Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-03

laws and regulations affecting the
other relations of life.
Labor, as well as capital. is en-
titled to adequate compensation.
Each has the indefensible right of
organization, of collective bargaining
and of speaking through representa-
tives of their own selection. Neither
class. however, should at any time
nor in any circumstances take action
that will put in jeopardy the public
welfare. Resort to strikes and lock-
outs which endanger the health or
lives of the people is an unsatisfac-
tory device for determining disputes.
annd the Democratic party pledges
itself to contrive. if possible, and put
into effective operation a fair and
comprehensive method of composing
, differences of this nature. In private
industrial disputes, we are opposed
to compulsory arbitration as a meth-
cd plausible in theory but a failure
in fact With respect to government
service, we hold distinctly that the
rights of the people are paramount
to the rights to strike. However, we
profess scrupulous regard for the
conditions of public employment
and pledge the Democratic party to
instant inquiry into the pay of gov
ernment employees and equally
speedy regulations designed to bring
salaries to a just and proper level.
Woman Suffrage
We endorse the proposed 10Th
amendment of the constitution Of
| the United States granting equal
suffrage to women. We congratu-
late the legislatures of 35 states
which have already ratified said
amendment and we urge the Demo-
cratic governors and legislatures of
Tennessee, North Carolina and Flori-
da and such states as have not yet
ratified the Federal suffrage amend
ment to unite in an effort to COM
plete the process of ratification and
secure the Both state in time for all
the women of the United States to
participate in the fall election. We
commend the effective advocacy of
the measure by President Wilson.
Women in Industry
We urge cooperation with the
states for the protection of child life
through infancy and maternity care;
in the prohibition of child labor and
by adequate appropriations for the
children's bureau and the wpman's
bureau in the department of labor
Cooperative Federal assistance to
the states is Immediately required
for the removal of illiteracy, for the
increase of teachers salaries and in
Struction in citizenship for both ma
tive and foreign born; increased ap-
preparation for vocational training
IN nome economies; re-establish-
ment of joint Federal and state en-
ployment service with women's de-
partments under the direction Of
technically qualified women. We ad-
Vocate full representation of women
on all commissions dealing with wo-
mems work or womens interests
and Il Redistribution of the Federal
civil service free from discrimination
on the ground of sex; Il continuance
of appropriations for education in
sex hygiene; Federal legislation
which shall insure that American
women resident in the United States
but married to aliens, shall retain
their American citizenship and that
the same process of naturalization
shall be required for women as for
men.
Disabled Soldiers
The federal government should treat
with the utmost consideration every
disabled soldier sailor and marine of
the World War, whether his disability
be due to wounds received in line of
action or to health impaired in serv-
ice; and for the dependents of the
brave men who died in line of duty
the government tendereSt concern
and richest bounty should be their
requital. The fine patriotism exhib-
tied, the heroic conduct displayed by
American soldiers, sailors and marines
at home and abroad, constitutes a sa-
cred heritage of posterity, the worth
of which can never be recompensed
from the treasury and the glory of
which must not be diminished by any
such eXpedientS.
The Democratic administration wise
ly established a war risk insurance
bureau, giving four and a half mil
lions of enlisted men insurance at I'M
precedentedly low rates, and through