Evening star., 1920-06-10

first platform plank before the sub
committee dealing with the record of
the republican Congress. despite the
unconstitutional and dictatorial
course of President Wilson and the
partisan obstruction of the democratic
minority" was made public by Sena-
tor Mccormick Of Illinois.
The provisions Of the proposed ini-
tial plank recited the republican ef-
forts to repeal war legislation. and de-
tailed legislation completed by Con-
gress. including reduction OF request
ed appropriations, the railroad, ship
ping and other acts
The plank follows:
Despite the unconstitutional and
dlctatorial course OF President WILL
son and the partisan obstruction OF
the democratic minority in Congress-,
the republican majority adopted pro-
gram of constructive legislation
which. in great part, has been nulli-
fed by the vindictive vetoes of the
President.
War Laws Repeal Sought.
TT met the problem presented by
the administrations unreadiness to
resume the tasks Of peace. which was
only equaled by it's unreadiness to
take up the burden of war The re-
publican majority sought to repeal
great part of the vexatious war leg
islation which invades the liberties Of
the citizens that was thwarted by a
presidential veto. It enacted the
transportation act and made possible
the rehabilitation Of the railroad sys-
TENS Of the country. wrecked by the
McAdoo railroad administration. Un-
der the act it provided for the peace
which was so nullified by the Presi-
dents delay in appointing the wage
board created under the provisions of
the law that he himself precipitated
the outlaw railroad strike.
The republican majority stopped
the flood of public treasure recklessly
poured into the lap of an inept ship
ping board, and laid the foundations
for the creation OF great American
merchant marine, to be owned and op-
Grated by the private enterprise OF
American citizens. under the Ameri-
can flag and under the control OF the
government Of the United States. The
republicans in Congress took from a
wasteful and incompetent democratic
administration the telegraph and tele-
phone lines Of the country and re-
turned them to private ownership.
" hich can use them neither for the
purpose Of political patronage nor po-
the country.
1.-THE republican majority reduced
increased the wage of the driven and
underpaid employees of the postal
service. Carrying out it's purpose to
care for the faithful employees of the
government, the republican Congress
enacted a law to provide pensions for,
superannuated and retired civil serv--
ants It likewise provided for an in
creased pay Of sailors and soldiers
Of the United States and further pro-.
vided for a reorganization Of the
maintenance of powerful and eff
cient Navy.
Recognising the increase in the
number of woman wage earners
by modern social and economic de-
velopments, the republican Congress
established by law, for the first time,
a woman's bureau, to aid the states
to safeguard the welfare of women
in industry and to raise the standards
of their employment.
1T submitted to the country the
constitutional amendment for the en-
franchisement of women. while
twenty-nine republican legislatures
out of a total Of thirty-f1ve. have con-
tributed to the ratification of the
amendment. The republican Congress
enacted legislation for the relief of
the consumers of print paper. which
was vetoed. 1t provided for an ex-
tension of the powers of the govern
ment under the food control act and
for the enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution. It
broadened the scope Of the war risk
act for the support of the more grave
ly injured; 1t made provision for the
dwindling number of aged veterans
of the civil war and made practical
the vocational rehabilitation of those
injured in the great war as well as
for the vocational rehabilitation of
those who have been injured and
manned in industry.
Paved Way for Program.
"The republican majority sought not
only to meet the Immediate economic
needs Of the country, but to pave the
and economic reconstruction when the
people shall have charged 1t with re-
sponsibility for the executive as well
as for the legislative branch of the
government.
"It passed oil leasing and water
power bills to unlock for the public
good and through private enterprise
long pent-up resources of the country
'.As the majority In Congress has
sought to open the channels Of pro-
duction, SO has 1t sought to check the
profiigacy Of the administration to
realize upon the assets of the gov
ernment. and to husband the revenues
derived from taxation.
Big Estimate Cut.
"The republican minority in the
last Congress and the republican ma
jority in the present Congress cut the
estimates of expenditure sought by
than $2.ooo.oo0.ooo. The republican