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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1920)
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF V' 4 11 . 4 PLATFORM ON G. 0, P. MAKES STAND Party's Principles Enunciated by National Convention at Chicago. "UNPREPAREDNESS" CHARGED Plank Covering the League of Nations Is Considered In the Nature of a Compromise Strong Stand on Mexico. ITitp Is the platform adopted by the Keptibllciin tintloniil convention In ses sion nt Chicago: Tlio nptibllrnn lwrty, nssotnbletl In reprchnntiitlvu niitlotuil convention, ro nlllrms Uh uuylelillniT devotion to the CoiiHtitutlon of tho United StutcH nn.l to the KiiurnntfcB of civil, rolltlcul. and rcllplotiH llbirty therein contnlncd. It will rewlHt all attempts to overthrow the taunilntlons of tho Koverninent or to weaken the foico of Km controlling prliictpli-H nnd Idenls, whether theso atenipts be made In the form of In teriintlotml policy or domestic nKltatlun. Tor He ven years the national ku -rn-tnunt has been controlled by Hie Dem ocratic party Duilrn; that period a war of unp.nalleled inuKiiltudo Iuih shak en the foundations of civilization, deci mated the population of Kuropo, and loft In ItM train economic misery und buffering second only to war ItHelf. Unpreparedness for War. Tho outstanding features of tho Dem ocr.itlc administration have been coni pleto unprepiirednuHH for war nnu com pete, unpreparedness for pcare. Inexcusable falluro to make timely preparation Is the chief Indictment UBulnst tho Democratic adnilnlstratlon J in tno conduct of tho war. Had not our associates protected us, both on land and sea. during tho final twclvo months of our participation, and furnished us to tho very day of tho arnilstlco with munitions, planes, und artillery, this fall uro would have been punished with disaster. It dliectly resulted in unnec essary losses to our gallant troops, In the Impediment of victory Itself, and In mi enormous wnsto of public funds lit rally poured Into the bgeuch created by gross neglect. Today ft Is reflectod In our huge tax burden and In the high cost of living. Unpreparedness for Peace. Peace found tho administration n.i un preparod for peaco as war found it un prepared for war. Tho vital needs of" ine country demanded an early aim systematic return to a poaco tlmo basis. This called for vision, leadership and Intelligent planning. All threo have been lacking. While the country lias been left to shift for Itself, the government him continued on a war tlmo basis. Tho administration has not demobilized tho army of place holders. It continued a mothod of financing which was In defensible during the period of recon struction. It tins used legislation passed to meet tho emergency, of war to con tlnuo its arbitrary and Inquisitorial con trol over the llfo of the pcoplo In tlmo of peaco, nnd to carry confusion Invo Industrial life. "Flounders Hopelessly." Under tho deHpot's plea of necessity or euporldi .wisdom, executive usurpation of legislation and 'Judicial functions still undermines our Institutions. Eighteen months after tho armistice, with Its war tlmo powers unabridged. Its war-time departments undischarged, Its war-time Army of placo holders still mobilized, tho administration continues to llounder help lessly. Tho demonstrated Incapacity of tho Democratic party hns destroyed public confidence, weakened tho authority of government, and produced a feeling of distrust nnd hesitation so universal as to Increase enormously tho dltllcultles of readjustment and to delay the return to normal conditions. Never has our nntlon been confronted with graver problems. Tho people aro entitled to know In definite terms how the parties purposo solving theso prob lems. To that end, tho Itcpubllcan party declares Its iKJllcles and program to bo as follows: Constitutional Government. Wo undertako to end cxecutlvo au tocracy nnd to restore to tho people tho constitutional government Tho policies herein declared will be carried out by tho federal and stato governments, each acting within Its con stitutional powers. Congress and Reconstruction. Despite the unconstitutional and dicta torial courso of tho president and the partisan obstruction of tho Democratic congressional minority, tho Republican majority has enacted a program of con structive legislation which. In great part, however, has been nullified by the vlndlc tlvo vetoes of the president. Tho Republican congress has mot the problems presented by tho administra tion unprepared for peaco. It has re pealed tho greater part of the vexatious war legislation. It hns enacted a trans- nnrtntinn nnt mnklnir nnRslhle tho re habilitation of" tho railroad system oh tho country, the oporation or which un lor tho present Democratic administra tion has been extravagant and wasteful in tho highest degree Tho transporta tion act innde provision for tho peace ful settlement of wage disputes, partial Iv nullified, howover, by tho president's delay In appointing the wage board cro otod by the net. This dolny precipitated tho outlaw rnllrond strike. We stopped tho Hood of public treas ure recklessly poured Into tho lap of tin Inept shipping board, and laid tho foundations for tho creation of n great merchant marlno. Wo took from tho Incompetent Domocrntle administration tho administration of the telegraph and telephone lines of tho country, and re turned them to private ownership. Wo reduced tho cost of postage and Increased the pay of the postal employees the poorest pnld of all public servants. Wo provided pensions for superannuated nnd retired civil servants, and for an Increase In pay for Botdlers and sailors. Wo re organized thorn on a ponce footing and provided for the maintenance of a pow erful and efllclont navy Passed Suffrage Amendment The Republican congress established by law a permanent women's bureau In tho department of labor. Wo submitted to the country tho constitutional amend ment for woman's suffrage and fur nished 29 of tho 35 legislatures which rat ified It to dnto. legislation for tho relief of tho con sumers of print paper, for the extension of tho powers of tho government undor tho food control act, for broadanlng tho scope of the wnr risk Insurance net, better provision for tho dwindling num ber of aged veterans of tho Civil wnr, and for the better support of tho maimed nnd Injured of tho great war. nnd for making prnctlcnl the vocational rehabilitation act that tins been enacted by the Republican congress. Wo pnssed an oil lenslng nnd wator power bill to unlock for tho public good the great pent-up resources of th6 coun try; we have sought to check the. pro fligacy of the administration, to ronllzo upon the assets of the govornment, nnd to husband tho revenues dorlvcd from taxation. Tho Republicans In congress havo been responsible for cuts In the es timates for government expenditure of ' nearly 13,000,000,000 elnco the signing of the armistice - We enacted n national executive budg. et law; we strengthened tho federal ro rve net, to permit banks to lend need ed assistance to farmers', we authorized financial corporation to develop export WHICH trade, nnd, finally, amended the rules of the sennto and house, which will re form evils In procedure nnd guarantee moro elllclcnt nnd responsible govern ment. Agriculture. A large nnd contented body of farm proprietors Is tho backbone of tho na tion. National greatness nnd economic Independence demnnd n population dis tributed between Industry and tho farm, mid sharing on etiual terms the pros perity which Is wholly dependent sn tho efforts of both, Neither can pros per nt tho expense of tho other without inviting Joint disaster. The crux of tho present agricultural condition lies In price, labor, nnd credit. Tho Republican party believes that this condition can bo Improved and ag ricultural production encouraged by the right to form co-opcratlvo associations for marketing their products subjtct to regulation by fedeial authority, the scl eiitllle study of agricultural prices, with u view to reducing tho frequency of ab normal lltictuntloiiM, tho annuitization of associations for the extension of per sonal ci edit; a national Inquiry on the co-ordination of rail, water, and motor transportation with adequate facilities for receiving, handling, and muiketlng food; the encouragement of our expof. trade, nnd tho encouragement of Mo pioductlon nnd Importation of fertiliz ing material and of Its extensive use. The federal farm loan net should be so administered as to facilitate the ni qulsltlon of farm laud by those denlr I" a in become owners and proprietors, nnd thus minimize, the evils of farm tenantry. Industrial Relations. , There aro two different conceptions of the relations of capital nnd labor, l'ho ono Is contractual, und emphasizes the diversity of Interests of employer and employee. Tho other Is that co partnership ln,a common task. We recognize the Justice of collective bargaining as ft means of proimittug good will, establishing ooser and moro harmonious relations between employ ers nnd employees, and realizing the true ends of Industrial Justice. Tho strike or the lockout, im n means of mottling Industrial dispute. Inflicts such Iosh and suffering on tho community as to Justify government Initiative to reduce Its frequency nnd limit Its eon sequences. Wo deny the right to strike ngalnst the government; but tho rights nnd In terests of all government employees mint be safeguarded by Impartial luws and tribunals. Public Utilities. In public utilities we favor tho estab lishment of nn Impartial tribunal to mnke an Investigation of tho farts and to render a declson to tho end that there may be no organized Interruption of servlco nerosyary to the lives and health and welfare of tho people. The decisions of tho tribunals should be inor ally but not legnlly binding, and an In formed public sentiment bo relied on to secure their acceptance Tho tribunals, however, should refuse to accept Juris diction except for tho purpose of In vestigation, ai long as tho public servlco be Interrupted. For public utilities wfc favor tho typo of tribunal provided for In the transportation act of 1920. In private Industries wo do not advo cate tho prlnclplo of compulsory arbi tration, but wo favor Impartial com missions and better ficllltles for volun tary mediation, conciliation, and arbi tration, supplemented by that full pub licity which will enlist tho Influence of nn aroused public opinion. The govern ment should take tho Inltlatlvo In Invit ing tho establishment of tribunals or commissions for tho purposo of voluntnry arbitration and of Investigation of dis puted Issues. Wo demand the exclusion from Inter state commerce of tho products of con vict labor. National Economy. A Republican congress reduced the ostlmntes submitted by the administra tion ror tho llscal year 1920 almost threo billion dollars, and for the fiscal year 1921 over a billion and a quurter dollars. Ureal er economies could have been effected ha' It not been for tho stubborn rofusal of tho administration to co-operate with congress In an oconomy program. The universal demand for an executive bud get Is a recognition of the Incontroverti ble fact that leadership and sincere as sistance on the part of tho cxecutlvo department are essential to offoctlvo econ omy and constructive retrenchment. The Overman act Investod tho presi dent of tho United States with all the authority and power necessary to re store tho federal government to u nor mal peaco basis and to reorganize, re tionch, and demobilize. Tho dominant fact Is that eighteen months ufter tho armistice tho United States government Is still on a wartlmo basis, nnd tho ex penditure program of tho executive ro llecta wartlmo extravaganco rather than rigid peaco tlmo economy. Failure to Retrench. 1 As an examplo of tho failure to re trench which has characterized the post-war policy of tho administration, we cite tho fact that, not Including the war und navy departments, the execu tive departments and other establish ments ut Washington actually record an Increase subsequent to tho armistice of 2,184 employees. Tho net decrease In pay roll costs contained In the 1921 demnnds submitted by tho administra tion is only 1 per cent under that of 1920. The annual expenses of federal operation can be reduced hundreds of millions of dollars without Impairing tho eillclency of tho publlo aervlce. We pledge ourselves to a carefully planned readjustment to a peace-time basis and to a policy of rigid economy, to the better co-ordination of depart mental activities, to the elimination, of. unnecessary oillclals and employees, and to the raising of the standard of Individual eillclency. An Executive Budget We congratulate the Republican con gress on tho enactment of a law pro viding for the establishment of an executive budget as a necessary In strument for a sound and business like administration of the national finances, and wo condemn the veto of the president which defeated this great financial reform. Reorganization of Federal Depart ments and Bureaus. Wo ndvocato a thorough Investiga tion of tho prosent organization of the federal departments and bureaus, with a view to securing consolidation, a moro businesslike distribution of func tions, tho elimination of duplication, delays, and overlapping of work, and tho establishing of an up to dato and efllclcnt administrative organization. War Powers of the President Tho president clings tenaciously to his autocratic war-time powers. Ills veto of tho resolution declaring peace and his refusnl to sign tho bill repeal ing war-tlmo legislation, no longor necessary, ovldence his determination not to restore to tho nation and to tho states tho form of government provided for by the Constitution. This usurpa tion Is Intolerable and deserves the severest condemnation. Taxation. , The burden of taxation Imposed upon the American people Is staggering; but In presenting a truo statement of the situation wo must face tho fact that whllo tho character of tho taxes can and should bo changed, an early reduc tion of tho amount of rovenue to be raised Is not to bo expected. Tho noxt Ropubllcun administration will Inherit from Its Democratic predecessor a floating Indebtedness of over 3,000,000. 000, tho prompt liquidation of which Is demanded by sound tlnunclal con siderations. Reduction In Tax. Moreover, the wholo fiscal policy of tho government must bo deeply Influ enced by tho nocesslty of meeting obli gations In excess of $6,000,000,000 which mnturo In 1923. Hut sound policy equally domnnds the early accomplish ment of that real reduction of the tnx burdon which may be achieved by sub stituting simple for complex tax laws and procedure, prompt and certain de termination of tho tax liability for do lay and uncertainty, tax laws which do not for tax laws which do excessively mulct tho consumer or needlessly repress enterprise and thrift. y advocate the Issuance of a sim plified form of Income return; author izing the treasury department to mnUe chnnges In regulations effective only from the dnto of their approval: em powering the commissioner of Inter nal revenue, with the eminent of the taxpayer, to make lliml and conclusive settlements of tnx claims nnd assess ments, barring finud, and tho creation of u tax board consisting of at li-usi three representatives of the tnxpa.vlng public ami tho heads of tho pi lnolp il divisions of tho bureau of Internal revenue to act as a standing committee on tho simplification of forms, pro cedure ami law, and to nmlte recom mendations to the congress. Banking and Currency. The fact Is that thu war, tn n great extent, was llnaliced by a policy of Inflation through certificate borrowing from the banks, and bonds Issued al artificial rates sustained by thu low discount rates established by the fed eral reserve board, 'l.'iu continuance of this policy since tho armistice lays the administration open to severe criti cism, Almost up to the present time tho practices of the federal reserve board as tn credit control have been frankly dominated by the convenience of the treasury, 1 ho results have been n greatly In creased war cost, a serious loss to the millions of people who In good fiilth bought Liberty bonds and Victory notes nt par. and extensive pbst-war speculation, followed today by n re stricted credit for legitimate Industrial expansion. Ah a matter of public; pol icy we urge all hunks to give credit preference to essential Industries. The federal reserve system should bo free from political influence, which Is quite as Important as Its Independence of domination by llnauclal combina tions. The High Cost of Living. Tho prime enusu uf tho "high cost of lllng" has been, tlrst and foremost, a fiO ier cent depreciation In thu pur chasing invr of tho dollar, due to a gross i'p.uinlon of our currency ntul credit. Ilmlinvil production, burden some taxation, swollen prollis, nnd the Increased ilimaiid for goods nrlslng from a uVlltlnu.s but eulaiged buying power have been contributing causes to a greater or less ilegiee. , We condemn the unsound fiscal poli cies of tho Democratic adinlnlstrutlon which have brought themi things to pass, mill their attempts to Impute the consequences to minor und secondary causes. Much of thu Injury wrought Is Irreparable. There Is no short way out nnd wo decline to deceive tho peo ple with vain promises or quack rem edies. Hut as the political party .that throughout Its history has stood for honest money nnd sound finance, wo pledge ourseUes to earnest and con sistent attack upon tho high cost of living by vigorous avoldanco of further lu'Jatlon In our government borrowing, by courageous but Intelligent deflation of ovcrexpanded credit und currency, by encouragement nnd heightened pro duction of goods nnd services, by pre vention of unreasonable profits, by ex efclso of public economy nnd stimula tion of prlvnto thrift, and by revision of war Imposed taxes unsultcd to peace time economy. Profiteering. Wo condemn the Democratic admin istration for failure Impartially to en force the nntl-prolltecrlng laws enacted by tho Republican congress. Railroads. Wo are opposed to government own ership nnd operation or employee op eration of tho railroads. In view of tho conditions prevailing In this country, the experience of tho lnst two yenrB, nnd the conclusions which mny fairly bo drawn from an observation of tho transportation systems of other coun tries, It Is clear that adequate trans portation servlco both for the present nnd future can bo furnished moro cer tainly, economically, nnd eltlclently through prlvnto ownership and opera tion under proper regulation and con trol. Thero should be no speculative profit In rendcrh.g the servlco of transporta tion, but In order to do Justice to the cnpltnl already Invested In rallwny en terprises, to restore railway credit, to Induce future Investments nt a renson nble rnte, and to furnish enlarged facil ities to meet the requirements of tho constantly Increasing development nnd distribution, a fair return upon actual value of tho railway property used In transportation should bo mado renson nbly sure, nnd nt the snmo time to pro vide constant employment to thoso en gaged In transportation servlco. with fair hours nnd favorable working con ditions nt wages or compensation at least equal to those prevailing In slm llar lines of Industry. Wo Indorse the transportation net of 1920 enacted hy the Republican congress ns a most con structive leglslntlve achievement. Waterways. We declnro It to bo our policy to en courage nnd develop water transporta tion servlco and facilities in connection with the commcrco of tho United States. Regulation of Industry and Commerce. Wo npprovo In general the existing federal legislation ngalnst monopoly nnd combinations In restraint of trade, but slnco tho known certnlnty of a law Is the safety of all, wo advocate such amendment ns will provide American business men with bettor means of de termining In ndvnnce whether a pro posed combination Is or is not unlaw ful. The federal trade commission, un der a Democratic ndmlnlstrntlnn. hns nnt nccompllshed the purpose for which It wns created. This commission properly organized nnd Its duties clllrlrnt ly ndmlnlstercd should afford protec tion to the public and legitimate business Interests. International Trade and Tariff. The unccrtnln nnd unsettled "condi tion of Internntlonnl halnnces the ab normal economic and trade situation of tho world, nnd tho Impossibility of forecasting necurntely even the near future preclude the formulntlnn of a definite program to meet conditions a yenr hence. Rut the Republican party reaffirms Its belief In the protective prin ciple nnd pledges Itself to a revision of the tariff ns soon ns conditions shall make It necessnry for the preservation of the home market for American labor, agriculture, and Industry. Merchant Marine. The national defense nnd our foreign commerco require a merchant mnrlne of tho best typo of modern ship flying tho American flng and manned by American senmnn, owned by private capital, and operated by private energy. Wo Indorso tho sound legislation re cently enacted by tho Republican con gress that will Insure the promotion nnd maintenance of the American mer chant mnrlne. Wo favor tho application of tho work men's compensation nets to the mer chant mnrlne. Wo recommend that all ships ongnged In coastwise trado nnd nil vessels of the American merchant mnrlne shall nass .; through tho Pannma canal without pay- J mem oi ions. Immigration, Tho stnnrlnrd of living and thp stnnd nrd of cltlrenshlp of a nntlon nro Its moot precious possessions, and the pres ervation and elevation of thoso stnndards U tho first dutv of our government. The Immigration policy of the Unit ed Rtntes should bo such ns to Insure that the number of foreigners In the country at any ono time shall not ex ceed that whrh can be nsslmllnted with reasonable rapidity, and to favor Immi grants whose standard nro similar to ours. The selective tests that nro nt present applied should be Improved by requiring a hlKher physical standard, a more com plete exclusion of mentnl defectives' nnd criminals, and a more offectlvo Inspec tion applied ns near tho source of Immi gration as possible as well ns tho port of entry. Justice to the foreigner nnd to ourselves demnnds provision for the guidance, protection and bettor economic distribution of our nllen population. To facilitate government supervision, nil nl lens should ho required to register an nually until they become nuturnllzed. The existing policy of the United States for tho prnctlcnl exclusion of Asiatic Immigrants Is sound, and should bo maintained. Naturalization. There Is urgent need of Improvement In our nnturnllratlon law. No nllen should becomo it citizen until he has be- cinio genuinely American, nnd adequnto tests for determining tho alien's fitness (or American citizenship should bo pro vided for by law. W advocate, In nddltlnn, tho inde pendent naturalization of man led wom en An American woman should not lose Ut citizenship by mairlago to an ulle" resident In tho United States. Free Speech and Allen Agitation. Wo demand that every American cltl ren si, hi enjoy 'tho undent and const! t'Uliiral right of freo speech, free press, and ft en itsseiubly, und tho no less r.d right of thu qualllled voter to bo ierieiiied by hln duly chosen rcpre ftnt.itiU's, but no m.in tun ailvotnlu ruiMiuiro to tho law, and no man may n.iu., .im violent uvui throw uf tho gov in iik nt. Ah. us within tho Jurisdiction of the I mi,, I Stales are not enlltkil of right to bin rty of agitation directed ngalnst (Im iju eminent or American Intuitu tl his I. wry government has tho power to ex.-ln le nnd dopoit thoso aliens who I'l'tisiiiiite a leal inetmee to Its peace ful elstcneo. Hut In view of tho Inrgo tniiiiixis of pcoplo directed by the liniul gr.iit.iii acts and In view of tho vlg roon in ilpr.ictlco of the departments of Justin- and labor, an iiilequuto public heiu-bm- befoie n competent administrative tribunal should bo assuied to all. Lynching. Wo urrfo congress to consider tho most i nvctlvo means to end lynching In '" ei.nniry, which continues to be u terrible iKt on our American civilization. Law and Order. The equality of nil citizens under the law IrtM always been it policy of the le-l-iiiiliion pirty. Without obedleiuo to l.i und maintenance of order our Amer n an Institutions must perish. Uur laws nu.-l be Unputlally enfoiced and speedy Justice should bo scented. With leg.ml to the sale and maufac liiie of Intoxicating beverages, tho Ro-piiiili-'iiu party will stand for lllo enforce ment of tho constitution of tho United Mutes us It shall bo declared by tho Su premo roiirt. Public Roads and Highways. We favor liberal nppniprlatlons In co operation with the s.ates for the eon stun tlun of highways, which will bilng iil'out a i eduction of transportation costs, belter marketing of farm pioducts. Im provement tit rural postal delivery, us well as meet tho needs of military de fense. In determining the proportion of fed einl nld for road construction among tho states thu sums lost In taxation to tho respective stutes by tho selling apart of lurge portions of their nreu sb forest res. erviitlous, shall bo considered us u con trolling factor. Conservation. Conservation lo a Republican policy. It began with tho passage of tho reclama tion net signed by President Roosevelt. Tho recent passngo of tho coal, oil, und phnsphnto leasing bill by a Republican congress, and tho enactment of tho water power bill, fashioned In accordance with tho same principle, nro consistent land marks In tho development of tho conser vation of our national resources. Wo de nounce tho refusal of the president to sign tho wnter power bill pnsscd after ten years of controversy. The Repub lican party has tuken an especially hon orable part In saving our national forests and In tho effort to establish a national forest policy. Our most pressing conger vatlon question rolntes to our forests. Wo aro using our forest resources faster than they are being rcnowod. Tho result In to rnlso unduly the cost of forest products to consumers and especially farmers, who use more than half tho lumber pro duced In America, and In tho end to cre ate a timber famine The fedornl gov ernment, tho statcn and prlvato Interests must unite In devising moans to meet tho menace. The 8ervlce Men. We hold In Imporlshablo remembrance tho valor and tho patriotism of tho sol diers and sailors of America who fought In tho great war for human liberty, nnd we pledge ourselves to discbarge to tho fullest the obligations which a grateful nation Justly should fulfill, In apprecia tion of the services rendered by Its de fenders on sea nnd on land. Republicans are not ungrateful. Throughout their history thoy hnvo shown their gratltudo townrd the na tion's defenders on lnnd nnd sea. Lib eral legislation for thp enro of tho dis abled and Infirm nnd their dependents hns over marked Republican policy townrd the soldier and sailor of oil tlio wars In which our country has partici pated. The prosent congress has appro priated generously for the disabled of tho world wur. Tho amounts already ap plied and authorized for the fiscal year 1920-21 for this purposo reached the stu pendous sum of JI.1S0,571.K3. This legis lation Is significant of tho party's pur poso In generously cniing for tho maimed nnd disabled men of tho rocent wnr. Civil Service. Wo renew our repeated declaration Mint tho civil servlco law shall bo thoroughly and honestly enforced and extended wherever practicable. Tho recent net Ion of congress In enacting a comprehensive civil servlco retirement Ia.w and In work ing out a comprehensive employment nnd wage policy that will guarantee equnl fnd Just treatment to the army of gov ernment workers, nnd In centralizing tho admlnlstrntlon of tho new nnd progres sive employment policy In tho hnnds of tho civil service commission Is worthy of all praise Postal Service. We condemn the present ndmlntstrn Hon for Its destruction of the eillclency of tho postnl service when controlled by tho government, nnd for Its falluro to properly compensate employees whose expert knowledge Is essential to the proper conduct of tho affairs of tho pos tal system, Wo commend tho Republican congress for tho onnctment of legislation Increasing the pay of postal employees, who up to that time were tho poorest paid In tho government servlco. Woman Suffrage. We wolcomn women Into full pnrtlclpa tlon In the nffnlrs of government nnd the activities of tho Republican pnrty. We urge Republican govornors whoso stntes havo not yet acted upon tho suffrage amendment to Immediately call special sessions of their legislatures for the pur poso of ratifying said nmendment, to tho end that nil of the women of the nation of voting nge mav participate In tho elec. tlon which Is so Importnnt to tho welfare of our country. Social Progress. The supremo duty of the nation Is the conservation of human resourcos through an enlightened measure of social and In dustrial Justice. Akhotigh the fedornl Jurisdiction ovor social problems Is lim ited, they affect tho welfare nnd Interests of tho nntlon ns n whole. Wo pledge the Republican party to the solution of theso problems through nntlonnl and state leg lslatlnn In accordance with tho best pro gressive thought of tho country. Women In Industry. Women havo special problems of em ployment which mnkn necessary special study. We commend congress for tho permnnent establishment of the women's biirenu In tho United Stales department of lnbor to sisrvo ns a source of Informa tion to the stntCB and to congress, The principle of equnl pay for equal servlco should bo applied throughout nil branches of tho federal government In which women nre employed. We demand federal legislation to limit the hours of employment of women en gaged In Intensive Industry, the product of which enters Into Interstate commerce The League of Nations. We favor n HbeVnl nnd generous for eign policy founded upon definite moral nnd political principles, characterized by clear understanding nf nnd firm adher ence to our rights, nnd unfailing respect for the rights of others. We should nf ford full nnd ndequnte protection for tho life, liberty nnd property, nnd nil Inter nntlonnl rights of every American citi zen, nnd should require a proper respect for the Amerlcnn ling; but wo should bo equally rarofu! to nnnlfest a Just repnrd for the right of other nations. A scru pulous obaeivanco of our International engagements, when lawfully asumud, la essential to our own honor nnd self-re-speet nnd the respect of other nations. Subject to a duo regard for International obligations, wo should leavo our country freo to develop Its civilization iilong linos most conducive to iho wolf nro and hap piness of tho people, ami to cant Its In lluenco on tho sldu of Justice und right should occnslon require, Tho Republican party stands for ngree. ment umong the nations who preserve the peace of tho world We believe Hint such nn International issoiiatlou must bu based upon International Justice and must piovido inellitds which shall main, tain Hie rule of public tight by the de velopment of law and thu decision of Im partial courts, und which shall secure instant nnd general International confer ence whenever fie.ico shall bo threatened, so that the nations pledged to do und In sist upon what Is Just und fair may uxer Mo their Inlluenco ami power for th prevention of the war We believe thai all this tun be done without tho lolnpro inlse nf nallonal Independence, without depriving the people or (he United States In advance of the right to determine for thetnselvis what Is Just and fair when the occasion nilses. and without Involv ing them ns parlli Ip.ints, and not us pcuectiial.ets In a multitude of quarrels, I lie merits of which they uio unablo to Judge. Mexico, The Ineffective policy of the present nilinlnlsliutlou In .Mexican matters has been largely irsponslhlo for the con tinued loss of Ainellean lives In that country and upon our border, Tor tho enormous loss of Ameilcan nnd for eign properly; for the lowering of American standards of morality ami so clul relations with Mexicans, nnd for the bringing of American ideals of Jus tice and uatjoual honor mid political In tegrity into contempt and ridicule lu Mcvlcii and tluougliout tho world Written Protests Decried. The policy of wordy, futile, written pioii-sts agalniit the nets of Mexican olllilals. explained the following day by tho president himself us being meaning less nnd not Intended to bo considered seriously or lu rorce, has but added In degree to that contempt, uud has earned for us the sneers und Jeers of Mexican bandits, and milled insult upon liiHtllt ugaliist our national honor uud dignity. We should not recognize nny Mexi can government unless It bu u responsi ble government willing und able to give iiulllcleiil guarantees that thu lives uud rights or American cUIzciih aro respected und protected, Hint wrongs will bo promptly corrected and Just compensa tion will lie made for Injury sustained. Tho Republican party pledges Itself lo a consistent, Unit and effectlvn policy toward Mexico that shall enforce respect for tho Atneilcuii Hug and that shall protect the lights of American citizens lawfully In Mexico to security of llfo uud enjoyment of property In accord ance with established principles of Inter nntlonnl Inw and our treaty rights. Tno Republican party Is tbr sincere "friend of tho Mexican people. In Its In sistence upon the ninlntcnanco o,f order for the protection of Amerlcnn citizens within Its borders a great service will bu rendered tho Mexican people them selves, for tho continuation of present conditions menus dlsnster to thtlr Inter ests uud patriotic aspirations. Mandate for Armenia. Wo condemn President Wilson for nsk Ing congress to empower, hlin to nccept a mandate for Arinonlu.' Wo commend the Republican senate for refusing tho president's request to empower him to accept n mandate for Armenia. Tho acceptance of such mandate would throw the United Stutes Into tho very mael strom of Kuropoan quarrels. According to ths estimate of tho Harbnrd commis sion organized by authority of President Wilson, wo would bo called upon to send D9.000 Amerlcnn boys to police Armenia and to expend 1276,000,000 lu tho Mrst year and J7M.OUO.000 n ilvo years. This es llmnto Is iniule upon tho basis that wo would havo only roving bands to light, but In caso of serious troublo with the Turks or with Russia, a force exceed ing 200.000 'would bo necMssnry. Disregard of Life Claimed. No more striking Illustration can bo found of President Wilson's disregard of tho lives of American boys or of American Interests. We deeply sympathize with the peo plo of Armenia nnd stand ready to help them In nil proper ways, but tho Ro publlcun parly will opposo now nml horo nfter the acceptance of a manduto for any country In Kuropo or Asia. , For Association of Nations. The Republican party stands for ngree ment umong tho nations to preservo the peaco of tho world. Wo believe that such nn lnternatlonul nasoclatlon iiuiBt be based upon International Justice and provide methods which shall maintain tho rulo of public right by the develop ment of law und the decision of Impartial courts, and which shall secure Instant and general International conference when ever peace shall bo threatened, so that tho nations pledged to do und Insist upon what Is Just and fnlr may exercise their Inlluenco und power for the prevention of war. , , . Wu bollovo that nil this enn bo dono without thti compromise of nntlonnl liule eiiilencn. without depriving tho pcoplo nt ll Unite,! States In advnnco Of the right to determine for themselves what IS JUBt tllld Illir Wlietl UIO occuniun nnni-n nnd without Involving them ns partici pants nnd not ns pcaccmnkers In a mul titude of quarrels the merits of which they nro unablo to Judge. Tho covenant signed by the president nt Paris failed signally to accomplish this great purposo nnd contains stipulations not only Intolerable for Independent pcoplo but cortuln to produce- iho In justice, hostility nnd controversy; umong nations which It proposed to prevent. Praises Senators Actions. That, covenant repudiated to a degree wholly' unnecessary nnd unjustlllnble the time-honored policy In favor of peace de clared by Washington und Jefferson und Monroe nnd pursued by nil Amerlcnn nd. mlnlstratorn for moro thnn n century, and It Ignored the universal sentiment of Amerjcn for generations past In favor of International law and arbitration and It rested tho hope of tho future upon mere expedients and negotiations. Tho unfortunate insistence nf tho president upon hnvlng his own way without nny chnnge nnd without nny regnrd to the opinions of tho mnjorlty of the senate, which shares with him tho treaty-mnklng power, nnd tho pres ident's demnnd that tho treaty should ho ratified without nny modification, crented n situation In which sonntors were required to voto upon their con sciences' nnd their oaths according to their Judgment ngalnst tho treaty as It wns presented or submit to tho com mnnd of n dictator In n mntter whero th" nuthorlty nnd responsibility under the Constitution wcro theirs nnd not his. Tho sotiators performed their duties faithfully. Wo approve their conduct nnd honor their courage and fldnllty, and we plodge tho coming Republican administration to such ngreemenl with the other nntlons of tho world ns shall meet the full duties of America to civ ilization nnd humanity In accordance with Amerlcnn Ideals, nnd without sur rendering tho right of tho American people to exercise Its Judgment nnd 1.3 power In favor of Justice nnd ponce. Will Reform Taxes. Pointing to Uh history nnd relying on Its fundamental principles, wo de clare the Republican party hns the genius, courago. nnd constructive abil ity to end cxecutlvo usurpation nnd re store constitutional government to ful fill our world obligations without sac rificing our nntlonnl Independence; to rnlRe the natfonnl stnndards of educa tion nnd general welfare; to re-establish a peacetime ndmlnlstrntlnn nnd to substitute economy nnd eillclency for extrnvngnnce nnd chnos; to restore and maintain tho nntlonnl credit; to reform unequal nnd burdensome tnxos; to freo business from arbitrary nnd unneces sary nfllelnl control; to suppress dlsloy ulty without denial of Justice; to ro penl tho arrogant challenge of nny class, and to maintain u government of nil the people as contrasted with gov ernment for some of the people, and flnnlly, to allay unrest, suspicion, nnd strife and to secure tho co-otcrotlon nnd unity of nil citizens In the solution of tho complex problems of the day, to tho end that our country, hnppv nnd prosperous, proud of Its pnst. sure of Itself and of Its Institutions, mny look forward with confidence to tho future. 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