| Show I AMERICANISM PREP PREPAREDNESS MOOSE PLANKS Guarding the Honor and Influence of Our Nation and Maintenance of International Law Is Part of Platform CHICAGO June S. S Ringing Ringing declarations of Americanism and for preparedness military y spiritual spiritual spirit spirit- ual economic and industrial are arc keynotes of the Progressive na national national na- na l platform completed today in operation co-operation with the Republican platform bull builders ders The Progressive Progress Progress- ive platform leaders hoped to present present present pre pre- sent their document to the con ciri convention dm today or tomorrow at the latest laust The Americanism planks de declared declared do- do dared In vigorous t terms rm for tor up upholding upholding upholding up- up holding American rights lights on land and and sea guarding the honor hOllor and influence e of our nation and maintenance maintenance main main- of ot the integrity of International international inter infer national law Jaw The platform also declares that the supreme duty of civilization Isto is isto to make peace permanent after the thew w war r for tor which this nation should be prepared in every sphere Regarding Regarding Regarding Re Re- garding military preparedness the pl platform declares for tor a 30 navy re restored re- re stored to at least second rank in battle efficiency a standing army of ot men and a system of universal military training training-a a citizen citizen citizen citi citi- zen soldiery controlled by the national national na na- ha- ha government Regarding ding Mexico the platform asserts that every resource of ot the government should be forthwith used to tp end these conditions Tl The e platform also Iso for woman suffrage The text as as drafted by the resolutions committee com corn follows This is the year of decision for fot t he the nations nation's future As we now decide so SQ we WO shall go forward in right righteousness and power or backward backward back- back ward waid in degradation and weakness Of necessity we deal now with the foundations of our national life lite We Ve are facing racing elemental facts of ot force of oC right and wrong wrong of ot ex extreme x ax- national peril Our present choice of path will be he irrevocable The tradition of isolation has been ended The United States is now part of a world system of tion We Ve stand or fall as we prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare now to take our part in pe peace peco ce or ot war and hold our own therein As members of an international community we are subject to certain tam tain basic duties i iTo To 10 secure the rights rights' rights rights' and equal treatment of our citizens native or naturalized on land and sea sea without without without with with- out regard to lace race creed or nativity na na- To guard the honor and uphold the just Influence of ot our nation To maintain the tIe integrity rih of ot in In- In law These are art the corner cornerstones stones of ot civilization W We must be strong to defend them The pr present sent war ar shows that it itis is the supreme duty of ot civilization i to create reate conditions which will make peace permanent t. t Our country country coun coun- try must be able and ready eady to take its part in that work The peace which we desire for our c country is not the peace of ot submission n and cowardice but the p peace ace of ot Jus jus- tice War ar and its evils will not be bedone bedone done away with by y suffering in injustice injustice in- in justi justice e to lo ourselves or others nor norby norby norby by pledging ourselves ourse to action for tor international right if we wedo wedo do not prepare prepa e the forces which would sustain such action n. n We can perform our rightful part in promoting pro pro pro- I permanent international peace only by a willingness and a prepared d ability to defend our own rights and the rights of oC other na na- na- na We earnestly desire lesire to keep the peace But there are higher things that must be kept kent as Washington ashington and Lincoln kept them for us Failure to deal firmly with the menace of cf Mexican disorders has brought conditions worse orse than warfare and has weal weakened enEd national nation nation- I al self Every Evely rc resource of I government should be forthwith used to end those eo conditions and protect from outrage the lives honor and property o of American i imen I men and women in Mexico l A Adequate equate provision for the common defense e has become the task of ot foremost national concern We A must be read ready in spirit arms and industry Preparation in arms reI requires A nav navy restored at least to second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond rank in iii battle efficiency A regular army of ot men fully tully armed armel and trained as a first frat line Une of ot land defense A system of ot military training adequate to o organize with promptness promptness prompt prompt- ness behind that thaE first line of ot the arm army and nay navy a citizen soldiery supplied armed and controlled b by bythe bythe the national l government In our democracy ever every male citizen is charged with the duty I of defending his country This duty is not riot new It Il has existed from the foundation of ot the gov got Und Under r modern conditions it cannot be performed without military training service without training means slaughter and disaster As the nation has always recognized and exercised the right to enforce compulsory military service in time of war so there should be universal military traInIng training train traIn- ing for fOl that service during times of pe peace ce ceWe We believe Th Tn preparedness for defense but hut never for aggression We should not sa sacrifice the lives of ot men men for the glory or gain of military conquest And we believe that the women of the country who wh share with men the burdens o of the government in times of peace I and make equal sacrifices in time of ot war should be given full political political political cal right of suffrage Arms alone cannot maintain a nation Of far tar greater permanent importance must stand a national Industry efficient for the general welfare a prosperity justly distributed distributed dis a national life Ufe organized In all points for national ends Four years ears ago this party was born of a nations nation's awakened sense of ot these fundamental truths In Ta the platform then hen adopted we set forth our position on public ques ques- We here reaffirm the declarations there made on national national national na na- na- na issues A nation to survive must stand for the principles of social and industrial justice We Ve have no right light to expect continued loyalty from an oppressed class We Ve must remove the artificial causes of ot the high cost cost of ot living prevent the exploitation of children n in industry industry industry indus indus- try protect the wage earner and by a properly regulated system of rural credits encourage the farmer and give to the landless man opportunity opportunity op op- to a acquire land A country country country coun coun- try must be worth living in to be worth fighting forTo forTo torTo for tor To mal make possible social justice justice jus Joe tice to maintain our position in peace arid anti war we must insure busin business ss and industrial l prosperity This can be done By a regulation of Industry aimed at promoting its growth and prosperity and a just distribution of its return By a conservation and development development develop develop- ment rent of our national resource resources for the good of all B By the re establishment of our merchant marine By ny the development of a system of interstate nati national nal highways By ny making a new standard of governmental efficiency through a complete civil service system a national budget and the destruction of pork barrel legislation Br By Bf the creation of a pe permanent perma perma- manent ma- ma nent neat expert traffic commission with a vie views view of intelligently and allY adjusting the tariff so as to build rather than destroy American industry The protective s system stem is es essential essential es- es in our national prosperity Tremendous now new pressures will willbe willbe willbe be thrown upon our industries after atter the war by the highly production prod of Europe At It t all times conditions of competition must be equalized between our own and foreign countries We Ve can only get g-et the protection we need through the use of ot exact and complete complete com corn knowledge unaffected by prejudice or politics We can se secure secure secure se- se cure that knowledge at all times and when needed only through such a 8 commission The Industrial issues are chiefly chief chief- ly national The present and certain tain tahi future make It imperative that the regulation and promotion of Industry and especially of transportation and foreign trade be national not local Only federal federa federal fed fed- era eral power can work Justice to capital and labor throughout the nation Only national authority can mobilize industry for defense as the nations nation's need demands it n. Beneath the structure o of military mili mill tary and economic strength must be he a unified spirit of this cosmopolitan cosmo politan people a a. deep loyalty and undivided allegiance to America tho the land which has welcomed u us usand usand and immigrant forefathers forefathers- Back Backof of any adequate national preparedness preparedness preparedness pre pre- in arms arm II or Industry must remain the democratic soul o of an undivided people determined to l keep Americas America's great traditions j- j T unfalteringly in first place If It in inthis inthis inthis this melting pot o of a hundred nations the th children of any fall faU to find our common destiny worthy of ot common common devotion and defense we wo shall shaH confront loss of national I character We have set forth in this platform platform plat pint form plain essentials of national existence Ther Theare lare not new principlEs prin prin- Most men agree with them Any nan man may propose them The urgent and Immediate need is iff for their performance We Ve have had ample experience with the prom- prom iser with words and the bitter taste of words retracted We must choose a man who not alone by bywords bywords bywords words but by past deeds gives guarantee that he lie can and will make these things good The issue Is one one pf of men In In Inthe the midst of world changes unparalleled in history history history his his- tory we cannot forecast the problems problems lems Jems wh which h will confront our government government gov gov- during the war and at Its end We therefore need as president president president dent a leader who knows the nations nations na na- a a. man who acts If we continue continue continue con con- 1 longer bonger to stand stanch for words as above deeds for fancies as above e facts fas fass w we shall receive and merit the nile fate that surely awaits the man manor manor manor or people who do not face the truth We Ve will meet and work with any man or party who sees the nations nation's need and puts forward a aleader aleader aleader leader fit to meet it W We Wp will accept accept ac ac- no less in plan or In the man man and we solemnly charge upon any who place partisan politics above country the responsibility for a natIons natIon's nations nation's na na- I tion's future sacrificed to S self self- t- t I interest and spoils |
