The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
Will SONS ORDERS
| ARE CARRIED OUT
| IN The EPLATFORM
Administration Policies Almost
Entirely as Wanted.
League and Armenia Not to
Presidents Taste.
BE SILENT ON PROHIBITION
Committee Makes Dry Decision
by 80 to 12 Vote.
Bryan Now Wants Definite
Stand on VOlstead Law.
}E SILENT ON PROHIBITION
Committee Makes Dry Decision
by 80 to 12 Vote.
BY L. c. MARTIN.

San Francisco, July 2.-The Demo-
cratic platform was submitted to the
party's national convention today by
Senator Carter Glass OF Virginia,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee.
Its outstanding features are:
l. Complete silence upon the wet
and dry question.
,. Emphatic endorsement of the
League of Nations covenant with a
demand for prompt ratification with
out nullifying reservations. but with
an expression of Willingness to accept
reservations clarifying the covenant
spect to American obligations.
j. A simple expression Of sympathy
for Irish aspirations, without refer
ence TO American recognition.
4. Rejection of the administration
plank recommending acceptance by
the United States of a mandate for
Armenia.
5. Pledge of support for aiding
American veterans of the world war
to acquire farms and homes, but no
promise of money bonus.
6. Strong planks on labor. ,agricul-
ture, the interests of women and wo-
man suffrage.
Almost as Wilson Wants 1t.
The platform presented was in
thoro accord with President Wilson's
views except on the League OF Nations
and the Armenian mandate.
Commendation of the League of
Nations covenant, coupled with con-
demnation of the Republican attitude.
was 50 sweeping, administration lead
ers declared, that Senator Waish's
amendment stating the party does not
oppose reservations making clearer
1 or more specific the obligations of the
| United States1 did not weaken the
plank,
On the Armenian question. the full
committee eliminated a provision for
acceptance of a mandate, recon-
mended by the subcommittee This
action, committee members said, re-
suited from feeling the country does
not favor an American mandate, or
any interference in affairs of foreign
nations.
Silence Vote 80 to IL.
The decision TO leave the platform
silent upon the wet and dry question
was reached about midnight last night,
by a vote of 80 to IL. A dozen pro-
posals were offered by the vets and
drys. A light wine and beer plank.
sponsored by James r. Nugent OF
New Jersey and Congressman SABBATH
of Illinois was rejected, IL TO 80.
William ]. Bryan's dry plank was
turned down with almost aequaI de-
cisiveness. A motion TO leave the
whole question was followed by an
announcement from Bryan that he
would offer his dry plank on the
floor of the convention.
Bryan's plank is: I'VE declare for
the effective enforcement of the
eighteenth amendment and laws
enacted pursuant thereto as construed
by the supreme court of the United
States"
The committee refused to make the
Irish plank anything stronger than a
reaffirmation of previous expressions
of sympathy. The full committees
changed the subcommittee draft by
eliminating reference to the League
of Nations as Ireland's hope for in-
dependence thru peaceful means.
Will Fight Irish Plank.
The proponents of the Irish inde-
| pendence plank gave notice that they
would attack the committee plank on
the convention floor. The Irish free
dom advocates tried to get w. Bourks
Cochran to submit a minority report.
/ but Cochran said he probably would
not
The labor plank. virtually written by
| Sam Gompers head OF the American
| Federation of Labor, met labors de-
mands as to collective bargaining, op-
position to anti-strike legislation. and
to compulsory arbitration. and con-
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