New Britain herald., 1922-04-25
SOCIALIST PARTY
 ID PRESENT PLANS
Drastic and Immediate Move mentS Proposed at Convention

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 for Immediate and drastic remedies"
 for what were described as political
 evils and industrial Arrangements
 said to have been left as a legacy of
 the World War, will be presented at
 the annual convention of the socialist
 party here April 20, aocordint to the
 preliminary agenda issned by Otto
 Rrandstetter of Chicago, executive secretary.
 The taking over hy the government
 of the business of insurance and "N.
 tension of it to include provision for
 unemployment, measures 10 remedy the collapse of agriculture gradual specialization of the great basic indus tries, and recognition of Russia form
 part of q proposed congre ssional pro gram.
 The measure relative 10 insurance is worded as follows; "Tho socialist party insists that the business of in- surance should be taken over by .he government, and should be extended to include adequate provision for nn- employment, accident sickness, inNal- idity and old age. without contribut- ing on the part of the workers.
 Proposals to remedy the collapse of agriculture" specify that 'aIl farm land not cultivated by owners shall be taxed it's full rental value; that the federal government shall acquire oth- CT lands by reclamation, purchase, taxation. condemnation or otherwise, such land to be organized into so- ;,l fa m machinery; that ample credits be oN- tended to farmers at low rates of in- terest; that a comprehensive plan oi elimination of farm tenantry be work ed out with the view of establishing socially owned and operated farms where the relation of employer and employed shall disappear; that social ly owned cold storage plants be es- tAblished and rural wage workers be encouraged to organize unions of farm laborers"
 Specialization of industry as propos- cd would begin with the railroads mines and steel industry, and others of the larger industries, to be eXtend- ed to other large industries as rapidly as possible.
 It was represented that the great basic industries are marked by thelr social character, and that they in volve the welfare of so many thous- ands of human beings that no private or corporate group should be permit ted to own them for private enrich ment" Conditions in the railroads mines and steel industry were de scribed as becoming inhuman and intolerable."
 A section of the agenda condemn ing militarism contains this pledge: 'The socialist party pledges it's can didates to oppose universal military service, standing armies and large navies'
 A criticism of the United States foreign policy is drawn us as follows; Tn the Panama zone it the United States) maintains what in Europe would be called Grown colony rul- ed by a governor. It seized the Pana- ma strip under the guns of American warships. It has supported finan- cial imperialism in Haiti and San Do- mingo, overthrowing the republics of the securities and ruling them with armed force It has threatened Mex ico repeatedly. For a generation it has controlled elections in Nicaragua. It maintains protectorate over Cuba. After twenty years of repeated promises of independence for the Philippines it still rules these islands.
 No nation can rule with armed might abroad and threaten it's weaker neighbors without becoming despotic l at home. The foreign policy of the government under democratic and re- publican administrations has been the same since 1S9S Each administra tion has followed the policy of sup porting the big banks and American investors in their ventures abroad of serving as a police force to back up their international financial ventures.
 American investments in ranches, oil lands coal and mineral lands, rail- road building and other foreign en- terprises tend to drag the military and naval power of the United States after them. The policy of the state department is to support the demand of the bankers and investors. The | secrecy maintained III ueNtIOpIllS iHlS policy leads to commitment of the | armed powers of the nation to pur poses of which the people are entire ly ignorant"
 Other proposals are amnesty for "political" prisoners and insistence on the enforcement of the 18th, 14th | and 18th amendments, with reference to negroes to give them their full | rights,
 Protest is formulated against "the | amazing and frequent Use Of the ln- junction in labor disputes the pow CT exercised by he courts in setting aside laws,' and the startling l,se of federal power through the depart i ment of justice in breaking strikes, Federal abolition of the alleged use | of hired gunmen and spies ih lal'or struggles is demanded.
 The socialist party" the agenda | pledges itself and all of its candidates who may he elected 10 | to use all of their power and | influence for the realization of ihe ! measure here outlined and on this ground if asks for the suffrage and | support of all American workers"
 It will he proposed that the con | yention decide whether if will affiliate |