tights OF other nations We earn
estly desire to keep the peace. But
there are higher things that we must
keep. as Washington and Lincoln kept
Adequate provision for the common
defense has become the task Of fore
most national concern. We must be
Preparation In arms requires:
Preparedness In arms requires:
The navy once more second In battle
"A regular army Of pc, 900 men. fully
armed and trained as first line of
defense.
Military Training.
"a system of military training, ade-
quate to organize with promptness. be-
hind that first line OF army and navy.
n citizen soldiery supplied. armed and
controlled by the National Government.
I'm our democracy every male citizen
his country. This duty is not new. IT
has existed from the foundation of the
Government Under modern condi-
tons. 1t cannot be performed without
Tn1ntAry training. we should, tnere-
fore, give to every citizen opportunity
for sufficient training at Federal ex-
pense to perform this duty effectively.
I'VE stand for peace. not war. We
believe In preparedness for defense, but
never for aggression. We should not
sacrifice the lives OF men for the glory
or gain OF military conquest. We de-
sire that the women of the country who
bearand rear its soldiers and make and
keep its homes shall have the full po-
lit'cal right of suffrage.
Arms alone cannot maintain o ma
ton. or far greater permanent i'm
portance must stand a national indus
try efficient for the general welfare,
n prosperity justly distributed, the ma
tional life organized in all points for ma
tional ends.
-Four years ago this party was born
OF nations awakened sense of these
fundamental truths. In the platform
then adopted we set forth our position
on public questions. We here reaffirm
the declaration then made on national
issues.
"a nation to survive must stand for
the PRINCIPLES OF social and Industrial
Justice, We have no right to expect
continued loyalty from an oppressed
class. We must remove the artificial