Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-05
HAYS LIMITS ADVISERS
TO DOMESTIC ISSUES
Republican Chairman Tells Com
mittcc to Not NEEDLE With
Foreign Policies for Platform.

Washington. Feb. 5.-Will s. Hays,
chairman Of the Republican Committee,
following his return to Washington after
q canvass of q large part of the country,
has submitted confidential memoran-
DUN to the members Of the advisory COM
mittee on policies and platform. lie pre-
sented % topics for the consideration OF
that body, but specifically warning the
members that they are to lay OIL OF all
foreign relations, including Mexico.
1.-The whole question of foreign re-
lations," Mr.. Hays confided to his l5o
odd advisory committeeman, other IMAM
shipping and international trade, ana IN
Guiding relations with Mexico, have been
omitted because OF the fact that TINS sup
iect does not properly fall within the
scope of this committees work. All the
facts. data and necessary information VIII
be readily supplied by Republican Sena-
tors and Congressman whose position IN
the meantime will necessarily guide tho
convention"
Everything else, however, which might
be included in an indictment against the
party in power is listed by MIR. Hays IN
his memorandum as being properly ma
terial for the consideration Of the adj
visory committee At the outset, how
ever, Mr.. Hays gives notice to his ASSOC
ciates that it is not their function to
draft a platform or to commit the party
to policy"
The committee is at liberty to lnvesti-
gate existing needs and conditions IN so
far as they affect special pro blems that
will have 10 be considered by the National
Convention; to gather facts and data; TO
invite opinion of leading Republicans and
TO submit these in convenient form to the
resolutions COMMITTEES at the National
Convention for the consideration of that
committee and also the convention
The meeting which took place IN the
office of Senator Lodgs, majority leader
of the Senate, was accompanied by re-
newal of the opposition to the committee
plan which developed III some quarters
when II was announced several weeks ago.
Although IT was said the practicabihty
of the move WAS not criticised during the
conference, there were some questions
asked which led Senators Watson OF
Indiana, who has been selected to head
the resolutions committee at the CON
vention to make a spirited defence of the
project A similar plan, he told the con-
ference, had been used with success for
number of years in Indiana.
Meantime it became known that two
Senators-Moses of New Hampshire and
NtltSpffDfCk OF lifftlttS-fl1fsi ~
serve on the committee, because they
found themselves out of sympathy with
that method of preparing platform recon-
mendations. SenatorMo ses is the manager
of Washington headquarters for General
Wood.
Included in the - topics listed by MIR.
HAYS is practically every domestic ques-
ton about which the country is now con-
cerned Here are the subjects as quoted
from the confidential memorandum:
|. Tariff, international trade and credits
,. Merchant marine.
8. Industrial relations and problems of
labor and capital.
a. Regulations Of industry and com
merce.
5. Railroads.
6. Agriculture, farm tenantry and coun-
try life.
z. High cost of living.
8. Conservation and waterways.
@. Currency and banking.
10 Taxation.
BUDGET AMONG THEN
II. National economy, Entertainments
and budget.
Is. Limitation Of Federal and State
control and regulation education, public
health. industrial problems, public works
IL Military and naval program.
Is. Pensions, war risk insurance and
soldier legislation.
10. Civil service and retirement.
IL Wartime legislation.
Is Review of Democratic adninistra-
ton.
10. Insular possessions.
20 Law and order and administration
OF justice.
81. Social problems. health, housing,
etc.
%. Postal reforms.
IL developed that an executive com