The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-15
MERICANISM
PLANK WILDE
MADE STRONG
to Revise Platform,
to Get In Attack on
Aliens.
y URGE PEACE
y L PLANK

,rn on the so-called issue OF Amerl-
,,isn IL Is understood that the Presi-
snt has decided TO take a stronger stand
, this question and that ne will submit
declaration setting forth. as he did In
.rs.,h in Washington to-day tina;
the hyphen must be crushed OUT VI
merica"
THE Presidents decision on TINS Soih'
dictates the Importance which TINS 'ssue
uparentiy is going to assume IN tne
,,riny campaign. The Democrats are
,reparine to make A drive upon MI.
hughes with a view TO forciiti MN 10
AXE a stand In regard TO the alleged
activities OF pro-German ORGANIZATIONS
n politics.
In this way they believe they can
,,ienate many votes from Hughes. either
rom pro-Germans. who Will resent any
attack by him or from others who Will
infect to his failure 10 meet the issues
kquarely.
The platform builders got down TO work
Immediately after the adjournment OF
ne convention and tonight held a pub
lie hearing on many questions ohered
for their consideration. The platform
: not likely TO be completed before Fri
day.
As soon as the fun committee as
sembled his afternoon at the Planters
ho,e! a procession Of individuals OF both
both sexes appeared outside the door
bearing planks guaranteed to strengthen
the Platform and insure Democrats VIC
tory this fall. They bore them into the
meeting room carefully and waited pa
;Iently for their turn TO come 10 eA-
plain the merit Of them.
As usual the actual work OF drafting
the platform will be done by a sub
committee % seven members. which VIII
csnfa "a =
chairman Of the full resolutions com-
ui,tee. This Subcommittee will no; he
named until after the public hearings
have been finished. II looked to-nignt
as II these public hearings would De
pro,racted we'll into the morning hours.
Secretary Baker had talks with some
Of the members OF the resolutions COM
mittee Just before they TINS
afternoon. None of them has seen the
Wilson platform draft. which he has IN
his possession. The Presidents sugges-
tons are 10 be laid hrst before the sub
committee.
on motion Of Senator Pomerene Of
Ohio IL was decided this afternoon To
limit the time for discussion OF a sub
jert TO thirty minutes. Some OF the
members believed that no limit should
l.. placed o. the speeches. but they were
outvoted.
Gompers Heard First.
There is trouble over the tariff plank
of the proposed platform. a PLANK
brought TO ~. louis by A. Mitchell Pal
ner Of Pennsylvania. declaring for q
tariff system that would cause discriin
inatory methods to be imposed IN time!
OF surplus production. has excited the IN
Of Senator James of Kentucky AM
other leaders who are in the habit o
taking orders from the White Hous
without question.
Mr.. James balks at this plan. AM
saws IL amounts IN essence to An adop
t,on OF the principle OF protection. |
really is apparent that this plank VII
have 70 he "softened'' or the Admins
tration will be confronted with a fgh
either in the committee or before IN
convention itself.
The plank drawn by Mr.. Palmer
which he states was approved by IN
President. indorses the Underwood Law
the creation OF a tarif con
mission and proposes the enactment {
an anti-dumpiny clause that would Al
sure normal competitive conditions
times Of excessive production ABROAD
Mr.. James characterized this as III
democratic" and insists that the M
iority OF the convention will not accei
II
samuel Gompers and his
labor leaders were the first to be near
They read the same statement they MAJ
to the Republicans and Bull Moosers
chicago. after which MIR. Gompers a.
dressed the committee, becoming qui
!mpassioned a. he asked the Democrat
marty TO ally itself with labor this IA
The labor people want among 9th
things n declaration in favor OF "A Higo
GUS enforcement OF the sean1ans a.
restriction of immigration a natioh
workmen's compensation act, wom'
suffrage and the extension OF the elg
hour law. ,
Mr.. Gompers told the committee IN
when he and his associates present
their appeal to the Republicans in
were asked to condense II and had
fused TO do so. Then he added
"Our demands were so condensed
Chicago that one could need a me-
scope 10 Ind any of them in the Rept
lican platform .
minigtration forsthe Clayton law a
The seaman's act. He said the OF
reason why the labor interests were
handing that the Democrats men'I
these again was because an eHort "
being made by powerful interests
create in the public mind the Zee!
that these laws ought to be repealed
modified. q,
II was evident that Mr.. Gompers b
many friends in the committee. Ma
Of them insisted upon shaking MAJ
with him after a~pplauding his speech
Womrn Oher Plans.
The women led of for the peace
vocates. Mrs. william !, Thomas OF {
cago and Mrs. Frederick Thomas
-, Louis presented the demands OF
Noman's Peace party. which had b
formulated by Miss Jane adams
n committee. Among these were
following:
we believe that expression sho
Dee given to the common reason
conscience OF the world and 'heref
avor the immediate calling by the ~
dent Of the United States OF a c
prcss Of neutral nations.
We favor action on the part or
United States looking toward the
adjustment OF an internatlonal court
justice which shall settle such disp'
among nations az are OF a JUSTICE
character, a permanent internaiit
conference which shall develop an
Lgh,cned international public op!'
agd formulate principles on which III
rational cooperation may be based
Il permanent international council
corc.,iation and investigation for
settlement Of differences arising /
uonomic competition. expanding g
Inerce, increasing population and char
! social and political standards
Because the desire for war Is o