Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
I'm Spirit, Arms and In
dustry' Declares Short
Snappy Platform.
AMERICANISM FIRST
VIII Meet Any Party Who
Puts Forth Leader for
Nations Needs.

CHICAGO. June 5-National pre-
~ paredness lin spirit, arms and
Industry is the dominant theme Of
the Progressive party's platform, Of
which a tentative draft was COM
pleted tonigh. by the resolutions COM
mittee appointed at today's session Of
the convention. 1t breaks party con-
vention platform records for brevity
and consists of a broad statement of
conditions facing and remedies need
ed by the nation. rather than the
usual formidable array of separate
planks.
As 10 preparedness. the platform de-
clarcs for navy second in the world s
armadas, standing army of two hun
dred and fifty thousand and uni
Nersal opportunity for military train
ing under federal supervision. So
cial and economic reforms and $50
cial justice features Of the 1912 plat
form are reaffirmed, full political
suffrage" is endorsed. a permanent
expert tariff commission. high pro-
tective tariff, regulation of industries,
conservation and development Of ma
tional resources are urged
Is Issue D. Men.
The platform declares that the
present situation makes an issue for
men. rather Than words. and closes
with the declaration that tho Pro-
Gressiyes will meet any party who
sees tie nations needs and puts for
ward q leader fit to meet it."
Following is the text Of the ten
tativc platform draft:
This is the year Of decision for
the nations future. AS we now de-
eide, Sc we shall go forward in right
eousncss and power. or backward in
degradation and weakness
"Of necessity we deal now with the
foundations of our national life. We
are facing elemental facts Of force. of
right and wrong, of eXtremc national
peril. our present choice of path
will be irrevocablc. The tradition of
isolation has been ended The United
States is now part of a world system
Of civilization. We stand or fall as
we prepare to take our part in peace
or war and hold our own therein.
"As members of an international
community we are subject to certain
basic duties:
Must Secure Citizens.
"To secure the rights Of our citi-
zens at home and abroad
'To guard the honor and uphold
the just influence of our nation; to
maintain the integrity of international
law. These are the cornerstones of
civilization. We must be strong to
defend them.
"rhe present war shows that it is
the supreme duty Of civilization to
create conditions which will make
peace permanent Our country must
be able and ready to take its part in
that work. The peace which we de-
sire for our country is not the peace
of submission and cowardice, but the
peace of Justice War and it's evils
will not be done away with by suf-
fering injustice to ourselves or others
nor Icy pledging ourselves to drastic
action for international right if we 60
not prepare the force which would
sustain such action. We can perform
eur rightful part in promoting perma-
nent international peace only by a
willingness and a prepared ability TO
defend our own rights and the rights
of other nations. We earnestly de-
sire to keep the peace. But there are
higher things that we must keep, as
Washington and Lincoln kept them
for us.
Arc for Peace First.
1--WE stand for peace. not war. W.
believe in preparedness for defense.
not Tor aggression. we snOulu nOt
sacrifice the lives of men for tn,
glory or gain of military conquest.
We therefore desire that the women
of the country who bear and rear its
soldiers and make and keep its homes
shall have the full political privilege
of suffrage.
arms alone cannot maintain a ma
tion. OF far greater permanent i'm
portance must stand a national IN
dustry efficient for the general well
fare. a prosperity justly distributed,
national life organized in all points
for national ends. Four years ago
this party was born Of a nations
awakened sense Of these fundamental
truths. In the platform then adopted
we set forth our position on public
questions. We here reaffirm these
declarations. They are made on ma
tional issues.
"A nation to survive must stand for
the principles of social and industrial
Justice. We cannot permit the op.
preston of any class and expect Of
that class high ideals of patriotism.
We must protect the wage Garner. de-
velop country life and remove the ar
tificial causes of the high cost of liv-
ing. A country must be worth living