The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 22, 1916, Page 6

~ PLATFORM MAKES ~OTRONG APPEAL Country’s ‘Advance Under Wise —and_Able Democratic —— Statesmanship. TARIFF BODY IS INDORSED ~ Underwood Measure Upheld—Unquali- fied Stand on Americanism—Would Keep Army in Mexico—Labor Plank Is Emphatic—For National Defense. St. Louls. ‘ollowing is the Demo- cratic national platform: The Democratic party, in national convention ussembled, udopts the fol- lowing declaration to the end that the people of the United Stutes may both realize the,achievements wrought by four years of Democratic administra- tion and be apprised of the policies to which the party is committed for the further conduct of national affairs, We indorse the administration of Woodrow Wilson, It speaks for itself. It is the best exposition of sound Democratic policy at home and abroad. We challenge comparison of our record, our keeping of pledges, and our constructive legislation, with those of any party of any time. We found our country hampered by special privilege, a vicious tariff, ob- solete banking Jaws, and inelastic currency. Our foreign affairs were dominated by commercial interests for their selfish ends, The Republican par- ty, despite repeated pledges, was impo- tent to eorrect abuses which it had fostered. Under our administration, under a leadership which has never faltered, these_abuses have been cor- rected, and our people have been freed therefrom, Lauds Banking Reform. f Our archaic banking and currency system, prolific of panic and disaster under Republican administrations— tion of Republican congresses, Unttl the recent Democratic tariff legisla- tion, it was hampered by unreasonable burdens of taxation. ss ae We heartily {ndorse the purposes and policy of the pending shipping bill and favor all such additional meas- ures of constructive or remedial legis- lation as may be necessary to restore our flag to the seas. e other tions of the world feasible association that will effective ly serve these principles, to maintain inviolate the complete security of the highway of the seas for the common and unhindered use of all nations, PAN-AMERICA, We favor the establishment - and maintenance of the closest relations of amity and mutual helpfulness be tween the United States und the CRUCIAL POINT IS ~ REACHED IN EAST Capture of Czeraewitz Gives Here's Hoping EVERY FARMER IN BATES ————— AMERICANISM. The part that the United States will play in the new day of international relationships which is now upon us will depend upon our preparation and our character, The Democratic party therefore recognizes the assertion and triumphant demonstration of the in- divisibility and coherent strength of the nation as the supreme issue of this day in which the whole world faces the crisis of manifold change. It summons all men, of whatever origin or creed, who would count them- selves Americans, to join in making clear to-all the world the unity and consequent power of America. This is an issue of patriotism, To taint it with partisanship would be to defile it. In this day of test Amer- ica must show itself not a nation of partisans, but a nation of patriots. There is gathered here in America the best of the blood, the industry and the genius of the whole world, the elements of a great life and a magnifi- cent society, to be melted into a mighty and splendid nation. . Plea for Unity. Whoever, actuated by the purpose to promote the interest of a foreign power, in disregard to our own coun- ‘try's welfare or to injure this govern- ment in its foreign relations or cripple or destroy its industries at home, and whoever, by arousing prejudices of a racial, religious or other nature, cre- ates discord and strife among our peo- ple so as to obstruct the wholesome ~process of unification, is faithless to the trust which the privileges of citi- zenship repose in him and disloyal to the country. We, therefore, condemn as subver- sive of this nation’s unity and integ- rity, and as destructive of its welfare, the activities and designs of every group or organization, political or oth- erwise, that has for its object the ad- vancement of a foreign power, whether such object is promoted by intimidat- lo} p refugs has been supplanted by the federal re- serve act, a true Democracy of credit under government control, already proved a tinancial bulwark in a world crisis, Mobilizing our resources, plac- ing abundant credit at the disposal of legitimate industry and making a cur- rency panic impossible: We have created a federal trade commission to accommodate the per- Plexing questions arising under the untitrust laws so that monopoly. may be strangled at its birth and legitimate industry encouraged, Fair competition in business is now assured, We have effected an adjustment of the tariff, adequate for revenue under peace conditions, and fair to the con- sumer aud to the producer, We have adjusted the burdens of taxation so that swollen incomes bear their equit- able shore, Our revenues have been sufficient in times of world stress and will largely exceed the expenditures for the current fiscal year, Claims Aid to Labor. - “We have lifted human labor from the category of commodities and have secured to the workingman the right of voluntary sociation for his protec- tion and wel We have protected the rights of the laborer against they unwarranted issuance of writs of in- junction, and have guaranteed to him the right of trial by jury in cases of alleged contempt outside the presence of the court. We have advanced the parcel post te genuine efficiency, enlarged the postal savings system, added 10,000 rural de- livery routes and extensions, thus reaching 2,500,000 additional people, improved the postal service in every branch, and for the first time in our history pliced the post office system on a self-supporting basis, with actual surplus in 1913, 1914 and 1915. TARIFF. We reaffirm our: belief in the doc- trine of a tariff for the purpose of providing sufficient revenue for the op- eration of the government economical- ly administered, and unreservedly in- = ing the government, a political party, or representatives of the people, or which is calculated and tends to divide our’ people into antagonistic groups and thus to destroy that complete agreement and solidarity of the people, Bans Alien Alliances. We condemn all alliances and com- binations of individuals in this coun- try of whatever nationality or descent, who agree and conspire together for the purpose of embarrassing or weak- ening our government or of improperly influencing or coercing our public rep- resentatives in dealing or negotiating with any foreign power. We charge that such conspiracies among a limited number exist and have been instigated for the purpose of advancing the inter- ests of foreign countries to the preju- diee and detriment of our own coun- We condemn any political party in view of the tivity of such conspirators, surrenders its integrity or modifies its poliey. PREPAREDNESS. Along with the proof of our charae- ter as a nation must go the proof of our power to play the part that legiti- mately belongs to us. The people of the United States love peace. They re- spect the rights and covet the friend: ship of all other nations. . They desire neither any additional territory nor ny advantage which cannot be | @>ce- fully gained by their skill, their in)us- try or their enterprise; but they insist upon having absolute freedom of na- tional Jife and> policy, and feel that they owe it to themselves and to the role of spirited independence which it is their sole ambition to play that they should render themselves secure neninst the hazard of interference from any quarter, and should be able | to protect their rights upon the seas or in any part of the world. We therefore favor the maintenance of an army fully adequate to the re- quirements or order, safety and of the protection of the nation's rights, th fullest development of modern meth: ods of seacoast defense, and the main. tenance of an adequate reserve of citi- dorse the Underwood tariff law as truly exemplifying that doctrine. We recognize that tariff rates are neces- sarily subject to change ‘to meet chang- ing conditions in the world’s produc- tion and trade. Two years of a war which has di- rectly involved most, of the chief in- dustrial nations of the world, and which has indirectly affected ‘the life and industry of all nations, are bring- ing about economic changes more va- ried and far-reaching than the world has ever before experienced. In order to ascertain just what these changes may be, the Democratic congress is pro- viding for a nonpartisan tariff commis- sion to make an impartial and thor- ough study of every economic fact that may throw light either upon our past zens trained to arms and prepared tc safeguard the people and territory of the United States aghinst any danger of hostile action which may unexpect- edly arise; and a fixed policy for the continuous development of a navy wor- thy to support the great naval tradi- tions of the United States and fully equal to the international tasks which the United States hopes and expects to take a part in performing. SAFETY OF SEA. The Democratic administration has throughout the present war scrupu- lously and successfully held to the peaceful paths of neutrality and of the peaceful pursuit of the légitimate ob- Jects of our national life which states- men of all parties and creeds have prescribed for themselves in America since the beginning of our history. But .the circumstances of the last twc vtlier republics of the American con- tinents for the support of peace and | the promotion of a common prosperity, The Monroe doctrine is reasserted us a principle of Democratic falth, MEXICO. The want of a stable, responsible government in Mexico, capable of repressing and punishing marauders and bandit bands, who have not only taken the lives and seized and de- | stroyed the property of American citi- zens in thet country, but have insolent- | ly invaded our soil, made war upon and | murdered our people thereon, has ren- dered it necessary temporarily to occu- py, by our armed forces, a portion of the territory of that friendly state. Until, by the restoration of law and order therein, a repetition of such in- cursions is improbable the necessity for their remaining will-continue, Intervention, implying, as it does, military subjugation, is revolting to the people of the United States, not- withstanding the provocation to: that course has been great, and should be resorted to, if at all, only as a last resort. The stubborn resistance of the president and his advisers to every de- mand and suggestion to enter upon it, is creditable alike to them and to the people in whose name he speaks. THE FARMER. ‘ We favor the vigorous prosecution of investigations and plans to render agriculture more profitable and coun- try life more healthful, comfortable and attractive, and we believe that this should be a dominant aim of the nation as well as of the states. In the federal reserve’act of the tast congress and the rural credits act of the present congress, the machinery has been created which will make credit available to the farmer con- stantly and readily, and he has at last been put upon a footing of equality with the merchant and the manufact- urer in securing the capital necessary We favor continued liberal provision not only for the benefit of production, but also for the study and solution of problems of farm marketing and finance, and for the extension of ex- isting ugencies for improving country life, . = GOOD ROADS. The happiness, comfort and pros- perity of rural life, and the develop- ment of the city, are alike conserved by the construction of public high- ways. We, therefore, favor national aid in the construction of postroads and roads for military purposes. EMPLOYMENT. We hold that the life, health and strength of the men, women and chil- dren of the nation are its greatest as- set, and that in the conservation of these the federal government, where- ever it acts as the employer of labor, should both on its own account and as an example, put into effect the fol- lowing principles of just employment: A living wage for all employees, A working day not to exceed eight hours, one day of rest in seven, Adequate compensation for indus- trial accidents. The standards of the “uniform cild- | labor ¢aw" wherever minors are em- | ployed, * An equitable retirement law pro- viding for the retirement of superan- nuated and disabled employees of the civil service, to the end that a higher | standard of efficiency may be main- tained. Y LABOR. i We declare our faith in the sen- men’s act, passed by the Democratic congress, and we promise our earnest continuance of its enforcement. - We favor the speedy enactment of an effective federal child labor law and the regulation ‘of the shipment ‘of prison-made goods in interstate commerce, We heartily commend our newly-es- tablished department of labor for its excellent record in settling industrial strikes by personal advice and through conciliating agents. PUBLIC HEALTH. We favor the thoropgh reconsider- ation of the means and methods by which the federal government handles questions of public health, to the end that human life may be conserved by the elimination of loathsome disease, the improvement of sanitation and the diffusion of a knowledge of disease prevention. We favor establishment by the fed- eral government of tuberculosis sani- tariums for needy tubucular patients. _ BUDGET SYSTEM. We demand careful economy in all expenditures for the support of the government, and to that end favor a return by the house of representa- tives to its former practice of initiat- ing and prepiring all appropriation bills through a single committee chos- en from its membership. “We favor this as a practicable step a Russians Powerful Key to Austrian Positions. - i "ARE CLOSING IN ON LEMBERG ; Petrograd Believes Teuton Armies Must Retreat or Surrender—Ger- | man Positions are in Danger. | | Petrograd, June 20.—With an aver- jage Austrian retirement of twenty- | five miles over the entire Volhynian | and Galician fronts, except in the im- mediate region of Tarnopol, with the Itussian seizure of Czernowitz and the fight of the southern Austrian army toward the Carpathians and with the Russians closing in on Lemberg from two directions, the operations on the southwestern front have reached the crucial point. It is believed here the Austrian armies must either make « final stand or by their further re- treat automatically compel a general retirement of the German army from positions which it has held against the Russians for nearly a year. Unable to Make Stand. Such a stand, in the unanimous opinion of military officials here, will be an impossibility, as the separated Austrian armies are unable to com- municate with each other and, all available troops and reserves haviag been called up, a rehabilitation of the crippled armies of the Austrians is manifestly unlikely. The prevailing confidence in the speedy consumma- tion of a Russian triumph over Austria is reflected in all the comments of the newspapers. The Petrograd Gazette says: “The thought we have all lived with | since the beginning of the war—a final | Soon the last notes of the swan song of the dual monarchy will be heard.” | . Close In On Lemberg. | | The Austrians are concentrating | their forces in an attempt to ward-off a Russian advance on Lemberg, but, according to the latest dispatches, the Russian troops pressing along the Dubno-Lemberg Railway with Rad- | | ziviloff well in their rear, are close | upon: the Galician frontier town of Brody, which is nearly half way to | Lemberg. The other advance on Lemberg is | being directed from a point north of | -| Buezaz toward Malicz, from which | /latter town the road to Lemberg ii an easy one and almost unfortified. | | The effect of the advance of these two | lines is to place the Austrian center | near the Tarnopol extended position | in great danger and an Austrian .col- lapse here is considered inevitable by i military observers. ! Admit Fall of Czernowitz. i Petrograd, June 19.—The capture by | , the Russians of Czernowitz, capital of | | the Austro-Hungarian crownland of | Bukowina, was officially announced to- | day by the Russian war office. The official statement follows: “The emperor has received a con- | gratulatory telegram from the king of | Servia on the overwhelming success of the brilliant Russian treops, with | warm wishes for continued success. A similar telegram was received from the Russian crown prince, stating that the Servian troops were filled with warm admiration and joy over the Russian victories. ¢ “On the front of General Brussiloff's army the enemy maintains his resist- ance, making repeated counter efforts, | which our troops repulsed successful- i \ly, pressing the enemy more closely | in various directions and taking pris- | oners and booty. Pursue the Austrians. “Yesterday, at 4 o'clock in the after. noon, General Lechnitzky’s troops captured by assault the bridgehead at Czernowitz, on’ the left bank of the Pruth. After desperate fighting for the passage of the river, whére the enemy had destroyed the bridges, we occupied Czernowitz. Our troops are pursuing the enemy, who is retreating 17th, General Kaledines has taken as prisoners 1,309 officers, one surgeon, 70,000 men, eighty-three guna, 236 tity of material. _ Vienna, June 19.—The evaceation of Cuernowits by the Austrians, after the prom: seed bad forced the passage of the and penetrated the city, was announced by the war office teday. = COUNTY RAISES A BUMPER CROP THIS YEAR Missouri State Bank “THE OLD RELIABLE” Low Rates on Farm Loans | Weare in a position to make farm loans at a low rate of interest on either 5, 7 or 10 years time, with privilege of making partial payments on interest paying dates. All pay- ments of principal and interest Ppay- able at our office. stracts to all real estate in Bates We make ab- Tel. 564 References furnished on request. a Ask for booklet at Peoples Bank. ‘of the fighting trom the Sth to the} New York, June 15.—The X-ray examination made. to determine county at reasonable rates. BUTLER, MISSOURI (U. S. 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