Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-11
PLATFORM PRESENTED To REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AND ADOPTED
Treaty Platform Calls Among Nations Peserue World

expenditure of nearly three billion
dollars, since the signing of tho
Armistice.
We enacted national executive
budget law; we strengthened the
federal reserve act to permit banks
to lend needed assistance to farm
ers; we authorized financial incor-
porations to develop export trade:
and finally, amended the rules of
the senate and house, which will
reform evils in procedure and guar
antee more efficient and RESPONSE
bic government.
Agriculture-The farmer is the
backbone of the nation. National
greatness and economic indepead-
ence demand a population dlstrib-
uted between industry and the
farm, and sharing on equal terms
the prosperity which is wholly de-
pendent on the efforts of bolh.
Neither can prosper at the expense
of the other without inviting Joint
disaster.
The crux of the present agricul-
tural conditions lies IN prices, labor
and credit.
The republican party believes
lhat this condition can be in-
proved by practical and adequate
farm representation in the appoint
ment Of governmental officials and
commissions; the right to form CO.
operative associations for market
ing their products and protection
against discrimination; the scientf-
ic study of agricultural prices and
farm production costs at home and
abroad with view to reducing the
frequency of abnormal fluctua-
tons; the uncensored publication
of such reports; the authorization
of associations tor the extens on Of
personal credit; a national inquiry
on the ordination Of rail, water
and motor transportation with ade-
quate facilities for receiving, han
ding and marketing food; the en-
couragement of our export trade,
and end to unnecessary price fix
ing and ill-eonsidered efforts ar
bltrarily reduces prices of farm
products which invariably result to
the disadvantage both of producer
and consumer, and the encourage
ment of the production and impor-
tatiOn of fertliZing material and of
its extensive use.
a The federal farm loan act should
be so administered as to facilitate
the acquisition of farm land by
those desiring to become owners
and proprietors and thus minimize
the evils of farm tenantry and 10
furnish such long time credits as
farmers may need to finance ado-
quately their larger and long tir,e
produation Operations.
Industrial Relations-There are
two different conceptions of the
relations of capital and labor. The
one is contractual, emphasizes the
diversity of interests of employer
and employe. The other is that of
copartnership in a common task
We recognize the justice of col
lective bargaining as means of
promoting good will. establishing
closer and more harmonious rela-
tions between employer and en-
ployes and realizing the true ends
of industrial justice.
The strike or the lockout as a
means of settling of industrial dis
putes inflicts such loss and suffer
ing on the community as to justify
government initiative to reduce its
frequency and limit its conse-
quences.
We deny the right to strike
against the government; but the
rights and interests of all govern
ment employees must be safeguard
ed by impartial laws and tribun-
ity.
In public utilities we favor the
tablishment Of an impartial tri-
bunal to make Investigation Cf the
facts and to render a decision TO
the end that there may be no or
ganized interruption of service to
the lives and health and welfare
Of the people. The decisions of the |
tribunals to be morally but not le-
gally binding, and an informed
public amendment to be re-
lied upon to secure their accept |
ance. The tribunal, however, |
should refuse to accept jurisdiction |
except for the purpose of inVe5ti- |
cation, as long as the public serv-
ce be interrupted. For public util- |
ties we favor the type of tribunal
provided for ii: the transportation |
act of 1920.
In the private industries we do |
not advocate the principle of COM
pulsory arbitration, but we favor |
impartial commissions and bet er
facilities for voluntary mediation,
and arbitration, sup
plemented by that full publicity
which will enlist the Influence OF
IN aroused public opinion. The
should take the initia-
i've in inviting the establishment
)f tribunals or commissions for
he purpose of voluntary. arbitra-
ion and investigation of TINS issue.
We demand the exclusion from
interstate commerce of the prod
lcts of convict labor.
National Economy--A republican
congress reduced the estimates sub
nitted by the administration OF the
iscal year 1920 almost three pill
on dollars and for the fiscal year
921 over a billion and a quarter
Iollars.
Greater economies could nave
ieen effected had it not been for
he stubborn refusal of the ad-
to cooperate with
ongress in an economy program.
he universal demand for a legls-
ative budget is a recognition of the
fact that leader
hip and sincere assistance on the
art of the executive departments
re essential to effective economy |
nd constructive retrenchment.
The Overman act invested the
resident of the United States with
II the authority and power neces-
ary to restore the federal govern lt
1ent to normal peace basis and to
to retrench and to de- 6
mobilize. The dominant fact is {
nat eighteen months after the
rmistice, the United States govern
lent is still on a wartime basis !
nd tho aypaudftura nrnprap m of I