Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-11
PLATFORM WORK
At CONVENTION
NOW FINISHED
Tentative Draft of Principles
Will Be Submitted to
Committee Today
ALL might SESSIONS
Work Continued This Morning
with End in Sight-Many
important PlankS

CLEVELAND, Ohio. June H.
The subcommittee of 16 appointed
to submit a tentative draft of the
Republican platform to the full reso-
lutions committee today practically
completed its work IN an all-night
session and recessed shortly after
a. m. for nap with an agreement
to review its work Immediately after
breakfast.
The resolutions committee was
called to meet at 10 a. M, to receive
the drafting committees report, but
it was not certain that the tentative
draft would be ready at that hour,
since it had bees decided to confer
with President Coolidge by telephone
again today. on the world court
plank, and. perhaps, several others.
The committee wanted the Presi-
dents views on the power the world
court should have to enforce Its de-
cisions. The platform draft, 1t was
said. is about 5000 words in lepgth.
Prohibition. 1t is understood, is
not specifically mentioned although
law enforcement forms the basis OF
one plank. The only plank which
might be Interpreted as referring to
the Ku Klux Klan is described as
declaration re-affirming the party's
devotion to the constitution and its
guarantees or religious. civil and
political liberties.
The oil inquiries are dealt with
under the head of orderly govern
ment." and men of both parties"
are assailed for dishonesty and cor
ruption. the existence of which the
party condemns and deplores.
Investigations have shown, 1t Is
declared, a willingness on the part of
both men in and out of office to
traffic in official favors. Officehold-
ers have shown a willingness to sell
and persons outside of Office a will
ingness to buy with money and in
ffuence, says the orderly govern
ment' plank, and this must be stop
ped by prosecutions, as the admins
tration now is trying to do.
On agriculture, which was one of
the most troublesome questions in
the subcommittee sessions, it was
agreed to pledge an effort to restore
an equitable balance between agri-
culture prices and industrial commo-
dity levels. There is no reference to
the McNary-Haugen bill sponsored
in the recent session of congress by
Secretary Wallace and the insurgent
group. The plank also expresses
strong approval of the flexible tariff
provisions of the present law and
another embodies a plea for party
regularity in congress and the state
legislatures.
The immigration policy defined in
the new quota law is strongly recon-
mended, but no mention is made of
Japanese exclusion.
One plank is devoted to praise of
President Coolidge and in another
further tax reduction Is demanded,
and tax revision commission to
formulate a scientific policy. No
suggestion is made of rates of fur
ther reduction or how they should
be brought about.
A declaration on Philippine inde-
pendence sets forth that to relinquish
American control of the islands
would be against the welfare of both
the territory and the nation. No
mention was made of the soldier
bonus.
Charles B. Warren of Detroit,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, said after the drafting commit
tee had adjourned that there would
be no minority report to the whole
committee.
The draft, he said, was approved
by the entire subcommittee.
Mr.. Warren said the full commit
tee would be requested to act on the
platform early enough today to per-
nit submission to the convention be-
fore adjournment Of today's session.
The orderly government" plank
takes up about 800 words. 1t makes
no specific reference to the oil or
other recent government investiga-
tions, but includes in substance
these assertions:
The party reaffirms it's devotion
to orderly government and insists
that persons who degrade the public.
service, both in and out of office,
should be prosecuted.
The reale of official influence
should be condemned by the people
and prohibited by law.
Wrong doers should be prosecuted
without regard to their political af-
filiations.
The majority of government en-
ployes are honest and faithful to
their trust, and Il IS a grave wrong
to strive indiscriminately" to be-
smirch their names. especially for
partisan purposes.