The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-02
ADOPTED BY
 NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS

yield only reasonable return on the present value of the roads-such req sonable return being defined as a re- turn sufficient to keep the stock of the roads at par when such roads are honestly capitalized. To supplement the reductions made by the various states in passenger rates, we favor an act of Congress. requiring the rail- roads to sell interstate tickets at rate not exceeding the sum of the local rates.
 We favor the establishment of state and national boards of arbitration which shall have authority to inves- tigate either upon their own initiative or at the request of either party, any industrial dispute between corporate employers and tn cir employees, the find ings of such boards not to be binding upon either party but to serve as a guide to public opinion and as a means of conciliation between la bor and cap ital.
 We favor the eight hour day. We are opposed to government by in- junction. the system under which the writ of injunction is used to deny to laboring men the protection of trial by jury.
 We favor full protection. by both na- tional and state governments within their respective spheres, of all foreigners re- siding in the United States under treaty, but we are opposed to the admission of Asiatic emigrants who cannot be amal- gamated with our population, or whose presence among us would raise q race issue and involve us in diplomatic con- troversies with oriental powers.
 We welcome Oklahoma to the sister, hood of states and heartily congratulate her upon the suspicious beginning of Q great career.
 We favor separate statehood for Ari- zona and New Mexico and demand for the people of Porto Rico the full enjoy ment of the rights and privileges of a territorial form of government.
 We sympathize with the efforts put forth for the reclamation of the arid lands of the west, and urge the largest possible use of irrigation :, in the devel- opment of the country.
 We favor the speedy completion of the fandma canal.
 We favor a generous pension policy, both as d matter of justice to the surviv- ing veterans and their dependents and because it relieves the country of the necessity of maintaining a large stand ing army.
 We condemn the experiment in impe- riaiism as an inexcusable blunder which has involved us in an enormous expense, brought us weakness instead of strength, and laid our nation open to the charge of abandoning the fundamental doctrine of self-government We favor an imme- diate declaration of the nations pur- p,se to recognize the independence of the Philippine islands as soon as stable government can be established, such in dependence to be guaranteed by us, as we guarantee the independence of Cuba, ul.til the naturalization of the islands can be secured by treaty with other powers. In recognizing the independence of the Philippines our government should retain such land as may be necessary for coaling stations and naval bases.
 Desiring the prevention of war, wher- ever possible, we believe that our nation should announce it's determination not to use our navy for the collection of private debts, and its willingness to en- ter into agreements with other nations, providing for the investigation, by an i'm partial international tribunal, before any declaration of war or commencement of hostilities, of every dispute which defies diplomatic settlement.