The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-02
PLATFORM IS
WRITTEN AND
FIGHT LOOMS
Lack of Plank on Prohibition
and Favorable Irish Plank
s.. Arouse
BRYAN is ON WARPATH
Refers to Great Variety of Sub
jects in Suite of Efforts to
Make it Short
BRYAN is ON WARPATH

San Francisco, July 2.-Framed af
ter days and nights of struggle with
clashing interests and opinions the
resolutions draft of the platform was
laid before the Democratic national
convention today for adoption
Further conflict in the form Of the
convention itself was regarded as Ger.
tain. Irish sympathizers among the
delegates had served notice Of their
purpose to have that plank rewritten
to include fiat demand for diplomat
ic recognition of the republic Of IRE
land. .a
Decisively defeated in his ftcfforts
to force a bone-dry declaration into
the committees structure, William j.
Bryan announced his purpose of re.
newing his demand on the floor. He
had also several amendmentssto some
planks to present to the convention.
he added, but he did not disclose their
purpose. s
Silent on Prohibition
The committee platform was silent
on prohibition enforcement. 81 1t was
a long document, efforts to produce d
brief statement of party principles
having ben baked from the outside.
A wide range of subjects were treated,
including agricultural, soldier release
and score or more Of domestic qucs-
tions. The preamble was brief. It
was confined to a trihute to the lead
ership of President Wilson.
Foremost among the planks came
endorsement of the league OF nations
and condemnation of the Republican
senate of having interposed partisan
envy and personal hatred" in the
way OF world peace. The Presidents
stand against 'reservationst designed
to- cut to pieces the yital purpose
of the Versailles treaty was aPIlaan!-
ed, but coupled with this declaration
was the statement, written in after
a prolonged committee struggle, that
the Democratic party did not oppose
reservations making clearer or more
specific the obligations Of the United
States to the associated nations.
War, Declaration tx ySs'r
Accompanying this was an asser-
tiOn that the. President had repeated
ly declared and the convention now
re-affirms that American obligations
as a league member "must BE fpl
filled in strict conformity with the
constitution Of the United States EN-
bodied is the fundamental principle
of necessary declaratoly action by con
gress before this nation may become
q participant in war" r
The Irish plank, after hours of com
mittee dispute, was brief. The spe-
cific reference followed a general as.
sertion reaffirming the principle Ct
national self-determination as a s'War
aim which victory established It
merely renewed within the limita-
tions of international comfy and
usage previous expression Of the
Democratic party with Irish aspira-
tions for self-government. The Ar
menian plank also expressed SYM
pathy but was silent on the question
of accepting by the United States OF
mandate over that country for
which the President asked authority
of congress. .. -.
Armenian plank
Consistent with the constitution
and American principles the govern
ment should '1end every possible and
proper aid to the Armenian's effort to
set up government Of their own
it said. ..
Among other international subjects
touched on was the non-admissiOn of
Asiatic immigrants declared to be as
a national policy a true expression
of the judgment of our people. The
report was to placate states where
enforcement of that policy was Of
particular concern. ..,
Mexican Plank
The Mexican plank asserted that
the administration, remembering in
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