The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
AMER|CAN|SMP PLANK
 IS BEFORE LEADERS
Expected to Be the Sensa-
 ti0n of Platform
NAME SUBCOMMITTEE
Will Draft the Platform-Business Will Be Assured of Freedom From erference-Rainey Will
 Write Tariff Plank

St. Louis. June 14-President Wilson platform, practically charging a conspir- acy by some foreign-born citizens to in. fiuence foreign and internal affairs for the benefit of other governments and con. demning any organization countenancine such movements, as well as any political party which. by failure to repudiate such a conspiracy, receives the benefit of it al the ballot box, was telegraphed here to- night from Washington and placed before democratic leaders.
 As the resolutions committee was en- gagged late tonight in continuing public hearings of persons urging various dec larations in the platform, the plank which promises to be the sensation of the dem ocratic platform was not formally con- sidered and probably will not be until tomorrow, when the subcommittee which makes the final draft of the platform has it's meeting.
 TALK IS GUARDED
 There was very guarded talk about the plank tonight because all the leaders agreed that practically everything depend ed upon the phraseology in which it final ly found it's way into the platform and they did not propose to risk any leaks which might prove embarrassing later The conventions boundless enthusiasm today when the issue of Americanism fhnf 1,e plank would go into the platform in some shape but it is certain to be the subject of extended and careful deiberation.
 The following subcommittee to draft the platform was named.
 Senator Stone of Missouri. chairmani Senator Hollis of New Hampshire, Repre- sentative Fitzgerald of New York, for mer Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, Senator Martin of Vir- ginia, Governor Stanley of Kentucky Senator Pomerene of Ohio, Representa- tive Rainey of Illinois, Senator Walsh oi Montana. The subcommittee is expected to report to the entire committee at o clock tomorrow afternoon.
 One tentative form for the wording o the plank which was being considered tonight. but which was subject to chang' 5s ti4e committed, was as follows;
 TENTATIVE FORM
 "Attention is called to certain organiza tions which have been attempting to in. f1uence the course of American lives anG policies in the interest of foreign powers Such organizations are condemned an6 orftr rryli ioh to fo1y advantage of such influences is de nounced.
 This would be followed by declaration to make it clear that the plank is ir no way to be taken as reflection upon the great body of naturalized citizens irrespective of their race or origin.
 Representative Rainey of Illinois, who is leading the administration fight in the House for the tariff commission bill, will draw the tariff plank. Besides praisine the present tariff law, it is planned te declare for a protective tariff for the dyestuff industry for a period of prob ably five years. Some of the democrats expect contest in the committee over such a protective feature but it will hs pointed out that no dyestu ffinuustry o1 proportions now exists in America ant that duties are intended solely to pro tect new industry from the dumping of Europeal dyes which is expected tc follow the war and the resumption O. ocean transportation from the central enl pires.
 STATUS OF PLATFORM
 Conferences among leaders which have followed the arrival ot Secretary Baker with first-ha,.d words from President Wilson on many features of the dcclara ,ion of principles brought the status of the democratic platform tonight to point where, aside from the all important is- sue Of foreign affairs, it stood sub- stantially as follows:
 No specific mention would he made of Mexico and that subject would be covered by implication in general dec- larations outlining relations of the
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