New York, June 28, The Democratic Convention platform proposes a national referendum on the subject of the entry of the United States into the League of "Nations for amendments of the League Covenant as agreed with the President and Senate. It pledges the party to an international policy of cooperation and sweeping reductions in land and sea forces. It advocates the United States securing an international agreement. with regard to armaments, and Suggests a referendum for' wa except Ju eases of actual or threatened attack.
The platform condemns prohibitive tariffs and pledges itself to tariff adjustment. It accuses the Republicans of failure to develop an Amertan flag shipping policy. At promises to maintain the estal lished position for the excl of Asiatic immigration. It avers the United States is without a foreign policy, and that the Demoerats intend to secure for Ame ica the moral leadership of the family of nations.
The Chairman of the Platform Committee, Mr, The document opened with a tribute to Mr. Woodrow Wilson and affirmed abiding faith in his ideals. Tt promised further reduction of taxes; revision of the import tariff; recovery of oil-re-Serves ""fraudulently leased" and vigorous prosecution of any guilty of wrong-doing in the leasing
Government-owned merchant mar-transac and operation of a me. It bespoke retention of Asiatic immigration exclusion, and Promised immediate independence of the Philippines, protection of, American rights in Turkey and the fulfilment of President Wilson's award respecting Armenia.
With regard to the League of Nations the document promised to outlaw the whole war system, declared that the only hope of world peace and economic recovery. in the organized efforts of the tmove'the causes of war and to substitute law and order' for violence.
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