The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-27

ties for borrowing promptly and cheap
ly the money they need to increase
the productivity OF their land. II is
as important that the financial machin.
cry be provided to supply. the demands
of farmers for credit as It is that the
banking and currency system be re-
formed in the interest Of general bust
ness.
Therefore. we recommend and urge
an authoritative investigation OF agri
cultural credit societies and corpora.
tions, in other countries. the passing
of state and federal laws for the es-
adjustment and capable supervision
of organizations having for their pur-
pose the lending of funds to farmers.
Conservation Policy.
We rejoice in the success Of the dis.
tinctive Republican policy of the con-
servation Of our national resources for
their use by the people without waste
and without monopoly. We pledge
ourselves to a continuance OF such a
policy.
We favor such fair and reasonable
rules and regulations as will not die
courage or interfere with actual bona
fide homeseekers, prospectors and
miners in the acquisition of public
lands under existing laws.
In the interest of the general public
and particular of the agricultural or
rural communities we favor legislation
looking to the establishment, under
proper regulations, of parcels post
the postal rates to be graduated under
a zone similar in proportion to the
length of carriage.
We approve the action taken by the
president and the congress to secure
with Russia, as with other countries,
a treaty that will recognize the abso.
lutte right of expatriation and that VI
prevent all discrimination of whatever
kind between American citizens,
whether native born or alien, and re.
gardless of race, religion or previous
political allegiance. The right of asy.
lum is precious possession OF the
people of the United States and It is
not to be surrendered nor restricted.
The Navy.
We believe in the maintenance OF
an adequate navy for the national de-
tense and we condemn the action of
the Democratic house of representa-
ives in refusing to authorize the con
struction of additional ships.
We believe that one OF the country's
most urgent needs is revived mer-
chant marine. There should be Amer
lean ships, and plenty of them, TO
make use of the great American inter
oceanic canal now nearing completion
Mississippi River.
The Mississippi river is the nations
drainage ditch. Its flood waters, gath
cred from thirty-one states and the
dominion OF Canada, constitute an ov
empowering force which breaks over
many million acres of the richest land
in the union, stopping mails, impeding
commerce and causing great loss o.
life and property. These floods are
national in scope and the disasters
they produce seriously affect the gen
eral welfare. The states unaided can
not cope with the giant problem
hence we believe the federal govern
ment should assume fair proportion
: of the burden of its control so as I,
prevent the disasters from recurring
foods.
Reclamation.
We favor the continuance OF the pol
: icy OF the government with regard 4
the reclamation OF arid lands. and TO
: the encouragement OF the speedy sci
: Element and Improvement OF sucl
lands we favor an amendment to tn
law that viii reasonably extend tn
time within which the cost OF any re
clamation project may he repaid b.
= the land owners.
8 Rivers And Harbors.
III We favor liberal and systemati