Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-10

Every effort viii be made by those di-
recting the procedure of the republican
convention to force final action on the
platform tonight, said VIII Hays, chair
man Of the national committee.
A long night session is planned in case
a big fight develops against the platform
as outlined by the resolutions committee.
Hays indicated, but he stated that the
unanimous renort on the planks ought TO
shorten the meeting.
The agreement was reached at con-
ference Of Ogden Mills. Senator William
Borah and Senator Reed Smoot.
Until the agreement was reached the
mild reservationists.' led by Senator
Kellog OF Minnesota and Lenroot OF
Wisconsin, had been insisting upon the
convention going on record in its plat
form for a ratification Of the treaty with
proper reservations"
Elimination Of all reference to ratifica-
tion was forced upon them by the stand
taken by Senator Hiram johnson and
Sc ator Borah against it.
The plank agreed to was expected to
meet with the speedy approval of the
convention when the platform in which
it is incorporated is submitted by the
resolutions committee. With the conven-
tion leaders supporting the plank, any
opposition that might be started to il
would be quickly ''1attened out" it was
predicted.
The compromise" plank is so worded,
il was stated, that no matter who the
convention may name as its presidential
candidate it will meet with his views.
BoRAH OUTLINES
CONTENTS OF PLANK.
Senator Borah outlined the contents Of
the plank as agreed on
I'm the first place" he said, 1T has re
mention Of ratification of the present
league or treaty.
"In the second place. it afirms ths
action OF the forty-nine senators who
fought against ratification of the treaty
In Washington, as President Wilson pre-
sented 1t to the senate.
'In the third place, it provides for
some sort of international court for the
arbitration of disputes between nations,
and in the fourth place it afirms ad-
herence to the policies of Washington
and Monroe.
ut does not exactly follow the Indiana
plank, but includes most of the essentials
of that plank"
Senator Borah was asked, whose vic
tory it was" but merely shrugged his
shoulders and declared that he was dis
PLANK SEEMS TO
SATISFY BORAH
Shortly before his announcement Of the
adoption of the plank by the COMMITTEES
he held a conference with Hiram john
son. Jr., son of the California senator,
who came hurriedly TO the doors of the
committee room, to ascertain just wheth-
er the plank contained essentially every
1t was evident Borah was wholly satis-
fed, judging from his conversation with
Mr.. johnson. to whom he gave a brief
written outline of what the plank con-
tanned
Following the adoption of the compro-
mise plank the steering committeen ad-
journed to prepare its report for the full
resolutions committee.
The full committee was expected to
have the complete platform ready for
submission to the convention when it re-
coavenes at o'clock this afternoon.
DID ROOT DRAFT
COMPROMISE PLANK?
An announcement that the compro
mise plank was drafted by Elihu Root,
who. is now en- route to Europe, WIS
made by Ogden L. Mills of New York,
a. member of the steering committee
identified with the mild reservations
ists.'
Senator McCormick of Illinois. one OF
the "irreconcila bles" on the committee,
denied, however, that Root had anything
70 do with it.
''Do you mean Elihu Root wrote the
rlank?" Mills was asked, ''or do you
menn Senator Smoot9"
"Elihu Root Mills replied
Mills explained that the mild reser-
vationists had agreed to the plank ana
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