Montana labor news., 1932-10-13

of the aspirations of the common people of the world; entrance of the
United States into the World Court"
WORLD ECONOMIC RELATIONS: "The creation of international eco
nomic organizations or which labor is adequately represented, to deal with
problems of aw material, investments, money, credit, tariffs and living
standards from the viewpoint of the welfare of the masses throughout the
world"
DISARMAMENT: "whne the Socialist party is opposed to all war,
it believes that there IAN be no permanent peace until Socialism is estab-
Eshed internationally; works for reduction of ornaments, leading to the
goal of total disarmament by international agreement, if possible, but, if
that is not possible, by setting al example ourselves; soldiers, sailors and
workers unemployed by reason of disarmament to be absorbed, where de-
sired, IN a program OF public works to BIZ financed in part by the savings
due to disarmament; prohibition of the sales of munitions to foreign
powers.D
coNscRIpTIoN. For abolition.
MILITARY TRAINING: For abolition of military training camps and
MMIGRATIoN: Modification of the immigration laws to permit the
reunting of families and to offer a refuge to those fleeing from political
or religious persecution"
RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA. Recognition of the Soviet Union and the
encouragement of trade and industrial relations with that country"
WAR DEBTS AND PREPARATIONS: Cancellation of war debts due
from the allied governments IS part Of a program for wipine out war debts
and reparations, provided that such cancellation does not release money for
ornaments, but promotes disarmament"
Race Relations.
"The enforcement of constitutional guarantees of economic, political, and
legal equality for the Negro. The enactment and enforcement of drastic
antilynching laws"
Civil Liberties.
Federal legislation to enforce the First Amendment to the Constitution
so as to guarantee freedom of speech, press and assembly and to penahze
officials who interfere with the civil rights of citizens. The abolition Of
injunctions in labor disputes, the outawng of yellow dog contracts and the
The immediate repeal of the Espionage Law and other ranrassiva IeoislaGnn
and the restoration of civil and political rights to those unjustly convicted
under wartime laws. Legislation protecting aliens from being excluded
from the country or from citizenship or from being depOrted on account of
their political social or econmc beliefs, or o. account of activities engaged
N by them which ar not illegal for citizens" See above under "Immigra-
Electoral Reforms.
Proportional representation; direct election of the president and vice
president; the initiative and referendum; an amendment to the Constitution
to make constitutional amendments less cumbersome; abolition of the power
of the Supreme Court to pass upon the consitutonahty of legislation enacted
by Congress; passage of the Socialist partys proposed Workers, Rights
amendment to the Constitution empowering Congress to establish national
systems of unemployment health, and accident insurance and od-age pen
sions, to abolish child labor, establish and take over enterprises in manufac-
tue, commerce, transportation, banking, public utilities aud other business
and industries to be owned and operated by the government, and, generally,
for the social and economic welfare of the workers of the United States"
COMMUNIST PARTY.
international Relations.
IMPERIALISM: Against mperaHst war;; for the defense of the Chinese