Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-11


Il have no en-. of evidsnce against
men in all parts OF this state and with
force of twenty M, 1 will start a
statewide roundup os tra7sporters, sell
ers and manufacturers of liquor that
will include all offenders"
panded credit. and currency, by en-
couragement of heightened production Of
goods and services, by prevention of un-
reasonable profits by exercise of public
economy and stimulation of private
thrift and by revision of warimposed tax
es unsuited to peace time economy.
Profiteering
We condemn the democratic admins
tration for failure impertially to enforce
the anti-profiteering laws enacted by the
republican congress.
Railroads
We are opposed to government owner
| ship and operation or employe opera
| tion of the railroads. In the view of
the condition prevailing in the country
| the expenditures of the last two years
and the conclusions which may be fairly
| drawn from an observation of the trans
portation systems of other countries, it
| it clear that adequate transportation
| SeTNlCt DOlH lOT InS present ana
can be furnished more certainly, eco
nomically through private ownership and
operation under proper regulation and
control.
| There should be no speculative profit
in rendering the service of transportation
but in order to do justice to the capital
| already invested in railway enterprises to
restore railway credit to induce future
| investments at reasonable rate and
to furnish enlarged facilities to meet the
requirements of the constantly increasing
development and distribution a fair re-
turn upon actual value of the railway
!, property used in transportation should be
made reasonably sure. and at the same
time to provide constant employment tC
those engaged in transportation service
with fair hours and favorabl eworl1int
conditions at wages or compensation a
least equal to those prevailing in similar
lines of industry.
| We endorse the transportation act o
1920 enacted by the republican congress
as a most conservative legislativ,
achievement.
Waterways
We declare it to be our policy to en-
! | courage and develop water transportation
. service and facilities in connection witt
? the commerce of the United States
Regulation of Industry and Commerce
We approve in general the existing fed
eral legislation against monopoly an
combinations in restraint of trade bu
since the known certainty of law is tn
1 safest of all, we, advocate such amend
t ment as Will provide American bushes
e mel with better means of determining i
, advance whether a proposed combinatio
i is or is not unlawful The fedora
6 .;
s administration has not accomplished tn
n purpose for which it was created. Thi
: commission properly organized and il
: duties efficiently administered should al
t ford protection to the public and legit
y mate business in this. There should b
: no prosecution of honest business, BIT
: to the extent that circumstances warra1
g we pledge ourselves to strengthes tn
Z, law against unfair practices, We pledg
n. the party to an immediate resumption
g trade relations with every nation wit
= which we are at peace
International Trade and Tariff
d The uncertain and unsettled condition
i of international balances and the al
IS normal economic and trade situation
l. the world, and the impossibilty of for
"a casting accurately even the near futur
preclude the formation of defini
j. programme to meet conditions a We;
q hence. But the republican party rea
n f1rmed its belief in the protective pri
.e ciple and pledged itself to a revision
h the tariff as soon as condition shall nal
Ig it nece ssary for the preservation of Il
4 home market for American labor, ag1
x culture and industry.
d. Merchant Marine.
,e The national defense and our forei
commerce require a merchant marine
n the best type of modern ship flying t
n American flag, manned by American Sc
a. men, owned by private capital and ope
ated by private energy.
We endorse the sound legislation ]
: Gently enacted by the republican CO
gress that win insure the promotion a
at maintenance of the American merchs
a. marine.
m We favor the application of
al workmen's compensation acts to
es merchant marine.
d. We recommend that all ships engae
h. in coastwise trade and all vessels of
ell American merchant marine shall D;
he through the Panama Canal without D
al MUM of tolls.
We Immigration.
NJ The standard of living and the stal
ard of citizenship are its most preci,
he walton of those standards is the fl
Ith duty of our government.
les The immigration policy of the Uni
Ia States should be such as to insure Il
dit the number of foreigners in the coun
AS at any time shall not exceed that VIII
all can be assimilated with reasonable r
IN idity, and to favor immigrants VIII
standards are similar to ours
be The selective tests that are at pres
is applied could be improved by requs
of ing a higher physical standard a m
complete exclusion of mental defecti
and of criminals and of a more effect
inspection applied near the source
OIL immigration as possible as we'll as
the port of entry. Justice to the
ur- eigner and to ourselves demands pro-
ion for the guidance, protection and |
md ter economic distribution of our a
me population. To facilitate government
in pervision, all aliens should be requ
4 a to register annually until they beet
Uer naturalized.
at The existing policy of the Un
States for the practical exclusion
the Asiatic immigrants is sound and she
ave be maintained.
leir Naturalization.
There is urgent need of improven
oA in our naturalization law. No a
ere should become citizen until he
TO become genuinely American, and t
or for determining the aliens fitness
lcal American citizenship should be prov
ooo for by law.
we We advocate, in addition the il