Evening star., 1924-07-06
Platform of Progressiues
Has Varied Reform Pldnks

moval of legal discrimination against
women by measures not prejudicial
to legislation necessary for the pro-
lection of women and for the ad-
vancement of social welfare.
Great Lakes Waterway.
"G3 A deep waterway from the
Great Lakes to the sea.
'I4 We denounce the mercehary
system of degraded foreign policy
under recent administrations in the
interests of financial imperialists, oil
monopolists and International bank
erS, which has at times degraded our
State Department from its high Serv-
ice as a strong and kindly interme-
diary to trading outpost for those
interests and concession seekers en-
gagged in the explorations of weaker
nations. as contrary to the Will of the
American people, destructive of do
meStic development and provocative
of war. We favor an active foreign
policy TO bring about a revision of
the Versailles treaty in accordance
with the terms of the armistice and
to promote firm treaty agreements
abolish conscription, drastically re-
duce land, air and naval armament s
and guarantee public referendums on
peace and war.
Oppose All Dictatorship.
In supporting this program We
are applying to the needs of today
the fundamental principles of Ameri-
cap democracy, opposing equally the
dictatorship of plutocracy and the
dictatorship of the proletariat
I'VE appeal to all Americans with
out regard to partisan affiliation, and
we raise. the standards Of our faith
SO that all Of like purpose may rally
and march in this campaign under
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'sThe nation may grow rich in the
vision of greed. The nation will
grow great in the vision of service.
Separate Resolutions.
"G) Resolved, That we favor the
enactment of the postal salary ad-
justment measure for the employees
Of the postal service passed by the
first session of the Sixty-eighth Con-
gress and vetoed by President Cool
idge.
forcement and extension Of the merit
system in the federal civil service
to all it's branches and transfer of
the functions of the personnel classi-
fication board to the United States
Civil Service Commission.
"(3) Resolved, That we favor the
immediate and complete independ-
ence of the Philippine Islands. in ac-
cordance with the pledges of official
representatives of the American
people.
"(D Resolved, That appropriate
legislation be enacted which will
provide for the people of the Virgin
Islands, a more permanent form of
civil government such as will enable
them to attain their economic, indus
trial and political betterment.
"(5) Resolved. That we deeply SYM
pathize with the aspirations of the
Irish people for freedom and inde-
pendence.
"(6) Resolved, That in the prevail
ing starvation in Germany, which,
according to authoritative evidence,
is beyond the scope of private char
ity, and in the event Of like deStitu-
tion in any other country, we con-
slider it humane and just, and in con-
formity with our traditions and for
mer practices. that the aid of our
government should be extended in
the form of the delivery of surplus
food supplies to a reasonable amount
and upon such conditions as the
emergency may Justify.
"C) Resolved, That we denounce
every such use of the armed forces
of the United States to aid in the ex-
ploitation of weaker nations, as has
occurred all too frequently in our
relations with Haiti, Santo Domingo,
Nicaragua and other nations of Gen.
trail and South America"