The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-27

DEt<f6lA-tUe hfpuUu-
can convention late today adopted
enthusiastically a peace and pre-
paredness" platform.
PHILADELPHIA - Chairman
Joseph ". Martin Jr. announced
late today that the Republican
convention would proceed at once
with speeches for nomination to
the office of president. He said
the convention would continue las
far as possible" into the night.
PHILADELPHIA A Republi-
can platform pledging its presi-
Dental candidate to keep the
United States out of war and seek
ing to make peace the major issue
of 1910 was placed before the ma
tional convention late Wednesday.
One plank called for a constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting any
president from serving more than
two terms.
The important national defense
and foreign affairs plank, over
shadowing all domestic issues and
evolved only after 10 days of bitter
controversy between isolationists
and advocates of giving material
aid to victims of aggression, de-
Clares:
"The Republican party Is
firmly opposed to involving
this nation In foreign war.
1.-The Republican party
stands for Americanism, pre-
paredness and peace. We ac-
cordingly fasten upon the New
Deal full responsibility for our
unpreparedness and for the
consequences Of involvement
In war.
I'VE declare for the prompt,
orderly, and realistic building
of our national defense to the
point at which we shall be
able TO defend the United
States, its possessions, and
essential Outposts from foreign
attack, but also efficiently to
uphold in war the Monroe
doctrine"
The platform endorses seconc
proposed U. S. constitutions
amendment guaranteeing equa
rights for men and women. 1t sls'
urged legislation to guarantee
equal rights for Negroes and t.
curb the "ev1l' of mob lynching.
The official summary of the plat
form, prepared by Sen. Henry Cab
OF Lodge, sets forth these IL points
Idle men. idle capital, and idl
! farms will be put to work L
create new wealth and profits, in
surfing stable government an
greater purchasing power amoni
all our people.
Local control of unemployment
4 relief, with federal grants o
the basis of greatest need, thu
wiping out waste and politics an
placing a larger share OF the relic
dollar in the hands OF the man o
relief. No one to go cold and hun
CRY in America.
o-Increased security for the ages
> and a real chance and a res
Job for those in early life who hav
been forgotten.
A-Sound collective bargaining
Teamwork between employs
and employe and protection
the rights of labor.
Fairness TO all agriculture
y producers. American market
for the American farmer, with PR
vision for soil conservation. recls
nation and sound rural credit.
IA tariff policy. scientificsll
Q devised. which will prote'
American labor, industry and ayr
culture.
Sound money, with control
the currency vested in congress
as provided in the constitution
o-Conservstion Of the pu . II
q credit and economy IN govern
mental expenditures, without sa'
rificing the needs of the people
bers Of the Young Mems Repuolics
puooss sssIopus mIoyisId sqI
o-Government jobs on the oes
O, merit and not throue
political influence.
IO-EqIality of opportunity
~ the industrial and political Il
Of the nation. regardless Of rae
color or creed.
,I-No third term for any pres
The 1O-page platform read
the convention by Charms
Herbert X. Hyde of Oklahoma, "