New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Every State
Is Represented
Among Writers
! etsc-s Arrive liz Increa.-
ing Volume as Date
10. Closing Draws Near:
Varied Topics Discussed
Page Fulflls Mission
Foreign Relations Leads
Among Issues Urged for
Republican Consideration

-he Trlauns's national Republican
p.4.forr contes- today enters on its
iss- month
s'nc- January Is, when the contest
s,arted. 1853 planSs have been sub
ni.tsd for the model ten-plank plat
sorm which Tribune readers are build
- - the expression OF what they
would lay before the leaders OF the Re
publican Marty for guidance al the Chi
ego convention.
Public interest IS crowding the brief
lfe expectancy that remains for the
contest Letters arrive in daily in
cressing volume Every state in The
Union. he Territory OF Alaska and the
sand dependencies are represented
some o. Them many times.
While the contest ends a. midn rht
o. Arr 50 il noW has assurance Of q
lively futUrity far beyond that date
Hundreds Of writer's say that If the
contest does nothing else i Will have
performed lasting public service in
exciting Republicans TO the duty OF
thinking snd acting
Tr,buues forum Is proving OF unusual
value. both to Republican party man
ayers and to INC people-to the former
because they can thus scan the inhec-
,ions OF the public mind and 20 the
latter because 4 neralds a new method
Of obtaining Il greater measure OF dem
ocratic control Of government q method
whereby the people can make known
more directly their Will regarding pub
lie acts.
From this poin, Of vlew The Trib-
Ine's platform contest has served as
sort o. platform primary. The plat
for.n recently adopted by the New York
State Republican Convention could be
srtieled against The Tribune's survey
almost issue for issue. So, likewise,
he personal expressions by some OF
;hs Presidential candidates outlining
rhs sort OF platform they would stand
OF find their associate planks among
the material offered by readers OF The
Tribune.
One OF the principal objects of the
contest was 20 afford opportunity to
the people TO get their ideas personally
before the political leaders 1t is
proper to say here that this objective
has been attained. Campaign man
ayers, alert 10 the significance OF this
forum Of public opinion, have freely
ayalled themselves OF the figures COM
piled by the contest department.
BY the conditions o. the contest each
plank submitted OF latter discussing an
issue is cast ss a vote for that issue
The ten issues receiving the highest
number OF votes Will determine the
p.anks OF the model PLATFORM The
planks which II the opinion OF the
Judges best express these issues will
receive the prizes and be incorporated
10 the platform.
The leading issues follow in the or
der Of their standing, according to the
vote cast up 70 to-day: Foreign Rela-
ions, Labor and Capital, Americaniza-
'lon, Army and Navy Programs. Con
ssitu.ional Rights, Bolshevisr, Cost Of
Irving. Education. Social Legislation.
rec Speech. Mexican Situation, Con.
-ervation &c National Resources, The
Noman Voter. lmmi grafton. Taxation,
Administration Reforms, Tariff. Prohi-
oiflor, Government Control of Indus
.ry, Aid for Soldiers, The Railroads,
budget. Merchant Marine, National
Economy. National Finance. Agricul-
'ure and Island Possessions.
Of the 4.2s1 votes, 412 have been cast
'or Foreign Relations as the leading
,ssue. The vote is classified a. follows:
FOR the leag1e o. nations, with reser-
TaHons, 16o; FOR friendly foreign rela-
mons generally. a5; against the league
of nations, <. Tor efficiency in for
eisn relations through reforms IN dip
iofna'ic serrlce, 3. for the league Of
nations a. Sc For-a il the treaty. Is;
'peeltcailv TO q school Of diplomacy.
p inc irisn question. :; the Japanese
question. .
Labor and Can,+s1 600 vo.e4 clasai-