Evening star., 1924-06-28

practical plan was devised, under
operating, and have been for the past
| four years, while the United States
government for the last four years
has had no foreign policy, and con-
sequently has delayed the restoration
of political and economic conditions
in the world, which has impaired self
| respect at home and diminished pres
tige abroad: has curtailed foreign
commerce and ruined agriculture.
1T is of supreme Importance to
| lea be placed on the right side of
the greatest moral issue of all times.
The Democratic party declares it's
principles of rendering assistance in
the high purpose Of establishing g
nations and the World Court Of Justice,
which it recognizes as institutions rep
resenting the supreme effort of states
manship.
Sees No League Substitute.
Therefore. the Democratic party
declares the purpose Of the next ad-
ministration to do all in it's power to
secure that moral leadership in the
family Of nations which. in the provi-
dence of God, we are called upon to
assume.
There is no substitute for the
league of nations as an agency
operating for world peace. There
fore, we declare, in the interest Of
peace, that we will establish a prom
inent foreign policy under which
these supreme questions may be set
tied. not subject to change.
1T is desirable and wise and neces-
sary to lift this question out of parti-
san politics. and that We take a
census of the American people by a
referendum election. advisory to the
Congress, to be held officially under
contentious political questions.
Shall the United States become a
member of the league of nations upon
such amendment to the covenant Of
the league as the President may pro-
pose and the Senate may ratify?
Immediately upon an affirmative
vote we will carry out such mandate"
states for Plank.
1t is reported that those states and
territories which voted for the refer
endum. through their membe rship in
the committee on resolutions. were:
Alabama Arizona. Arkansas, Colo
RADIO. Connecticut. Florida, Iowa. Ken
lucky. Kansas, Missouri. Illinois,
North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland.
Massachusetts, Michigan. Mississippi.
Montana, Nevada, New Jersey. New
Mexico. New York, Oklahoma. Oregon,
Pennsylvania Rhode Island. Texas,
Vermont. Wisconsin, Wyoming, Alas
ka and the District of Columbia
Voting against referendum:
Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana, New
Hampshire. South Carolina. Utah.
Virginia, West Virginia Washington,
Indiana, Maine. North Dakota, Ohio.
Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto
Rico.
w. j. Bryan was one of those who
strongly urged the adoption of the
referendum plan with regard to the
league.
Anti-kInn Plank Test.
The plank urged by the group de-
manding denunciation of the klan
reads:
1--WE condemn political secret So
cieties of all kinds as opposed to the
exercise of free government and con-
trary to the spirit if not the letter:
of the Constitution. No member of
such society can justly claim to be
a disciple Of Thomas Jefferson.
I'VE therefore pledge the Demo-
cratic party to oppose the efforts Of
the Ku Klux Khan or any similar
litical freedom or religious liberty,
or which engenders racial preju-
dices."
The plank further declares that
there shall be no effort to arouse
religious dissension and that re-
ligious test should not be applied
to any candidate for office under the
government
The plank put forward by Mr..
Bryan leaves out mention of the
klan by name. 1t reaffirms the de-
votion of the Democratic party to
the principles of the Constitution
providing for religious liberty, free
dom of the press and the right of
assembly of the people.
A third plank put forward by Ala
bama, denouncing the klan by name,
gives the history of the organiza-
tions of secret character similar to
the Klan and recites the opposition
of the Democratic party to the
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