The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-21
Democratic Platform
 Pledges WorLdPea

Chicago, July 20 - (APD - The complete text Of the Democrtttc party platform follows:
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 The Democratic party stands on its record in peace and in war.
 To speed victory. establish and maintain peace. guarantee full em- ployment and provide prosperity this is it's platform.
 We do not here detail scores of blanks We cite action.
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 Beginning March. 1888. the Demo. cratic administration took a series Of actions which saved our system Of free enterprise.
 It brought that system out of cole lapse and thereafter eliminated abuses which had inlperiled it.
 Et used the powers of government to provide employment in industry and to save agriculture.
 It wrote a new Magma carta for labor.
 It provided social security. includ- ing Qld-age pensions, unemployment insurance, security for crippled and dependent children and the blind. IL established employment offices. It provided Federal Bank Deposit In- suranee, flood prevention, soil cons seFyaitoD and prevented abuses in the security markets. IL saved farms and homes from foreclosure and secured profitable prices for farm products.
 It adopted an effective program of reclamation, hydT0electrlc power and mineral development.
 IL found the road to prosperity through production and employ nent.
 We pledge the continuance and improvement of these programs.
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 Before war came the Democratic administration awakened the na- ton, iD time, to the dangers that unTeateled ltS very existence.
 tt succeeded lD building, ln time, the best-ualned and equipped Army ID the world the most powerful Navy in the world, the greatest air force iD the world and the largest merchant marine iD the world.
 It gained for our country, and tt saved for our country, powerful als lies.
 When var came lt succeeded lD working with those allies an effee- tive grand strategy against the enemy.
 It set that strategy iD motion and the tide Of battle was turned,
 v held the line against waTytlme | inliatl0D
 II insured 2 fair sbareSand sshRre alike distribution Of food and other essentials,
 Il Is leading Our country to eer, talD victory,
 The primary and imperative duty 0f the United States ls 70 wage the waF with every resource available 10 final triumph oyer our enemles, and Be pledge that We gill continue tO ngDt side by side with the United Nations pDul this supreme objective shall have geen attained and lheFes after 70 secure 2 just and lasting peace
 That the world mag not again be dfeIebed 70 blood by iEisTnallaDal 0llilaws and efiiDinals Re pledge To join with tie pther pDlted Mas Hons 70 tlle establishment Of go iDs leTDail0nal organization based on the principle 0f the eogeFelen equal, lty Of au psaeesl0ylng states, elleD 70 nleiobelshlp by GU such states, largo and sspall, Tor the pFeVenti0p 0f aggression and the nlaiDtenallce 0f international peace and security T0 make at necessary Alla eifAes ljge Rgfeemenss and agEansemeDie through which the nations geulq adequate forces 70 meet the needs Of preventing WaF ajla el lpaking impossible the pgepafeilell for war end Ehleb wenla bave elell forces aYailable fof tolnt eeiioo wheil tlacekk@ft,
 fslleb organization must he ells d0wed wlfb powfT ie employ aTweq forces whel, necessary Co DfeyeNt aggression and preserve peAef.
 We favor the nlaintellanea os ei. international court Of justice q whleh tlle United States shat be | member and the employment ef aips Iomaey, e0Tellleti0D, afi1ltreiiep and other ike methods where appfQpris ata in the settlement ee tDte5natieils al diEpnies.
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