The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-02

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Sterling of South Dakota Unable
to Change Senate on Resolution Fav-
oring Ireland.
Washington, D. CA platform Of
10 planks, drafted by the La Fol
lette Republicans Of Wisconsin and
mon which they are making their
Campaign to elect the Republican
delegation from the Badger state to
the Chicago convention, has jolted
official Washington this week.
It's first six planks are:
1--WE favor the immediate conclu-
sion Of peace and resumption of.
trade with all countries.
eve are opposed to the league of
nations, as standing menace to
peace. and we denounce the treaty
as a violation of the pledges made
to the world and a betrayal of the
honor of this nation. 1t would make
us a party to the enslavement Of
and the ruthless oppression Of Ire
Egypt and India, the rape Of China
land.
eve would favor league for
peace, composed of all the nations Of
the world, provided they were mu-
tually pledged by binding covenants,
with proper guarantees, to abolish
compulsory military service, and pro-:
vided further that the several nations
mutually bind themselves to a speedy
disarmament, reducing the land and
naval forces of each nation to the
strict requirements of purely POI
lice and patrol service.
SSTXYo Jn,oo~I Tho - r,oe%~.r.
alton of free speech, free press,
peaceable assembly and all civil
rights guaranteed by the Constitu-
ton. M
1--WE favor the repeal of the espion-
age and sedition act, and denounce
the attempt to write such laws into
the permanent statutes of the coun-
try.
1--WE oppose all legislation confer
ring upon the postmaster general, or
any other governmental agency, the
power to deny the mailing privilege
to any person, without judicial hear
ing, and the right of appeal.
INDUSTRIAL PLANKS.
Having thus declared for peace
and trade with Russia, as well as
the late enemy countries, and for a
real worldwide organization for dis
armament and peace, the La Toilette
Republicans go on in their follow
ing planks to denoupce the use of
American troops in Russia, and to
denounce the "exile of any person
lawfully admitted to this country
except for crime fixed by law, and
then only upon trial and conviction
by q jury"
Labor and farmer issues are met
by declarations against the use OF
injunctions in labor disputes, and fol
the right of labor and the farmers
to organize for purposes of collective
bargaining. Also:
eve favor such legislation as may
be needful and helpful in promoting
direct cooperation and elimination
of waste, speculation and excessive
profits between producer and con
sumer, as offering some measure O
relief from the oppressive and mtoi
cradle economic conditions undel
which the farmer, the wage earne
and people generally suffer at thu
time.
ave favor repeal Of the Esch- Cum
minis railroad law, by which the PEG
pie are forced to guarantee rallroaa
profit, while such roads are privatel,
owned, and declare for the ultimat
public ownership Of railroads, an
Tor the gradual acquisition OF stock
yard terminals, large packing plant
and all other monopolies, and OF nat
ural resourcves, the private owner
ship Of which is the basis OF Prlvat
WOULD ELECT JUDGES
The platform points out that tn
federal estimates for this va e
peace are 10 times the estimates e
normal pre-war expenses, y.4-.- ~,
ING the war we produced new mi
ionaire for every three Amerlca,
soldiers kill ed in France; that fed
eral courts have SO grossly usurpe
legislative power that federal judge
must be made elective for terms
not over 10 years; that the Initiative
referendum and recall should be aI
Piled to national legislation and mem
bers of the senate and house.
It proposes mot q charity or BOZ
rs" but a payment of q sum, as
matter Of right, to the soldiers OF th
World war, to bring their total pa
up to civilian wages. It proposes
deep waterway TO the Atlantic trol
the Lakes, by way Of Canada, 70 p
the primary markets on the Lakes g
: rar with that Of New York.
finally it favors platform en-
hracing these princinles and cand