The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-11
Asiatic immigrants is sound and
should be maintained
Naturalization.

\ SlOulQ De uldluIdluCtl- .
/ Naturalization.
| There is urgent need of improve
ment in our naturalization laws. No
alien should become a citizen until he
has become genuinely American and
absolute tests for determining the
aliens fitness for American citizen
ship should be provided for by law.
We advocate in addition the indie
pendent naturalization of married
women An American wsman 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
citizen should 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 men
NAV advocate resistance to the law
and no man may advocate violent
overthrow of government. Aliens
within Jurisdiction of the United
States are not entitled to right of lib
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government or American institutions
Every government has the power to
schedule and deport those aliens who
constitute 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 adequate
he, t,ofn pnofnnf I'D
ministrative tribunal should be as
sured to all.
II
Lynching.
We urge con gress to consider the
most effective means to end lynching
in this country, which continues to be
a terrible blot on our American civil ,
iEaition.
Oppressed Peoples.
The republican party desires to
place on record its sympathy with all
oppressed peoples and its recognition
of the principle that the people OF !
Ireland have the right to determine !
freely their own governmental insti- {
buttons and their international rela-
tons.
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Law and Order.
Without obedience to law and main |
tenance of order our American insh- /
buttons must perish Our laws must .
be impartially enforced and speedy ;
Justice should be secured. !
Public Roads and Highways. J
We favor liberal appropriations in
- En-. ~
struction of highways which Will
bring about q reduction Of transporta- ;
ton costs better marketing of farm
products, improvement in rural postal
delivery as well as meet the needs of
military defense
Conservation.
The recent passage of the coal oil I
and phosphate leasing bill by re
publican congress and the enactment
of the water power bill are consist
ent landmarks in the development of
the conservation of our national re-
sources. We denosnce the refusal Of
the president to sign the water power
bill passed after ten years Of contro-
versy.
Our most pressing conservation
question relates TO our forests We
are using our forest resources faster
than they are being renewed. The re-
suit is to raise unduly the cost Of for
est products to consumer and in the
end to create a timber famine. The
federal government. the states and
private interests must unite n de
vising means to meet the menace
Reclamation.
We favor a mixed and comprehen
sive policy of reclamation TO increase
national wealth and production
We commend to congress a policy to
reclaim lands and the establishment
If a fixed national policy of natural re-
sources in relation to reclamation
through the now designated govern
nent agencies.
The Service Men.
We hold in irnperish able remsm-
france the valor and the patriotism of
he soldiers and sailors of America who
ought in the great war for human
liberty and We pledge ourselves to dis
.harge to the fullest the obligations
which grateful nation justly should
Ulfll in appreciation of services rem
erred by its defenders on sea and on .
and II
Liberal legislation for the disabled
nd inflrm and their dependents has ,
yer marked republican policy toward
he soldier and sailor of all the wars
n which our country has participated ,
The present congress has apprnpriat- {
ID generously for the disabled of the
World war. The amounts already ap :
sled and authorized for the fiscal
'ear 1921 for this purpose reached I
he stupendous sums of s1.1S0, 81 1893. ,
This legislation is significant of the ,
1artv's purpose in generously caring {
'or the MANNED and disabled men of
he recent war.
Civil Service ,
We renew our repeated declaration !
that the civil service law shall he .