Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-26
Struggle Marks
Birth of 1924
Dem. Platform
Continued from mage -

NSOhtihuVu pioi' thSV -
pledged to be brought about by strict
economy and efficiency and honesty
! in government.
Railroads.,
Revision of the Esch- Cummings
/ transportation act, particularly the
rate making section and abolition
! of the railroad labor board is prom
! ised.
Merchant Marine
The Republican shipping policy is
discussed on the upbuild!ng of the
American merchant marine by gov
ernment aid when private enter
prise fails is recommended.
Corrupt Practices:-
A smashing Indictment of the Re
publican administration for graft,
corruption and favortism is coupled
with pledge Of honest government
and recommendation for legislation
to insure clean elections.
! Disarmamcat:-
4 recommendation for sweeping
reduction in armaments is qualified
by declaration for an adequate
army and navy until international
agreements have been affected.
Wo,fare:-
The child labor amendment is en-
doreed. and legislation TO protect
women in industry in recommended.
Philippines
Immediate independence of the
Philippines is pledged.
The klan plank which meets with
almost unanimous favor in the com
mittce is vigorous Remuneration OF
all secret organizations which seek
TO impair racial equality and reIigi-
Gus freedom but does not mention
the klan by name.
1.-The wet bombshell' proved to
be a dud. Agitation for a wet plank
fizzled out. This plank, as adopted,
calls for strict law enforcement and
goes further in administering
singing rebuke TO the Republican
administration for failure to prop
erly enforce the dry law. 1t was
adopted with little opposition.
A new plank insofar as Demo
cratic platforms are concerned pro
vides for a refendum on war. This
was written into she platform by
William j., Bryan. 1t would also
amend the constitution, which gives
the president the right to declare
war with the consent of congress
and place such power entirely III
the hands of the people.
League Plank Troublesome w.
The League of Nations proved to
he the most troublesome subject the
committee had to wrestle with. The
plank has the general approval OF
the committee is a deft compromise
between the ideas advanced by
former Associate Justice Clark OF ,
the supreme court and owen -
Young, colleague of General Dawes
on the German reparations report.
The league planks reaffirms Wood
row Wilson : belief III the league rs
the most effective instrument to
prevent war, and advocates re-
ferendum, independent of any Po.
litical election upon the question OF
America s entrance into the league
and world court. The plank would
safeguard this country's interests
through reservations in the league
convenant, upholding the Monroe
Doctrine and leaving the UNITED
States from entangling itself IN
foreign wars.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts
sponsored a plank which was adopt
ed. providing for government regu-
lation of the anthracite coal m
dustrv and other necessaries OF Ire
when controlled by monopolles. An
other Walsh plank, which has long
been urged by Senator Norris, Ne
braska, would eliminate lame
ducks'p from congress. Under the
constitutional amendment proposed
CONGRESS would assemble January l.,
following elections, instead of in
December a year following, as now
provided. -,
Constitutional amendments would
be submitted directly to the people
instead of the legislatures, under an
other plank adopted. That has also
been urged by Republican Progress
sives. The agricultural plank, mod
eled along the general lines suggest
ed " Bernard Baruch, combines n
number of reforms designed to I'M
crease the purchasing power of the
farmers dollar. 1t promises to re-
open foreign markets to the farm