Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-23
PLATFORM Of PRO-
CONVENTION IS FOR
LEAGUE COVE NAN
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
ENPREssEs 80 OPPOsITION
TO RESERVATION
LABOR COURTS ENDORSED
Greater Participation of Women ln
Federal Agencies. aud Md For the
Farmers In Eqauall,ing Prices
Are Other Plank.

BY Associated PTcts.
LINCOLN. Ncbr.. July ss.---'rhc Pro-
hibitIon party today adopted q platform
favoring the league of nations but cN.
pressing no opposition Ia reservations.
advocating greater participation by
women IN federal agencies for hett"ring
the condition Of workers. promising
farmers aid In cqualiz'ng prices. sccul.
ing farm labor and cooperative market
INK and demanding industrial courts to
and industrial warfare.
Platform By Planl,s
The platform set forth the party
views as follows:
I. Prohibition: Cummt nds congress
for enforcement laws passed. and IN.
supreme court for upholding eighteenth
amendment and enforcement laws
.. Notification: Dcnouuccs efforts
of "organized liquor traffic" Ia nullify
amendment by modifying enforcement
act. and condemns Republican an /
Democratic parties for platform silcn"c
on this point.
J. League Of nations. Favors cn.
trance of United States into league ~
immediate ratification of peace treaty.
mot obiccting to reasonable rcserva'
tiOns Interpreting American under
standing uf covenant" Favurs Consti'
tutional amendment prescribing trci.
ties Of peace be ratified by majority Of
both houses Of congress.
Compulsory Education
4. Education: Compulsory education
In English language. both In public ana
parochlal schools.
8. Agriculture: Pledges aid to farm.
crs In working out plans 10 equally
prices. secure labor and organize sys'
tenn of cooperative marketing. includ'
ing public terminals. mills and storage
facilitics. Extension ot parcel post ~
encourage direct traffic between PR
ducer and consumer.
6. Women and home: Adopts pro-
gram of national league of women voi'
ers providing prohibition - clfld Ia
bor. appropriations for federal chill
drcn's bureau. protection of infant lif'.
through u federal program of maternity
and infancy care. federal department
of education. federal aid for removal "f
illitcracy. and increase ~ teachers snl'
aries. instruction Tor youth ni land ami
newly arrived aliens IN duties uf cit.
Zcnship. federal supervision uf market
ing of food to prevent excess profits.
establishment of women's bureaus IN
the department " labor and appoint
Incnt of women In mediation and con-
ciliation service and on any industrial
commissions. Just wages to women IN
ciVil service. and no discrimination oii
account of scx. appropriation for cani'
paIgn against vcrcrnl disease: Amcii'
can women married to aliens to clairi
citizenship while resident In United
States.
fa,ers budget system
:. Economy and administration
Favors budget and system government
economy. and demands legislation d
filming rights ui labor and the creation
uf industrial courts which viii guaraE.
tee labor and employing capital cuurl
aud exact Justice and H. the general
public protection against the plralys >
Uf industry.
\. Prufilccring Promises to elm.
inntc profitccrs and ''all unncccsSii,
middlcmcn" 10y legal action.
- Suffrage. Congraiulatcs women
un freedom which this party has
helped thcm achieve"
TO- Presidential qualifications. De-
clarcg president should be- q person oi
high moral. spiritual aud intellectual
qualifications. and Christian ideals.
II. Law aud "rdcr: Pledges impa;'
tial enforcement of all laws.