The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-03

Ahhs7 teAt VI ue Platform adopted nt San Francisco is as follows.
 = League of Nations.
 The Democratic party favors the League of Nations as the surest, if not the only practicable means Of maintaining the. permanent peace of the world and terminating the in- suferable burden Of great military and naval establishments, It was for this that America broke away from traditional isolation and spent her blood and treasure to crush a col losal scheme of conquest. It was upon this basis that the Presiden: of the United States, in pre-arrange- ment with our allies, consented to a suspension of hestilities against the Imperial German government the armistice was granted and a treaty of peace negotiated upon the definite assurance to Germany, as well as to the powers pitted against Germany, that "a general association of nations must be formed, under specific cove nants, for the purpose of affordins mutual guarantees of political inde- pendence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike" Hence we not only congratulate the presi- dent on the vision manifested and the vigor exhibited in the prosecution of the war but we felicitate him and his associates the exceptional achievements at Paris involved in the adoption of a league and treaty so near akin to previously expressed American Ideals and so intimately related to the aspirations of civilized peoples everywhere.
 We commend the President for his courage and his high conception of good faith in steadfastly standing for the covenant agreed to by all the as- sociated and allied nations at war with Germany and we condemn the Republican Senate for its refusal to ratify the treaty merely because 1t was the product of Democratic states manship, thus interposing partisan envy and personal hatred In the way of the peace and renewed prosperity of the world.
 By every accepted standard of in ternational morality the President is justified fin asserting that the honor of the country is involved in this business; and we point to the accus- ing fact that before 1t was determin- ed to initiate political entagonism to the treaty, the now Republican chair man of the Senate Foreign Relations committee himself publicly proclaim ed that any proposition for a separate peace with Germany such he and his party associates thereafter report ed to the Senate, would make us guilty of the blackest crime.''
 On May 5th last the Knox substi- tute for the Versailles treaty was passed by the Republican Senate; and this convention can contrive no more fitting characterization of its oblouuy than that made in the Forum Maga- zine of December, 1918, by Henry I ~I, hny Ao C-i6
 eff we send our armies and young men abread~to be killed and wounded in northern France and Flinders with no result but this, our entrance into war with such intention was a crime which nothing can justify
 The intent of Congress and the in tent of the president was that there could be no peace until we could create a situation where no such war as this could recur. We cannot make peace except in company with our all lies It would brand us with ever lasting dishonor and bring ruin to us also if we undertook to make a separate peace
 Thus to that which Mir. Lodge in saner moments consid cred "the bla elk est crime" he and his party in mad ness thought to give the sanctity Of
 
 everlasting dishonor-" The Repub- 1ican party and its candidates today accept as the essence of faith
 We endorse the presidents view of our International obligations and his firm stand against reservations de- signed to cut to pieces the vital pro- visions of the Versailles treaty and we com1end the Democrats in Con- gress for voting against resolutions for separate peace which would dis grace the nation We advocate the imm mediate ratification of the Urea ty without reservations which would i'm pair its essential integrity; but do not oppose the acceptance of any reserva- tions making clearer more specific the obllga tions of the United States to the league associates.
 Only by doing this ma V we rptrieve the reputa tion of this nation among the powers of the earth and recognize the moral leadership which President Wilson won and which Republican politicians at Washington sacrificed Only by doing this may we hope tt aid effectively in the restoration O. order throughout the world and tc take the place which we should as e,me in the front rank of spiritual ornmercial and industrial advance rent
 We reject as utterly vain. if no vicious, tho Repuo ican assumption that ratification of the treaty ant membership in the League of Nations would in any way impair the integrit, or independence of our country Th' fact that the covenant has been en tered into by % nations all as Jealous of their independence we are 0 ours Is a sufficient refutation of sticl charge. The president repeatedly ha declared and this convention reaf firms that all our duties and obliga tions as a member of the league mus be fulfilled in strict conformity witt the constitution of the United States embodied in which is the fundam enta requirement. of declaratory action b the Congress before this nation ma become a participant in any war.
 IEEtA ND.
 The great principle of national Self deternination has received conStan x.g,eratjop as one of the chief obiec