The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-09
PLANK PLUGCERS i START BUZZING s AROUND WARREN
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Klan And Liquor Kept In ], Background Until 1 Last
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form committee of the republican convention, arrived here today and immediately confirmed that the platform would be built here in Cleveland.
 After conferences with some of the men who will serve on the com nnittee as representative of the va rrious states, MT. Warren stated that : although material for the platform had been forwarded from Washing ton, some of it expressing the views of the administration, actual con- struction of the party pronounce fnent of principles would not begin until after the formal hearing of interested parties probably Wednes- day.
 Under this schedule the platform might not be reported to the con to draft the platform. This sub-com-
 The advisory committee of fifty seven will meet tomorrow to formu- late suggestions and the platform com mittee itself after hearings will ap- point a small subcommittee, actually to draft the platform. Thiss ub-com- mlttee expects to work all day Wednes- day.
 There seems to be little doubt in the minds of those who will draw the platform that ''the party can be con- solidated on the world court plank" /" Mir. Warren discussed the question at length today with Senator Watson, one of the Senate leaders.
 The whole thing will be ironed out without friction said he. When we are so near together, there will not be any fuss"
 The line of argument for consolidat- ing opinion is that the party has de- clared for entering a world court; that the country has declared against en- tering the league of nations and that the country is ready to enter the world court if it's participat tion can be sur rounded with reservations to guarantee no connection with the league
 Shy At Immigration
 There is some discussion whether there ought to be an immigration plank, as usual, because of the uneasy state of affairs in Japan, where there is agitation over the recently enacted ex- clusion law. Mir. Warren, formerly a minister to Tokio who negotiated a proposal by which Japan on her own part was to have renounced the gen tleman's" agreement but which never was carried to conclusion after he left Tokio, will be relied upon to guide the platform builders in any references to Japan.
 It is probable that the platform may contain an expression that while it is regarded as deplorable that relations with a great and friendly power should be agitated. Congress merely asserted its unqualified rights in legislating on exclusion. Such plank would de- clare it unfortunate that an oppor- tunity did not permit diplomatic ne- gotiation for termination of the gen tlemans agreement before the exclu- sion act was passed.
 plank on Mexico probably will point to the restoration of diplomatic relations and the negotiation of the conventions by which long standing claims against Mexico are to be set tied as one of the achievements of the Harding Coolidge administration of for eign affairs. :
 Other blanks. as previously forecast, will deal with tax reduction and prog ress in funding the debts of foreign nations to the United States.
 A plank of industrial relations is ex- pected to affirm the principle of col !ectlve bargaining and the rights of individual labor.
 Klan Causes Talk
 A plank which might cover the Ku Klux Klan issue while probably not naming it is causing a good deal -of side discussion. Expression of oppo- s1tlon to class or racial secret organi- zations is being proposed.
 A wet or dry plank, if there be one, will not be whipped into shape without a good deal of discussion and maneuv- er1ng. Both wet and dry blanks will be submitted to the platform committee and may be urged on the floor of the convention. There also is a proposal to merely pledge the party to the en- forcement and respect of all laws.
 Wayne B. Wheeler. general counsel of the Anti-Saloon league came to town today bringing with him a general law enforcement plank which he will seek to have placed in the party platform MT. Wheeler will appear before the resolutions committee in support of his plank and announced that he also was ready to oppose any Attempt that might be made to have wet plank incor. porated.
 The American Protective Tariff
 
 head came out tonight indorsing the present tariff law and urged the adop tion of tariff resolutions. Platform declarations in favor of maintaining full treaty strength navy and against any further reduc tions in strength of the regular army \ are understood to be for proposal tc the resolutions committee. The pro Aosed plank would deal with national
 fense and is understood to have the
 proval of assistant Secretary Roose of the navy department and Sen at0f Wadsworth of New York, both of whom reached Cleveland today.
 The army provision would demand that the military policy laid down in the national defense act of 1920 be maintained and that more liberal ap. propriations be made for extension of civilian military training camps and for the officers reserve corps.
 The navy section of the plank is of unusual significance in view of the failure of the cruiser bill in the last
 prs before adjournment of Congress
 Saturday. Sponsors for the plank
 said to seek only a simple state
 t that it is the desire of the party
 navy be acquired and maintained
 shall be up to the limits per.
 Aunder the arms limitation treaty
 Gguage would cover all disputed
 is said, and commit the party rcSpa a program of rounding out the present battleship fleet with all nee essary auxiliary craft.
 Women Open Fire
 A delegation of the national woman, party reached here today to work fol the adoption of a plank for equal rights to men and women.
 Two former leaders of the White House suffrage pickets. Miss Alic,