New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
Tentative Draft Has Alter nate Planks on K. K. K. and League of Nations Fall Scored and Coolidge Attacked as Reluctant to Permit Disclosures.

New York. June 26.-A tentative draft of the democratic platform, containing alternative proposals on the K. K. K. and the league of na- tions was submitted today 10 the plat form subcommittee of II.
 It was prepared by Chairman Homer $, Cummings and Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, on the basis of discussions which continued before the subcommittee until an early hour this morning. Immediately after the subcommittee assembled it sum moned Owen n. Young of New York for brief discussion of his plank proposing American cooperation with other nations through the league of nations or other associations criti- cizing the present administration for it's foreign policy and denouncing the use of unofficial observers abroad.
 Bryan Presidcs.
 William Jennings Bryan presided in the absence of Chairman Cummings who with Senator Pittman had re- mained up all night whipping the platform into shape. Mr. Bryan was summoned from the committee room by a spokesman for William G, McAdoo with whom he conferred briefly.
 The subcommittee hoped to con- clnde it's work before night and il was the plan 10 present tho finished draft 10 the entire platform commit fec late in the day. It was the hope to have tho platform ready for con- sideration by the convention tomor- row Whether there will be a fight on the floor over the klan and the league issues depended, leaders said. upon the action on those two alies- tions by tho full committee.
 Corruption Plank
 There was considerable committee discussion of the plank dealing with corruption in public office, As pre- sentcd, this plank scores the repub- lican party in connection with the oil scandal and attacks Albert B. Fall for the naval oil leases to Edward l.. De- hcny and Harry r. Sinclair.
 President Coolidge also came in for attack tho plank declaring that the inrrstirations which led to the dis closures were permitted by "an un- willing and reluctant executive"
 After the committee had been in session for more than two hours Chairman Cummings. who had arrived meantime, issued this statement.
 Cummings statement
 "The present situation Is simply this! Senator rittman and myself stayed hero until C o'clock this morn ing completing inc draft of the nlnt- form and the full subcommittee which assembled at n o'clock is now having read to 1t tho platform very care fully and word for word and making certain verbal changes and modihca- tions of expressions. This is rather slow and tedious work and wc have not gone over up to this time more than onc-fourth Of the platform. I imagine at the rate NC are going we will not finish f. for seevrai hours. i
 After lunch We will take up con- ! troyersial blanks. which include the l league of nations. the so-calied klan plank and ono or two others-matters 1 upon WHICH tuffN HlhN DC NlIeffnCe ] Of opinion. Included possibly may be . the question Of law enforcement. That subject may produce some further de- . bate but l don't think SO
 "After We get to the controversial ! subjects. it is fair guess that there ! will be considerable debate and inc matters many be disposed by the snb- . committee presenting to the full com mittes alternative blanks l would say now that it is almost certain that there will be one subject on which alternative blanks will be submitted
 ''T do not think that we can get the . platform to the full committee until late tonight and ! see no prospect Of reporting thc platform 10 the conven- ton until tomorrow The platform is rather long. IL seems impossible 10 condense it because of the number Of subjects we must cover. There are. roughly speaking B or s5 subjects"