Evening star., 1924-06-10
Tentative DRAFT
OF PLATFORM MADE
Resolutions Committee Members
Consult Coolidge by Telephone
Over Provisions.
MORE REVISION
LIKELY
Work Will Be Finished in Time for
Action Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, OHIO, June 1O.-A
tentative draft Of the 1924 platform
| of the Republican party has been
completed today after a group of
| members Of the resolutions commit
tee had labored into the early morn
ing hours. and had obtained the views
| of President Coolidge by telephone
| on certain planks.
| Chairman Charles B. Warren, of
the committee. which could not be or
ganiZed until the opening session to-
day of the convention, explained that
| this draft would form the basis upon
which the committee would work
after the five hours of hearings
during the day. The platform will be
ready for action by the convention
Wednesday afternoon.
| After hours of conference, the plat
form builders made some changes last
night In the suggested planks brought
here by Secretary Slemp with Presi-
dent Coolidge's sanction. The for
elgn relations provision was mate
rally revised and it is understood
that it was upon this subject particu-
| larly that the Executive was con-
suited by long distance telephone.
Work After Midnight.
Ha ring obtained Mr. Coolidge's
views on the changes, Chairman War
| rem atd his co-workers resumed
their conference and it was after mid
| night before their task was done.
Among those who participated in the
discussion were Senators Smoot of
Utah and Gooding of Idaho, and Rep
| resentatives Vare of PENNSYLVANIA and
Mills OF New York, who had been des-
1gnated by their state delegations as
members of the resolutions commit
tee.
Senator Reed Of Pennsylvania was
consulted in the course of the eve
ming, as was John Thomas, the newly
erected national committeeman from
Idaho. Mr.. Thomas and Senator
Gooding interested themselves par
,icularly in the question of farm re-
lief
At the conclusion of the hearings
today the resolutions committee. com
posed of one member from each of
the states and territories, will begin
Whipping the platform into final
shape. Since the tentative draft COW
ers practically all of the questions to
be discussed at the hearings. no ma
terlal alterations of the planks al
ready worked out were forecast.
Plans of Insurgents.
While the platform basis was in
process of construction. Republican
insurgents, through the Wisconsin
delegation. made public resolutions
20 be presented to the convention con-
demning the official acts of Harry NJ.
Daugherty, former Attorney General,
and Albert b. Fall, former Interior
Secretary.
Discussing this phase of the plat
form organization, those shaping the
proposed expression of the conyen-
tlon said there would be a clear-cut
declaration condemning bad behay-
ior in public Office
Most Likely Platform.
These developments pointed to a
trend of thought which it was con-
sidered probable by many, party
leaders TO lead to presentation of a
platform containing the following
| major pronouncements:
Rigid economy in governmental ex-
| penditures.
Reform in taxation and greater re-
durtion in tax levies.
American adherence to the world
court as proposed by President Hard
idge.
Honesty in public office and drastic
punishment of all found guilty of
misconduct.
Execution of the provisions of the
| bonus act and special provision for
the disabled.
Recognition of the power of Con-
gress to control immigration to the
point of exclusion.
Strict enforcement of all laws
r:.h ;o1 0f
hibitory statutes.
Recognition of the right of collec-
tive bargaining and of the living
wage.
Favor Flexible Tariff.
Continued use of the flexible pro-
visions of the tariff act to protect
agriculture; governmental encour-
agement of cooperative marketing
and further aid to the farmers along
the lines of recently established ag-
ricultural credit corporation.
With reference to tax reduction. the
platforms, il was stated authorita-
lively, will make no specific reference
to the Mellon plan, but will contain
a broad declaration for tax revision
and reforms.
The world court plank was de-
scribed as stfaightout declaration
of American adherence to the Couri
of International Justice without spe-
cific recommendations as to the form
of adherence.
The soldiers bonus has been treat
ed by the platform builders as an ac-
complished fact, and the only refer
ence, if any, will be n declaration for
execution of the law placed on the
statuteN books over President Cool
idge'S veto.
Provision for Sick.
There will be a provision, however,
as to the treatment Of the sick and
disabled veterans of the world war.
Another of the suggested planks
which was rewritten was that dealing
with wrongdoing in public Office AS
now drawn this provision makes no
mention Of individuals, but declares for
punishment where guilt is clearly
established.
The national defense plank would
declare for the military training OF
all citizens who wish to be trained,
and deals specifically with the civil
ian military training camps and the
Officers Reserve Corps. For the Navy
it would declare for the building up
and maintenance of a sea force to the
full strength permitted the United
States under the Washington treaty.
On,inee Should