THE PRESIDENCY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17198, 19 June 1916, Page 6

THE PRESIDENCY.

ST LOUIS DEMOCRATS. STAND FOR NEUTRALIAY. By Telcsraph —Pres« Association— Copyright WASHINGTON, June 16. The St Louis Democratic platform condemned hyphenated Americans as subversive of American unity and destructive ot' tim nation’s welfare, and repudiated their efforts to influence the United States Government. It denounced existing conspiracies, lauding the neutrality platform, and held that the United States must use its power and not only make itself safe at homo but to secure its just interests throughout the world, affirming the right of small States to live their own lives and choose their own sovereignty* The platform added that the time has arrived for America to join other nations to prevent wars, and emphasis is laid on the American assertion of the fundamental rights of small States as against mere questions of property. Iu this respect the Wilson Administration platform contends that it has maintained the highest traditions of the United States. •THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. The Democratic platform has been adopted. It contains a plank condemning vigorously all combinations of individuals of whatever nationality oi descent conspiring for the purpose of embarrassing the Government improperly and coercing public representatives''in dealing with any foreign Power. This is intended ,as a rebuke to the Teutonic propagandists. Other planks declare for freedom of the seas and the encouragement of American shipping. REPUBLICANS TO UNITE. Mr Roosevelt’s friend, Mr Perkins, after conferring with the Republican leaders, has intimated that the Republicans and Progressives are going together to support Judge Hughes. A GERMAN VIEW. (Received June 18, 6.6 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, June 17. The ‘'Cologne Gazette” Bays: —The German-Americans on whose votes the decision may rest are on Mr Hughes’s side. They will now have an opportunity of paying back Mr Wilson’s false; hypocritical neutrality and his attacks on their American nationality.”