Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-11

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ton is or is not unlawful The fed
eral trade commission. under
Democratic administration. has not
accomplished the purpose for which
il was created. This commission.
properly organized. and its duties
efficiently administered. should at
ford protection to the public and
legitimate business There should be
no prosecution of honest business
but TO the extent that circumstances
warrant we pledge ourselves to
strengthen the law against unfair
practices
We pledge the party to an imme-
date resumption of trade relations
with every nations with which we
are at peace
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND
TRAFFIC
The Republican party reafiirms its
pledges itself to a revision of the
tariff as soon as it shall make it
necessary for the preservation of the
home market for American labor
agriculture and industry
MERCHANT MARINE
We endorse the sound legislation
recently enacted by the Republican
Congress that will insure the promo
ton and maintenance Of the mer-
chant marine.
We favor the application of the
workmen's compensation acts to the
merchant marine.
We recommend. that ali ships en-
gagged in coastwise, trade and ali YES
sells Of the American Merchant
Marine shall pass through the PAN
anna Canal without payment of tolls
IMMIGRATION
The immigration policy of the
United States should be such as to
insure that the number of foreigners
in the country at any one time shall
Tot exceed that which can be assim-
Hated 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
requiring higher physical standard.
a more complete exclusion of mental
detectives and of criminals and a
more effective inspection applied as
near the source Of immigration as
possible as well as at the point of
entry All aliens should be required
TO register annually until they be-
come naturalized
The existing policy of the United
States for the practical exclusion of
Asiatic Immigrants is sound and
should be maintained.
NATURALIZATION ALIENS
There is urgent need Of improve
ment in our naturalization law. No
alien should become a citizen until
he has become genuinely American,
and tests for determining the aliens
fitness for American citizenship
should bs provided by law.
We advocate, in addition. the in
dependent naturalization of married
women. An American woman should
not lost her citizenship by marriage
to an alien resident in ,.the United
States
FREE SPEECH AND AGITATION
We demand that every American
citizen shall enjoy the ancient and
constitutional right of free speech,
free press and free assembly and the
no less sacred right Of the qualified
voter to be represented by his duly
chosen representatives; but no man
may advocate resistance to the law
and TO man may advocate violent
overthrow of the government. Aliens
within the jurisdiction of the United
States are not entitled by right to
liberty of agitation directed against
the government or American insti
tutions.
Every government has the power to
exclude and deport these aliens who
constitute a real menace to its peace
full existence, but in view. of the large
numbers of people affected by the
immigration acts and in view of the
vigorous malpractice Of the depart
ments of justice and labor. an ade
quate public hearing before a COM
petent administrative tribunal should
| be assured all.
LYNcHING
We urge Congress to consider the
most effective means to end lynching
in this country, which continues to
be a menace.
THE SERVICE MEN
Republicans are not ungrateful.
Throughout their history they have
shown their gratitude toward the ma
tons defenders. Liberal legislation
for the disabled and infirm and their
dependant has ever marked Repub-
lican policy toward the soldier and
sailor of all the wars in which our
country has participated. The pres
ent Congress has appropriated gen.
erously for the disabled of the
World War. The amounts already
applied and authorized for the fiscal
year 1920-1021 for this purpose,
reached the stupendous sum of ST.
1851, 500.
This legislation is significant of the
party's purpose in generously caring
for the MANNED and disabled men of
the recent war.
'oTHER SUBJECTS
In discussing the question of pub
lie roads and highways the platform
denounces the refusal of the Presi-
dent to sign the water power bin
passed after ten years of controversy
and favors forest conservation and a
fixed and comprehensive policy of
reclamation through federal action.
The plank designed to deal with
prohibition got lost in the shuttle.