Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-30
provcment and must be driven In
their morals ana daily life.

| provcment and must be driven In
their morals ana daily life.
Either our constitutional theory
of legal self government is sound or
else 1t is not. If you desire rca,
the locality. which always has shown
itself capable OF deciding local and
personal questions for itself.
democracy is "A mockery and a
snare If people in one locality are
to be governed in their mos, intimate
relations by the votes OF people 1900
miles away. under different conditions
and incapable OF understanding local
conditions elsewhere"
The speaker suggested that while
the States should have been left TO
deal with the whole subject. II soiu
tion of the present situation could
be found by having Congress fin Il
reasonable alcohol content and the
state RICH; to fix any lesser figure
that they desire.
Labor's platform was presented to
the committee by samuel Gompcrs.
who declared the Republican party
had written reaction OF it's banners.
and that the labor vote must find
some avenue elsewhere for expression
OF it's desires.
The league of nations. another sub
ject threatening a convention floor
fight. was not mentioned during the
days hearings, but there were many
suggestions on almost every other
political subject. prolonEinS the COM
mittcc's deliberations into the even
ing.
Ilouus for Soldiers Presented.
Resolutions for compensatinE en-
service men presented by Richard y.
Jones. OF the Washington dele CATION.
provide for ''selcctive or optional COM
pensation" and condemned the "hypo-
critical conduct of the Republican
Congress" on the bonus bill.
\ plank to deal with Japanese i'm
migration and land 3wnership was
Sacramento. 1t would favor laws
providing for the exclusion OF non
assimilable peoples and forbiddinS
those al5sady hers 9 ,,,f,p. and and
had calculated, he told the commit
tee. that al the present rate of in
crease there would be 100. 100000 Jap
anesc in the country ut the end of
1870 years.
The plank was supported by Scna-
tor Phelan. or California.
Philippine indepe ndcnce plank
scnting the Filipino mission and by
Resident Commissioner Rafferty,. They
contended the Fnipinos had demon
strated their capacity for immediate
Mclcncio brouCh; the committee and
spectators to their feet in cheers. the
first incident OF the Kind during the
hearings.
Mrs. william Kent. of California.
repre- scnting the Woman's. Intcrua-
tonal Lcague for Peace and Freedom
urged 4 program TO forward world
peace.
y plank for inland waterways do
velopment was presented by Edward
+. Goitra, national committeeman for
Missouri, and James T. smith, 81
Other proposed planks dumped into
the committees hopper would express
sympathy for Korea; favor home rule
for Porto Rico; advocate a monetary
commission TO stabilize the dollar;
pledge the party TO keep American
merchant ships under the control of
American interests: promise restora-
ton Of Liberty bonds 10 par value
and declare fo- independence for
India
At the beginning of the public
Of the citizens OF the Distric, of Co
iumhia was made by commercial and
civic associations
Actual Work Higgins.
Actual work on the platform was
begun tonight by the subcommittee
OF nine. after last-minute sug-
EcstionS from many sources had he. n
heard at an all-day public hearing.
When the subcommittee met the
NOS; serious problems confronting
the convention, including prohibition.
the league of nations and the Irish
question, still were far from solution
aud il was apparent that some of
these subjects. at least, would de-
vclop fights in the fun committee
and probably on the convention noor
regardless OF what action the sub
! committee might take.
With tho subcommittee. headed by
Senator Glass, OF Virginia. AN ad-
ministration man. and holding clear
majority for many administration
policies, most OF those holding views
not in harmony with the White House
decided not 20 ask for subcommittee
consideration for their suggestions.
Hrynn Holds Over.
One Of those who declined 10 take
his proposals to the inner circle OF
I platform builders was William j
I Bryan. who said he preferred TO wait
and make the fight for his league OF
! nat ions and bonc-dry planks in the
full committee after the subcommit-
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