The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-07-02
FLOOR BATTLE Is ON AS
VETS AND DRYS CLASH
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brief, emphatic statement of prin
ciples. having been balked from the
outset.
4 A wide range Of subjects were
treated. including agriculture, labor
soldier relief, and score more H.
nestle questions. The preamble was
brief. II was confined to a tribute
to the leadership OF President VIII
son.
Foremost among the planks came
endorsement of the league OF nations
and condemnation of the republican
senate for having interposed "parti-
san envy and pebonai hatred" in
(, the way of world peace. The presi-
dents stand against reservations de-
signed to cut TO pieces the vital pro.
visions of the Versailles treaty" was
applauded, but coupled with the de
claration went the statement written
in after prolonged committee strug-
gle, that the democratic party did
not nrpose "baservatfons making
clearer or more specific the obliga-
tions of the United States TO the
league associates
Accompanying this was an asser-
tion that the president had repeated
ly declared and the convention now
reaffirmed that American obligations
as a league member must be ful.
filled in strict conformity with the
constitution OF the United States, EN-
bodied in which is the fundamental
requirement of declaratory a/ion by
the congress before this nation may
become a participant in any war"
Irish Plank Cut.
The Irish plank, center OF hours of
committee dispute. was brief. The
specific reference followed general
assertion reaffirming the principal of
national selfdeterminaticn as a war
aim which victory established II
merely renewed within the limi'a-
tions of international comfy and us.
age" previous expressions OF the de
mocratic party of sympathy with
The Armenian plank also eyicressed
sympathy, but was silent on the ques-
ton OF acceptance by the United
States of a mandate over that coun.
try for which the president asked
authority of congress. Consistent
with the constitution and American
principles the committee plank said
the government should lend every
possible and proper" aid to the Ar
menian's effort TO set up govern
ment Of their own.
Among other international subjects
touched upon was non-admission of
Asiatic immigrants, declared to be
as a national reserve system IN the
event OF republican victory in NJ
vada. The financial plank condemn
ed 'the pernicious attempt of the
bonds of the government" and to
drag our public finance and our
banking and currency system back
into the arena of party ,politics,"
Failure 10 enact sufficient revision
measures through sheer political
cowardice" also was charged against
the republicans. congress having
made no move, II was asserted, tow
ard readjustment of tax laws which
ii denounced before the last election
and was afraid to revise BY the next
election" Claims of republican PUB
lie economy were branded as false
pretense," but the attack on the re-
rdached fte dlimax in a
separate plank devoted to "republi
can corruption"
This section discussed the shock
in disclosure of the lavish use of
money by "the candidates for repub
liean presidential nomination and the
conviction of republican senator
from Michigan charyed with having
campaign expenditure laws.
to draw the inference that there is
indicated "the re-entry. under repub-
lican auspices of money as an influ-
ential factor in elections and stern
popular rebuke" is invoked The re-
publican plank adds. controls the
senate onlA- by virtue of the |
Michigan election mentioned
ELWEIL KILLED