Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-21
Outline of Platform.


 the United States and to the guaran- tees of civil, political and religious liberty therein contained. It will re- sist all attempts to overthrow the foundations of the government or to weaken the force of it's controlling principles and ideals, whether these attempts be made in the form of international policy or of domestic agitation.
 "We favor the immediate ratifica- tion of the pending treaty of peace with such distinct reservations and declarations as shall make it clear to the world that the United States retains it's unconditional rights to withdraw from the league of nations on proper notice; that the United States assumes no obligation either legal or moral, to send American sol diers or sailors for service abroad unless the congress, in the exercise of it's constitutional power, shall so authorize and direct; that the Mon- roe doctrine is protected both in let ter and spirit; that no foreign power or council of foreign powers shall have any control whatsoever over the domestic policies of the United States; and that the government and the people of the United States shall not be drawn, by the operation of part 13 of the, treaty, the so-called labor clauses, into the net spread by International socialism.
 sArticle 10 of the covenant for a league of nations, in it's original form, cannot and should not be rati- fled by the senate nor accepted by the people of their own policies and acts, but would certainly embroil the country in an endless succession of wars, great and small.
 "We believe that the proposed covenant of a league of nations is gravely defective in that it attempts to substitute discussion instead ot the rule of law, for force in the settlement of international differ ences. We declare it to be the policy of the republican party, when the treaty of peace is ratified promptly to take steps for the in Ietitution of an international higf court of justice to hear and decide siil accordance with the principles oi flaw and equity disputes. and are justi. Iftable in character arising between ilhations, and for an international | tNOu4SASltSCs AANOtAh6 AS cetsSSo AAiSSA { tvals to declare and to revise the rules of international law and conduct ant tb urge upon the civilized nations as a long step forward in promoting ! permanent peace, their assent to sucf ! Ia code of law defining the rights ant Elduties of nations, such as wa. Adopted by the American institute o1 < international law at Havana, republic xM Cuba, on January 23, 1917, know, ! as the recommendations of Havana NV Class Domination.
 "The chief enemy of democrac, l hhsed upon universal suffrage ant Majority rule, no longer is the arbi tfary government of a monarch or o1 as hereditary aristocracy, but thu ,. cruel and relentless domination ot 3eclass bent not upon protecting lib $kty and equality of opportunity, bu 1apon exploiting all who are not o. Weir own kiad and groups. We sup port and urge the most vigorous measures to prevent by education thu spread in this country of the doc trines of this dangerous and undemo cratic movement.
 "We earnestly urge upon the legis 1atures of those states that have no yet acted on the pending amendment . to the constitution of the United States that it be promptly ratified ir 3crder that women generally may par ticipate in the elections to be held il November next for prsident, vice : president, the senate and house oi Representatives.
 sssThe wage worker is entitled, as g thhmon being, to proper wage, req ! sonable hours and healthful condi tions of labor, and to share in deter mining the circumstances under which his personal cooperation shal be given The strike is weapon oi industrial war and should be made increasingly unnecessary and infre quent by the better organization oi industry and by the establishment oi commission or commissions on in sdustrial relations.
 We are absolutely opposed to government ownership of the rail. roads and to the so-called Plumb plar for their management. The trans portation of the country should be privately owned and privately man 'aged under strict government rcgula tion.
 .'We think that both the national HcfenSe and proper care tor 0ul foreign commerce require merchan, marine of the best type of moderr ships flying the American flag manned by American seamen, owned by private capital and operated by private energy.
 We charge that the federal trade commission as at present constituted has deliberately prostituted its prop CT function.
 "We are opposed to a large arm, of professional soldiers. We favol tbc democratic policy, of sn,al standing army, with trained citi zen .rcServc
 The platform calls attention to thu nlection of a republican congress il 1918 over the presidents appeal fo sffle election of men of his own party
 "Still the president persisted il his course,' the platform says. 'Botl sfn his conduct of the peace negotia
 Dng abroad and in his advocacy her Ss2f home Of. ratification by the scnat { Sf hjs own individual work, he ha s Sae&iaed | purely personal and parti 99S Attitude. He has forced the re < 2lti1iS>n party to take an attitude Q