The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
Johnson Plans
On TreatyWM
Be Rejected
Leaders Hope for Forward
Looking Document With
Complete Harmony.
by ROBERT T. BARRY.
(PubIic Ledger service.)

principles Detore the nation this
year. They are not inclined to stage
! a domestic quarrel in their own
home at the convention this week.
There are minor differences. Such
could not well be avoided in a party
reaching from coast to coast and
from Canada to Mexico.
The Republican platform is to be
| a forward looking statement of
principles If the party leaders have
\ their way. 1t will cover all the
major issues nearest to the Ameri--
| can heart. There may be differences
over the league of nations and the
| industrial problems. but in the end
| harmonious declaration of prin-
ciples is regarded as the positive
outcome of the convention.
To one who went through the
many stages of discussion over the
wording of the treaty reservations
/ it is no novelty to find here diff
ferences of opinion as to verbiage,
but unanimity of thought prevails
with respect to ultimate results.
As 1t stands tonight, the Republic
an statements of principles may be
summarized as follows:
THE TREATY.
| The party will condemn the league
of nations as presented to the Sem
ate by President Wilson. 1t will
indorse the action of the Republican
majority of the Senate in refusing
to consent to the ratification of the
treaty without the reservations ap-
proved by the Senate majority. II
will denoa1ce the action OF the
President in blocking ratification of
the treaty and vetoing the Knox
peace resolution thereby keeping the
nation in technical status of wal
with Germany.
] The party will go on record un-
equivocally as favoring measures
TO promote the peace of the world
and accordingly will serve notice to
| all the nations of the earth that its
foreign policy would be drawn with
view to preventing a repetition of
such menace TO civilization as
Germany brought about in 1914. The
Republicans will stand for agree
ments for international reduction
and Limitation upon armaments, for
the codification OF international law
and for extension of international
agreements or arbitration of dis
putes between nations.
THE INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM,
The rights of the public will be
accorded recognition and respect
for them demanded. The party will
stand in equal opposition to the
rights of the worker being denied
and the wrccking of production by
lockouts. 1t will declare for the
adjudication of industrial disputes
by Peaceful means where the inter
ests of the public are involved 1t
is not likely to declare for compul-
sorry arbitration denying the right
of the individual, to cease employ
ment in accordance with the guar
| antees of the Constitution.
MEXICO.
Absolute guarantee for the pro-
lection of American rights and
property in foreign nations. A fat
| insistence upon the strict observ-
ance of international law for the
| observance of the rule of nations
governing the treatment of the lives
and property of nationals of q
friendly nation. Prompt and ef-
fective action to see that violations
of such guarantees are punished.
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
FORMAL conditions, looking for bet
ter marketing facilities between pro-
ducer and consumer, curtailing ex-
Itravagance and reducing imitation;
economy in Federal appropriations
| brought about by the Republican
Congress in the face of demands by
| the Democratic administration for
o continuance of the war organizR-
tions and continuance OF wasteful
methods in Federal departments, will
be cited as an indication of the Re-
publican thought in that respect.
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
The Republican party will be COM
mitted to. strict and impartial en-
lforcement of all Federal statutes and
to cooperation with State govern
mcnts to that end. The platform
will not specify the volstead act for
enforcement OF the Federal prosibi-
tion amendment. but that measure
will be included In the general prob
lem. There is very slight, IL any,
possibility the platform will declare
for modification OF the volstead act
according to the light wine and beer
formulas. Suppression OF radical
agitation will be embodied In the
same declaration. The party will
leave no room for. doubt as to its
uncompromising stand for law and
order.
LEGISLATION.
The party will cite its record Of
achievement since IL assumed con-
troll over the legislative branch OF
the Federal government as promis-
ing the continuance of statutory 4.
enactment designed to serve the best
irterests of the country, safeguard
CONTINUED oNvrAGs yrvl. |