Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-02
GOES
TO CONVENTION
FOR ADOPTION
Framed After Day and Night
Struggle Conflict on
Floor is Expected.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, July q
Framed after a day and night strug-
gle, the resolutions committees draft
Of the platform was laid before the
democratic national convention today.
Further conflict upon the conven-
tion floor was regarded as certain.
The Irish sympathizers served no
tice that they would attempt TO have
the plank rewritten to include a flat
declaration for diplomatic recogni-
tion Of the Irish republic.
Defeated in his efforts TO force a
bone dry declaration into the com
mittee draft, Bryan announced that
he would renew the battle on the
floor He also had several amend
ments TO other planks 70 offer. The
committee platform is silent on prohi-
bition.
A wide range Of subjects il covered
including agriculture, labor. soldiers '-
relief and a score or more Of domes-
tic problems. The brief preamble i
confined TO a tribute to President VIII
son.
Foremost among the planks came
endorsement Of the League Of Nations
and condemnation of the republican
senate for having interposed partisan
envy and personal hatred" In the way
of world peace. The presidents stand
against reservations designed to
cut 10 pieces the vital provisions Of
the Versailles treaty" was applauded,
but coupled with this declaration, went
statement that the democratic party
did not oppose notifications making
clearer or more specific the obliga-
tions Of the United States 70 its league
associates.
The Armenian plank expressed SYM
pathy. but was silent on the question
Of mandate The Irish plank brief
~ reaffirmed the principle of self de-
termination e nations.
Among other international subjects
touched upon bv the committee on
platform draft was on the admission
Of Asiatrc immigrants.
The Ievican plank asserted that
/ the administration. remembering IN
| al the circumstances that Mexico was
an independent state, has been "un-
willing either TO profit BY the misfor-
tune of the people Of Mexico or TO en-
| feeble their future by imposing out
side rule upon their temporarily dis
tracted councils Order is gradually
appearing as q rule and al no time
in many years have American lives
and interests been 80 safe as they are
now"
The new Mexican government
should be recognized when IL has prov
en- its ability 20 maintain order and
| signified its willingness to meet its in
ternational obligations. and give for
eigners in Mexico rights as well as
duties" the plank said II served no
tice that until that time Mexico must
realize the propriety Of policy that
7 asserts the rights Of the United States
% demand full protection for its citi-
zens.
The financial plank condemned
the pernicious attempt of forcing
down the bonds Of the government.
and 10 drag our finances out Of tha
banking and currency system back
into the arena NJ party politics"
Failure 20 meet tariff revision
measures through sheer political cow
ardice," II charged against the re-
public Conere7a made no move. il
asserted, TOWARD readiustment II the
tax laws which il denounced before
the last election and was afraid To re-
wise before the rext election
Claims Of republican public econ
omy were bransiad a. false pre-
tense.
The attack upon the republican
party reached the climax In separate
plank devoted to republican ccTrup-
ton" This section discussed "shock-
ing disclosures of the lavish use OF
money" by refublica1 candidates for
the presidential nomination and the
conviction Of q republican senator"
from Michigan charged with violating
the campaign expenditure lays. The
republicans controlled the sena snly.
by the Michigan election, THO 40
said Nsu#&