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Show WASHINGTON, May 28. The platform plat-form adopted by Virginia Democrats last week was endorsed today by President Pres-ident Wilson as "in full accord with my own views, especially the statement state-ment which sets forth the attitude of tho party on the league of nations and the pressing problems of peacek finance fin-ance and reconstruction." Tho Virginia platform, drafted by Senator Glass, of that state, praised the president for "steadfastly standing for the covenant" agreed to at Versailles Ver-sailles and condemned the Republican reservations as destructive of the purposes pur-poses of the league. "We advocate prompt ratification of the treaty without reservations which would impair its essential integrity," tho platform continued. The Knox peace resolution vetoed by the president yesterday also was condemned con-demned in the platform, m the field of finance the federal reserve Bystem was commended and tho Republican congress was condemned for failure to revise tho wartime tax laws. The president's endorsement of the Virginia Vir-ginia platform was contained In a letter let-ter to Sonator Glass, which was made public at tho White House, and which waa accepted generally as forecasting hiB attitude toward the Democratic national na-tional plutfonn. Tho letter follows: Letter to Glass. "The White House, May 2?, 1920. "My Dear Senator Glass: "Thank you for sending me the copy of the platform recently adopted by the. Dempcrats of Virginia, Aside from the purely personal reference, whica of course, I deoply appreciate, let me say to you, my dear senator, that the sentiments expressed in this notable document are in full accord with my own views, especially tho statements which set forth tho attitude of the party on the league of nations and tho pressing problems of peace, financo and reconstruction. These are the clear cut, unequivocal principles of patriotic pa-triotic men who know how to serve their country and mankind. "Surely this platform recites a record rec-ord of achievement in which all Americans Am-ericans have a Just cause for pride and congratulation. "Cordially and sincerely yours, "WOODROW WILSON." Features of Virginia Platform. Some of the other 'features of the Virginia platform are: A declaration for an efficient merchant mer-chant marine, with sale to Amorican citizens for operation under the American Amer-ican flag, of all merchant vessels acquired ac-quired by the government during the war. I Condemnation of the Republican congress con-gress for "vain and extravagant inves-i tlgations, costing $2,000,000, revealing nothing beyond the incapacity of Re-' publican politicians to cope wTlth the gravest problems." A declaration that neither labor nor capital should at any tlmo "take action ac-tion that will jeopardize the public welfare," and that strikes and lockouts should be supplanted by some method oi, amicable settlement. Commendation of the administration for establishing the federal reservo Bystem, the farm loan system, "just tariff legislation," an income tax, and a department of labor. Criticism of congress for having failed fail-ed to heed the president's recommendations recommen-dations for, revision of tax laws, and for having failed to repeal "war legislation legis-lation which harasses business." Approval of the "utmost generosity" for disabled soldiers and their, dependents, depend-ents, but .disapproval of "stimulated efforts to fasten further oppressive burdens upon the taxpayers of the countrj by ehormouB bond issues or consumption and retroactive tax levies to give an indiscriminato bonus to enlisted en-listed men," J Praise of President Wilson, to whose efforts the platform says "should chief- j ly be ascribed "the adoption by con-j gross of the woman suffrage amendment." amend-ment." . rr |
