Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-30
Sub Committee Reaches
Compromise on vexed
Liquor Question.
Law ENFORCEMENT,
PERSONAL LIBERTY
Two Declarations TO Be Joined, One
Favoring Support Of Dry Amend
mont But Enforcement Without
"vexatious Observation-Disclosures
League Plank Given Approval by
COMMITTEES.
By Associated Press.

San Francisco. June so.-According
to administration chiefs the sub
committee of nine drafting the DEM,
ocratic party platform has practic-
ally agreed on o prohibition plank
which is described as slightly
moist" and as being In support OF
the constitutional amendment" but
with declarations for personal liberty
and against ''vexatious interferen
ces."
a league OF nations plank the
same administration chiefs said, has
been agreed upon "justl as Woodrow
Wilson wants it. without the dotting
OF an y" or the crossing Of a st."
Az forecasted, it follows almost
identically the lines OF the Virginia
platform previously approved by
President Wilson. A careful count
OF tho full COMMITTEES and tho survey
of the convention. these administra-
tton chiefs say, make them confident
that William J. Bryan would not get
his prohibition plank into the plat
form. The agreement was In such
ict6tfsns ikhG5 sid. IA av it was not I'M
probable that their work would be
laid before the full COMMITTEES on re-
lations late this afternoon.
After : session Of less than half
an hour, tho subcommittee suspended
Its deliberations temporarily and left
the convention hall. No statement
was forthcoming zcgarding the pro-
gress made,
Debated Many Hours.
It required several hours Of debate
today to bring the platform sub
committee into final agreement on
the prohibition issue with Secre-
tary Colby leading the nght for q
light wine and beer plank. the prob,
lem showed signs Of becoming the
most troublesome facing the plat
form builders.
q canvass OF sentiment soon after
the meeting began last night is said
to have shown = majority sentiment
against any wet declaration, but
when the subcommittee came form.
ally to take up prohibition propos-
ais in the natural course Of Its de-
lfberations, II was decided to reopen
the whole subject.
Besides the plank offered by Sec
retary Colby, various wet declara-
gestsd. and the drys also put for
ward a set. OF proposals ranging from
an ultra dry declaration to o plain
law enforcement promise.
wilson Men Divided.
In the suh- committee the councils
of the administration men were wide
" diverse. Secretary Colby talked
platform with president Wilson just
before he left Washington, but he
has been long an opponent Of bone
dry laws ana many believe he was
speaking only his own convictions on
the subject. Senator Glass. who also
was given the presidents views on
party declarations, IL understood to
have taken the position that there
should be no Hquor plank at all. and
Senator McKellar, another .consts-
tent administration supporter, sub
mitted the bone dry plank drawn Dy
William J. Bryan. The result was to
put the subject into such a tansle
that no member of the committee felt
certain Of the outcome. Some OF
them were inclined to pass the whole
question over without decision and
let the vets and drys fight it out in
the full platform committee after the
full sub committee report has been
submitted.
Minor Planks Settled.
Altho many minor planks had been
virtually settled, some in principal
only, and others in phraseology as
well. most OF the troublesome nature
problems remained unsolved when
the sub committee of nine. preparing
a tentative draft, reconvened today
at $3.50 after less than eight hours OF
rest.
with the meeting Of the full re-
solutions committee slated Tor 10
o'clock, the subcommittee arranged
to meet with the main body, report
partial progress, and then resume its
labors. BY afternoon or night, Chair
man Gless said, 1t was hoped to go
finally before the full committee,
where long, spirited discussion was
in prospect. With late session to-
night. leaders hope to be able to
bring the completed product before
the convention tomorrow.
League Issue Out of Way.
The league Of nations and prohibi
ton remained the big barriers to
agreement. Adjustment of the league
question, however, was said to be in
fair way of realization.
On prohibition, the SUBJ h-committee