The Little River news., 1920-02-07
REPUBLICANS BEGIN
 BUILDING PLATFORM
Huge Committee Prepares to Probe Public for PIanks; The Hays
 Plan is Opposed.

work of the committee of III which is to formulate recommendations for this years Republican national plat form got actively under way today with the return to Washington of Will H. Hays, the partys national chairman, after two months swing around the circle.
 The committees immediate task, as mapped out by the party chiefs, is the collection of opinions on more than 20 matters of domestic concern, with committees to deal separately with the various proposed blanks. Foreign re- lations will be passed over for the pre- sent as a possible factor in the cam paign, the committee waiting on the trend of the peace treaty fight to devel- op what part of the platform is to be devoted to that subject,
 These plans in a memorandum to committee members were outlined at conference today between Chair man Hays and score of senators and representatives There was some discussion of the legislation situation, the party leaders in Senate and House outlining what they hope to accom- plish by convention time.
 Plan Is Opposed.
 Nha bol i,, ~f Senator Lodge, leader of the Senate, was accompanied by renewed opposi- tion to the committee plan, Although it was said the practicability of the move was not criticised, there were some questions asked which led Son. ator Watson of Indiana, who has been selected to head the Resolutions Committee at the convention, to make a spirited defense of the project.
 Meantime it became known that two senators, Moses of New Hamp- shire and Mccormick of Illinois, had declined to serve on the committee because they found themselves out of sympathy with the method of pre- pairing platform recommendations Senator Moses is the manager of Washington headquarters of General Wood
 AS outlined the work of the com mittee does not contemplate that the full membership shall be assem- bled at any stage of the preconvention work.
 Among the subjects selected as possible platform material and on which opinions will be collected and tabulated are business rehabilita- tion; tariff changes, readjustment of foreign and dOmestice commerce, pos tai reforms, better labor conditions and review of the Democratic ad- ministration.
 After the conference today Chair man Hays said, however, that there had been no definite conclusions and that the whole work still was in formative stage. In a statement to- night he said he found sentiment everywhere in favor of Republican sccess and enumerated the subjects of which he found the people thinking The statement follows:
 Hays Sees Success.
 Everywhere I find the people. re- of past party affiliations, seeking Republican success, moved with the conviction that by such success that will make certain:
 First, an honest, efficient, econo- mical business administration of the affairs.
 Second, that there will be de- veloped and executed a plan for the reduction of taxes, with the repeal of taxes which kill initiative and the spreading of the war debt over many years.
 Third, that there would be de- veloped better relation between labor and capital, with justice to both and with justice to the public, the third side of the triangle, which must not be forgotten.
 Fourth, that there shall be an administration of law and order ey- anywhere in the nation.
 Fifth. that the party will measure it's steps forward by the new needs of the nation, with it's eyes always ahead, but with it's feet always on solid ground"