Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-07-15 | Page 1 | Nine Planks in Labor--Farmer Party Platform

IE PLANKS IN LABOR-FARMER party Says VW System Created Millionaire for Each Three Yanks Killed in Battle CHICAGO, July IS. The platform ns adopted by the Labor-Farmer group 'and which was considered too radical by the Korty-elghters, contains nine I planks summarized as follow 1 Amerlcanirjition : Demands the I right of free speech, amnesty for poll-I poll-I tlrnl prisoners, repeal of espionage, sedition :nd "criminal syndicalist' I laws, referendum and rceal for fea-I fea-I eral Judges and equal suffrage for all. 2 Demands Withdrawal r( trie I'nlted States from participation un-I un-I der the Versailles treaty In the reduction reduc-tion of conquered peoples to economic or political subjugation, recogntlon ot the republic of Ireland and the "new Russian government." abolition pi secret treaties and withdrawal of the United States from ihe dictatorship we exercise over the Philippines, Cu'oa. Porto Rico. Guam and Hawaii." This section also pledges support to "a league of free peoples." CONTROL I IMH STto T, Demands democratic control ot Industries laying down "the right ot labor for an Increasing share in the responsibilities and management of ln-d ln-d ustry 4 Calls for public ownership of all public utilities and natural resources and Immediate repeal of the Ksch-Cummtns Ksch-Cummtns railroad law. .1 Demands fivorable laws ror farmer?, establishment of public markets mar-kets and extension of federal farm loan system. 6 Advocates government economy to replace extravagance that has run riot under the present administrate tlon," denouncing th system that "has created one war millionaire Tor ever) three American soldiers killed In France." demanding that war-acqiurr u wealth be taxed so ns to shift the fa.i I burden from the poor. COST OP LIVING 7 I'rges reduction of the cost ofl living bv stabilization of currency, federal fed-eral control of melt packing Industry' and enforcement of present liv-against liv-against profiteers, "especially the big ones." 8 Favors Justice to soldiers of thc world war ns a matter of right and not of charity, recommending payment of a sum "sufficient to make their Warl pay not b ss than their peace lime i earnings. 9 Labor's bill of rights which includes in-cludes declarations f'r llu- unqualified unquali-fied right of all workers. Including government workers, to strike and j maximum standard eight hour day ina ' forty-fOUT hour weelt.