Arizona republican., 1916-01-12
 Progressive National Com mittee Adopts Declara- ton of Principles In Which Administration Is Criticized
 PREPAREDNESS
 IS KEYNOTE Will Hold Convention In Chicago Concurrently With Republicans and Hope to Agree on Same Candidate for President
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 CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The progressive party will hold it's national convention June r. in Chicago. concurrently with the national convention of the republi- can party, in the hope that both may agree on the same candidate for presi- dent.
 This action was decided upon today by the national committee of the pro- Gressive party. Forty-seven of the forty eight states were represented at the meeting. Before adjourning the committee adopted a declaration of principles in which the administration of President Wilson was criticized for it's alleged failure to deal adequately with national honor and industrial well fare, and the progressive party went on record as favoring complete pre- paredness consisting of military arma ment as well as a mobilization of all the country's resources with view of the unification of American citizenship.
 A message was read from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt urging the action for adequate preparedness, which was enthusiastically applauded.
 Progressive leaders declared that there would be no amalgamation with the republican party even in the event of both parties choosing the same presidential candidate. The progress i've party plans to nominate national ticket at it's convention in June.
 Many of the party leaders declared that if the republicans would nominate Roosevelt or any other man who is re- Sarded as unobjectionable and would incorporate in their platform the salient features of the progressive principles, both parties would unite on the same candidates in Chicago next June.
 The full text of the declaration of principles follows:
 The progressive party began it's eX- istence as did the republican party, as q party of moral conviction and na- tional purpose. The progressive plat form of 1912 was of necessity a com posite of national and state issues, for the party was new organization and had tC speak at once for both nation and state. Since then state issues, such as the short ballot, initiative, ref erendum and recall, have been taken up in various state platforms.
 "The national issues presented by our platform of 1912 and those for which we now stand represent the vital needs of our national life. They are in substance:
 "A broader nationalism, to make possible an effective program of social and industrial justice at home and the protection of American citizens and rights abroad
 'Tbe construction of federal regula tions rather than the destructive dis ruption of efficient business organiza- tions-behavior and not size being the -est.
 The introduction of business effic- iency into government by the budge system and coordination of depart lnentS.
 "A permanent, non partisan tariff commission to make possible the scien- tific revision of tariff schedules ol protective lines. Also. pledge for tn, immediate revision of such schedules as the condition of world war hay, made unjust or as are necessary fo the preservation, after the war of in dustries newly established here, who's necessity the war has demonstrated.
 "A provision for equal suffrage.
 "The dethronement of the invisibl government.
 "A provision for an adequate mer chant marine.
 ITO the progressive platform of 19l as above summarized and amplifiet we pledge our continued allegiance both of the old parties having faile lCOntinued on Page Threel