Republican farmer., 1920-07-09

through infancy and maternity care: in the prohibition of child labor and
 by adequate appropriations for the
 children's bureau and the woman's bureau in the department of labor. Cooperative federation to the states is immediately required for the re- mova1 of illiteracy; for the increase of teachers salary and instruction in citizenship for both native and for eign born: increased appropriation for vocational training in home eeonomics, re-establishment of joint federal and state employment service with wonen's departments under the direction of technically qualified women. We advocate full rep ! reentation Of women on all commissions dealing with women's
 work or women's interests and a reclassifcation of the federal
 civil service free from discrimination on the ground of sex: a continuance of appropriations for education in sex hygiene: federal legislation which shall insure that American women resident in the United States but mar ried to aliens shall retain their Amer jean citizenship and that the same pTOC6SS O1 ItdLutktl1Ldt1Ou oIldll Us 1ON | quired for women as for men.
 Disabled Soldiers.
 l 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 ser- vice; and for the dependents of the brave men who died in line of duty 1 the governments tenderest concern and richest bounty should be their requital. The fine patriotism exhibit ed, the heroic conduct displayed by 1 American soldiers, sailors and ma rines at home and abroad constitute sacred heritage of posterity, the worth of which can never be recom- pensed from the treasury and the glory of which must not be diminish ed by any such expedients.
 The Democratic administration
 wisely established a war risk insur-
 millions of enlisted men insurance at
 unprecedentedly low rates and through the medium of which com
 pensation of men and women injured
 in service is readily adjusted and hos pital facilities for those whose health is impaired are abundantly afforded 1 The federal board for vocational ed 1 ucatton should be made a part of the war risk insurance bureau in order
 whole and this machinery of protec- ton and assistance must receive every aid of law and appropriation neces-
 sary to full and effective operation.
 1 We believe that no higher or more valued privilege can be afforded to ar Ann erican citizen than to become 2 free holder in the soil of the United +o n1o 1Oa n1I1
 party to the enactment of soldier set dement's and home aid legisla tior l which will afford to the men wht fought for America the opportunit1
 to become land and home owners un
 der conditions affording genuine gov
 ernm ent assista ance unencuuIbered b5
 needless difficulties of red tape or ad
 vance of financial investment
 The Railroads.
 The railroads were subjected t. federal control as a war measur
 transport of troops, munitions ant
 supplies. When human life and ma
 tiona1 hopes were at stake profit , could not be considered and wer not. Federal operation, however
 was marked by an intelligence ani efficiency that minimized loss an' resulted in many and marked re
 forms. The equipment taken owe was not only grossly inadequate blu
 sham efuIly outgrown. Unif1catiol practices overcame these initial han
 dicaps and provided additions. bet
 terments and improvements. Econo
 mics enabled operation without tn
 rate raises that private control woul
 have found necessary and labor wa treated with an exact justice tha . procured the enthusiastic co-opera tion that victory demanded. Tn ; fundamental purpose of federal con tro1 was achieved fully and splendid ly and at far less cost to the taxpay CT than would have been the cas , under private operation Invest ments in railroad properties were nc
 only saved by government operatio 7 but government management return l ed the properties vastly improved i l, every physical and executive detai A great task was greatly discharged } The presidents recommendation 0 3 return to private ownership gave tn f Republican majority a full year i l which to enact this legislation. Tn house took months to formulate it I ideas and another six months wa , consumed by the Republican senat I in equally vague debate. As a conse quence the Esch- Cummings bill wen
 to the president in the closing hour or congress ana ne was IOfceO to
 choice between the chaos of a vet and acquiescence in the measure sub mitted, however grave may have bee u his objections to it.
 7 There should be a fair and conplet ' test of the law until careful and ma
 ture action by Congress may cure it . defects and insure a thoroughly ef = fective transportation system. unde ' private ownership without govern . ment subsi dy at the expense of tn e. taxpayers of the country.
 | Improved Highways.
 = Improved roads, are of vital impor = tance not only to comm cree and in r dustry but also to agriculture and ru s ra1 life The federal road act of 191'
 enacted by a Democratic Congress s represented the first systematic effol o of the governme to Insure the build ing of an adequate system of roads i 8 this country, The act, as amended = has resulted in placing the movemer s for improved highways on a progres '; sive and substantial basis in ever