Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-02
PLATFORM FINDS MUCH
TO CONDEMN IN REPILBLIC ICAN ACTS

By Associated Press.
I San Francisco, July 2.-Following
is a summary Of important planks Of
the platform as submitted to the
democratic national convention by
the resolutions committee.
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 insult
ferable burden of great military and
naval esta blishments. 1t was for this
that America broke away from tradi-
tional isolation and spent her blood
and treasure to crush collosal
scheme of conquest. 1t was upon that
basis that the president of the
United States. in a pre-arrangement
with our allies, consented to sus-
pension Of hostilities against the i'm
perial German government; the arm
istice was granted and a treaty of
peace negotiated upon the definite
assurance OF Germany. as well as to
the powers pitted against Germany.
that "a general association Of ma
tfons must be formed under speci-
fic covenants, for the purpose of af-
fording mutual guarantees of politi-
cal independence and territorial in
tegrity to great and small statos
alike" Hence, we not only congratu-
late the president on the vision man
ifested and the vigor exhibited in the
prosecution Of the war, but we fell
citate him and his associates on the
exceptional achievements at PARIS,
involved in the adoption OF league
and treaty SO near akin to previously
expressed American ideals and so in
timately related to the aspirations Of
civilized peoples everywhere.
We commend tho 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 tho way
Of peace and prosperity OF the world.
By every accepted standard of In
ternat tionality. the president Is justf-
fled In asserting that the honor Of
the country is involved in this busi-
ness; and we point to the accusing
fact that before it was determined to
initiate political antagonism to the
treaty, the now republican chairman
OF the senate foreign relation commit
tee himself publicly proclaimed that
any proposition for q separate peace
with Germany, such as he and his
party associates thereafter sought,
would make us guilty Of the blacklist
crime"
To that which Mr.. Lodge, in saner
moments. considered "the blackest
crime" he and his party in madness
sought to give the sanctity Of law:
that which eighteen months ago was
Of everlasting dishonor." the repub-
lican 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 commend the democrats in con-
gress for voting against resolutions
for a separate peace which would
disgrace the nation. We advocate the
immediate ratification Of the treaty
without reservations which would