Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-02
|REL AND AND
BOOZE CAUSE
DEMO SPLIT.
Bryan and Irish Defeated
by Platform Com
mittee.
TO TAKE APPEAL
TO CONVENTION
Platform as Finally Drawn BY Full
Committee Silent on Liquor Cues
lion and Mild on Irish Independence
.-straddle on Treaty Question Tc
BE Accepted Without chanse-Re-
publican Party Scored.
,y Associated Press.


after days and nights OF struggle
with clashing interests and opinions.
tho resolutions committee draft OF
thu. platform was laid before the
democratic national convention to-
day for adoption.
Further conflict In the forum of
the convention itself was regarded as
certain. Irish sympathizers among
the delegates had served notice OF
their purpose to seek to have the
plank rewritten to include fiat
declaration for diplomatic recogni-
ton of the Irish republic.
Iectsively defeated in his efforts
to force a bone-dry declaration into
the committee structure, w. j.
Bryan announced his purpose Of re-
neHfng the fight on the floor. He
had also several amendments to
conlmittee planks to present to the
convention, he added, but did not
disclose their purport. 81
Silent on Booze.
The committee platform was silent
on prohibition enforcement. It was a
long; document, efforts to produce q
brief. emphatic statement Of prin-
ciples having been balked from the
outset.
a wide range Of subjects was
treated, including agriculture, labor,
soldier relief. and score more do
mestfc questions. The preamble was
brief. It was confined to a tribute
to the leadership of President Will
son.
Straddle on Treaty.
Foremost among the planks came
endorsement Of the league Of nations
and condemnation of the republican
senate for having interposed par
tisan envy and personal hatred" in
the way Of world peace. The presi-
dents stand against reservations
designed to- cut to pieces the vital
provisions Of the Versailles treaty"
was applauded. But, coupled with
this declaration, went the statement,
written in after a prolonged commit
tee struggle, that the democratic
party did not oppose reservations
making clearer or more specific the
obligations Of the United States to
the league associates"
accompanying this was an asser-
ton that the president had repeatedly
declared and the convention now re-
affirmed that American obligations
as ID league member must be full
filled In strict conformity with the
constitution OF the United States.
iemb odfed In which is the fundamental
requirements of declaratory action by
the congress before this nation may
become participant in any war"
Just Sympathy For ireland.
The Irish plank was brief. The spe-
cifit: reference followed q general
assertion reaffirming the principles
of nationals self determination as a
war aim which victory established"
It merely renewed within the
limitations Of international comfy
and usage" previous expressions of
the democratic party Of sympathy
with Irish aspirations for self-gov-
eminent.
The Armenian plank also expressed
sympathy. but was silent on the oues-
tiorl Of acceptance by the United
States OF mandate over that
country, for which the president ask
ed authority of congress. Consistent
with the constitution and American
principles. the committee plank said.
the. government should lend every
possible aid to the Armenian effort to
set up q government of their own.
Hits at Asiatics.
vs. Among other fntorp a <fo-o1 -
jects touched upon was non -admis-
sion Of Asiatic immigrants. declared
70 he, as q national policy" a true
expression OF the Judgment Of our
people.
Support was pledged to states
where enforcement OF that policy was
of particular concern.
The Mexican plank asserted that
the administration, remembering in
all circumstances that Mexico was an
Independent state, had been unwill-
Ing either to profit by the misfor-
tunes OF the people Of Mexico or to
enfeeble their future by imposing
from the outside a rule upon their
distracted councils"
Recognition For Mexican Rebels,
Order was gradually appearing"
there as result. it added. and "at
no time in many years have Ameri-
can lives and interests been so safe
as they are now
The new Mexican government
should be recognized when it had
proved its ability to maintain order,
sigrified It's willingness to meet IN