Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-08
Great Emphasis Placed On
Need of Preparedness by
Platform Makers.
TENTATIVE DRAFT OF
PARTY DECLARATIONS
Moossrs to Ask Navy Second in Rank
in Efficiency and Regular Army Of
$4,000 Men-Advoeate System Of
Military Training For Citizen SOL
diery-Tariff, Conservation, and
Merchant Marine PIanks.

Auditorium, Chicago. June 8.-Ring'
ing declarations of Americanism ane
for preparedness, military, spiritual
economical and industrial, are key
notes of the progressive party platform
completed today.
The platform makers hoped to pre-
sent the platform to the convention to-
day or by tomorrow at the latest.
The platform declares for the uphold
ing Of American rights on land ane
sea, and maintenance of the integrity
Of international law.
Regarding Mexico the platform as.
serts that every resource o. the gov
ernment should be forthwith used te
end these conditions"
The text of the platform follows:
This is the year of decision for the
nations future. AS we now decide 81
wo shall so forward in righteousness:
and power. or backward in degradation
and weakness.
"Of necessity we deal now with th'
foundations OF our national life. W.
are facing elemental facts of force, o
right and wrong, of extreme nationa
peril. Our present choice of paths vii
1bepirrevocable. The tradition of isola
tion has been ended. The United State
Is now part Of world system of civ
ilization.
Americanism Paramount Issue.
I'VE stand or fall as we prepare nov
to take our part In peace or war anc
hold our own therein.~.s
LAS members of an internationa
community we are subject to certain
basic duties;
ITO secure the rights and equal treat.
ment of our citizens. native or natural
iZed, on land or sea, without regard tC
race, creed or nativity;
ITO guard the honor and uphold the
just influence of our nation:
ITO maintain the integrity of inter
national law
Peace Thru Preparedness.
These are the corner stones of civ.
ilization. We, must be strong to de.
fend them. The present war shows tina,
it is the duty Of civilization to create
a durable peace The peace which we
desire for our country is not the peace
Of submission or cowardice, but the
peace OF Justice War and it's evils viii
not be done away with offering jus.
tice to ourselves or others or by pledg-
ing ourselves to drastic action for in
ternational right if we do not prepare
the forces which would sustain sucf
action. We can perform our rightfu
part in promoting international peacf
only by willingness to defend oul
own rights and the rights of other ma.
tions. There are higher things that we
must keep, as Washington and Lincolr
kept them for us. Failing to deal firm.
~ with the Mexican disorders ha.
brought about condition worse thar
warfare. Every resource of government
should be forthwith used to end thos.
conditions.
For Greater Military Force.
1--WE must be ready in spirit, arm:
and industry. Preparation in arms re.
quires:
"A navy restored at least to secont
rank in efficiency.
"A regular army of 250,000 men, fully
armed and trained
a system of military training ade.
quate 10 organize with promptness. be.
hind that first line Of the army ane
navy. citizen soldiery, supplied, armed
and controlled by the national govern.
ment.
IN our democracy every male citizer
Is charged with the duty of defendinf
his country. This duty is not new. I'm.
der modern conditions it can NOT. b,
performed without adequate training.
ITO make possible social justice, &c
maintain our position in peace and
war, We must insure business and in
dustrial prosperity. This can be done:
by regulation Of industry aimed
at promoting its growth and pros.
perity and just distribution Of it's re-
turn.
by a conservation and development,
of our national resources.
by the establishment OF a mer.
chant marine.
by making new standard Of gov
ernment efficiency thru complet.
civil service system, a national BUDGET
and the destruction of pork barrel
legislation.
BY the. creation of a permanent ex-