Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12
RATIFY PACT,
BTTT NOT AS 1T
IS, WOOD SAYS
Extend War Debt, Build Big
Navy, Cut immigration Also
in His Platform.
HAS BUSY DAY IN CITY


for the presidency, outlined the plat
form on which he is seeking the NOM
ination in a. speech before Indiana
republicans at the Columbia club
this afternoon.
Gen. Woods platform, as he set it out,
puts him on record for the following:
Immediate ratification of the peace
treaty with reservations.
The greater Development of foreign
trade and the encouragement of le-
gitimate domestic business.
Spreading the debt over a
longer period of years,
A strong foreign policy insuring
the protection of Americans.
Stricter control of immigration,
with facilities for the Americaniza-
Preparedness, including a strong
navy.
constructive legislative policy.
Higher pay for teachers and
improved school system.
public health department with a
place in the cabinet for its head.
The speech at the Columbia club was
the first of three Gen. Wood was sched-
l uled to make in Indianapolis. He will
speak in the assembly room at the Clay
pool hotel at 5 80 O'Clock this evening
and at a banquet Of actual past grand
masters. Free and Accepted Masons, at
the Scottish Rite temple at 6:15 o'clock.
RECEPTION AT
NARTON CLUB.
~. Wood arrived in Indianapolis
fl m Chicago at O'Clock. He went to
the C1aypOol hotel for breakfast and
then went by automobile to Ft. Harrison.
. On his return from the army post he
NSTiewed the Soldiers and Sailors mOnu-
ment, after which he attended a recep-
ton in his honor at the Marion club,
going from the Marion club TO the Co
lunbia club. He expected to spend the
afternoon in conference with his man
ayers
Gen. Wood took occasion to praise the
work OF Indianians in politics, referring
especially TO Albert J. Beveridge and
VIII H. Hays. He did not, however,
definitely approve the retention Of Hays
as republican national chairman nor in
any way refer to the report that II he is
nominated he will cause Hays to be re-
moved
IN the first place, we want to drive
ahead in our business and our com.
merce," Gen Wood said In his speech
at the Columbia club. 'T mean not only
the local business at home. but the
worldwide business and worldwide
commerce We never had such an op-
portunity. We want to take advantage
Of the 100000 tons Of dead weight
shipping we have and put it under the
American flag. Under no circumstances
elbow It to be sold to foreign countries.
We want to build up a good merchant
!. marine as one Of the means of dis
tributing our commerce and building
Up our trade. You also need behind It
Your navy for the purpose Of training
seamen in the time of peace so as to
be prepared for war
TALKS OF GOOD
rs. BAD BUSINESS.
Gen. Wood suggested that the ships
built during the war and the ships OBJ
tained from Germany could be leased or
sold on reasonable terms and would
mean the building up of merchant
marine equal to Englands shipping
losses in the war.
Then again." he said, "I think we
must not be afraid Of encouraging good
business; never mind how big it Is. There
is a curiously false doctrine drifting
about that all big business is bad bust
ness. The world is going to organiza-
tion, both in capital and labor, and In
business, and no business is too big to
merit encouragement II it is a big busi-
ness which is helpful to the people, and
no business is too small to merit con-
demnation and control If it is a bad bust
, ness"
The best way to encourage business,
Gen. Wood told his audience is to bring
about a reduction of excess profits tax
and other war taxes by the spreading of
the war debt over a longer period OF
years.
I'VE want TO take that stranglehold
of from American enterprise" he said.
In this connection he pointed out that
there is a great opportunity in Central
American and South American trade dur
ing the next few years.
GIVES ATTITUDE ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
II think we have got to establish a
policy Of protecting Americans wherever
they may be living" the general con-
tinued. 1--WE are all anxious to see ac-
ton upon the league of nations and
think the general sentiment of the people
by the large is for the adoption of the
league with reservations which will alb
solUtely Americanize it. I do hope we
shah approve 1t with reservations which
viii Americanize 1t, and that we shall
be able TO save the machinery which will
enable the people to get around a table
and talk things over before we begin
to fight. That is the big thing.
"I think that the war is drawing to
an end, and in a general way we have
got to be very much more careful Of
our immigration and not let this country
be filed up with lot Of people who are
highly undesirable. We want TO get rid
under due process of law, Of all that
-~type who are aliens and new in this
country. Get them out. But we want
to get rid OF these people in a lawful
and proper manner and we do not want
to let any more come in. In other words,
we have got to inspect our immigration
and when 1t gets here we must do more
for it than we have ever done before"
POINTS IMMIGRANTS
: TO WORK ON FARM.
Gen Wood then discussed plans for
putting Immigrants to work at Jobs for
which they are best fitted and pointed
to the fact that many of them are
farmers who would be useful in increas-
Ing our food supply. He said the United
States must continue to export food and
never to import it, and that to continue
It's export trade it must have a large
and powerful navy just as England has.
I'VE have got to work against radical
legislation at this time" the general con-
hnued. There are lot Of people who
talk about progress. Many of them mis-
take movement for progress. We want TO
stand against all class legislation. We
want to stand against any autocracy of
wealth or any autocracy Of labor. We
want to stand for the absolute independ-
.enee Of courts. free of all political intimi-