The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-07
Emergency Program and Tariff
Plan Approved; Sharply
Opposed to Dole

Valley City, N. d., Apr. ZAP
The "Real" Republican platform
as adopted, follows in part:
Eve reaffirm our faith in the fun
damental principles of the Republican
party and express our answering
confidence in the ability of the Re
publican party under the Leadership
of President Hoover to successful,
pilot the nation through the presen
economic crisis.
"We commend President Hoove,
for the patient, courageous and con
structive manner in which he ha.
dealt with the many sudden and ex
traordinary issues that have result
ed from the present national ant
world wide economic depression, fol
his heroic efforts to assist agricul
tule, which, next to unemployed la
Dor is the most serious victim of the
present emergency, for his distinc
tive service in the cause of worlt
peace and naval disarmament as evil
denced by the successful negotiation
of treaty between the United
States, England and Japan, provid'
ing for limitation of naval equip.
ment for such powers.
I'VE approve the action taken by
the president last June and complet.
ed in December, to procure for Ger.
many a years extension of the wal
debts and PREPARATIONS, thereby avert.
ing a financial collapse in Europe
and possibly preventing another Eu.
ropean war. While we oppose the
cancellation of war debts owing tc
the United States by European
powers. we do, nevertheless, favor q
policy of reasonable leniency in en-
forcing the payment of such debts
against nations on the verge Of bank
ruptcy.
Approve Emergency Plan
1--WE specifically approve Of the
presidents emergency relief pro-
gram, part Of which has been en-
acted and some of which is in the
process of enactment by a coalition
Of both Republican and Democratic
parties in congress, including:
"(a) The creation of the recon-
struction finance corporation, desig-
mated to provide emergency financial
aid to both industry and agriculture,
and under the authority of which
crop production loans in the amount
of millions of dollars are now being
made to the farmers Of the whole
nation.
"(b) The enactment of measure
providing $125,0OO,OOO of additional
capital for the federal loan bank
system to enable the federal land
banks of the United States to con-
tinue to function on a basis of rea-
sonable leniency during this period
of agricultural credit stringency.
Eve emphatically approve of the
determined policy Of the president
to stop all raids on the United States
treasury. to require drastic reduc-
tons in the expenditure of all
branches of the federal government,
and to provide for an early balancing
of the national budget.
Opposed to Dole
"We heartily support the president
in his wise and courageous action to
prevent the passage of any federal
appropriation in the form of a dole
for the unemployed or any other fed
eral appropriation in the nature of
direct federal aid for unemployment
until the resources of the states and
local municipalities in which unem-
ployment exists together with the
resources Of private relief organiza-
tions, have been exhausted.
"Since North Dakota is primarily
an agricultural state, we are espec-
tally appreciative of the numerous
measures, both legislative and exc
cutive, sponsored by the president
as means of assistance and relief
to the farmers of the nation in gen.
eral and to the farmers in North
Dakota in particular.
"We commend the president and
the Republican party for the pass.
age of the agricultural marketing
act and the organization Of the fed.
eral farm board in response to the
almost unanimous demand of agri
culture throughout the nation, anl
we oppose any movement to abolish
the farm board. We believe that the
farm board is entitled to a further
opportunity to demonstrate it's use
fulness to agriculture under more
favorable conditions. We approve
the earnest efforts of the farm boart
to prevent a complete collapse of tn.
wheat market following the crisis i,