The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-07-09

that have not yet ratified 1t are
urged to do SO in time to let all the
women OF the country vote In the
fall election. Federal cooperation
with and assistance to the states for
the protection OF child life and the
Is urged.
1t Is asserted that the federal gov
ernment should treat with the ut
most consideration every disabled
soldier. sailor and marine Of the
world war, the work OF. the war risk
insurance bureau Is praised, and the
enactment promised OF soldier set
Elements and home aid legislation to
afford the service men the opportun-
ity to become land and home owners.
Commend McAdoo.
Coming to the subject of railroads
under federal control. the admins
tration of Mr.. McAdoo and his sue
cessors is highly commended. and a
fair and complete test of the Esch-
Cummins law is demanded until
Congress may cure its defects.
The vital Importance of improved
roadways to commerce and industry
and to agriculture and rural life, the
platform favors the continuance of
the present federal aid plan; it
promises the use of rural free deliv-
cry to the maximum of its capacity
to help reduce the cost of living and
strongly favors the increased use of
motor vehicles in the transportation
of the mails.
Credit is taken for the Democratic
party for the rebirth of the mer-
chant marine and the policy of the
party is pledged to its continued
growth under proper legislation
The party is pledged also to stand
for equality of rates for the ports of
the country so there may be ade-
Quate and fair facilities and rates
for the mobilization of the country's
products offered for shipment.
Improve Waterways.
Promise is made of the further
development of inland waterway
transportation facilities and the i'm
portance of connecting the Great
Lakes with the sea by way of the
Mississippi and its tributaries is es-
pecially recognized. The Democratic
Congress is commended for passing
the flood control act, and the exten-
sion of this policy to other flood con-
troll problems is favored. A strong
plank in favor of the extension of
the reclamation of arid lands is in
cluded.
The creation and the work of the
federal trade commission are heart
lily endorsed. and the enactment of
legislation for federal supervision of
the livestock markets is urged.
In view of the Importance of the
acquisition by Americans of addi-
tiona1 sources of supply of petrol
cum and other minerals, legislative
and executive action is recommended
to secure to American citizens the
same rights in the requirement of
mining rights in foreign countries as
are enjoyed by any others.
Defend Burleson.
Mr.. Burleson's administration of
postal affairs is defended in a plank
declaring the department has been
vindicated against a malicious and
designing assault by the efficiency
of its operation. Its record refutes
its assailants." says the platform.
Charges of interference with the
freedom of the press and freedom
of speech are refuted, and it is as
serted no publication has been re-
pressed which has not been ami
mated by reasonable purpose.
AS finally formulated and adopted,
the Irish plank. upholding the prin-
ciple of national self-determination,
repeats, within the limitations of
international comfy and usage" the
party's former expressions of sym
pathy for the aspirations of Ireland
for self-government. sympathy, this
time active" is also expressed for
the people of China. Czecho-Slovakia,
Finland, Poland and others who
have recently established represen-
tative government, and deep and
earnest" sympathy is expressed for
the Armenians. The planks dealing
with Alaska, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines are all the people of
those regions asked.