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

board created by the act. This delay precir-
tated the outlaw railroad strike.
We stopped the food Of public treasure.
recklessly poured into the lap of inept
shipping board and laid the foundations
for the creation Of great merchant mar
inc; we took from tho incompetent Demo
cratic administration the administration of
the telegraph and telephone lines OF the
country and returned them to private own
ership; reduced the cost of postage and
increased the pay Of tho postal employee
the poorest paid Of all public servants,
provided pensions for superannuated and
retired civil servants and for increase
in pay of soldiers and sailors. We re-or-
ganized the army on peace footing and
provided for the maintenance OF A power
full and efficient navy
The Republican Congress established by
law permanent women's bureau in the
depa rtment OF la Dor submitted to the
woman suffrage and furnished twenty nine
of the 81 legislatures which have Intihed
it to date
Legislation for the relief Of the consul
| mers of print paper, for tho extension of
| the powers of the government under the
food control act. for broadening the scope
of the war risk insurance act, better pro-
vision for the dwndling number OF aged
| veterans of the Civil War and for the bet
ter support OF the manned and injured Of
the great war and for making practical
the vocational rehabilitation act has been
enacted by the Republican Congress-
We passed an oil leasing and water pow
err bill to unlock for the public good the
great pent-up resources Of the country. we
have sought to check the profigacy of the ad =
| ministration to realize upon the assets of
| the government and to husband the reven-
ues derived from taxation. The Republicans
in Congress have been responsible for cuts
in the estimates for government expendi-
ture Of nearly three billion dollars since
the signing Of the armlstice.
We enacted national executive budget
law we strengthened the federal reserve
\ "a n hl NH n and A1A
tance to farmers: We authorized financial
! interpretations to develop export trade. and
finally amended the rules of the Senate
and House, which will reform evils in pro-
cedure and guarantee more efficient and re-
| sponsble government.
AGRICULTURE
The farmer Is the backbone of the ma
| ton. National greatness and economic in
| dependence demand population distr
buted between industry and the farm and
sharing on equal terms the prosperity which
! is wholly dependent on the efforts Of both.
Neither can prosper at the expense of the
other without inviting Joint disaster.
The crux Of the present agricural condi-
| ton lies in prices, labor and credit
The Republican Party believes that this
condition can be improved by practical and
adequate farm representation in the APP
! pontment Of governmental officials and
commissions; the right to form co Opera tive
associa tions for marketing their products
and protection against discrimination; the
! scientific study OF agricultural prices and
farm production costs at home and abroad
with view to reducing the frequency oi
! abnormal fluctuations; the uncensured pub
location of such reports the authorization
! of associations for the extension Of person
al credit; a national inquiry on the CO.
ordination OF rail, water and motor trans
! portation with adequate facilities for re.
ceiving, handling and marketing food the
encouragement of our export trade; an enc
to unnecessary price fixing and ill-consid
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farm products which invariably result t.
the disadvantage both Of producers and con
sumers and the encouragement OF the pro
duction and importation OF fertilizing ma
terial and OF Its extensive use
The federal farm loan act should be 81
administered as to facilitate aquisition o.
farm land by those desiring to become own
ers and proprietors and thus minimize tn
long time credits as farmers may need Il
finance adequately their larger and-lonI
time production operations.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
There are two different conceptions o
the relations OF capital and labor The on
is contractual and emphasizes thesdiversi
ty Of interests OF employer and ernpioye
The other Is that OF co-partncrship In
common task.
! We recognize the justice of collective bar
gaining as means Of promoting good will
establishing closer and more harmoniou
J relations between employer and empoye
and realizing the true end of industra
justice.
, The strike or the lockout. as a means O
settling industrial disputes infiicts such los
and suffering on tho community as to justi
fy government initiative to reduce its fire.
quency and limit its consequences.
We deny the right - strike against tn
government but tho rights and interests O
} all government employees must he safeguard
ed by impartial laws and tribunity.
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