New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Return to the
! Constitution
Is Advocated
Duty of Party to Re-estah.
i,sh Constitution and Call
Halt on Executive An,oo-
racy Is Declared Vital
Home Problems PRESSING
Efficiency in Business 7.
Best Adapted to Make Ma.
ton Influential Abroad
o the Editor of The Tribune

Sir: | feel that 1t vould \.
sumptuous for me to reply to Tn.
Tribune's inquiry by atte1nptins -
give anything like q complete ont,,,.
OF what l believe should be con.a;n.s
IN the next Republican platform TIL.
field of my public activities is consosa
to the state of New York and deal,
more particularly with industrial mo.
ters.
l believe the Republican platform
should contain as its conversion.
ringing declaration of the Intention q,
the Republican party to return n.
government OF the United States a
those constitutional forns under which
It has grown and become so great
While in large measure during the war
It was necessary TO concentrate
tremendous powers in the hands OF the
executive the time has come when ths
power of the people exercised through
the legislative branch Of the govern
ment must be recognized and fully "a.
established. The most disquietine
tendency Of the government al present
Il the continuance of the Capitalization
Of power in the hands of the execu-
tive and the tendency likewise upon
the part of the Federal Governments
to invade those fields of activity that
are the proper function and right of
the individual states.
l believe we should develop . con-
structive and sane policy with regard
to foreign relations: The United
States through her efforts in the war
hQa OF inc nj nT -
among the nations. In my opinion It
is not necessary to sink our Ameri-
canism into internationalism in order
to retain that leadership. 1t is my be-
lief that America efficient" at home
will mean America infuentlal' in
world affairs. The markets of the
world are open to US. BY taking full
advantage of the opportunity we not
only increase our own prosperity, but
we likewise contribute 10 the prosperity
and we'll being of the other nations.
We should maintain and develop an
American merchant marine, not by
government ownership, but by the en-
couragement Of private capital,
believe the Republican party should
stand for wise revision of the mmi-
grafton laws. Unreas soning restriction
of immigration is un-American and un-
desirable. If the production of the
United States is to be brought to its
maximum efficiency we must have
workmen to perform the kind Of labor
that the native born American will not
perform. l do not believe in an educa-
tlonal test for immigration. There
should, however, be most rigid test
to exclude the "Reds" and the unde-
sirable agitators from Europe
Coupled with this there should be
declaration in favor of the consistent
and constructive policy of Americaniza-
ton. Not only must we Americanize
with our lips, but we must American:zs
our institutiones.
l believe the country should adopt
constructive and progressive policy
with regard to industrial relations
The Department of Labor should be
enlarged and reconstructed 1t should
have established within it a council
composed Of three great factors in IN
dustry, namely, capital, labor and tho
cally and to formulate the policies to
be pursued by the department.. II the
United States is TO advance along pro-
gressive industrial lines there must be
no suspicion permitted that the policies
are dictated by the selfish interests OF
any one group.
l believe that the present Federal
employers liability act should be
superseded by a Federal workmens
compensation act that would provide
compensation for all injured employees
OF railroads or their dependents and
not left to the haphazard method that
at present prevails
believe there should be developed
national system of employment
onees, operating through the states in
cooperation with the states. and with
such a system the function of the Fed
eral government should be n encour-
age the development of the EMPLOYMENT
laws in the various states and 70 .ect
as central reporting agency for the
dissemination of information as 70 the
state of the labor market and the
opportunities for employment in vari-
GUS parts OF the country. The Federal
government, however, should not be
permitted to encroach upon tho proper
activltles OF the states nor to operate
Offices within the states
believe an effective and construc-
i've policy should be developed with
regard TO the reha abilitation and re-
eoucation not only of the crippled SOL
uierS' Dut OF the great army of indus
..iai - crlppies. II is national disgrace
tnat we are permitting every wear the
possess skill and training to fail into
unimportant employments where their
real earning capacity is not developed
sho their real ability to produce is
wasted; Such policy should be de-
VeIoped in conjunction with the states
ana should be closely aligned with the
employment activities Of the govern-
n,ene, as we'll as it's educational activi-
ties. ~
believe we should develop the
pohcy with regard to the railroads and
transportation lines of the country,
whereby they would be placed again
IN She hands Of their owners, but under
sucn reasonable and effective govern
mental control as to give the highes.
emclency and the best service to tse
people and industries of the country
we should adopt policy Of real
pre- paredness. both as to our army aid
navy. 80 that the scandalous situation
OF ineficiency and lack of prepara
tion that met US at our entrance into
Inc great war will never be repeated
NJ, HENRY D. SAVER,