Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04
TWO PLATFORMS SHOW :
WHAT DIVIDES PARTIES
League First Issue, War Records Second.
While Laws to Cut Living Cost Rank
Third in Importance. :.

friendship of this country and the
desire that Mexico shall be main
tanned as separate nation, with
stable government and institutions.
1t advises the Withholding of recog-
nltion of the new government by the
United States until its permanently has
been shown.
The republicans. on the other hand.
denounce the ineffective" course OF
the democratic administration in
Mexico as largely responsible for,
the loss of American lives. While
pledging the sincere friendship of
the republican party to the Mexi-
cans, it served notice il will main
tain firm, effective policy toward
Mexico for enforcement of respect
for the American flag. the protection
or life and property rights of Amer
lean citizens.
High cost of living and profiteering
is the third big issue and the parties
are preparing for contest. The
democrats say the cost of living is
big primarily on account of the war
partially because of private extrav-
agance. shortage of supplies. imitation
of currency and credit, and most of
all on account of constituencies
profiteering. The democrats blame
the republicans for not restoring
peace conditions. and for not giving
the President the power effectively 70
help business and check the mount
ing costs of living. 1t promises pun
ishment of profiteers. 70
Blame Democrats for Costs.
The republicans. on the other hand.
blame the democrats for having
brought about high costs of living by
reducing the purchasing power of the
dollar through gross extravaganza
during the war. The republican plat
form denounceS "unsound policies" OF
the democratic administration, and
for failure to enforce the anti
profiteering laws enacted by the re-
publican Congress-. z
The great gospel of organized la
Dor - collective bargaining is in
dorsed in the democratic platform.
Strikes or lockouts are described as.
an unsatisfactory way of settling dis.
agreements. but it neglects to state any
definite method of composing differ
ences. The republicans also recogs
nize the justice of collective bargain
ing and say that in the public inter-.
est the government is justified m
stepping in to cure strikes and locks
outs. They also suggest there should
be better methods of settling dis
agreements, but fail to suggest any
very definite plan.
Democrats Bar Asiaties. -,
On the subject of immigration the
democratic platform reaffirms a pol
icy as against admission of Asiatic
immigrants, but is silent regarding
q general revision of the immigra-
ton laws. The regular platform favors
restriction of immigration within the
limits of ready assimilation and to
meet American standards. 1t advo~I
Gates governmental supervision Of ali
aliens. 1t approves practically the
exclusion of Asiatics. II
AS regards the railroads the dem~
ocratic platform declares for a fair
test of the Esch- Cummins act until
Congress corrects its defects and
achieves satisfactory transportation
service without a subsidy at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers. The repub-
lican platform declares against gov
eminent ownership and operation Of
the common carriers, demands a fair
return on capital invested, declares
for adequate wages and indorses the
ESch- Cummins act as a most con-
servative Legislative achievement. .