Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-14
BELIEVED INDIANA
PEACE PLANK WILL
Be c. 0. ?. MODEL
Framed After Conferences
With Senators, Including
I IrrecOnCiIabIeS.

Unusual interest was manifested to-
day by republican and democratic
politicians at the Capitol over the
plank in the Indiana republican con-
vention platform relating to the
league of nations. since it was gem
orally understood that it will consti-
tute the model of the plank to be
presented to the committee on reso-
lutionS of the national convention
Before proceeding to Indianapolis
Chairman Hays of the republican ma
tional committee was in conference
here last week with republican lead
crS in the Senate, including the IT
rcconcilahles as well as those VINO
favor reservations to the covenant Oh
The league of nations.
There were long distance teiepnonic
communications yesterday between
Indianapolis and Washington on the
same subject The belief was gem
.ral among republicans at the Capltol
today that the plank finally TO ne
adopted by the republican natlonal !
convention will be accepted by both
factions of republicans Interested IN
the league of nations, although e1-
forts may be made in per1unctory
way to declare against the league as
a whole which are foredoomed 10
1hilure.
Text OF Indiana Plank.
The text of the peace plank incor-
porated in the Indiana platform
charged President Wilson with being
responsible for the delay In ratify1nS
the peace treaty. The text follows:
The treaty of peace with Germany
ought to have been made immediately
after the arm.stice. II that had been
done. the treaty would have been rati-
fled many months ago. peace Wouid
have been established and technical
state of war would not have remained
between Germany and the Uniteo
States The President insisted upon
making. and forced the representa-
tives of the associated powers TO
adopt, the covenant of the league OF
nations as an integral part or the
peace treaty.
He thus sacrificed peace to his own
plan for the league of nations. seek
ing in this way through coercion to
nullify the constitutional powers of
the Senate in regard to treaties In de-
Tense of our own Constitution. and Tor
the protection and SAFETY and the IN
dependence OF the United States, the
republicans in the Senate resisted this
effort to force upon US the league OF
nations as the President submitted II.
Reservations we're adopted by the re-
publican majority OF the senate Tor
ereignty and the vital interests OF the
United States.
Opposes Covenant NJ Drawn.
"As representatives of the republi-
can party, in convention assembled,
we declare our absolute opposition to
the covenant of the league of nations
as submitted by the President. and We
fully approve the action Of the re-
publicans of the Senate in resisting
its adoption. >.
Twice the treaty. with these res
ervations. was submitted to the Sem
ate and twice the President brought
its defeat. This result is due to the
President alone. In this way he car
ried the question of the treaty as sub
mitted by him to the Senate into the
campaign.
THE republicans are not responsible
for the delay in securing peace thus
caused. but they welcome the issue.
They gladly submit. all questions in
eolved in the covenant of the league
of nations to the considerate judg-
ment of the American people. They
ask their approval Of the action of the
republican senators. They appeal with
confidence to the great tribunal OF the
people of the United States upon the
momentous questions which have thus
been raised and which involve moth
ing less than the independence. the
sovereignty and the future of the
country.
Favor Association Of Nations.
I'VE favor an association of nations
TO promote the peace of the world.
The judicial settlement of interna-
tional disputes has always been a
policy of the republican party and the
first general arbitration treaties were
negotiated by a republican adminis-
tration. We favor the establishment
Of world court to administer inter-
national justice and also earnestly
support a general agreement among
nations for a reduction Of ornaments.
but we are unalterab1E opposed to
any league or covenant which gives
to foreign nations, in any way what
ever, the slightest control over the
military and naval forces of the
United States. or which gives to a
foreign country or tribunal the least
Jurisdiction over the domestic affairs
of the American people or the right to
interfere in the full exercise of the
constitutional powers Of our govern
ment or to abridge in any way the
American policy known as the Mon
roe doctrine.
..If the republican party also be-
lieves that it should be the declared
policy of our government that the
freedom and peace Of Europe being
again threatened by any power or
case in 1914, the United States should
regard such situation with grave
concern as menace 10 its own peace
and freedom. We believe that, under
such circumstances. the United States
should consult with other powers af-
fected with view to devise means
for the removal OF such a menace and
he prepared when the necessity arises
IN render every service. as we did In
1917, for the defense of civilization" "