The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
GIVES
 { ITS ,PLATEoRM i, TO CONVENTION
Democrats Get Same Docu.
 ment As Was Presented
 to Republicans

3 San Francisco. June 26.---Ably rep resented by a committee of sixteen of the prominent heads of industry of the Pacific Coast, the nations man. sufacturers are ready to present their platform for American Industry 70 the Democratic National Convention swhtch assemblies here on Monday. As soon as the Convention's Resolutions ,Cosnzntttee is organized, industrys Representatives will appear and pre- eorm0lated to meet the desires, not only of productive industry, but of general business
 While the National Association of 16anu1aoturers numbers 5000 mem- aberS, employing more than '6, 900, 900 pet8ons> the platform Is offered as a scomhtnation of suggestions that have come from productive industry, from editors of prominent newspapers all z over the country and from persons In business and professional life all Irrespective of party and association | affiliations,
 Following a preamble in which, among other things, the Fundamentals of the republic are set forth, produc- uvs tndustry's platform comprises n1ne blanks, summarized as follows: | 0vc1aftaea1 ana .lnQuStry>-"lt IS not the function of our Government - own or operate industry, but to protect and encourage Its legitimate development under private ownership >-ond nanayement- Business men uho0ld be able to ascertain, in ad- vance whether their contemplated conduct or practices arc permissible or forbidden."
 Regulations of Combinations, 
 ptoyors or employees, must be equally a1lhJcct to public authority, and legally ansWerable for its own conduct and that of its agents The right tofstrike CT lockout, which is merely an exer- case of the right to act in combina- ton. must be defined and limited Wherever 1t conflicts with the comnu- nity's paramount right of seff-preser- vattDn- The paramount common in- terest in continuous public utility ser vice empowers and obligates the Gov ernment to control all combinations to paxa1yze or obstTuct it and re- Qu1res the ultimate submission of dis puteS threatening the interruption of such service to impartial adju dication without depriving the community of it~
 Private Employment Relations Tt is the duty of the Government to RAV~o~s% C6Su PtASoll HI HIS 1DtIly U select and pursue any lawful occupa- ton without molestation, freely to further his interests by legitimate agreements and to be secure in the reNnrd of his efforts''
 Taxation and F'inance--@NThe excess profits tax is a. misnomer; it contin- ually inspires extravasant business expepfsisu<es- Its repeal and the sub stituti0n for it of a tax on gross yr,<r <rE S1r .v,d I serve the public interest,"
 Transportation----We favor the de- velopment of a definite and construc- tive plan of national transportation, interrelatinS the railroads, waterwayS and hard-surfaced roads,
 Immigration--"<We should super wise the distribution of the immigrant through systematzed official and pri- vate cooperation that the needs of the ration may be met Through of f1cial foreign agencies of our own we should systematically secure accurate information of the character and qualification of alien applicants for admission and to the fullest extent practicable approve or reject them be- fore ernbarkation-"
 Merchant Marine.-"Successfu commerce and national. security re- quire am adequately privately owned
 
 marine composed of ships built in American yards, of American mater ial. by American Abor, manned, of- -icered and owned by Americans and sailing without handicap under the national flag"
 Foreign Trade.-"We must by every means facilitate and not dis courage foreign trade We favor a definite liberal policy toward our eli fv1 hn ', ,,f to the payment of their indebtedness to us. to the end that there may be a prompt re-establishment of foreign trade exchange and trade conditions on a sound basis"
 War Bonus.-"Generous provision should be made for dependents oi those who died for their country; speedy and adequate relief should be provided for those in whole or par. physically incapacitated for military service and for their dependents While favoring reasonable govern mental assistance in the case of prov en direct loss incurred through mill itary service in individual cases when applied for, we consider the general and indiscriminate distribution of a cash bonus unjustifable-"
 As the league of nations is to form one of the pivotal subjects before the resolutions committee, much interest is taken in the position of industry on this subject here today. It was explained by A B. Humphrey, o1 Pfttsburg, one of the committee which presented the platform to the Repub- ncans in Chicago, that this was no, included in the platform for industry because the subject was considered to broad and general The Nationa Association is not out and out agains the-league of nations, but favors 6 considerably modified form