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Show NON-PARTISAN 1 LEAGUE FAVORS I WORLD FREEDOM I ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 5 A peace ' Avhlch would create a "United States ( of the Avorld, by consent and not by ' conquest" Is favored by the National ; Nonpartisan league, according to lt& I "fighting program" adopted at the league's annual convention here today. "The program," as given by tho league tonight folloAvs: I 11 "First A peace program, ending wai 'H by creating Avorld democracy, not sub- ' stituting one despotism for another. A ! United States of the world, by con-'sent con-'sent and not by conquest r ouuuu a reconstruction program l IH providing for the employment of all. 1 reduction of the cost of living, ending monopolistic extortion, and redeeming J the. state and national government from autocratic control of monopolls, and in this A-ay making the world safe H I for democracy. '') "Third The termination of the H present national control of railwavs and all other public utilities and in- '(H dustries taken over as AYr measures, iil not by return of these properties to private monopolies, but by national 1 OAvnersbip. "Fourth Employment of the unem- HH ployed, in co-operating with organized labor, through government-Avorks In ' such enterprises as road building, for-cstry, for-cstry, timber and fuel production, flood ,; protection, and land reclamation. H . "Fifth Complete enfranchisement 1 I H of vomen Avith equal opportunities H AA-ith men and equal pay for equal ser- j j JH "Sixth The national government IIH should make loans to the state gov- ' ernments, on state bonds, secured by ' 'M first mortgages on real estate in or- I der that farmers can get loans from 1 'M the state at cost r i "Seventh Immediate reduction of freight and passenger rates, especially ';H on food and fuel. ' i;H "Eighth Immediate abandonment of ' all interference Avith political rights jH of employes in the public serIce, and ; ! abandonment of the exercise, of any ! LH 'further postofflce censorship. ; jjH "Ninth Liquidation of the national ', ;H debt through reforms in the income ll and inheritance taxes. !H "Tenth Restoration of the rights of labor, surrendered for patriotic rea- 1 H sons, and the repealing of laws regu- I, lating the civil rights of people as j H war measures. j 'H "Eleventh All use of the mails, tel- I H egraph, telephone and express com- j panles and banks shall be denied for , -H making sales of goods, properties, in- ' H A-estments or securities, except for di- j H rect deliA'ery by the owner or his au- H thorized agent, and then of the speci- (.'AH flc goods, properties, investments or T ! H securities involved, in order to elim- ili'H inate gambling and speculation in ne- IH'H cessitics of life." I rl |
