Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-03
AFTER DAYS AND
NIGHTS Of WORK
COMMITTEE HAS
PLATFORM READY
Nebraskan Keeps His Word.
and Begins Fight Before.
Delegates For Outright.
Bone Dry Declaration.
IRISH SYMPATHIZERS
DEMAND A NEW PLANK
League of Nations Endorsed
and Republican Senate Is
Condemned For Making
1t a Partisan Issue.

Iay MORNING JousaAL sascIAL LtasEo WIRE,
San Francisco, July 2.---Framed
after days and nights of struggle
with ciasnlng interests and opin-
ions, the resolutions committee
draft of the platform was laid be-
fore the democratic national con-
venton today for adoption.
Further conflict in the forum Of
the convention itself was regarded
as certain, Irish sympathizers
among the delegates had served no.
tice of their purpose to seek to have
the plank rewritten to include a
flat declaration for diplomatic rec
ognition of the Irish republic.
Decisively defeated in his efforts
to force a bone dry declaration into
the committee structure. William
j. Bryan announced his purpose of
renewing the battle on the floor.
He had also several" amendments
to committee planks to present to
the convention, he added, but did
not disclose their purport.
The committee platform was 81
lent on prohibition enforcement. 1t
was long document, efforts to
produce a brief, emphatic state
ment of principles having been
bafKed from the outset.
A wide range of subjects were
treated including agriculture, la
Dor, soldier relief and score more
domestic questions. The preamble
was brief. 1t was confined to a
tribute to the leadership of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Wilson'S Stand Applauded.
Foremost among the planks
came endorsement of the league Of
nations and condemnation of the
republican senate for having inter-
posed partisan envy and person
al hatred" in the way of world
peace The presidents stand
against reservations designed TO
cut to pieces the vital provisions of
the Versailles treaty" was applaud
ed, but coupled with this declara-
ton went the statement that the
democratic party did not "oppose
reservations making clear or more
specific the obligations of the
United States to the league asso-
ciates."
Accompanying this was an as
sertion that the president had re
peatedly declared and the conven-
tion now reaffirmed that American
obligations as league member
must be fulfilled in strict con
formity with the constitution of the
United States, embodied in which
is the fundamental requirement
of declamatory action by the con
gres before this nation may become
a participant in any war"
Irish Plank Is Brief.
The Irish plank, center of hours
of committee dispute, was brief.
The specific reference followed
general assertion reaffirming the
Drinciple of national self-determt-
nation as a war aim which victory
established" 1t merely renewed
"wjthin limits of international COM
ity and usage" previous expres-
sions of the democratict party OF
sympathy with Irish aspirations Tor
self government.
The Armenian plank also ex-
pressed sympathy, but was silent
on the question of acceptance by
the United States of mandate
over that country 1Or Wnlcn the
president asked the authority OF
congress. Consistent with the con-
stitution and American principles
the committee plank said the gov
ernment should lend every possi-
BILE and proper" aid to the Armen-
ians' effort to set up a government
of their own.
Among other international sub
jects touched upon was non-admis-
sion of Asatif immigrants, declar-
ed to be as national policy "a
true expression of the judgment
of our people," support was
pledged to states where enforce
ment of that policy was of par
ticular concern. Hf
The Mexican plank asserted that |
the administration, remembering |