Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-11

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turn on actual value Of the railway prop
erty used in transportation should be
made reasonably sure, ami at the same
time to provide constant employment to
those engaged in transportation service.
with fair hours and favorable working
conditions at wages or compensation at
least equal to those prevailing in similar
lines OF industry.
We indorse the transportation act of
1920 enacted by the republican congress
as most constructive legislative achieve
ment.
WATERWAYS.
We declare 1t to be our duty to en-
courage and develop water transportation
service and facilities in connection with
the commerce Of the United States.
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
We approve in general the existing
federal legislation against monopoly and
combination in restraint Of trade. but
since the known certainty of law is the
safest Of all, we advocate such amend
ment as will provide American business
men with better means of determining in
advance whether a proposed combination
IS or is not unlawful. The federal trade
commission, under a democratic admin
istratlon has not accomplished the pur-
pose for which 1t was created This com
mission properly organized and its duties
efficiently administered should afford
protection to the public and legitimate
business in this. There should be no
persecution Of honest business, but TO the
extent that circumstances warrant we
pledge ourselves to strengthen the law
against unfair practices.
We pledge the party 10 an immediat "a
resumption OF trade relations with every
nation with which We are at peace.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TAR
IFF.
The uncertain and unsettled conditions
OF International balances and the abnor.
NAL economic and trade situation Of the
world, and the impossibility Of forecast
ing accurately even the near future. pre-
clude the formulation of a definite nro-
gram to meet conditions q year hence
But the republican party reanirns its
belief In the protective principles, and
pledges Itself 10 n revision OF the arm
as soon as conditions shall make IL neces-
sary for the preservation Of the home
market for American labor, agriculture
and industry.
MERCHANT MARINE.
The national defense and our foreign
commerce require merchant marine OF
the best type Of modern ships flying the
American flag, manned by American sea.
men, owned by private capital and OPP
Grated by private energy.
We indorse the sound legislation re
Gently enacted by the republican con
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maintenance OF the American merchant
marine.
Wo favor the application Of the work
mems compensation acts to the merchant
marine.
We recommend that all ships engaged
IN coastwise trade and all vessels Of
the American merchant marine shall pass
through the Panama canal without pre-
MUM Of tolls.
IMMIGRATION.
The standard OF living and the stand
ard OF citizenship are It's most precious
possessions and the preservation and ele-
vation OF those standards is the hrst
duty Of our government.
The immigration policy OF the United
States should be such as 70 insure that
the number Of foreigners IN the country
at any one time shall not exceed that
which can be assimilated with reasonable
rapidity, and to favor immigrants whose
standards are similar TO ours
The selective tests that are at present
applied could be improved BY requesting
higher physical standard, a more com
plete exclusion Of mental detectives and
Of criminals and more effective inspec
ton applied as near the source Of immi-
grafton as possible as we'll as at the port
Of entry Justice TO the foreigner and to
ourselves demands provision for the
guidance, protection and better economic
distribution Of our alien population. 10
facilitate government supervision, all
aliens should be required to register an
nually until they become naturalized.
The existing policy Of the United
States for the practical exclusion Of
Asiatic immigration is sound, and should
he maintained.
NATURALIZATIoS.
There is urgent need Of improvement In
our naturalization laws No alien should
become a citizen until he had become
genuinely American and tests for deter
mining the aliens fitness for American
citizenship should be provided for by
law
We advocate, in addition, the inde-
pendent naturalization Of married WON
en-. An American woman should not lose