Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-27

llflenuS OF President Wilson and
the Virginia platform endorsed by
him. TT.
Three Courses Are Opcn.
On prohibition three courses are
open. Mr. Bryan and his supporters
want an affirmative declaration for
the enforcement and preservation
unchanged of the present y of l
per cent VOlstead act. \ group in
which the New York and New Jer-
sew delegations for the present are
| taking the lead are in favor of a
| liberalization of the law for which
/ they say a way has been opened
| by the supreme courts opinions
Still a third large class of delegates
land leaders are for no prohibition
plank at all.
Enheartened by the action of the
PENNSYLVANIA caucus in refusing
to instruct its representatives on
the resolutions committee to urge
a modification of the Volstead act,
the drys late today were calming
that not only would they be able
to prevent a wet plank from being
built into the party platform but
would be able to include a plank
commencing the law.
New York for Modification.
Mr.. Bryan announced he would
fight the vets from the committee
to the floor of the convention. That
the committee has a majority for
the dryS is conceded but the vets
are planning a minority report and
Norman Mack. national committee
man from New York, said his state
would made a determined fight for
the modification of the Volstead
act even if New York state stood
alone.
The drys were saying tonight
that their opponents were APP
preaching the whole issue with a
view of saving the local organiza-
tons in the localities known to be |
wet.
Although overshadowed by the |
prohibition fight, the contest over |
the league of nations plank got in
creasing attention as those who |
have disagreed conspicuously with
the president gathered here. The
general prediction was that the
administration plank endorsing the
league without destructive reser-
vations would get a safe majority
n the committee, though there
might be a contest against it on
he convention floor.
Pr0fitecring Plank.
Another issue which received in
,reasing attention was the prof
teering plank. Attorney General
'almer's plank. which. 1t was indi-
,ated, he might make public in the
rear future, is said to advocate
ederal control of securities issued
~ all concerns doing Interstate
business in necessities; federal IL
of all interstate corpora
ions, and a system of marking
handled in interstate ,
ommerce with the production ,
rice. ,
The backbone of Mr.. Bryan's :
Is understood to be Jail ,
entences for profiteers and strict ,
of all -profiteer- :
ng laws now on the statute books. ,
Advocates of a plank on the =
uestion of Irish independence :
warmed about the convention city r
oday armed with proposals of :
lany varieties and 1t appeared GER :
ain that the subject would be one ,
f the most bitterly fought when +
he resolutions committee Logan
s deliberations. The party lead
RS hoped to keep that row off the
oor of the convention but were !,
ar from certain they could do so. :,
President Gompers of the Amer =,
AN Federation of Labor will lead y
| person the fight to put organ ~
ed labor's program into the +
latform and Mr.. Bryan also will h
lbmit a suggested plank opposing n
arbitration tribunals. =
he only apparent clue tonight to
lie desires of the administration ~
n the subject was the general dec e
ration of the Virginia platform N
eclaring strikes and lockout as
1eplorable" and advocating that
lethods be contrived for peaceable T.
,ttlement of industrial conflicts. -