The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-17
Republican Convention Adopts
Platform After Much Travail
in Committee.
LEAGUE PLANK OBSTACLE
Advocates and Opponents Satisfied by
compromise-Women Get. Equal
Voice With Men in Campaign
Wet Hopes Shrivei--
Affairs in Europe.
BY &. E. CLiPSON.


Note-Mechanicai exioencies Of the
present time, require that this review
be written by Friday noon. important
phases Of the Republican national con-
vention, notably the nominations for
president and vice president, not hav-
ing yet occurred, they are reserved for
treatment in the general news or In
special articles.
Agreement on, the platform was eff
fected in the Republican convention
Thursday night without any Of the
fireworks which had been predicted
and anticipated. The PROCEEDINGS oc-
Cured In the committee which framed
the platform and did not reach the
public nor the great body of delegates
excepting through the press. The
League Of Nations plank was the great
exciting cause and the difficulty was
to so frame IL as to save the faces OF
the Republican senator's who had taken
such varying attitudes on the question
ever since President Wilson brought
the peace treaty and the league cove
nant back from Europe. The result
was accomplished in very adrOit
compromise which abuses the admin
istratiOn as un-American In its stub
born insistence upon the league as
framed In Europe, pats on the back all
elements whether -reservationists. mild
reservationists or irreconeilables in
the senate majority. who opposed the
Wilson league; pledges the party to
continuation Of the policies Of Wash
ington. Jefferson and Monroe and to
an international association which
shall provide international courts. de-
veIop International law and secure in
slant and general international confer
ence whenever peace shall he threat
ened.
To many this must look IKE an in
dorsement Of the principle Of League
Of Nations although nothing is said
about mahtiates nor the duty OF Amer
fca to take part in foreign embroil-
ments. On the other hand the plank
specifically states that the United
States shall have the right to deter
mine In advance what is just and. fair
without becoming involved as partici-
pant or peacemaker in foreign quar-
rels. Much of this was gone over in
the senate debates and 1t always
caused division in the Republican ma
jority. but at the convention 1t seemed
TO satisfy all parties. Johnson claims
n victory. Lodge claims a victory, 9TH
ers who were opposed to both of them
claim victories and everybody Is
happy with the opponents hugging
each other today whereas yesterday
they were enemies, with certain "ir-
r4concilablesi' threatening to bolt the
party. No such an example OF the
oiling Of troubled waters has ever pre-
yiouslv been seen and the master hand
of Elihu Root is said to be the one
tbyt penned the remarkable compro-
i.s:se.
An unique feature of the convention
was the maverick character OF
the delegations. Never, at least
In recent times, has such an as
semblage of Embossed and I'M
branded individuals come together
for the purpose of nominating can
didate for president. Many old-timers
who had taken an active part in Tor
mer occasions of the kind. were forced
into back seats or were passive on
lockers from the side lines New faces
and younger men were everywhere IN
evidence. Probably larger proper
fion than ever before were nnacquaint-
ed With the game Of politics. This fact
prevented the hinge body from getfiDg
into customary grooves and maze lhe