Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-21

witness and victim of situation
winch presents a pitiful spectacle of
national impotence in time of ire
mendous national duty and world
oplieatlon. We most solemnly de-
hounce these partisan republican tao
ucs and inaction upon treaty ratfca-
ton as a continuing crime against
America and civilization for which the
stake of a presidential campaign
would be shameful compensation for
desperate combination of political
gamblers. We therefore demand that
the intolerable situation be ended by
prompt ratification of the treaty and
covenant, calling upon democratic
senators to oppose attachment of any
multiplying reservations and finally
retify the instrument.
We commend the work of Presi-
dent Wilson in administrative leader
ship and in war and peace-making as
a climax of democratic duty nobly
discharged in the face of tremendous
obstacles, placing his name and fame
high above the almost assassin crit
cisms Of today. and assuring him
place with Washington, Jefferson and
Lincoln in the list of American i'm
mortals. His great work for democ-
racy and world peace will not suffer
permanently from the descrediting
conditions imposed by a temporary
adverse majority. If the allied ma
covenant despite the apparent limita-
tions. the future measure of the in
evitable world obligations in a man
ner worthy of the sacrifices made to
make America and the world safe for
democracy.
Woman Suffrage.
We welcomed the womenhood Of
America into the full exercise of ma
tional citizenship which we trust will
be assured by the necessary st"te rati-
fications before the November cleo
ton. The state of Washington has
enjoyed the blessings of equal suf-
frage for full decade and the unan-
imous ratification of the national
amendment by the recent special SEES
sion of the state Legislature, was
just tribute to the efficiency and per-
manency of women's participation in
the civic obligations of the common
wealth.
Prohibition.
The state of Washington has now
enjoyed the freedom from the evils o.
the saloon for term of over -four
years and in the light of that expert
ence, and in view of the moral, socio
and industrial hazards which modi
fication of the prohibition would in
volve we urge an unyielding from
against and compromise and urge
Congress to grant plenary powers t.
the officers entrusted with the en-
forcement of the law to the end tina
1t be faithfully and rigidly enforced
Education and AmericanizatiOn.
We believe that public education il
necessary to the maintance Of ;
democratic government. We Their
fore. favor pay for our teachers com
mensurate with the cost Of living ant
service rendered. and favor adequate
support for our public schools and TO
our institutions of learning. We be
lieve that there should be readjust
ment of the school finance system tt
the end that the public school fund b.
equally distributed in justice to eacl
public school student. We favor ma
tional subsidies for education and
secretary of education as a cabine
officer equal in rank with other cab
met position.
1t is important to the nation tina
the greatest care be exercised in adj
ministering the welfare of our imml
grants in giving them a real concep
ton of our government and its basi
principles. All immigrants should b
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