Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-03

cratic governors and legislatures of Ten nessee, North Carolina and Florida and such states as have not yet ratified the federal suffrage amendment to unite in m effort to complete the process of rat ification and secure the thirty-sixth state
 in time for all the women of the United States to participate in the fall election. We commend the effective ad- vocacy of the measure by President Wilson.
 Disabled Soldiers,
 The federal government should treat with utmost consideration every disabled soldier. sailor and marine of the world
 war, whether his disability be due to : wounds received in line of action or to health impaired in service; and for the dependents. of the brave men. who. died in lime Of d'lty the government terderesf concern ard richest bounty should be their requltsl. The fine patriotism exhib- ited, the heroic conduct dispiayed by American soldiers, sailors and marines at home and abroad constitute a sacred heritage of posterity the worth of which can never be recompensed from the treas ury and the glory of which must not be diminished by any such expedients.
 The democratic administration wisely established a war risk insurance bureau SiFiii9 lOui dtlt q ldtI millions or enlSt- ed men insurance at unprecedentedly low rates, and through the medium of which compensation of men mad women injured 1n service is readily adjusted and hospital facilities for those whose health is i'm paired are abundantly afforded.
 The federal board for voca tfonal train- ing should be made part of the war risk insurance bureau in order that the task may be treated as a whole and this ma O receive every aid of law and appropriation necessary to full and effective operation
 We believe that no higher or more val ued privilege can be afforded to an Amer ican citizen than to become a freeholder
 m the soil of the United States. and to that end we pledge our party to the en- actment of soldier settlements and home
 aid legislation which will afford to the
 men who fought for America the oppor- tunity to become land and home owners under conditions afforded genuine govern ment assistance, unencumbered by need
 less difficulties of red tape or advance financial investment.
 Merchant Marine.
 We desire to congratulate the Ameri-
 can people upon the rebirth of our mer- chant marine which once more maintains its former place in the world It was uAAdeI q uSIuOCrdllc aQnlnlStTatiOn that this was accomplished after 70 years of indifference and neglect. 13,oo0.0 .0G0 tons
 having been constructed since the act was passed in 1916. We pledge the policy of our party to the continued growth of our 1 merchant marine under proper legislation so that American products will be carried to all ports of the world by vessels built in American yards, flying the American flag.
 Port Facilities
 The urgent demands of the war for ade- euste transportation of war materials as we'll as for domestic needs revealed the fact that our port facilities and rate ad- justment were such as to seriously affect the whole country in times of peace as well as war.
 We pledge our party to stand for equal ity of rates. both import and export. for the ports of the country, to the end that | there might be adequate and fair faci1i- ties and rates for the mobilization of the products of the country offered for ship nlent.
 | Mexico.
 The United States is the neighbor and friend of the nations of the three Ameri- cas and in a very special sense our inter- national relations in this hemisphere should be characterized by good will and free from any possible suspicion as to our national purpose.
 The administration, remembering aI- ways that eMxico is an Independent na- l ton and that permanent stability in her government and her institutions could come only from the consent of her own l people to 9 government of their own making. has been unwilling either to profit by the misfortunes of the people of Mexico or to enfeeble their future by inn posing from the outside rule upon their Temporarily distracted councils. As a
 consequence order is gradually reappear- ing in Mexico at no time in many years have American lives and interests been so safe as they now are peace reigns along the border and industry is resum- ing
 When the next government of Mexico 1 shall have given ample proof of it's ability
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