Evening star., 1924-06-26
Platform Most 'SProgressiue'
Euer Placed Before Democrats
Committee Includes PLanks for Vital
Changes-LeaUes Klnr and League Is
sues to COnuentiOn-We Efforts Fail.

other nations of the world also agree
to it. This is limitation which puts
different complexion on the matter
entirely.
Philippine independence is proposed
within the period of the next admin
iStra tion-four years-not necessarily
to be the first act of the Democratic
administration if the Democrats are
successful at the coming election.
The subcommittee is working hard
to get the platform in shape for re-
port to the full committee this after
noon. The members of the commit
tee hope that the full committee will
be able to get action on the platform
in time to report the platform to the
convention at a session tonight.
Senator David I. Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts. an active member of the
subcommittee. succeeded in having
adopted the planks on anthracite coal
and the abolshment of sessions of
"lame duck" congresses, which he
and Senator Caraway of Arkansas s
included in a draft of Platform plat f1.
consideration by the resolutions COM
mittee.
The planks follow
To prevent defeated members of
ticipating in the sessions of Congress
by fixing the date for conveninB the
Congress Immediately after the BIZ
ennial national election; and to grant
the right to the people of the several
states to vote on proposed amend
ments to the federal Constitution.
Agree to Walsh Plank.
The following plank, submitted by
Senator Walsh, also was agreed to by
the subcommittee:
I'VE pledge the Democratic party
to favor Immediately legislation as a
prompt check upon the slow financial
strangling of innocent investors,
workers and consumers, caused by
the indiscriminate promotion, refnancing
and re-organiZing of corporations on an
inflated and overcapitaliZed basis, re-
sulting already in the undermining
and collapse of many railroads, pub
lie service and Industrial corpora
tions, manifesting itself in unemploy-
ment, irreparable loss and waste, and
which constitutes very menace to
the stability of our economic sys-
tenn"
The so-called prohibition plank, like
that of the Republican platform, de-
clares for law enforcement, but with
out naming the eighteenth amend
ment or the Volstead act. The pre-
amble of the plank, however, con-
tainS strong denunciation of the Re-
publicans for failing properly to en-
force the law.
Wet Hopes Fail.
The hope for wet. plank or even
one mildly moist appears to have gone
a-glimmering. The action of the sub
committee does not give hope either
that the candidacy of Alfred E. Smith
will be approved.
Other planks agreed to tentatively
by the subcommittee before it con-
cluded its session early this morning
einclude:
A radical declaration on the rail-
roads, favoring repeal of the guaran-
tee clause in the Esch- Cummings act,
and repeal of the law which gives the
Interstate Commerce Commission con-
troll over local railroads. Reduction
of freight rates to benefit the farm
ers is also favored.
Relief for the farmers through leg
iSlation creating cooperative mar
keting and a system of selling grain
abroad similar to the McNary- Hau-
gen bill. opposed by the Republican
Congress.
Acceptance of the spirit of the
Bryan proposal on campaign contri-
buttons and condemnation of the
large funds subscribed by corpora
tions to the Republican party. as re-
vealed in the recent Senate investiga-
tions.
The plank offered by Senator Walsh,
to require that the Constitution here
after shall be amended by vote of
the people rather than by vote of
Condemnation of the Lausanne
treaty.
Arraignment of the lack of mer-
chant ma rine policy.