Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-17

Every government has the power to az
clude and deport these aliens who consti.
tute real menace to it's peaceful existence.
But in view OF the large numbers of peo-
pie affected by the Immigration acts and in
view or the vigorous malpractice Of the
departments of justice and labor, an ade-
quate public hearing before a competent
administrative tribunal should be assured
to all.
We urge Congress to consider the most
effective means to end iynching in this
country which continues to be a terrible
blot on our American citizenship.
PUBLIC ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
We favor liberal appropriations in coop
Grafton with the states for the construction
Of highways, which will bring about a
reduction in transportation costs. better
marketing of farm products improvement nj
rural postal delivery. as we'll meet the
needs of military defense
In determining the proportion Of federal
aid for road construction among the States,
the sums lost in taxation to the respective
states by the setting apart of large por-
lions OF their areas as forest reservations
should be considered as a controlling factor.
Conservation is Republican policy, 1t
began with tho passage of the reclamation
! act signed by President Roosevelt The
recent passage Of the coal. oil and phos-
phate leasing bill by a Republican Congress
and tho enactment Of the waterpower bill
| fashioned in accordance with the same prn-
ciple are consistent land marks in the do
vclopment of the conservation OF our ma
| tona resources. We denounce the refusal
Of the President to sign the water power
bill passed after ten years Of controversy.
The Republican Party has taken an
| pecially honorable part in saving our ma
tonsl forests and in the effort to establish
| q national forest policy, Our most press
| ing conservation question relates to our
| forests. We are using our forest resources
| fsster than they are being renewed. The
result is to raise unduly the cost OF forest
products to consumers and especially farm
| ers, who use more than half the lumber
| produced in America and in the end to
| create a timber famine. The federal gov
eminent, the States and private interests
must unite in devising means to meet the
menace.
RECLAMATION
| We favor a fixed and comprc hensive poll
| cy OF reclamation to increase national
wealth and production.
We recognize in the development Of re-
| clamation through federal action with its
| increase Of production and taxable wealth
a safeguard for the nation. We commend
to Congress policy to reclaim lands and
the establishment of a fixed national poll
| cy of development of natural resources in
relation to reclamation through the now
designated government agencies
THE SERVICE MEN
We hold in mperishable remembrance
| the valor and the patriotism of the soldiers
| ana sailors OF America VINO 1Ougnt IN tne
| great war for human liberty and we pledge
| ourselves to discharge to the fullest the
| obi cations which a grateful nation justly
| should fulfill, in appreciation of the services
| rendered BY its defenders on sea and on land.
Republicans are not ungrateful. Through
| out their history they have shown their
| gratitude toward the nations defenders.
Liberal legislation for the care Of the dis
| abled and infrm and their dependents has
ever marked Republican policy toward the
soldier and sailor Of all the vars in which
| our country has participated. Tho pres
emit Congress mas appropriated generously
for the disa bled Of the World War. The
amounts already applied and authorized for
the fiscal year leeo-21 for this purpose
reached the stupendous sum Of s1,lso, 57l =
800. This legislation is significant of the
| party's purpose in generously caring for the
MANNED and disabled men Of the recent
war.
CIVIL SERVICE
We renew our repeated declaration that
the civil service law shall be thoroughly
and honestly enforced and extended where
| ever practicable. The recent action Of Con-
gross in enacting comprehensive civil
service retirement law and in working out
cy that will guarantee equal and Just treat
ment to the army Of government workers
and in centrslising the administration OF
the new and progressive employment policy
| in the hands Of the civil service commits
| sion is worthy Of all praise.
POSTAL SERVICE
We condemn the present administra III n
for its destruction of efficiency of the pos
| tai service and the telegraph and telephone
| service when controlled by the government,
and for it's failure to properly compensate
employees whose expert knowledge is essen =
tial to the proper conduct Of the affairs
| of the postal system. We commend the Re-
publican Congress for the enactment of leg
| islaton increasing the pay of postal en-
ployes who up to that time were the poor
est paid in the government service.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
We welcome women into full participa-
ton in the affairs of government and the
| activities of the Republican Party. We
earnestly hope that Republican legislatures
in states which have not vet acted upon
the suffrage amendment will ratify the
anne ndment, to the end that all Of the won
en- OF the nation of voting age may parti-
cipate in the election Of 1920 which is to
important to the welfare of our country
SOCIAL PROGRESS
The supreme duty OF the nation is the
conservation OF human resources through
trial justice. Although the federal jurisdc
ton over social problems Is limited, they
affect the welfare and interests of the ma
ton as a whole. We padge the Republi'
lens through national and state legislation
in accordance with the best progressive
thought of the country.
EDUCATION AND HEALTH
We endorse the principle Of federal AID
to the states for the purposes Of vocational
and agricultural training.
Wherever federal money is devoted to ed.
ucation must be directed as to awaken
in the youth the spirit of America and
sense of patriotic duty to the United States
A thorough system OF physical education
for all children up to the age Of 10, in
Guiding adequate health supervision and IN
structon would remedy conditions revealed
by the draft and would add to the econom
c and industrial strength OF the nation
National leadership and stimulation will b.
necessary to induce the states to adopt
wise system OF physical training.
The public health activities OF the fed
eral government are scattered through nu
merous departments. and bureaus. resultins
We advocate a greater contra II IA ton OF tn,
federal functions, and in addition urge the
better coordination Of the work of the fed
eral. state and local health agencies.
CHILD LABOR
The Republican Party stands for a fedora
child labor law and for its rigid enforce
ment. If the present law be found uncon
sututional or ineffective, We shall seel
other means to enable Congress to proven,
the evils OF child labor.
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY
Women have special problems Of employ
ment which mako necessary special study
We recommend Congress for the permane en-,
establishment OF the women's bureau II
the United States department OF labor t.
serve as a source Of information TO tn,
States and to Congress-
The principle Of equal pay for equal serv
ice should be applied throughout al
branches Of the federal government IL
which women are employed
Federal aid for vocational training shouit
take into consideration the special apti
tudes and needs OF women workers
n We demand federal legislation to linni