Evening star., 1920-02-20
Republican Platform Urges
Treaty With Reservations
and an international Court

NEW YORK, February 20.-The
platform Of the republican conven-
tion says. in part:
1.-The republican party of the
state of New York reaffirms it's
unyielding devotion to the Consti-
tuition of the United States and to
the guarantees of civil, political
and religious liberty therein con-
tanned. 1t will resist all attempts
to overthrow the foundations of
the government or to weaken the
and ideals. whether these at
tempts be made in the form of
international policy or of domestic
agitation.
we favor the immediate rati-
fication of the pending treaty of
peace with such distinct reserva-
tionsc and declarations as shall
make it clear to all the world that
the United States retains it's un-
conditional rights to withdraw
from the league of nations on
proper notice; that the United
States assumes no obligation.
either legal or moral. to send
service abroad unless the Con-
gress. in the exercise of it's con-
stitutional power, shall SO author
ize and direct; that the Monroe
doctrine is protected both in let
ter and spirit; that no foreign
power or council of foreign powers
shall have any control whatsoever
over the domestic policies of the
United States. and that the gov
ernment and the people of the
United States shall not be drawn
by the operation Of part XIII of
the treaty-the so-called labor
clauses-into the net spread by
international socialism.
Article x of the covenant for a
league Of nations. in it's original
form. cannot and should not be
ratified by the Senate or accepted
by the people of the United States.
: To do SO would not only contract
away control by the American
people Of their own policies and
acts but would certainly embroil
the country in an endless success
sion Of wars, great and small.
I'VE believe that the proposed
covenant for league of nations is
gravely defective in that it at
tempts to substitute discussion in
stead OF the rule of law for force
in the settlement of international
differences. We declare it to be
the policy of the republican party,
when the treaty of peace is ratified,
promptly to take steps for the in
stitution of an international high
court of justice to hear and decide,
in accordance with the principles
Of law and equity. disputes that are
justiciable in character arising be-
tween nations. and for an inter-
national conference meeting at
stated intervals, to declare and to
revise the rules of international
law and conduct: and to urge upon
the civilized nations as a long step
forward in promoting permanent
peace. their assent to such a code
of law defining the rights and du-
ties Of nations, such as was adopt
ed by the American Institute of
International Law at Havana, re-
public OF Cuba, on January %, 1917,
knoXn as the recommendations of
Havana.
'sThe chief enemy of democracy
based upon universal suffrage and
majority rule no longer is the arbi-
trary government of a monarch or
of hereditary aristocracy. but the
cruel and relentless domination of
a class bent not upon protecting
liberty and equality of opportunity,
but upon exploiting all who are not
of their own kind and group. We
support and urge the most vigorous
measures to prevent by education
doctrines of this dangerous and un-
democratic movement.
I'VE earnestly urge upon the leg
islatures of those states that have
not yet acted on the pending amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States that it be promptly
ratified in order that women gener-
ally may participate in the elections
to be held in November next for
President, Vice President, the Sem
ate and House of Representatives..
THE wage worker is entitled, as
q human being. to a proper wage.
reasonable hours and healthful con-
ditions OF labor. and to q share in
determining the circumstances under
which his personal cooperation
shall be given. The strike Is a
weapon Of Industrial war, and
should be made increasingly un-
necessary and gnfrequent by the
better organization Of industry
and by the establishment of a COM
mission or commissions on indus
trial relation"
More Production, Less Waste.
Increased production. stimuia-
tion of enterprise. checking Of