The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-08
termine fundamental questions of social

termine fundamental questions OF SOFA
welfare and public policy"
Pledges judicial reform, believing "that
the issuance of injunctions in labor dis
putes should be prohibited when ;uel
injunetions would not apply where M
| labor disputes existed"
Declares against child labor and fol
a minimum wage for women, for pre-
vention of industrial accidents, safe
guards for health OF employees, pub
licity as to wages, an eight-hour WORK
day and establishment of federal de
lpartment of labor.
Urges re-establishment of country life
commission and promotion of the vel
fare of farmers.
Pledges party to full and immediate
inquiry and to immediate action tC
deal with the high cost of living.
Fayors a single national health ser.
vice.
Demands national regulation of IN.
terstate corporations and urges the
establishment of federal commits
sion to supervise interstate industrial
corporations" and favors strengthen
ing the Sherman law to insure som-
petition in business and prevent unfair
trade practices.
Pledges party to enactment of pa
tent law that will prevent monopolies.
Commerce Court Condemned.
Favors legislation giving the inter
state commerce cimmission power to
value the physical property of rail-
roads and demands abolition of the
commerce court.
Condemns methods OF issuing cur.
rency notes through private agents and
urges control thereof ~ the govern
ment alone, and opposes the Aldrich
currency bill.
Fayors government cooperation with
manufacturers and producers in extend
ing foreign commerce.
Declares for prompt development of
all natural resources, condemning ex-
ploitation. waste and monopolization.
Urges reasonable compensation to the
public for water power rights here
after granted.
Declares for good roads, national
highways and extension OF rural free
delivery, immediate development Of
natural resoudces OF Alaska and prom
ises to the Territory local self-goy
ernment as given other territories.
Pledges party to immediate prepara-
tion OF plan TO develop rivers Of the
country, especially the Mississippi and
tributaries, without delay.
Demands that the Panama canal
shall be so operated as to insure sea
with transcontinental rail.
roads and urges that American rail-
road controlled ships be denied the
use of the canal
Expresses belief in protective tariff
which shall equalize conditions Of com
petition between the United States and
foreign countries for all classes; de.
mands tariff revision because the present
tariff is unjust 10 the people OF the
United States and pledges the party to
scientific tariff commission. Condemns
the Payne-Aldrich bill and the Demo-
cratic party's policy as destructive of
the protective system"
Demands immediate repeal Of the Can
ldian reciprocity act.
Favors inheritance and income taxss.
Fayirs international agreement for
of naval forces an the con-
struction OF two battleships year pend
ing such agreement.
Fayors governmental action in behalf
If immigrants. a wise and just policy
of pensions for soldiers and sailors and
.he immediate creation of parcels post.
In conclusion, the platform appeals
'or the support of all American citizens
without political affiliations"