Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-12
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ever marked Republican policy TO-
ward the soldier and sailor of al
the wars in which our country has
participated. The present congress
has appropriated generously for the
disabled of the World war, The
amounts already applied and au-
thorized for the fiscal year 192021
for this purpose reached the stu
pendous sum of $1,1S0, 1893. This
| legislation is significant of the
party's purpose in generously car
ing 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 wherever practica BILE
The recent action of congress in en-
and wage policy that will guarantee
equal and just treatment to the army
| of government workers and in CEN
| Trailing the administration of the
new and progressive employment pol
/ icy in the hands of the civil service
| commission, is worthy of all praise.
Postal Service
we Tie present
istration for it's destruction of the
efficiency of the postal service, and
the telegraph and telephone service
when controlled by the government
and for it's failure to properly COM
pensate employees whose expert
conduct of the affairs of the postal
system. We commend the Repub-
lican congress for enactment of leg
islation increasing the pay of postal
employees, who up to that time were
the poorest paid in the government
service.
Woman Suffrage
We welcome women into full par
ticipation in the affairs of govern
ment and the activities of the Re-
publican party. We earnestly hope
that Republican legislatures in
states which have not yet acted upon
the suffrage amendment will ratify
the amendment, to the end that all
Of the women of the nation of vot-
ton of 1920, which is so important
to the welfare of our country.
Social Progress
The, supreme duty Of the nation is
sources through an enlightened
measure of social and industrial
justice. Although the federal jur-
isdict1on over social problems is
limited, they affect the welfare, and
We pledge. the Republican party to
through national and state iegis,
| lation in accordance with the best
progressive thought of the country.
Education and Health
We indorse the principle of fed
eral aid to the states for the pur.
poses Of vocational and agricultural
training.
Wherever federal money is de-
voted to education, such education
must be so directed as to awaken
IN the youth the spirit of America
and a sense of patriotic duty to the
! United States.
A thorough system of physical
education for all children up to the
| age of 10, including adequate health
| supervision and instruction, would
| remedy conditions revealed by the
| ic and industrial strength Of the ma
| ton. National leadership and stimu
| lation will be necessary to induce
the states to adopt a wise system OF
| physical training.
The public health activities of the
| federal government are scattered
| through numerous departments an
bureaus, resulting in inefficiency
duplication and extravaganza. We
advocate a greater Capitalization. Of
ton urge . the Better Coordination
of the work of the federal, state
and local health agencies. )
Child Labor
| The Republican party stands for {
federal child labor law and for its
rigid enforcement. If the presen1
law be found unconstitutional Or in
effective, we shall seek other means
to enable congress to prevent the
| evils of child labor.
Women in Industry
Women have special problems Of
| employment which make necessary
special study. We commend con
gress for the permanent establish
ment of the women's bureau in the
United States department of labor
to serve as a source of information
to the states and to congress.
The principle of eaual pay fol
equal service should be applied
Federal aid for vocational train
ing should take into consideration
We demand federal legislation tt
women engaged in intensive indus
try, the product of which enters
into interstate commerce.
The housing shortage has not on
ly compelled careful study Of way:
of stimulating building, but it ha:
brought into relief the unsatisfac
tory character of the housing &C
the inhabitants of our cities. A ma
ton of home-owners is the bes
guarantee of the maintenance OF
those principles of liberty and Law
ment is founded Both national anc
state governments should encourage
in all proper ways the acquiring o
homes by our citizens. The Unitec
| States government should MAX
available the valuable information
on housing and town planning col
lected during the war. This infor
nation should be kept up to dat
and made currently available:
For Hawaii we recommend Fed
and educating their greatly dispr5
portionate foreign populations; hom
) rule; and the rehabilitation of tin
} " Mexican Relations
The ineffective policy of the pres
ent administration in Mexican mat
tiers has been largely responsible fol
the continued loss of American lives
. in that country and upon our border
for the enormous loss of American
and foreign property; for the lower
! ing of American standards of moral
ity and social relations with MeXi
cans; and for the bringing of Ameri
can ideals of justice and nationa
honor and political integrity into
contempt and ridicule in Mexico ant
; throughout the world.
,, The policy of wordy. futile writ
, ten protests against the acts of Mex
lean officials explained the following
, day by the president himself as be
] ing meaningless and not intended tt
be considered seriously or enforced