The Coconino sun., 1920-06-18

federal government are scattered through numerous departments in in efficiency, duplication and extraya- gance. We advocate greater cen- tralization of the federal functions, and in addition, urge the better CO., ordination of the work of the federal, state and local health agencies.
 Child Labor.
 The republican party stands for a federal child labor law and for it's rig i'd enforcement. If the present law be found unconstitutional or ineffective, we shall seek other means to enable congress to prevent the evils of child labor.
 Women in Industry. Women have special problems of employment which make necessary special study. We commend congress for the permanent establishment of the women's bureau in the United States department of labor to serve as a source of information to the states and to congress.
 | The principle of equal pay for equal service should be applied throughout all branches of the federal govern ment in which women are employed.
 Federal aid for vocational training should take into consideration the spe- cial aptitudes and needs of women workers.
 We demand federal legislation to limit the hours of employment of women engaged in intensive industry, the product of which enters into in- terstate commerce. f:
 The housing shortage has not only compelled careful study of ways of stimulating building, but it has brought into relief the unsatisfactory character of the housing accommoda- tions of large numbers of the inhab- itants of our cities. A nation of home owners is the best guarantee of the maintenance of those principles of lib- erty and law and order upon which our government is founded. Both na- tional and state governments should encourage in all proper ways the &C., quiring of homes by our citizens. The United States government should make available the valuable informa- tion on housing and town planning collected during the war This in formation should be kept up to date and made currently available.
 Hawaii.
 For Hawaii we recommend: Fed eral assistance in Americanizing and educating their greatly disproportion- ate foreign population; home rule, and rehabilitation of the Hawaiian race.
 Mandate of Armenia.
 "We condemn President Wilson for asking congress to empower him to accept mandate for Armenia The acceptance of such a mandate would throw the United States into the very maelstrom of European quarrels. Ac- cording to the estimate of the Harbord
 commission. organized by authority of President Wilson, we would be called upon to send 5000 American boys to police Armenia and to spend s276,-
 900 900 in the first year and $756, ,000,- 900 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 force exceeding 200,- 900 would be necessary.
 No more striking illustration can be found of President Wilson's disregard of the lives of American boys or American interests.
 We deeply sympathize with the peo- pie of Armenia and stand ready to ,, help them in all proper ways, but the , republican party will oppose now and hereafter the acceptance of a mandate
 for any country in Europe or Asia.
 League of Nations. , The republican party stands for , agreement among the nations to pre-. serve the peace of the world. We be- , lieve that such an international asso- ' citation must be based upon interna- . tional justice and must provide meth ods which shall maintain the rule of public right bv development of law f and decision of impartial courts, and l which shall secure instant and gener- al international conference whenever D peace shall be threatened by political , action. so that the nations pledged to f do and insist upon what is just and
 fair may exercise their influence and
 power for the prevention of war. We believe that all this can be done with
 out the compromise of national inde- p pendence, without depriving the peo- , pie of the United States in advance r of the right to determine for them selves what is just and fair. when the occasion arises. and without involving , them as participants and not as peace : maker in multitude of quarrels. the ? merits of which they are unable to , judge.
 The covenant signed bv the presi- , dent at Paris failed signally to accom-
 plish this purpose, and contained stip-
 ulations not only intolerable for an in dependent people, but certain to pro- ] duce the injustice, hostility and con- , troversy among nations which it pro- posed to prevent.
 , That covenant repudiated to a de- . gree wholly unnecessary and unjusti- ] fable, the time-honored policy in fav- f or of peace, declared by Washington and Jefferson and Monroe and pur- , sued by all American administrators r for more than century, and it ig-
 nored the universal sentiments of
 America for generations mast in fa-