Missouri Valley times., 1920-06-17
NEWS REVIEW OF
! CURRENT EVENTS
Republican Convention Adopts.
!; Platform After Much Travail
in Committee.
LEAGUE PLANK OBSTACLE
Advocates and Opponents Satisfied by
compromise-Women Get Equal
Voice With Men In Campaign
WET Hopes shrivel-
Affairs In Europe.
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I, Note-Msohanieal exigencIes Of the
present time, require that this review
b written by Friday noon. Important
phases Of the Republican national con-
vsntloM, notably the nominations for
president and vlee president, not hav-
Ing yet occurred, they are reserved for
treatment In the general news or In
special articles.
| Agreement on the platform was ef-
fected in the Republican convention
Thursday night without any of the
fireworks which had been predicted
and anticipated. The pyrotechnics oc-
/ Cured In the committee which framed
the platform and did not reach the
public nor the great body of delegates
excepting through the press. The
League Of Nations plank was the great
exciting cause and the difficulty was
to so frame 1t as to save the faces of
the Republican senators who had taken
such varying attitudes on the question
ever since President Wilson brought
the peace treaty and the league cove
nant back from Europe. The resul.
was accomplished in a very adroit
compromise which abuses the admin
'istration as un-American in its stub
born insistence upon the league as
framed in Europe, pats on the back all
elements whether reservationists, mild
reservati0nists or irreconcilables in
the senate majority who opposed the
Wilson league; pledges the party to a
continuation of the policies of Wash
ington. Jefferson and Monroe and to
an international association which
shall provide international courts, de-
velop international law and secure in
stant and general international confer
ence whenever peace shall be threat
sned.
To many this must look like an in
dorsement Of the principle of League
Of Nations although nothing is said
about mandates nor the duty Of Amer
lea to take part in foreign embroil-
iments. On the other hand the plank
specifically states that the United
States shall have the right to deter
mine in advance what is just and fair
without becoming involved as partici-
pant or peacemaker in foreign quar-
irels. Much of this was gone over in
the senate debates and 1t always
caused division in the Republican ma
5onty, but at the convention it seemed
ito satisfy all parties. Johnson claims
. victory, Lodge claims victory, 9th
,srS who we're opposed to both of them
claim victories and everybody is
happy with the opponents hugging
each other today whereas yesterday
they were enemies, with certain "ir-
sscencilables' threatening to bolt the
party. No such an example of the
oiling Of troubled waters has ever pre-
viously been seen and the master hand
Of Elihu Root is said to be the one
tAat psnned the remarkable compro-
nl0.
/ An unique feature Of the convention
vas the maverick character <of
he delegations. Never, at least
= recent times, has such an as
ssnAiage Of Embossed and un-
branded individuals come together
for the purpose Of nominating can
didate for president. Many old-timers
who had taken an active part In for
nsr occasions Of the kind, were forced
tnto back seats or were passive on
losksrs from the side lines. New faces
aAA younger men were everywhere In
evidence. Probably larger proper
tion than ever before were unacquaint-
% with the game Of politics. This fact
prevented the huge body from getting
Into customary grooves and made the