Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-06-19

| grafton as possible, as wen as the port
| OF entry. Justice to the foreigner ard
| to ourselves demands provision for the
| guidance, protection and better economic
| distribution of our alien population TO
| facilitate government supervision, all al
lens should be required 10 register an
nually until they become naturalized.
The existing policy of the United
States for the practical exclusion q
| Asiatic immigrants Is sound, and should
| be maintained
Naturalization.
There is urgent need OF Improvement
in our naturalization law. No allen
| should become a citizen until he has De
| come genuinely American, and adequate
tests for determining the aliens fitness
| for American citizenship should be pro
| vided for by law.
We advocate, in addition, the indie
| pendent naturalization of married WoIn-
en-. An American woman should not lose
her citizenship by marriage to an alien
resident in the United States
Free Speech and Alien Agitation.
We demand that every American citl-
| zen shall ENJOY the ancient and consul
tuttonal right Of free speech. Tree press,
and free assembly, and the no less
sacred right Of the qualified voter 70 DC
represented by his duly chosen repre-
| sentatives, but no man may adFol ate
resistance to the law. and no man may
advocate violent overthrow OF the gov
Aliens within the jurisdiction of the
!
10 liberty of agitation directed against
the government or American instltu-
tons
Lynching.
| We urge congress TO consider the most
| effective means to end lynching III ms
country which continues to be leffio4e
blot on our American civilization
Law and Order.
The equality Of all citizens under the
law has always been policy OF tne re
publican party without obedience 10
| law and maintenance oil order our amer
| lean institutions must perish. our Il VS.
must be lmpartauy enforced and speedy
Justice should be secured.
With regard to the sale and mautac-
ture of intoxicating beverages, the Re-
publican party will stand for the enforce
uent Of the constitution Of the Unlted
States as it shall be declared by the Su-
preme court
Public Roads and Highways.
We favor liberal appropriations in CO.
| operation with the states for the con-
structi5n of highways which will bring
about d reduction Of transportation costs.
better marketing Of farm products I'M
! provenent in rural postal delivery, as
we'll as meet the needs Of military de-
Tense.
The Service Men.
We hold in imperishable remembrance
the valor and the patriotism of the sol
diers and sailors Of America who fought
in the great war for humon liberty, ana
we pledge ourselves to discharge TO the
fullest the obligations which a grateful
nation justly should fulfill, in apprecia-
ton Of the services rendered by its de-
tenders on sea and on land
Republicans are not ungrat,e cru.
! Throughout their history they have
shown their gratitude toward the ma
tion's defenders on land and sea. Lib
eral legislation for the care OF the as
abled ard in.irm and their dependents
ii f@9N
toward the soldier and sailor Of all the
wars in which our country has partici-
pated The present congress has appro-
priated generously for the disabled OF
the world war The amounts already area, aP-
Piled and authorized for the fiscal year
| fqo0-21 for this purpose reached the stu
Dend9us sum Of stl80.571 S93. This legis-
iation is significant of the party's pur-
pose in generously caring for he manned
| and disabled men Of the recent war.
Civil Service.
We renew our repeated declaration that
the civil service law shall be thoroughly
/ and honestly enforced and extended
wherever practicable. The recent action
Of congress in enacting a comprehensive
civil service retirement law ard in work
ing out a comprehensive employment and
wage policy that will guarantee equal
and lust treatment to the army of gov
| arnn1art workers. and IN centralizing the
/ administration Of the new and progress
sive employment policy in the hands Of
the civil service commission is worthy OF
all praise.
Postal Service.
We condemn the present adr2inistra-
| ton for Its destruction Of the ETH 'iency
I Of the postal service when controlled by
the government. and for its failure to
properly compensate employees whose
! expert knowledge Is essential to the
proper conduct Of the affairs Of the nos
| tai system We commend the Republican
congress for the enactment Of legislation
Increasing the pay Of postal employees,
who up to that time were the poorest
paid in the government service.
Woman Suffrage.
We welcome women into full partlcipa-
ton in the affairs Of government and the
activities Of the Republican party. We
urge Republican governors whose states
have rot yet acted upon the suffra &c
amendment to Immediately call special
sessions Of their legislatures for the pUr-
pose Of ratIfying said amendment. to the
end that all Of the women Of the nation
If voting age NAV participate IN the cleo
ton which is so important to the welfare
OF our country.
Women in Industry.
Women have special problems o. en-
pl0vtneu+ which make necessary special
study We commend congress for the
oarr1anent establishment of the women
, bureau in the United States department
Of labor to serve Al a source Of informa-
ton To the states and u congress.
The principle of equal pay for equa'
/ service should he applied throughout al
branches Of the federal government in
which women are employed.
8 We demand federal legislation 70 Iim''
the hours Of endowment Of women en-
gagged IN intensive industry the product
Of which enters into interstate commerce
The League Of Nations.
We favor a liberal and generous for
afgr p9lfcy founded upon definite mora
and political principles. characterized by