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Show i i A VOLUME XXVIL REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORMADOPTED Fall Text of Document Announcing ' Stand on Political Issues By State Convention. Vi Following is the platform adopted at the Utah Republican state convention conven-tion held in Price, May 3, 1920. Utah Republicans through their chosen representatives in convention assembled, onco again declare their abiding faith in the manifest destiny of the great republic, .pledge themselves them-selves nnew to the cause of preserving preserv-ing and perpetuating the established institutions of government peculiar to American soil and the inherent spirit of its people, and renew their allegiance allegi-ance to the time-honored principles Congressmen Endorsed We endorse without qualification the courage of the Republican members mem-bers of Congress who refused to compromise com-promise the honor and integrity of our country by agreeing to the proposal pro-posal to subject it without rocourse to the will of tho composite foreign sovereignty sov-ereignty and congratulate ourselves and fellow countrymen upon the fact r that because these certain men stood true to the best traditions of the rc- l .public, no foreign fetters bind this nation to any uncertain or ignoble ob-I ob-I ligations, nnd the choice of its future course of action in nil international affairs still resides in and rests with the sober judgment and clear conscience con-science of the American people themselves. them-selves. 4 4 To the end thnt all existing international inter-national complications and controversies controver-sies may be honorably adjusted in so far at lenst, as our own country is concerned, we urge speedy declara- I lion of pence with the certain nations against whom we are in fact no longer long-er nt war, and the immediate resumption resump-tion of friendly nnd helpful relations with all deserving peoples, regardless regard-less of post differences or associations. associa-tions. Mexican Policy Scored In this connection we do not hes-itnte hes-itnte to charge tho outrageous loss of American lives and property in Mexico Mex-ico to the weak and vascillating policy poli-cy of the Democratic administration, and demand of it that henceforth no effort shall be omitted to safeguard the personal and property rights of American citizens in that country nnd to secure full reparation for such losses already suffered. i Wo view with grave concern the aduto nnd widespread state of do-Jfcv do-Jfcv mestic disorder into which we have drifted, and charge no sjnnll measure of the responsibility for this unpre-1 unpre-1 cedented nnd unsafe situation to the dereliction of duty nnd a policy of manifest duplicity on tho pnrt of the nntionnl Democratic administration. American Safety Overlooked t' In its somewhat fanciful nnd fur- ' fetched nttempt to make the whole world snfe for democracy, it seems to J hnve altogether overlooked the urgent ; v necessity of first mnking America safe for Americans. We demand, therefore, thnt the nntionnl nn-tionnl authorities direct their immediate immedi-ate and entire nttcntion for n time to the internal ills and evils which now beset the country, and spnro no time I or effort in the promotion of such mensures nnd the creating of such agencies ns will effectually curb alike the greed of the profiteers, the graft of the office holders and those other ! sinister influences nnd organizations that would openly violate nil personal ' nnd property rights nnd which seek, in fact, the very overthrow of the government itself. I To end this we demand the speedy 5 deportation of undesirable aliens I within our borders nnd swift and se- l J vere punishment for such of our own ; j citizens ns arc found to bo conspir-"l conspir-"l i ft ' ing against the government. And ft moreover, we demand thnt admission 1 be henceforth denied to immigrants ' who arc unworthy to share in the op- I portunitics which this country affords I or are incnpablc of assuming nnd cx- 1 ercising the obligations of good Am- erienn citizenship. K We urge the necessity of providing I by law for the satisfactory solution X of differences arising between capital nnd labor, such ns will furnish a reli-m reli-m able bnsis of settlement for both par- ties to the controversy nnd protect the vital interests of the general pub-ijB pub-ijB lie. At the same time we recognize tho fact that poorly paid, underfed nnd overworked labor becomes n lin- bility to the community nnd thnt the M man who works with his hands is en- titled to a fair sharo of what he pro-; pro-; ( duces. Capital must also be assured of .HP steady and dependable service and be allowed to operato without unwarranted unwarran-ted interruption; otherwise tho whole fabric of our industrial system will come apart. Tho only fair exchange in the field of American industry is an honest day's pay for an honest day's work. We urge the enactment of such federal fed-eral legislation as will improve nnd make more wholesome the field for child labor and recommend a enreful investigation on the part of the federal fed-eral government of the necessity for the possible benefits to be derived from nn nctunl maternity insurance act. Service Men's Aid Urged. Wo profoundly sense the country's obligations to the service men and women of the great war, and urgo upon up-on congress thnt it manifest its gratitude grat-itude in part at least by immediately reestablishing a sound nnd permanent perman-ent reclamation policy and appropriating appropri-ating sufficient funds for the speedy completion of the government projects pro-jects nlrendy proposed or now under way; such legislation to guarantee (Continued on last page.) REPUBUCAN STATE PLATFORM ADOPTED (Continued from first page.) preference rights for filing on or purchase pur-chase of these lands to servico men and women and to provide in addition for the extending of liberal loans to assist them in the reclamation and improvement of tho homesteads thus acquired. Moreover we suggest the ndvisabil-ity ndvisabil-ity of converting a substantial portion por-tion of our foreign loans, or the interest in-terest derived therefrom, into funds to bo devoted to such a purpose. Wc demand an immediate curtailment curtail-ment of governmental extravagances and the waste of public funds, nnd henrtily commend our senior senator, Reed Smoot, for his uncompromising stand for an economical and efficient administration of federal affairs, and for his untiring efforts to effect a substantial reduction of tho tax burdens bur-dens now resting heavily on the people peo-ple nnd a more equitable apportionment apportion-ment of the same. Also wo demand a speedy return of constitutional government, such as will cnnblc each coordinate branch or agency of the federal government to function in its own proper channel .without undue or unwarranted inter-' inter-' ruption or interference on the pnrt of 'another, and wc demnnd the prompt repeal of such extraordinary war measures as will result in the immediate im-mediate return to the pcoplo themselves them-selves of those certain powers nnd privileges which we surrendered for war purposes and for no other. And ns to a matter of immediate concern to our own state, wo declare in favor of nnd demnnd nn early revision re-vision of our school nnd tax laws, I such as will make possible tho payment pay-ment to our public school teachers of salaries 'commensurate with their services. |