Bisbee daily review., 1920-06-11


 lect. Today it is reflected in our huge tax budget.
 unpreparedness for Peace
 Peace found the administration as unprepared for peace as war found it unprepared for war. The vital needs of the country demands an early and systematic relation to a peace time basis. This called for vision, leadership and intelligent planning. All three have been lack ing. While the country has been left to shift for itself, the government has continued on a wartime basis. The administration has not demobilized the army of place holders. It contin- ued method of financing which was indefinite during the period of recon structicn.
 IL has used legislation passed to meet the emergency of war to con- tinue it's arbitrary and inquisitorial control over the life of the people in time of peace. and to carry confusion into industrial life. Under the des pots plea of necessity or superior wisdom legislative usurpation of leg islative and judicial functions still undermine our institutions.
 Eighteen months after the armis- tice, with it's wartime powers una bridged, it's war time department un- discarded, it's war time army of place holders still mobilized, the admins tration continues to founder help lessly.
 The demonstrated incapacity of the Democratic party has destroyed pub die confidence, weakened the author ity of government and produced feeling of distrust and hesitation so universal as to increase enormously the difficulties of readjustment and 10 delay the return to normal condi- tions.
 Never has our nation been con- fronted with graver problems. The people are entitled to know in defi- nite terms now the parties purpose solving these problems. To that end the Republican party declares it's pol icies and program to be as follows:
 Constitutional Government
 We undertake to end executive au- tocracy and to restore to the people their constitutional government.
 The policies herein declared will be carried out by the federal and state governments, each existing within it's constitutional powers.
 Foreign Relations A League of Nations. The foreign policy of the administration has been founded upon no principle and direct ed by no definite conception of our nations rights and obligations has been humiliating to America and irritating to other nations with the | result that after a period of unex- ampled sacrifice our motives are sus- pected. our moral influence impaired, l and .ur government stands discredit- l !. and friendless among the nations cf -he world We favor libefal and generous foreign policy founded upon definite moral and political principles, charac- terized by a clear understanding of, Ne'AA AAA iAi oAANACiiNS hpOu Oul Oh II rights and unfailing respect for the rights of others. We should afford full and adequate protection to the life, liberty and property and all in ternational rights of every American citizen and should require d proper respect for the American flag but we should be equally careful to mani fest a just regard for the rights of other nations. as scrupulous observ- ance of our international engagements | when lawfully assumed is essential for our own honor and self respect l and the respect of other nations Subject to a due regard for our in l ternational obligations, we should | leave our country free to develop its | civilization along the line most con ducive to the happiness and welfare of the people, and to cast it's influ- l ence on the side of justice and right | should occasion require.
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