The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-06-04

w AoEl NtION, ID. G., MAY %
President Wilson s conception of the
campaign issues of 1920 was elucidat-
ed yesterday in n letter made public
at the White House expressing the
presidents "full accord" with the
sentiments contained in the platform
recently adopted by the Virginia
democratic convention. The league of
nations plank, which declared for
ratification of the treaty Of Versailles
without reservations which would
impair IFS essential integrity" was
particularly commended by the presi.
dent He also signaled out for praise
the platforms declarations on fin.
ance and reconstruction. which in
cluded a general proposal to revise
tax laws and deplored agitation for
ian indiscriminate bonus" for sol
.diers of the great war.
Sent 10 Senator Glass.
The letter was addressed 10 Sen.
ator Glass Of Virginia, who drafted
the state platform, aud It's publication
from the White House generally was
regarded as forccasting what Presi-
dent Wilson and his supporters would
expect 10 be written into the party =
national platform at San Francisco.
The national platform was not men
toned directly by the president.
though he wrote that the Virginia
democrats had "sct forth the attitude
of the party on the league of ma
tions and other important issues.
The league plank occupies large
place in the Virginia platform. en-
bracing n declaration for "a league
of nations" and praising "the excep-
tional achievement at Paris involved
m the adoption of league and treaty
~ near akin 10 American ideals. -
The president is praised for "stead-
lastly standing for the covenant
agreed to-" and the republican reser.
yations and peace resolutions are con-
demned. Some of the other features
of the Virginia platform are;
Other Features Cited.
Declaration for an efficient mcr-
chant marine, with sale to American
citizens for operation under the Am
,ericnn flag of all merchant vessla ac-
luircd By the government during the
war.
Condemnation of the republican
congress for twain and cxtrayagant
Investigations costing S2,0OO,OO0, re-
ycaling nothing beyond the incapacity
of republican politicians 10 cope with
the grayesi problems.
Declaration that neither labor nor
capital should az any time "takc ace
ton that will ieopnrdizc the public
welfare" aud that strikes and lock-
outs should be- supplanled by some
method of amicable settlement
Commentator of the ndminisirn-
lion for establishing the federal re-
serve system, the farm loan system,
Just tariff legislation" an income
tay aud department of labor
Criticism of congress for having
failed 10 heed the president = recon-
mendntions for revision of tax laws
and for having failed 10 repeal "waf
legislation which harnesses business "
Utmost Generosity.
Approval of the "uimost generos-
ity' for disabled soldiers aud their
dependents, but disapprovnl of "siim-
uluted efforts 10 fnsten further OPP
pressve burdens upon the taxpayers
of the country by enormous bond Is
sues or consumption and retroactive
tax leyies 10 give an indiscriminate
bonus 10 enlisted men,
Praise of President Wilson, TO
whose efforts, the platform says,
"should chiefly be ascribed' the
adoption by congress of the woman
suffrage amendment