The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
ST. PAUL GROUP
 CHOOSES PLANKS
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AAUhA PASO OhC~I to New York as chairman explained the committee has laid the foundation for a platform which he said was for a farmer-labor party, not a communist party"
 'I am a communist" he said, but in the interest of unity I have foregone some of the ideals. | hold and which l would like to see in this platform.
 But I think we have reached the day when at the head of navigation on the Mississippi river, we can launch party that will abolish capitalism
 The platform started with q pream- ble which referred to the Declaration of Independence and asserted the rights to life, liberty and pudsuit of happiness had been denied by the financial oligarchy with it's headquarters in Wall street." It called the farmers and in- dustrial workers to throw off "the grip upon the government of the priv ileged classes.
 The existing powers were accused of having footed the national and by leg islation deprived farmers and laborers living.
 The Supreme Court of the United States, it is said, was used to protect property interests and the army and navy maintained Ito protect invest ments in foreign lands"
 Organization of a political party representing the interests of workers and farmers was declared the only method by which this condition might be changed.
 "The farmer-labor party declares its purpose to take over the government in the interest of the farmer and work CT and end exploitation of the produc ing classes" said the document
 Public Ownership Plank
 Public ownership was advocated oi ''nationalized industries" including mines, power plants and transports tiOn.
 We demand repeal of the federal re serve banking acts and in place thereof declare for government ownership anC was a plank which brought a yell oi approval.
 Under Organization of labor" the platform advocated protection to tht right of workers to organize unions abolition of injunctions and declared against fuse of military forces against workers"
 A federal law for the eight-hour day and federal amendments to prevent child labor and to provide general com pulsory education were advocated. 9th CT social legislation favored included minimum wage acts, old age pensions and. insurance, the founds for which would be raised by profit, inheritance and income taxes.
 Urges Farm Loans
 Under farmers program" the plat. form advocated legislation for loans to farmers in distress without interest to government or banking institutions and to finance and insure the products of the land.
 Public ownership of the means of marketing farm products was linked with this.
 The platform also declared for "aboli- tion of racial restrictions and giving the negro equality at the polls.
 Under foreign relations" the plat form called for immediate recognition of the soviet government in Russia, a declaration which caused big demon stration of approval. It also declared for immediate independence of the Phil ippines, Porto Rico and other insular possessions of the United States. In connection with this the document de manded removal of marines from Santo Domingo and Haiti and the right of those countries and Nicaragua and Cuba to govern their onw affairs.
 'The absolute non-interference in any other country for the purpose of safeguarding investments or collecting debts of the financial interests" was the final plank.