The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

transactions revision of the water pow CT act, the general leasing act, and al other legislation relating to the public domain, that may be essential to it's con servation and honest and efficient ust on behalf of the people of the country. We believe that the nation should retain title to it's water power and WI favor the expeditions creation and de velopment of our water power. w favor strict public control and conserva tion of all the nations natural re sources, such as coal, iron. oil and tim Der and their use in such manner a. may be to the best interest of our cit izens.
 The conservation of migratory birds the establishment of game preserves ant the protection and conservation of wilt life is of importance to agriculturist, as we'll as sportsmen. Our disappearin, natural resource of timber calls for { national policy of reforestation. IMPROVED HIGHWAYS
 Improved roads are of vital impor tance not only to commerce and in dustry but also to, agriculture and nat ural life. We call attention to the rec ord of the democratic party in this mat ter and favor continuance of federal aiC under existing federal and state agen cies.
 MINING
 Mining is one of the basic industries of this country. We produce more coal iron, copper and silver than any othel country. The value of our minera production is second only to agricul ture. Mining has suffered like agri culture and from the same cause. Il IS the duty of our government to foster this industry and to remove the restric tions that destroy its prosperity. REGULATION OF CORPORATIONS We pledge the democratic party tt regulate by governmental agencies tn, anthracite coal industry and all othei corporations controlling the necessariel of life where public welfare has beer subordinated to private interests.
 MERCHANT MARINE
 The democratic party condemns tn, vacillating policy of the republican ad ministration in it's failure to develop a1 American flag shipping policy. Ther, has been a marked decrease in the vol ume of American commerce carried il American vessels as compared to thu record under a democratic administra tion. We oppose as illogical and un sound all efforts to overcome by sub sidy the handicap to American shippin; and commerce imposed by republican policies.
 CONDEMNS PRACTICE
 We condemn the practice of certain American railroads in favoring foreig1 ships and pledge ourselves to correc such discriminations. We declare fol an /American7owned merchant marine American built and manned by Ameri can crews, which is essential for maya security in war and is a protection tt the American farmer and manufacturel against excessive ocean freight charge! on products of farm and factory.
 We declare that the government should own and operate such merchant ships as will insure the accomplish ment of these purposes and to continu, such operation as long as it may b, necessary without obstructing the de velopment and growth of a privately owned American flag shipping.
 EDUCATION
 We believe with Thomas Jefferson and founders of the republic tha ignorance is the enemy of freedom ant that each state, being responsible fo the intellectual and moral qualification of it's citizens and for the expenditur, of the moneys collected by taxation fol the support of it's schools, shall use it sovereign right in all matters pertain ing to education. The federal govern ment should offer to the states sucl counsel, advice and aid as may be mad' available through the federal agencies for the general improvement of oul schools in view of our national needs CIVIL SERVICE We denounce the action of the repub lican administration in its violations O. the principles of civil service by it partisan removals and manipulation o the eligible lists in the post office de pertinent and other governmental de partments by its packing the civil serv ice commission so that the commission became the servile instrument of the ad ministration in its wish to deny to thu ex-service men their preferential right under the law and the evasion of thu requirements of the law with reference to appointments in the department.
 We pledge the democratic part, faithfully to comply with the spirit al well as the regulation of civil service to extend its provisions to interna revenue officers and to other emp1oye of the government not in executive DO sitions and to secure ex-service prefer ence in such appointments. POSTAL EMPLOYES
 We declare in favor of adequat | ell Ao tions for postal employees.
 POPULAR ELECTIONS We pledge the democratic party to policy which will prevent members O either house who fail of reelection iron participating in the subsequent session of Congress. This can be accomplished by fixing the days for converting tn Congress immediately after the biennia national election and to this end W, favor granting the right to the peopl, of the several states to vote on proposed constitutional amendments on this sub ject.
 PROBATION
 We favor the extension of the proba tion principle to the courts of th, United States.
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN We welcome the women of the na ton to their rightful place by the sid, of men in the control of the government whose burdens they have alwayi t-shared.
 The democratic party congratulate them upon the essential part which they have taken in the progress of oul country and the zeal with which the! are using their political power to ait the enactment of beneficient laws ana the exaction of fidelity in the public service.
 VETERANS OF WARS
 We favor generous appropriations honest management and sympathetic care and assistance in the hospitaliza tin, rehabilitation and compensation