Arizona republican., 1916-06-08
WILSON TOMAKE
 UP DEMOCRATIC
 PLATFORM DRAF I
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, June 7.-The out come of the administrations efforts to keep the United States out of war at the same time maintain the na- tional honor will be the foundation of the foreign affairs plank and one of the emphasized points in the platform to be adopted by the democratic na- tionaI convention at St. Louis, accord ing to authoritative information to- iCght from administration sources. Since the renomination of President Wilson and Vice President Marshal is regarded as assured, the platform now is. receiving the chief attention of democratic leaders.
 As a resIdlt of conferences with members of his cabinet and other ad- Visors President Wilson, who per- sonally began work several days ago on platform to be submitted to the convention by party leaders, has com pleted preliminary draft, leaving only details to be finished after the re- publican and progressive conventions { at Chicago The president has utilized Gs a oasis for this work features of | the Missouri state democrats platform 1 Following cut this idea, it is under stand that the national platform will l point to the success of the administra- tion in guarding the honor and in terests Of the United States in face of obstacles and at the same time keep
  l istration's championship against all belligerents of the rights of America and all Geutrals on the high seas will ee praised, with the statement that the results will be of great import aEce to American commerce.
 The Mexican situation will be re- felred to by praisers of the presidents action in refusing to allow the nation to be drawn into the international strife in Mexico and of his prompt action ir ordering troops across the border after the Columbus massacre
 Another section is expected to iaud the administration for maintaining the Monroe doctrine and fostering a fai, dealing with the other republics ot the western hemisphere resulting ir the building up of trade with thos, na tions.
 Finally, it is understood the foreigr affairs plank will align the party be. hind the president in placing "Ameri ca first" with reference to all question! beth international and domestic.
 Phe tariff is expected to be the sub lect of an important plank, the plat form containing the Underwood re vision with the currency law and othe constructive legislation of the pas four years in prosperity declaration
 President Wilson's preparedness pro
 gram will occupy another prominen
 place in the platform.
 ,, It is indicated by administration of ficials that the plank dealing with tn
 tariff will embody the substance O . an unpublished letter written by tlz president in 1914 to Senator Under wood, theE majority leader of tn | house. The president wrote that tn principle followed in the democrati tariff was that each duty levied wa to be tested by the inquiry whether was put at such figure and levie
 n such manner as to provoke com petition"
 He also declared it was clear tha the reduction of the tariff. the sim ! plification of it's schedules so as t
 cut away the jungle in which secre agencies had so long worked, the COT rection of it's inaccuracies, and it
 thorough recasting with the singl object of revenue were an indispensibl
 first step to establishing com
 netitiOn :"