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system, banks should be established In
important trading centers.
Reduction Of Armament.

Reduction o7 Armament
II am convinced after considerable
study of the subject that the expense
Of the government can, without loss
Of efficiency, be reduced to a maximum
Of four billion dollars, including sink
Ing fund and interest on the national
debt. When we enter the League Of
Nations, we should at the same time
diminish our cost for armament. To
continue expenditures In either the
war or the navy departments on a vast
scale, once our membership in the
League is assured. would seem to be a
very definite refutation of the advan-
tages of the world plan which we be-
iieve 1t possesses. An appealing funda
mental In the League method, Is the
reduction of armaments. We can
not afford to do 1t, until other nations
do likewise. If we do not enter the
League, hundreds of millions Of dol
lars must be spent for ornaments.
If we go in. and believe the people
will insist on 1t, then we can count
on economies.
1.-THE Republican leaders who have
taken charge of their party and nomi-
mated its candidate, are no more pos
sessed of the spirit of the hour than
they were in 1912 when they precipi-
tated a revolution within the rank and
file of a great organization. If further
proof were needed, the action Of the
present Congress supplies it Not q
constructive law can be cited. Money
and time were wasted In seeking to
make a military triumph an odioue
chapter in history-and yet is 1t not
significant that after two years Of
sleuthful inquiry, there was nothing
revealed in that vast enterprise, carry
ing billions Of dollars in expense, upon
which they could base even a whisper
of dishonesty
1.-THE Mexican situation, trying to
our patience for years, begins to show
signs of improvement. Not the least
Of the things that have contributed tc
1t, is a realization by the people of
that country, that we have neither the
lust for their domain, nor disposition
to disturb their sovereign rights
Peace smiles upon the border and in
centive to Individual effort seems to
be making a national aspiration
Disabled SoIolers.s
81 feel deeply that the rehabilitation
Of the disabled soldiers Of the recent
war is one Of the most vital issues
before the people and I, as a candidate,
pledge myself and my party to those
young Americans to do all in my DOW
er to secure for them without unneces-
sary delay, the immediate training
which is 30 necessary to fit them to
compete in their struggle to overcome
that physical handicap incurred while
in the service of their government.
believe also that the Federal Board OF
Vocational Rehabilitation as far as
possible should employ disabled SOL
diers themselves to supervise the re-
habilitation of disabled soldiers, be-
cause Of their known sympathy and
understanding. The board itself and
all agencies under 1t should be bur-
dened with the care of securing for
the disabled soldier who has finished
his training, adequate employment.
1.-THE women Of America, In emotion
and constructive service, measured up
during the war to every requirement,
and emergency exacted much Of them
They demonstrated not only wiling
ness, but capacity. They helped win
the war, and they are entitled fe the
privilege of voting as a matter OF eight
and because they will be helpful In
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy. 1t requires but one more state
to ratify the national amendment and
thus bring a long-delayed justice.
have the same earnest hope a. our
platform expresses that some one Of
the remaining states will promptly take
favorable action.
Education.
There must be an awakened inter-
est in education. The assumption that
things are all right Is an error. The
plain fact reveals two startling things,
one. a growing decimation In the ranks
Of teachers and the other, the existence
Of Eve and one-half millions litter
ates. The army of instructors has
been more or less demoralized through
financial temptation from other activi-
ties which pay much better. We owe
too much to the next generation to
be remiss In this matter.
Campaign Contributions.
There will be no attempt In this
campaign to compete by dollars with
our opposition. So many people have
been in the money gathering bust
ness for the reactionary cause that
the millions already In hand are more
or less a matter Of general informa-
ton. All that we ask is that both
parties deal in the utmost good faith
with the electorate and tell the plain
truth as to the amounts received, the
contributors, and the items Of dis
bursements.
THE sort of readjustment which will
appeal to our self-respect and ultimate
ly to our general prosperity, is the
honest readjustment. Any unfair ad-
justment simply DELAYS the uItimate