The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-08
Preparedness One OF Chief
Keynotes Of Progressive
National Platform.
FOR PERMANENT PEACE
Declares for Second Navy.
Army Of 250,00O and Uni
verSa| Training.

CHICAGO June Ringing dcclars
tions Of Americanism and FOR prepared
ness military. spiritual. economic and
ndustrinl-are koynotcs NJ tho progreS
slve national platform completed
wednesday night iu - operation with
the republican platform builders
The AmefcnuIsm" pHnks minus 81.
rect reference 10 h,phcusui GorlHfed In
vigorous terms for uphHding American
rights on land and son guarding tho
honor and influence oi uur nation and
maintenance ot tho integrity N inter
national law"
Must Make Peace Permanent
The platform also declares that the
suprcmo duty " civilization II 20 make
n"ncc permanent after the war. for
which this nation should he prepared IN
over, sphere Regarding military pre-
pnfodu"ss. tho platform declares fur 'N
navy restored 10 NJ least socond rank In
hHiib efficiency. standing army of
''u nnN men, and system ~ universal
military training citizen yoldicr
controlled hy IN" national government To
End Conditions In Mexico
Regarding Mexico the platform as-
s'ris that ever, resource NJ tho govern
rcrt should he for'hVith uscd 10 cnd
fhs condition
Other platform declarations arc for
Nomsr suffrage regulation ~ iudls'r,
md hs' distribution ~ .is rsuirns
conservation. 70 establishment NJ ihe
american merchant marine national
highways Developments permanent
prin commission aud protective tariff
Yssr o' Decision
Tho teNi NJ the platform Us drafted bN
'h~ resolutions committee follows
The wear " decision fnr IN" nations
future l' here
rs We rnW decide so Ur shall 90
forward In righteousness srd power NJ
Srrkv0rd IN degradation and weakness
"Of necessity ve deal now With 'l'
foundation ~ uur national Iifs We ar'
tcIng elemental nrts NJ force n righ'
nd wong. ~ extreme national peril
Our present choice ~ rrih viii bc ir
',yo,nhlr The trad'inu ~ ISOLATION
.Epf been ended The United staies #.
now pert NJ world systom ~ civiptl.
'iuu We stand or f,ll 1. We prepNr,
.r1W ~ take our part iu peace or vAi
ud hold our own therein
Subi.c, n ea.ic Du,.,
" memh'rs " pu international row
munit, So" bre subject tu certain basN
duties
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rn.ri ~ .I. .iir"u. Native ~ Natural
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|H.trrss u' uuU nation
ru maintain lir H'sTrIu ~ in'"-
national lHv
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iyaiiNn Ne must ns strong 90 dsf~r
them
Psadv - nss, peao.
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,upfswr duiy " civilization 20 rrrtfl
conditions witch v'u make n-pis por
msrsri prf r0ur'r, wusi Hs pri~ ru.
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sud 10 evils will ro' Hc d1r- nv t,ii
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others nor w u'riglrs ourselves 'o dfps
.fir action foT international riv'f N v
So not pfrrsfr hs tore which wpu'.
sustain sfUh action
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