Show 1 1920 fl Hl i LEAGUE I ISSUE All Other Problems Put Putto Putto to io One Side So That Ba Battle Over Treaty May J Not a Be Obscured By L. L C. C Martin United Pre Press s Staff Staff Correspondent A AN j FRANCISCO Jul July 3 Vet Veteran Vet Vet- S SAN eran Bran Democratic politicians today to today to- to I. I da day declared the platform adopts adopted adopt adopt- s I ed yesterday by the party's na national national convention one of oC the tho best beat in inthe inthe inthe the party's parts history from Crom a vote getting getting getting get get- ting standpoint Satisfaction with the platform was general among Demo rac's raes hosts except for those who w were r re defeated In their efforts to amend It II after alter the resolutions committee had completed It The overwhelming o defeat detent by the convention of ot all proposed amendment and the equally emphatic approval of ol the tho committees committee's report was clear evidence evidence evi I dence party leaders said that the Democrats are lined up strongly Iy be behind behind behind be- be hind the Wilson Vilson administration do- do spite efforts to create the impression that dissatisfaction with its record existed existed ex ex- I isted In the thc party Tho The platform leaders leaders lead lead- ers In Insisted Is Is 18 in all Its essentials essential a Wilson platform PUBLICITY DESIGNED So well pleased ed are arc party leader h with the work worle of oC resolutions committee committee commit commit- tee under the tho leadership of ot Senator SE Glass of oC Virginia that they art are alread preparing to give the platform the widest widest wid wid- est distribution and publicity ever accorded accorded ac ae I corded a party declaration Th The Y a also r. r intend to take talo every opportunity ol of comparing it with the Republican plat plat- platform I form Corm declaring that such a comparison compari compari- son will Inevitably Ine be to the advantage of ot the Democrats That the presidents president's Influence wa was paramount In the framing of the platform platform plat plat- form torm was disclosed today h hv by Senator Glass when he explained why he and other administration leaders lenders counseled silence on the tho liquor question That Thai was done Glass said so that nothing should be permitted to cloud the Issue nearest President Wil Wilsons Wilson's ons on's heart the heart UK lea league ue of oC nations Because tho the president 1 dent wished the league issue to be bf sharply drawn against the Republicans cans and wanted d It made the outstanding ing feature of oC the platform it way wai wa deemed Inadvisable to allow any other issue to be raised which would throw the league question even partly Inthe In the background In the campaign That the league Issue now Is clear cleat and unmistakable and that tho the election elec tion will constitute the solemn referendum refer reler I which President Wilson on In hit Jackson day dinner letter demanded there is no longer any doubt party leaders said They declared the treaty treat planks adopted b by the tho Republicans at Chicago and the Democrats hero put It squarely up to the American people whom thc they will follow Senator follow Senator Lodge or Woodrow Wilson Ilson Much comment was caused today by bya b bI ba a change made In tho the platform after Senator Glass read It to the convention I The rho change chanhc was as made in the plank n- n hating to dl disabled soldiers which Impart in part Tho The fine tine patriotism exhibited b by American soldiers soldier's sailors and marines constitutes a n sacred heritage of po posterity pos pos- terlly tho the worth of which can never be e recompensed from the treasury and the he glory glor of oC which must not be di diminished diminished dl- dl by any such expedients The change change con consisted in elimination of ot the tho words by by an any such expedients Senator Glass explained that the words word did lid not belong there but wad had been leftIn left leftin In n by mistake in copying the platform In n reading the platform to the conven- conven lon he noticed tho error he ho said laId and arul for that r reason asked the conventions convention's permission to make the necessary cor- cor Some delegates tes however bowe construed construed con on the chango change as ns a precaution to prevent tho party being too baldly Continued on page 2 1920 FIGHT Continued from page 1 committed against a cash bonus for soldiers IRISH Defeated advocates of ot an Irish plank pl declaring for the reco recognition or of the Irish republic were openly swearing vengeance toda today on both tho the Republican can con and Democratic parties The They de declared do- do dared millions of oC votes votes' have e been Insured to a third thir party about to be formed at nt Chicago by the refusal of or orthe the other two parties to write the sort eort of ot Irish plank demanded Organizers of or tho the third party have already promised promised prom prom- I d to Include the most emphatic declaration dec dec- In Sn favor or of ot Irish freedom In Its platform Woman oman suffragists the League of ot Women omen Voters and other organizations of ot women were wele frankly pleased with the treatment accorded ed them In the Democratic platform and party leaders leaders lead lead- ers era predicted that thousands of or Republican Republican Re Re- publican women would swing Into the Democratic column because of ot the difference dif dlf- dlf ference In the attitude of ot tho thu two parties on woman qUe questions |