Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-13
DEMOCRATS WILL
PUT PEACE PLANK
in THE PLATFORM
Hope for Early Cessation IL
European War to Be
Set Forth
SUGGESTED BY PRESIDENT
Prospect of Fight in Resolutions
Committee Becomes More
and More Remote
BY E. R. sARTwELL

ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Hope for early ~.
sation Of the European war and for 4,
restoration of world peace will be sat 49,,
in the Democratic national platform a =
adopted by the convention which meet, !.
to the foreign relations declaration ~.
draft of which. written by President VIII.
son, was made public yesterday.
The suggestion that European peaco l.
prayed for in the platform comes direetlv
from President Wilson and It will prohabi
be acceded to by the Resolutions Commit
tee, which has the final word in framjn.
the platform.
The Presidents last word on the In,s.
national planks in the. tentative platfor1
now under consideration will reach e.
Louis tonight, when Secretary of War Ns,-
ton ID. Baker arrives, and II will cause m.
final revision. While the essentials of NJ.
platform have been agreed upon Presidsnt
Wilson may demand changes in the phtasa.
ology of various planks, and party Leaders
are very willing to accept his dlctum
PROSPECT OF FIGHT REMOTE
The probability of any prolonged q,
bitter fight In the Resolutions CommINs.
or In the convention over the platform bs
came more and more remote TODAY Ma
bers of the committee already selected wsr.
making every effort ito placate seerninviv
obstreperous Democrats who wanted lndi
vidual planks included. The proposal IN ~
corporate plank demanding that SunTarras x
court justices be barred from accepting anv
other political office met with little favcr
among conservative Democrats and n w.
virtually settled that any fight made n.
this declaration would meet with little aria
cess The arrival of William Jennipr.
Bryan today was expected to bring 10
focus the threatened trouble over problhs
and
pendence Members of the Resolton, t
Committee, said Mr.. Bryan, with ali otbsr
advocates of special planks, would be A.
corded a full and free hearing But II was
clear that final word on proposed declara {.
tions would have to come from the Wht.
House. -
1t was suggested today that hrranvs
ments may be made to obtain unanirnon,
consent for Mr.. Bryan to address the con.
vention itself, to present his views on any
subject. Fair and liberal treatment N
Bryan the leaders believed would elirnIna,Il
any probability of "a serious contest ovs,
any special issue. ~
Democratic leaders were bombarded IN.
day by the suffragsts whose carefully or.
ganized demonstrations and presence an,
deeply felt The suffraglsts plan to de-.
mand that the Democrats include sua.s
rage plank as a means of offsetting ths-
Republican declaration on th.s ,,.tact &.
They assert that the Democrats should 70
further than the Republicans in an effon
to capture the 100000 women voters in
the West, who, they declare, will have a
voice In selecting the next President 4
PRESIDENTS SUGGESTIONS.
Among the platform planks now under
consideration by the Democratic leaders
which have been suggested by the Presi-
dent are the followng
Latn-American- resolution setting
forth the efforts nada tbroIIpb ha ranant at4
Pan-American Congresses and through
visits by American officials and business
men to South America to effect closer
relationship between the continents This
plan will include statement as 10 The 3
certainty of advantages to be obtained by
the cultivation OF friendship and cooper.
tlon among all the South American r.
publics. declaration reaffirmng- and
strengthening the Monroe Doctrine has been
suggested in connection with this plank
Domestic affairs-As suggested. this
plank contemplates a rapld-hre, pointbank
series of declarations as to the accomplish
ments of the Administration. The improve-
ment of banking conditions the broadening
of the trade relations of the country The
tariff and various other domestic accom-.
plishments of the Administration would b
treated under this head.
Future promises-Thls suggested as
straghtaway review of the Legislative pro-
gram of the Democrats, with particular
mention Of: A
MISUNDERSTANDING the military and
naval measures so far advanced by Con-
gress, as well as those measures which are
nowNin the course of accomplishment s
Rural credits-Setting forth in particular
the farm loan bank bill agreed upon In Con
gress.
Merchant Misunderstanding the Admin
istration's ship purchase bill and making
clear the Administrations purpose to ge'
out OF the shipping field as soon as prlyam
enterprise will develop the business 70
point where the government partiepauoa
is unnecessary.
1t is also proposed that the platform
should state those things which the AeI
ministratiOn has in mind but which nass
not yet been accomplished, such as adequas
conservation legislation, reform OF the Taie'
of the Senate to allow some sort OF nn
itation on debate, and the creation OF
tarif commission.