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

Recognizing in narcotic addiction especially the spreading of heroin ad- diction among the youth a grave peril to America and to the human race, we pledge ourselves vigorously to take against it. all legitimate and proper measures for education, for control and | for suppression at home and abroad.
 LAW ENFORCEMENT The republican administration has failed to enforce the prohibition law; is guilty of trafficking in liquor permis- sion and has become the protector of violators of this law.
 The democratic party pledges itself to respect and enforce the Constitution and all laws.
 THE RIGHTS OF STATES We demand that the states of the union shall be preserved in all their vigor and power. They constitute a bulwark against the centralizing and destructive tendencies of the republican | party.
 We condemn the efforts of the re- publican party to nationalize the func- tions and duties of the states. We oppose the extension of bureau cracy, the creation of unnecessary bu- reaus and federal agencies and the null | tiplication of offices and office hold CTS.
 We demand a revival of the spirit of local self-government essential to the preservation of the free institutions of our republic.
 ASIATIC IMMIGRATION We pledge ourselves to maintain our established position in favor of the ex- l clusion of Asiatic immigration.
 PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
 The Filipino peoples have succeeded in maintaining a stable government and have thus fulfilled the only condition l laid down by Congress as a pre-re- quisite to the granting of independence. | We declare that it is now our liberty and our duty to keep our promise to those people by granting them inn mediately independence, the independ- ence which they so honorably covet.
 ALASKA
 The mal-administration of affairs in Alaska is a matter of concern to all of our people.
 Under the republican administra- tion, development has ceased and the fishing industry has been seriously inns paired.
 We pledge ourselves to correct the evils which have grown up in the ad- ministration of that rich domain.
 An adequate form of local self-gov- ernment for Alaska must be provided and to that end we favor the establish ment of full territorial form of gov ernment for that territory, similar to those enjoyed by all territories except Alaska during the last century of American history.
 TERRITORY OF HAWAII We believe in a policy for continuing the improvements of the national parks, the harbors and breakwaters, and the federal roads of the territory of Ha- waii.
 VIRGIN ISLANDS
 Ya recommend legislation for the wehare of the inhabitants of the Vir- gin Islands.
 ARMENIA AND THE LAUSANNE
 TREATY | We condemn the Lausanne treaty. It barters legitimate American rights and betrays Armenia, for the Chester oil concession.
 We favor the protection of Ameri- can rights in Turkey and the fulfill ment of President Wilson's arbitral award respecting Armenia.
 REPUBLIC OF GREECE
 We welcome to the sisterhood of re- publics the ancient land of Greece which gave to our party its priceless name. We extend to her government and people our cordial good wishes. WAR
 War is a relic of barbarism and 1t is justifiable only as a measure of de- fense.
 In the event of war in which the manpower of the nation is drafted, all other resources should be likewise drafted. This will tend to discourage war by depriving it of its profits. DISARMAMENT, WAR REFEREN- DUM AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 "We demand strict and sweeping reduction of armaments by land and sea, so that there shall be no competi- tive military program or naval build l ing. Until international agreements to this end have been made we advocate an army and navy adequate for nation al safety.
 Our government should secure a joint agreement with all nations for world disarmament and also for a referendum of war, except in case of actual or threatened attack.
 Those must furnish the blood and bear the burdens of a war should if possible be consulted before this su- preme sacrifice is required of them.
 DEEP WATERWAYS Wa favor and Drounota daen water ways from the Great Lakes to the gulf and to the Atlantic ocean. FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER
 TRANSPORTATION
 We favor a policy for the fostering and building of inland waterways and the removal and discrimination against water transportation. Flood control and the lowering of flood levels is es- sential to the safety of life and of property, the productivity of our lands, the navigability of our streams and the retaining of our wet and over flowed lands and the creation of hydro electric power. We favor the expe- ditious construction of flood relief works on the Mississippi and Colorado rivers and also such reclamation and irrigation projects upon the Colorado river as may be found to be feasible and practical.
 We favor liberal appropriations for prompt co-ordinated surveys by the United States to determine the possi- bilities of general navigation improve ments and water power development on navigable streams and their tributaries, to secure reliable information as to | the most economical navigation i'm provement, in combination with the most efficient and complete develop ment of water power.
 We favor suspension of the granting of federal water licenses by the federal