Washington, Feb. 19.
The Republican Party programme committee yesterday framed a platform on which the Republican Party will seek to recapture the White House and Congress in this year's national elections.
"The United States," the programme said, "should reafürm her adherence to the principles of decent international behavior, the maintenance of international law and the sanctity of treaties. Growing disregard for these principles involves not only the question of international morality, but affects adversely some of our very real national interests such as the Open Door in the Far East. We hold that in this and like instances we should persistently reaffirm our treaty rights.'
The programme said that the New Deal under President Roosevelt leadership had adopted farm, business and fiscal policies which demoralized the nation, The Republicans warned that it was "highly questionable" whether American Democracy would survive participation in the European war and urged the United States to consolidate the position of the Western Hemisphere against attack.
The Monroe Doctrine, the programme said, not only must be reaffirmed, but implemented.
"We should make our defence policy a working part of the common protective policy of all the Americas," the programme said.
The programme advocated the continued strengthening of America's land, sea and air forces in the face of worldwide aggression.
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