The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-27

on Cn6 hldIl anu LcdSuc ISSUE
Thirty-five or more planks had
been put into place when the COM
mittee adjourned and little difficult
ty was encountered until the Klan
and League questions were reached.
Meeting last night after the ma
jority and minority reports on the
two most troublesome planks, the
full committee took up the less con-
troversial sections and found little
trouble in agreement.
The Principal Plank
The first and principal plank, as
reported by the Subcommittee and
approved, deals with "Republican in
efficiency and corruption" charging
the present administration with fail
ure and accusing it of attempting
TO impede and stop" the Senate in
vestigations. Reference is made es-
pecially to the Teapot Dome, Daugh-
erty and, Veterans Bureau investi-
cations and to the charges against
Republican members Of Congress,
which followed the grand jury in
quiry into the Veterans Bureau sit
uation.
For relief of agriculture, the COM
mittee would pledge the party to
foster creation of national cooper
ative marketing associations and cor
porations to increase export Of farm
products; to take steps to bring ag-
ricuIture to parity with other in
dustries, to make reduction of trans
portation costs on products through
, development of international water
ways and to remove for revision of
the tariff and of rail and water
transportation rights. 1t also calls
for an international policy of CO.
operation designed to revive Amer
lean exports of Europe, asserting
that Republican policy has had an
opposite effect to accomplishing
economic rehabilitation.
The sub committee law enforce
ment declaration was revised by the
committee to make the subject ap-
ply directly to prohibition. 1t also
assails the Republican enforcement
record but avoids specific reference
to the 18th amendment and the
Volstead act.
Other Planks
Other planks approved include:
Readjustment Of rail tariff sche-
dulles, abolition of the railroad labor
board and. repeal of the rate sec
tions of the transportation act.
Further reduction Of federal tax
Revision of Fordney- McCumber
tariff law.
Public control and cancellation of
all oil leases.
Provision for drafting material
resources as well as man power in
case of war.
Reduction of armament on land
and sea.
Facilitation of steady employment
for labor.
Independence for the Philippines.
\ Development of Muscle Shoals to
reduce the cost of fertilizer.
Exclusion Of Japanese immigra-
tion.
Government operation of the mer-
chant marine until ships can be sold
to American citizens.
Government aid in reclamation.
! Mississippi flood control.
Regulation of the anthracite in
dustry.
Removal of restrictions that re-
tard prosperity in the mining indus
try.
On Oil Resources
Recovery Of the national oil re-
serves and all other public resources
under lease to private interests.
Federal aid in development of
Hawaii.
Development of highways by fed
eral aid.
Compulsory publicity for campaign
contributions and expenditures.
Employment of existing federal
agencies to advance public educa-
tion.
Amendment of the constitution
through popular referendum.
General rehabilitation Of wounded
and sick former service men.
6. Cooperation with foreign govern
ments for suppression Of traffic in
narcotic drugs. =
The Lausanne treaty with Turkey.