New Britain herald., 1920-07-02

San Francisco, July 2.-Following is the text of the platform submitted to the democratic convention today: s "The democratic party, in it's na- tional convention now assembled sends greetings to. the president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. anu halls with patriotic pride the great achievements for country and the world wrought by a democratic ad- ministration under his leadership.
 Ut salutes the mighty people of this great republic emerging with imper- ishable honor from the severe tests and grievous strains of the most tragic war in history, having earned the plaudits and the gratitude of all free nations.
 '"It declares its adherence to the Fundamental progressive principles of social, economic and industrial justice and advance, and purposes to resume the great work of translating these principles into effective laws, begun and carried far by the demo- cratic administration and interrupted only when the war claimed all the ma tional energies, for the single task of liberty
 League of Nations.
 '"The democratic party favors the II not the only, practicable means of maintaining the permanent peace of the world and terminating the insuf- ferable burden of great military and naval establishm ents. It was for this that America broke away from tradi- tional isolation and spent her blood and treasure to crush a colossal scheme of conquest. sJE was upon this basis that the president of the United States, in pre-arrangement with our allies, consented to a suspension of hostilities against the imperial Ger man government: the armistice was granted and a treaty of peace nego- tiated upon the definite assurance to Germany, as we'll a. to the powers pitted against Germany that a gen. eral association of nations must be formed, under specific covenants, for the purpose of affording mutual guar antees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike Hence we not only con- gratulate the president on the vision manifested and the vigor exhibited in the prosecution of the war: but we felicitatc him and his associates on the exceptional achievements at Paris involved in the adoption of a league and treaty so near akin to previously expressed American ideals and so in timately related to the aspirations of civilized peoples everywhere.
 We commend the president for his courage and his high conception of good faith in steadfastly standing for the covenant agreed to by all the as sociated and allied nations at war with Germany. and we condemn the republican senate for its refusal to ratify the treaty merely because it was the product of democratic states manship. thus interposing partisan envy and personal hatred in the way of the peace and renewed prosperity Of the world.
 By every accepted standard of in ternational morality the president is justified in asserting that the honor of the country is involved in this busi- ness: and we point to the accusing fact that before it was determined to initiate political antagonism to the treaty, the now republican chairman of the senate foreign relations com mittee himself publicly proclaimed that any proposition for a separate peace with Germany such as he and