The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-08

When the republican platform was
adopted at Chicago the democrats
charged that it had lodged the main
issues, and made no specific declara.
tions. If so the democrats at San
Francisco seem to have gone them
one better. On the prohibition they
were silent the same as the republi-
cans. On the Irish independence they
expressed sympathy for the Irish but
refused to pledge recognition of Irish
independence. On the labor question
they say "In private Industrial dis.
putes we are opposed to compulsory
arbitration. With respect to govern
ment service we hold distinctly that
the rights of the people are para.
mount to the right to strike" The
republican platform recognizes the
right of collective bargaining, and in
private industries favors an impartial
commission to better facilitate vulun.
tary mediation, but denies the right
of labor to strike against the govern.
ment. We fail to see where labor
gets any advantage in the democre tic
platform over the pledges of the re.
publicans.
In the Mexican question the demo.
Gratis declare that when the new gov
ernment has demonstrated its ability
to maintain law and order. and signi.
fies willingness to meet its interna.
tional obligations, and has enacted
just laws for the protection of foreign
investors that it ehould receive recog-
milton. Until these proper expecta.
tions have been met they assert the
right Of the United States to "de-
mand' full protection for it's citi-
zens. The republicans make the same
demands upon Mexico before recogni.
ton of their government, but instead
of simply reserving the right to de.
mand protection of our citizens, they
pledge themselves to 'enforce" re-
spect for the rights of our citizens
who are lawfully in Mexico. For
specific pledges we claim the honors
for the republicans, as "demands''
have heretofore been freely made but
there have been no endorsements.
They declare against the Armenian
mandate, the same as did the repub-
licans On the League of Nations.
the democratic platform advocates the
immediate ratification of the treaty
without reservations which would i'm
pair its essential integrity. hut do
not oppose the acceptance of any res.
ervstions making clearer or more spe-
cific the obligations of the United
States to the league associates. On
this point there is we'll defined diff
ference between the two platforms.
No reservations are needed to make
clear our obligations imposed in Arti.
Gle ten. They are very specific, and
they plainly surrender the national
supremacy of the United States.
They pledge this government to enter
into all of the foreign complications
whenever it Is demanded by foreign
council. The only reservation that
would be acceptable to the citizens of
this country would be one that reserv.
ed the right of this government to
determine for itself what action we
ehe!! take in the eettlemen. cf fey
eign complications. and such reser-
vation would necessarily impair its
essential integrity as it was drawn at
Versailles. The republicans demand
such reservation. The issue on this
point il plainly drawn between the
two parties, and the republicans vel.
Soms the contest