Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09


prevent their depletion,
Rights of Labor.
We maintain the right of labor
to organize for its own protection
and to uphold its high standard of
living and efficiency. We recos-
nize and support the right OF col
lective bargaining. The demands
of labor must be met with a spirit
of fairness and justice to the end
that labor as well as the general
public may be fully protected. We
insist upon such legislation as may
| be necessary to regulate the hours
and conditions of labor of women,
and we favor the enactment of a
child labor law that will protect
children from such labor as will
interfere with their education or
their moral and physical growth.
We believe that women should
receive the same wages as men
where they perform the same
duties.
Soldiers Claims.
We pledge the active support of
our representatives in congress TO
aid in the prompt settlement of the
claims of the eX-service men and
women. We recognize the Amen-
can Legion, which is a chartered
corporation of the United States,
as the representative of the great
body of eX-service men and women.
and we pledge the cooperation of
our representative in congress and
in our state legislature in the en-
actment of all proper legislation
which the American Legion may
recommend.
Indian Lands.
We call attention to the action of
the bureau of Indian affairs in
bringing suit to cancel title to lands
which have been occupied by our
people for generations. Through
our Representatives in congress, we
have brought this condit.on to the
attention of the federal government
in order to do justice to the right
full claimants of these lands. and
we pledge our utmost efforts to OBJ
tain such legislation as will prof.
tect their rights.
Flood Protection.
We pledge our nominee for rep
resentative in congress to work for
federal appropriations for flood
protection in the Rio Grande val
ley and call attention to the fact
that the southern states have been
the recipients of vast appropria- |
tions from the federal government
for similar protection while New |
Mexico, though greatly in need of
1t, has received no such assistance. |
Cession of Lands.
We approve the policy of the
cession of the remainder of the |
public domain to the respective !
states and we commend the efforts
of Governor Larrazolo and others |
who have striven to accomplish |
this purpose.
Road Construction.
We favor proper tax levles TO
provide necessary funds for the |
construction and maintenance OF
county roads and for continued |
cooperation with the United States
in the construction and mainte-
nance of roads under the provisions
of the federal aid law, and we con-
denim the reactionary policy Of the
democratic party as announced in
its platform to abolish the state
highway department. We assert
that such action would constitute
breach of faith with the United
States government and cause loss to
the state Of federal cooperation
and funds for road construction.
Livestock Industry.
The livestock industry and other
producers of this state have been
materially injured by the recent ac-
ton of the federal reserve board in !
unreasonably Withholding loans,
demanding payment of outstanding
Indebtedness, increasing the rate of
interest and of shortening of dis
count period of loans. We favor a
non political administration of the
system that will adequately protect
the producers against unfair dis
elimination in the future.
Teachers Salaries.
We advocate the payment of
adequate compensation to school
teachers and the repeal of the
present maximum teachers wage |
law, and we therefore approve
earnestly the resolutions submitted
by the New Mexico Educational
association which reads as follows:
81. Remove all constitutional
limitations as to the terms of office
of the county and state superin-
tendents of schools to the end that
they are eligible for reelection as
often as the people desire and pro-
vide salaries for these officials
commensurate with the worth and
dignity of the service rendered"
"2. Additional legislation so as
to make it possible to pay a mini
mum salary of $1,000 per annum
to teachers holding first grade GER
or better"
Enforcement OF Laws.
The republican party of New
Mexico is proud of its part in the
enactment of both statewide and
national prohibition. We stand
for the enforcement of all laws
and pledge our candidate for con-
gress to oppose any change in the
Volstead act which will raise the
alcoholic content permissible in
beverages, or which will tend to
the enforcement of the
law.
Game Protection.
We favor an adequate system for ,
the protection and increase of our
game supply as a great economic
and social resource of New Mexico,
and we pledge ourselves to enact
legislation that will create COM
petent game commission endowed
with full regulatory powers to the
end that game protection and
may be based on
sound. scientific and flexible prin-
ciples.
Protection to Water Users.
We believe that the waters of
the Pecos river in this state belong
10 the citizens of New Mexico and
not to the citizens of Texas, and we
pledge adequate protection to the
water users on the Pecos river and