The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
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OF PLATFORM
First Draft Of Document
Covers Vital American
Issues.
WILL SUPPORT LEAGUE
Johnson Plan on Treaty to
! Be Rejected by
| Committee.
WILL SUPPORT LEAGUE
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ing alike the interests of the work
ingman, the manufacturer, and the
farmer.
The mercantile marine bill, re-
storing private initiative in ship
operation to carry the American
fag to the ports of the world; the
Railroad act, releasing the trans
portaticn systems OF the country
from the ineficiency of government
control; the army and navy bills
guaranteeing to the people an ade-
quate measure OF preparedness
without saddling upon the taxpay-
ers any undue burden for the main
tenance of excessive military or
naval establishments: the law for
development of the rstural re-
sources of the nation-weter power,
OIL and, minerals.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A reiteration of the rarty's earn
est advocacy Of equal voting rights.
pointing to the vote in a Congress
controlled by the Republican party.
and that except for an over
whelming Republican vote the Su-
san B. Anthony amendment would
not have been submitted due to op-
position of Democratic members
from the South. A statement of the
preponderance of Republican States
statement OF efforts of Republican
leaders everywhere to bring about
full suffrage for women.
BUDGET.
Reform in the matter OF Federal
appropriations and their relations
to Federal revenues brought about
by the Mccormick Good budget law
in the first period of Republican
control OF Congress, after the Demo
Gratis had failed for eight years to
establish the public business on
such an economical basis, will be
cited as one of the greatest cam
paign pledges of 1918 that had been
fulfilled.
Application of strict economy un-
der the budget with a consequent
reduction of overlapping of depart
mental effort, elimination of waste
full methods and the natural reduc-
ton in federal expenses will be cit
ed as an indication of, Republican
determination to bring about lower
taxes at the earliest possible time
Amendment of tax laws so as to
remove ineauitable burdens from
productive enterprises will be as
sured.
johnson Faces Defeat.
1t is believed that Senator Hiram
Johnson will undertake to commit
the party to unqualified condemns
tion of the League OF Nations, ever
with the Lodge reservations. THAI
much has been indicated clearly
within the last few days. but the
simple fact Is apparent to the
Johnson-Borah adherents that the,
can no more read the mild reserva.
tionists and other treaty adherent.
! out of the party than IL would bt
wise to denounce the irreconcilables
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge arriv.
ed here today to attend to that lit
tie matter. Senators Irvine l.. Len,
root of Wisconsin and Frank B
Kellogg of Minnesota, leaders II
the mild reservation" group in til,
Senate, are in almost constant con
ference with the supporters of the
treaty with proper reservations
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
who will have a, seat on the con
fventfon floor, also was an arriva
tonight.
He will confer tomorrow with tn,
platform makers and so far as wal
Visible this evening the agreement
as to fundamentals is so we'll es
Itablished nothing other than a littl,
grandstand playing by both sides 1!
anticipated.
! Allen After Plank.
Gov. Henry Allen, of Kansas. will
| appeal TO the convention for in
dorsement of a national applica
tion of his Kansas industrial cour
idea. His address on that subjec
is regarded as likely to be one o.
the dramatic erisCGes. but all o
! the surface Indications point to /;
mere statement OF allegiance to th'
rights of the public in the mattel
! of labor controversies.
The platform makers are not ex
pected to go beyond provision TO
an industrial committee with powe
to summon both sides to a dispute
but depending chiefly upon th'
power of public opinion to decid,
the right of the matter.
There Is no little discussion o.
the soldier boEus legislation. SOM
| of the party leaders favor
straightout Endorsement of the ac
ton of the T.epublicans in tn,
House of Representatives in votin.
! the bonus, but others are less in
clined to try to reconcile measure.
| for increased taxes with declara
tions Of economy in Federal ap
propriaticrs.
The subject Is regarded as on
requiring further discussion, bu
the feeling among the leaders Il
that the platform will declare TO
full recognition of the services o
soldiers, Sailors anc marines during
the war. without carrying specifi'
statements as to what form tina
recognition should take.
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