Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-29


Glass. of Virginia, who drafted the state
platform. and it's publication from the
White House generally was regarded as
forecasting what the president and his
supporters would expect to be written
into the party's national platform at
San Francisco.
Stamps 1t Party Attitude.
The national platform was not menti-
oned directly by the president though
he wrote that the Virginia Democrats
had set forth the attitude of the party"
on the League OF Nations and other
important issues.
The league plank occupies large
place in the Virginia platform embrac-
ing declaration for a league of
nations and praising 'the exceptional
achievement at Paris involved in the ad-
option. Of bfrsased s7df FOR Tsteadfastly stand,
ing for the covenant agreed to. ana
the Republican reservations and peace
resolution arc condemned.
Some of the other features OF the
Virginia platform are:
4 declaration for an efhc1ent nleF-
chant marine with sale to American
citizens for operation under the Amen.
can flag of all merchant vessels acquired
by the government during the war
Condemns G. o. p. Congress.
Condemnation of the Republican
congress for vain and extraVasaht M IN
yestigations. costing two millions ot ooi-
lars revealing nothing beyond the ~
canaGty of Republican politicians to
nopa with the rravest problems.
4 declaration that neither labor nor
.csn;tsl should at any time take aclloi.
tbat will ieopardize the public welfare.
snd that strikes and lockouts shouio pc
sunnlauted By some method OF amicao'e
settlement. .,;.,-,+or
Commendation OF the aomirusts alloi
for establishing the federal reserve sys
tem the farm loan system. "Just tarii
io,;sIation'' an income tax and oe-
partment of labor. ,
Cr;t;csm of congress for having
failed TO heed the president recon-
5rndations for revision of tax laws, anu
fnr having failed 10 repeal war iesis-
latiou which harnesses business
HeIp Disabled Vets
.,proyal of the utmost generosity''
Co., disabled soldiers and their depend
ents but disapproval of stimulated et-
forts to fasten further oppressive DUR
dens upon the taxpayers OF the country
hv enormous bond issues or consump-
finn and retroactive tax levles TO give
iudiscriminate bonus TO enlisted men
Praise of PRESIDENT WILSON. W wncSS'
efforts the platform says should chietfy
he ascribed" the adoption by congress oil
tho woman suffrage amendment,
The president, in his letter to Sena-
tor Glass, said:
'-Thank you for. sending ms, the copy
of the platform recently adopted ny
the Democrats of Virginia"
Record OF Achievement
Aside from the purely personal ref
erences. which of course l deeply ap-
preciate. let me say To you- my dear
senator. that the sentiments expressed
in this notable document are IN full ae-
cord with my own views, especially the
statements which set forth the attitude
of the party on the League of Nations
and the pressing problems of peace, fl
nance and reconstruction. These are
the clear cut, unequivocal principles OF
patriotic men who know how to serve
their country and mankind.
Surely this platform recites record
of achievement in which all Americans
have a just cause for pride and con
graduation,