Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15
VARIETY Of PLANKS.
ASKED AT HEARING.
Many Prominent in Political
and Welfare Work Here
Make Appeals.
Rya staff Corresnnndent OF The Star

BY stan correspondent OF Inc star.
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, H.,
June 15.-Many prominent in political.
welfare and other organization work in
Washington appeared before the Reso-
buttons Committee CT the Republican
National Convention last night urging
the adoption of planks in the party
platform. These included former House
Leader John Q. TilSon. who asked that
the platform now being framed carry
definite promise to the taxpayers OF
relief from the back breaking load
they are now carrying with little hope
for the future
William Green, president OF the Amer
lean Federation C.. Labor, presented a
lengthy program covering relief Of un
employment. Government wages. liber-
alization Of retirement laws and a
general outline Of relief and betterments
for the workingman.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Republi-
can national committeewoman for the
District of Columbia, spoke in support
OF a plank declaring for equality for
men and women. Mrs Greathouse.
assistant United States district attor-
ney. and Mrs Burnetta Matthews also
spoke for this same plank
John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman
OF the National Legislative Committee
OF the American Legion. asked the Res
olutions Committee to adopt plank for
maintenance of adequate national de-
tense, and asked that a careful study
be made of existing veterans legisla-
ton with view to eliminating Unequal
tiles and injustices and effecting all
possible economy
Offers Anti-War Resolution.
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana.
the first woman ever elected to Con-
gress, presented an anti-war resolu-
ton.
Samuel L. Hastings, speaking for the
Midwest Manufacturers Association,
protested against public expenditures as
national menace increasing at the
rate of s400000,00O a year
George Olmstead, representing the
United States Junior Chamber Of Com
merce, which is seeking $4,000 900 vot-
ers this year. asked for a platform dec
| laraticn to stimulate this drive.
Fred B. Smith spoke a: the official
representative Of about thirty societies
working in the field of international
good will. He presented peace plank
and urged the Platform Committee to
re-emphasize the Kellogg treaty.
Nobel award for accomplishments
toward world peace, advocated cancel
lation or drastic reduction of war
debts as a move toward economic
relief
| The American Farm Bureau pre-
sented five speakers who sought party
declarations for the relief of agricul-
ture. They were Edward A. O'Neal,
Charles E. Hurst, Earl B. Smith, L. J.
Taber of Ohio and Gov. Turner of
Iowa.
World Court Plea Made.
Mrs. James w. Morrison, for the
National League of Women Voters
another for child and maternity care
an da third for international agree
ments.
Charles H. Stron, representing the
League of Nations Association OF
America, offered a World Court plank
and asked for greater cooperation by
the United States in the League.
Three members of President Hoover's
cabinet are members of the Resolutions
Committee-Ogden Mills. Secretary OF
the Treasury; Patrick j. Hurley, Secre-
tary Of War, and Arthur M. Hyde
Secretary of Agriculture who represents
Missouri on the committee
James r. Garfield Of Ohio chairman
Of the committee, named as a subcom-
mittee to draft a program for submits
sion to the full committee at a meeting
called for today at IL o'clock, the fol-
lowing: California. Charles c. league
Colorado, William v. Hodges; Della
ware, Senator Daniel O. Hastings
Illinois. Garrett B. Kinney: Iowa. Jay
N. Darling: Kansas. Charles F. Scott;
Massachusetts,, William M. Butler
Michigan, Fred w. Green; Missouri
Secretary Hyde; New Hampshire. John
G. Winant: New jersey Ambassador
Walter E. Edge; New York, Secretary
Ogden L. Mills; Ohio. James r. Gar
field: Pennsylvania. Senator David A
Reed: Texas, r. B. Creager, and Wash
ington, John J. Sullivan.