Evening star., 1920-06-12
Complete Text the Platform adopted by the Republican Convention

and maintenance of the American
merchant marine.
We favor the application Of the
, workmens compensation acts to the
, merchant marine.
| We recommend that all ships en-.
| gagged in coastwise trade and all yes.
sells of the American merchant marine
! shall pass through the Panama cana
| without premium of tolls.
Immigration
Policy Set Forth.
| The standard of living hnd the
standard of citizenship are its mos
| precious possessions, and the preser'
! walton and elevation of those stand
ards is the first duty of our govern
n1ent.
The immigration policy of the
United States should be such as to In
! sure that the number of foreigners ir
the country at any one time shall MOI
exceed that which can be assimilatet
with reasonable rapidity. and to favor
immigrants whose standards are sim
| liar to ours.
The selective tests that are at pres
ent applied would be improved by re.
questing a higher physical standard
| a more complete exclusion of men
tai detectives and of criminals and OF
| a more effective inspection applied as
!
| possible as we'll as at the port of en-
try. Justice to the foreigner and tt
| ourselves demands provision for the
| guidance, protection and better eco
| nomic distribution of our alien popu
| lation. To facilitate government su
pervision all aliens should be requir-
| ed to register annually until they De
| come naturalized.
| The existing policy of the United
| States for the practical exclusion OF
! Asiatic immigrants is sound, anc
| should be maintained.
Naturalization
Laws Suggested.
There is urgent need of improve
! ment in our naturalization law. Nc
! alien should become a citizen until he
| has become genuinely American. anc
| tests for determining the aliens fit.
ness for American citizenship shoulo
be provided for by law
We advocate in addition the inde-
pendent naturalization of married
women. An American woman should
not lose her citizenship by marriage
! to an alien resident in the United
| States.
Right of Free
Speech Is Urged.
We demand that every American
| citizen shall enjoy the ancient and
| constitutional right of free speech
| free press and free assembly and the
| no less sacred right of the qualifieo
voter to be represented by his duly
| chosen representatives; but no mar
may advocate resistance to the law
! and no man may advocate violent
| overthrow of the government
Aliens within the jurisdiction Of the
| United States are not entitled of right
to liberty of agitation directed against
| the government or American institu-
| tons
| Every government has the power to
/ exclude and deport these aliens, who
constitute a real menace to it's peace
| full existence. But in view Of the
large numbers of people affected by
| the immigration acts and in view OF
| the vigorous malpractice of the De-
partments of Justice and Labor. an
adequate public hearing before a
| competent administrative tribunal
should be assured to all.
Would End Lynch
! LAW in the L. 8.
| We urge Congress to consider the
most effective means to end lynchine
! be a terrible blot on our American
! citizenship.
| The equality of all citizens under
| the law has always been a policy OF
! the republican party.
| Without obedience to law and main
tepance of order our American insti-
! tutions must perish. Our laws must
be impartially enforced and speedy
justice should be secured
Favor LibeYal Funds
for Road Building.
| We favor liberal appropriations ir
| cooperation with the states for the
lconstruction of highways, which will
| bring about a reduction in tranSpor-
tation costs. better marketing of farm
products Improvement in rural postal
| delivery, as well as 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 portions OF
| their area as forest reservations
tfactor.
| Conservation is a republican policy
1t began with the passage of the
| reclamation act signed by President
Roosevelt, The recent passage Of the
| coal, oil and phosphate leasing bill
; by a republican Congress and the
/ enactment of the waterpower bill
principle, are consistent landmarks In
| the development of the conservation
of our national resources. We de-
nounce the refusal of the President to
| sign the waterpower bill, passed after
ten years of controversy. The repuh-
| lican party has taken an especially
honorable part in saving our national
forests and in the effort to establish
a national forest policy. Our most
pressing conservation question relates
| to our forests. We are using our for
est resources faster than they are be-
| ing renewed. The result is to raise
unduly the cost of forest products to
consumers and especially farmers
who use more than half the lumber
| produced in America. and in the end
| to create a timber famine. The fed
eral government the states and pri-
vate interests must unite in devising
means to meet the menace.
Fixed Policy
for Reclamation.
We favor a fixed and comprehensive
policy of reclamation to increase ma
tional wealth and production.
| We recognize in the development OF
! reclamation through federal action
with its increase of production and
| taxable wealth, safeguard for the
| nation.
| We commend to Congress a policy
| to reclaim lands and the establish
| ment of a fixed national policy of de-
lvelopment of natural resources in re-
, lation to reclamation through
the now designated government agen-
cies.
Holds Soldiers
in Remembrance.
We hold in imperishable remem-
brance the valor and the patriotism