Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-10

session this morning and
then much to the dap
pointment of the CALLER
les took a recess until q
O'Clock this afternoon. The platform
committee was engaged in the strus-
gle over the plan for the peace treaty
and it looked as tho much time might
be required. The convention was
called o order at 11:20 and adjourn
ed at 1892. Plans for making NOM
mating speeches were adjourned
Shortly after the convention open
ed Senator Mccormick of Illinois as
cended the platform and announced
that the subcommittee had arrived
at unanimous agreement on the
| platform and that everything pointed
| to utmost harmony which augured
| well for victory in he fall. The sub
committee accepted the Republican
| reservations as adopted by the Sen
ate before passing the treaty Of Yer
sailles.
The plank was framed after all
Ii
Senator Murray Crane of Massachu-
sets. leading the mild reservation
group, presided 1t contained in sub
stance the decision submitted by
Senator Crane yesterday and had not
| been accepted by the rreconcilibles.
Condemn Wilson Policies.
| The tentative draft condemned
| President Wilson's Mexican policy,
declare no Mexican regime should be
recognized until willing and able to
give adequate guarantees for protec-
ton of American rights and pledged
the republican party to "a consistent
firm and effective policy towards
Mexico that will enforce respect for
the American flag" and protect Amer
can citizens and property.
There was no direct reference to
intervention in Mexico, but it was
declared that the party should stand
for "insistenCe upon the maintenance
Of order" in Mexico. The proposal
for mandate over Armenia was con-
demned and the action Of congress
in passing a peace resolution was ap-
proved
There also was IL plank asking for
frage amendment hut the subcommit-
teee voted against inclusion Of any
direct reference to prohibition.
The tentative foreign relations
plank under consideration in the sub
committee provided in part:
I'VE approve the action of the re-
publican senate with respect to the
proposed treaty of peace with the
covenant of the league of nations.
eve declare our opposition to the
treaty ana the league of nations as
|. submitted by the President and ap-
prove the action of the republican
senate in resisting ratification with
out safeguarding reservations.
"We favor the ratification of the
p treaty Of peace with the legaue Of
nations with reservations which are
in accord with the American prnci-
= pies which protect the liberty and in
; dependence of the people of the Uni
; ted States and which in no case shall
be less effective in these respects
: than the reservations proposed and
p adopted by the republicans of the
senate
Those portions of the tentative
: plank relating to the peace resolu-
l tions, Mexico and Armenia follow:
? We approve the action of the re-
J publican party in congress in passing
, a resolution 10 repeal the declaration
Of 4 state of war with Germany which
Z Wuold have brought peace and reliev-
S ed the people of the burden of the
= war measures and We condemn the
+ Presidents veto of this resolution
= We condemn President Wilson for
asking congress to empower him &c
:. accept a mandate for Armenia. We
:, commend the republican senate for
a refusing the Presidents request tC
S empower him to accept mandate
II for Armenia The acceptance of such
r, mandate would throw the United
States into the very maelstrom OF
European quarrels. According to tbs
= estimate of the Harboard commits
4; sion organized by authority of the
If President we would be called upor
to- send $4,000 American boys to po
a lice Armenia and to eXpend S276,000,
e eco in the first year and S756,000, oo'
II in five years. This estimate is made
n up on the basis that we would have
v only rowing bands to fight, but IL
% case of serious trouble with the Turks
n or with Russia, a force exceeding 200,
r. O0O would he necessary.
# No more striking illustration car
n be found of President Wilson's disre
grad of the lives Of American boys
Is or of American interests.
5. We deeply sympathize with inc
~ people of Armenia and stand ready
If to help them in all proper ways, but