New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-08
Committee Awaits His APP
prOval Before Submitting
1t to the Convention.
AMERICAN PLANK
CONSIDERED MILD
Drafted by Borah, Opponents
Assert II Is Bid for the
Hyphen Vote.

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Chicago, June Z. Whether there
will be fight over the Ameri-
canism plank in the Republican
platform was almost the only unan-
swcrcd problem when the resolu-
tions committee to-day deputized SUD
committee Of nine to draft the platform
and submit il to the convention as
whole for approval. The present ten
tative draft OF the Amercsnism plank
drafted by Senator William f. Borah'
of Idaho. is considered by some OF tho
delegates to be rather soft spoken ana
by others a fragrant bid for the Ger
man American vote.
Senator Lodge, who has been named
chairman of the subcommittee, feels
as strongly as any one on the question
of Americanism. He conferred win
Roosevelt on his way TO chicago as "
the plank, and Il IS understood that
the opinions Of the two coinclde.
the proposed plank does not meet WIN
his approval, there will be warm pat
tie in the subcommittee, when may De
carried 20 the floor OF the conVenton'
The faction headed by Senator boran
holds that II is not necessary 10 maze
snecifc mention Of anything that would
sptagonize the Germans they believe
that too much has been said already
about the hyphen, and they do not go
tho full course with Colonel Roose-
,elt in his denunciations. They declare
that the language of the Americanlsm
nlank NAV be made as strong as can
he hut there is no necessity OF at-
lacking men because their parents or
GRANDPARENTS were born in any partie-
ular country.
Divergent Views on Stand.
Accused of insincerity because they
propose to mention Mexico, but not
belgium or the Lusitanla, they say
that President Wilson's policy with re-
card to Mexico calls for specific men
lion. while the remainder OF the foi-
eien policy centres around the question
of the protection of American lives on
land or at sea, and that II makes no
particular difference whether any coun-
trv is mentioned as the offender.
The subcommittee on platform is
a curious mixture OF divergent views
on the stand the Republican party
should take on the foreign policy. 1t
is composed. besides Senators Lodge
md Borah. of Senator Sutherland. Of
Utah; Senator Fall, Of New Mexico.
who will probably lead the Roosevelt
fight on the floor OF the conventions
REPRESENTATIVE Madden. Of ILLINOIS;
ex-Representative Rowland. of ONO;
senator oliver. of Pennsylvania; SEN
ator Wadsworth. of New York, and
Charles II. Clarke, of Connecticut
Charles F. Scott. OF Kansas, was elect
ed secretary of the committee.
Actually. the platform is pretty well
drafted already, but final approval
NAV not be given until it is a little
more definitely determined whether
tbe Colonel will compromise, name
candidate and write the platform. or
whether he will stay out and nght. II
that can be learned before 1t IS nee
essorv 10 report on the platform Cd
viousiv the committee will avoid much
Prospects seemed to be bright to-
night for the adoption of the sutirsge
plank. Following is the. text OF .he
draft 10 be submitted TO the committee
bv Senator Borah. and which VIII De
snnroved by Senator Sutherland and
Representative Madden, Of Illinois;
Equal Suffrage Favored.
"The Republican party. reaffirming
Il, faith in government Of the people,
by the people and for the people, favors
the extension of the suffrage 10 women,
as n measure of justice 70 one-half
the adult people Of this country"
This plank is entirely satisfactory
20 the National Association. but not TO
the Congressional Union, which wants
the Susan B. Anthony amendment,
which would force suffrage on all OF
the states by changing the Constitu-
ton
Over the preparedness and other
planks there Is now only slight diff
ference of opinion between the mem
bers OF the platform committee.