Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
WILSON TELEGRAPHS|
.ANTI-HYPHBN PLANK
President Wires It to St. Louis for
Insertion in the Party's
Platform.
WILL PROBABLY BE EDITED

St. Louis. Mo-, June l5.-President
Wilson's plank on Americanism for
the democratic platform, practically
charging conspiracy by some for
eign-born citizens to influence foreign
and internal affairs for the benefit of
other governments and condemning
any organization countenancing such
movements, as we'll as any political
party, which, by failure to repudiate
such conspiracy, receives the benefit
OF it at the ballot box, was telegraphed
last night from Washington and
placed before democratic leaders.
1t was understood tonight that
from the following ten men will be
chosen the subcommittee which will
put the platform in terms for submis-
sion to the convention:
Senator Stone of Missouri, Senator
Hollis OF New Hampshire, Repre-
sentative FitzGerald of New York,
former Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer Of Pennsylvania, Senator Mar
tin of Virginia, Governor Stanley of
Kentucky, Senator Pomerene of Ohio,
Representative Rainey of Illinois,
Senator Walsh of Montana and SEN
ator Pittman OF Nevada.
Cuhconnr,;t+se NamAd
The following subcommittee to
draft the platform was named: Sena-
tor Stone of Missouri, chairman; Rep
resentative Rainey Of Illinois, Senator
Walsh OF Montana, Senator Hollis of
New Hampshire, Representative Fitz-
Gerald of New York, Senator Pomer-
enc Of Ohio, former Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsylvania, Sen
ator Martin Of Virginia and Governor
Stanley of Kentucky.
One tentative form for the wording
OF the plank which YVES being con-
sidered tonight, but which was SUBJ
ject to change by the committee, was
as follows:
Attention is called to certain or
ganizations which have been attempt
ing to influence the course of Ameri-
can lives and policies in the interest
of foreign powers. Such organiza-
tions are condemned and any political
party which seek to take advantage
of such influence is denounced"
This would be followed by decla-
ration to make it clear that the plank
is in no way to be taken as a reflec-
ton upon the great body of natural
lied citizens, irrespective of their race
or origin.
Representative Rainey of Illinois,
who is leading the administration
fight in the house for the tariff COM
bill. will raw the tariff plank.
Besides praising, the present tariff law
it is planned to declare for protec-
tive tariff for the dyestuff industry
for, a. period Of probably five years.
Some of the democrats expect con-
test in the committee over such a
feature, but it will be
pointed out that no dyestuff industry
of proportions now exists in America
and that4tie duties are intended solely
to protect the new industry from the
dumping of European dyes which is
expected to follow the war and the
resumption Of ocean transportation
from the. central empires. \
viii Lay Off Mexico.
Conferences among leaders which \
have followed the arrival of Secre-
tary Baker with first hand words
from President Wilson on many fea-
lures of the declaration of principles
brought the status of the democratic
platform tonight to point where
aside from the all-important issue OF
foreign affairs, it stood substantially
as follows: ..
No specific mention would be made
OF Mexico and that subject will be
covered by implication in general dec
larations outlining relations Of the
United States with other govern
ments. This portion Of the platform
would declare unequivocally for the
right of every nation to regulate its
own internal affairs and would point
out that this government would be
satisfied with nothing less for itself.