The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

shame to it's failure to discharge the duty
or this country as next friend to Mexico,
its duty to other powers who have relied
upon us as such friend and it's duty to our
citizens in Mexico in permitting the con.
tinuance Of such conditions, first. by fail
ure to act promptly and firmly, and, Sec
ond, by lending it's influence to the con-
t1nuat1on of such conditions through rec
ognltion OF one of the factions responsible
for these outrages
We pledge our aid in restoring order ana
maintaining peace in Mexico. We prom
1se to our citizens on and near our border
and to those in Mexico wherever they
may be found. adequate and absolute pro-
lection in their lives, liberty and property
Monroe Doctrine.
We reaffirm our approval of the Mon
roe doctrine and declare it's maintenance
to be policy Of this country essential
to Its present and future peace and safety
and to the achievement Of it's manifest
destiny.
Latin America.
We favor the continuation Of Republican
policies, which will result in drawing more
and more closely the commercial, flnan-
cial and social relations between this coun-
try and the countries Of Latin America
Philippines.
We renew our allegiance to the Philip
pine policy inaugurated by Mckinley, an.
proved by congress and consistently car
r1ed out by Roosevelt and Taft Even in
this short time it has enormously improv.
ed the material and social conditions OF
the islands, given the Philippine people a
constantly increasing participation in their
government and, If persisted in. will bring
still greater benefits in the future
We condemn the Democratic administra.
ton for its attempt to abandon the Phil
ippines which was prevented only by the
vigorous opposition Of Republican men,
Democrats
Treaty With Russia.
We reiterate our unqualified approval OF
the action taken in December, 1911, by
the president and congress to secure with
Russia, as with other countries, a treaty
that will recognize the absolute right of
repatriation and prevent all discrimina-
ton of whatever kind between American
citizens. whether native born or alien,
and regardless Of race religion or pre-
vious political allegiance. We renew the
pledge to observe this principle and to
maintain the right of asylum, which ia
neither to be surrendered nor restricted.
and we unite In the cherished hope that
the war which is now desolating the world
may speedily end with a complete and
lasting restoration of brotherhood among
the nations of the earth and the assur.
ance of full equal rights, civil and reli-
gious. to all men in every land
Protection Of the Country.
In order to maintain our peace and
make certain the security of our people
within our own borders, the country must
have not only adequate but thorough and
complete national defense. ready for any
emergency. We must have sufficien,
and effective regular army and a provi-
sion for ample reserves. already drilled
and disciplined who can be called at once
to the colors when danger comes
we must nave navy so strong and 30
we'll proportioned and equipped, so thor.
oughly ready and prepared that no enemv
can gain command Of the sea and effect q
landing in force on either our western or
our eastern coasts To secure these re-
suits we must have coherent and con-
! tinuous policy Of national defense. which
| Iven In these perilous days the Democrat.
| &c party has utterly failed to develop, but
which we promise to give to the country.
Tariff. ....a
The Republican party stands now. az
always. in the fullest sense for the policy
OF tariff protection to American industries
and American labor and does not regard
an anti-dumping provision as an adequate
substitute. Such protection should be rea-
sonable in amount, but sufficient to pro-
tect adequately American industry and
American labor and be so adjusted az to
prevent undue exactions by monopolies or
trusts. It should, moreover, give special
attention to securing the Industrial inde
pendence Of the United States as in the
case of dyestuffs.
Through wise tariff and Industrial ler1a-
lation our industries can be 50 organized
that they will become not only a CONNER
cial bulwark, but powerful aid to ma
tional defense.
The Underwood tariff act is q complete
nature In every respect Under its adluin.
istration imports have enormously in.
creased in spite of the fact that the inter.
course with foreign countries has beer
largely cut of by reason Of the war. while
the revenues, Of which we stand In such
dire need, have been greatly reduced I'm.
der the normal conditions which prevailed
prior to the war, it was clearly demon.
strated that this act deprived the Amer.
lean producer and the American wage
Garner Of that protection which entitled
them to meet their foreign competitors
and, but for the adventurous conditions
created by the war. would long since have
paralyzed all forms Of American indus.
try and deprived American labor of 1t,
just reward.