The Washington herald., 1920-06-11
international Court Offered
To Settle Disputes Aris-
ing Among Nations Of
World.


I'VE advocate the issuance OF q
simpiifed form OF Income returns;
authorizing the Treasury Depart
ment to make changes In regula-
tions Effective only from the date
Of their approval: empowering the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
with the consent of the taxpayers.
to make final and conclusive settle
ments Of tax claims and assess
ments., barring fraud: the creation
of a tax board consisting of at least
three representatives of the tax
paying public and the heads Of the
principal divisions of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue to act as a stand
Ing committee on the simplification
OF forms, procedure and law, and to
make recommendations to the Con-
gress.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Foreign relations (the league of
nations)-The foreign policy of the
administration has been founded
upon no principle and directed by no
definite conception of our nations
rights and obligations. 1t has been
humiliating to America and irritat-
ing to other nations with the result
that. after a period Of unexampled
our motives are suspected,
our moral influence impaired, and
our government stands discredited
and friendless among the nations of
the world.
Favors Liberal Policy.
We favor a liberal and generous
policy founded upon definite
moral and political principles, char
acterized by a clear understanding
of and a firm adherence of our own
rights and unfailing respect for the
rights of others. We should afford
full and adequate protection to the
life, liberty and property and all
international rights of every Amer
lean citizen and should require a
proper respect for the American
flag; but we should be equally care
full to manifest a just regard for
the rights of other nations. A
observance of our inter-
national engagements when law
fully assumed is essential to our
own honor and self respect and the
respect of other nations, subject to
a due regard for our international
obligations, we should leave our
free to develop its civiliza-
tion along lines most conducive to
the happiness and welfare OF the
people and to cast it's influence on
the side of justice and right should
occasion require.
MEXICO.
Foreign relations (B)-Mexico-
The ineffective policy of the present
administration in Mexican matters
has been largely responsible for 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 NOR
ality and social relations with Mexi-
cans, and for the bringing of
American ideals of justice and ma
tional honor and political integrity
into contempt and ridicule in
Mexico and throughout the world.
The policy of wordy, futile, writ
ten protests against the acts of
Mexican officials, explained the fol-
as being meaningless and not in
tended to be considered seriously or
in force. but added in degree to that
contempt, and has earned for US the
sneers and jeers of Mexican bandits
and added insult upon insult against
our national honor and dignity.
Calls for Firm Policy.
We should not recognize any Mexi-
can government unless ii be a re-
sponsible government willing and
able to give sufficient guarantee
that the lives of American citizens
are respected and protected; that
wrongs will be promptly corrected
and just compensation will be made
for injury sustained.
The Republican party pledges it.
self to a consistent. firm and effec-
tive policy toward Mexico that shall
enforce respect for the American
flag and that shall protect the
rights of American citizens lawfully
in Mexico to security of life and en-
joyment of property in accordance
with establishment of international
law and our treaty rights.
The Republican party is the sim
cere friend of the Mexican people.
In its insistence upon the main
tenance of order for the protection
of American citizens within it's
borders. a great service will be
rendered the Mexican people them
selves, for a continuation of pres
ent conditions means disaster to
their interests and patriotic aspi-
rations.
ARMENIAN MANDATE
Foreign relations (C)-Mandate
for Armenia-We condemn Presi-
dent Wilson for asking Congress
to empower him to accept a man
date for Armenia. We commend
the Republican Senators refusing
the Presidents request to empower
him to accept the mandate for Ar
menia. The acceptance of such
mandate would throw the United
States into the very maelstrom of
European quarrels.
According to the estimate of the
Harbord commission, organized
by authority of President Wilson,
We would be called upon to send
$1,000 American boys to police Ar
menia and to expend s276,0Oo. 900
in the first year and s75s,00O.000 in
five years. This estimate is made
upon the basis that we would have
only rowing. bands to fight. but in
case of serious trouble with the
Turks or with Russia, a force ex-
ceeding 100000 would be neces-
sary.
No more striking illustration can
be. found of President Wilson's dis
regard of the lives of American
boys or of American interests.
We deeply sympathize with the
people of Armenia and stand ready
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