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National Need
For Highways
Is Emphasized
" ?
Fortner So?u?ei Cites Great
Achievements of Automo?
biles* in Frailee in Urging
Program of Betterment
Panacea for Many Ills
Republican Party Advised to
Take the leadership ni
Scheme of Improvement
?o the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In these troublous times of re
gijustment and reconstruction there la
x?) panacea for all ills but there are
p.rtia! remedies for some o them, and
rjt the least of th' se would seem to
be a national program of road buiid
fe*
The extraordinary fncrea?e in the
rumber of automobile owners through
c .t the country has been so great in re
fint years that the construction of
*o"d roaos hns not kept pace with it. '
Moreover, there are no signs on the I
fcorizon to indicate a diminishing use
of th ? popular means of trave' and '
transportation. We are promised a
cheaper car, and many business con-1
c?rns have inker, up truck transporta- ;
ton between ?idjacent cities as more'
economical and speedier than the rail?
roads.
.-, good rendbed with a smoo'h surface
m s thing of beauty arid a universal
?jy, We measure tht- progress of com
r unities, to a great extent, by their
oeve opment of paved streets of coun
tiaa by the results they attain in the '
natter of ru-al roads, and of states by j
tie activities by which they facilitate'
tra.il alorg their highways.
S me states arc noted for good roads;
Other; not. Pennsylvania is a striking
example of a state which has recog
rized ?ts shortcomings in the matter
tf good toads and which has under
,jken to set itself ripht in the eyes of
It citizens by a JluO.Ol'O.ooo appropri
ction under a businesslike Governor
md an aggressive State Highway Com
missioner
Tht tranr-portation of American
troops through France by motor lorry :
rever could have taken place had not
I rench roa.is been at least half-way
decent. From a military standpoint,'
'. ut largely for industrial reasons, a!
?at.on like our own cannot permit it
elf to lag behind in this important re-;
tpect.
T.ie party that includes in its plat?
form ? good roads plank stamps itself
with the m.rk of progress and con-,
itructiveness. These characteristics!
Kave featured the Republican party!
lince its inception. Let the watchword I
be "Via Buna." E. J. S. Jr.
ndustrial Tribunal Idea
1 inds V igorous Sapport!
Proposal for Pe-manenl Court
Gon*rde~ed De?erv"n$ of
P-acf in Platform
"Jo the Editor of The Tribune:
Sir: Of the many proposais brought
orth ' y the P atform Contest perhaps
none are more worthy of consideration ;
for orig r.a?ity und rr-al merit than the |
tuggesti n which appeared in your is- !
? uf i)f February 1 for an industrial
tribuna!. Indeed, the thought seems to \
: i. c ievi I pod into action, in a limited .
tense in M. Wilson's p an of settle- ?
mitted to and accepted by the '
rai r/.ad men.
Il ?s well :.ij;h impasible to organize
i court of this nature for the settle- I
ment f a dispute after the contro?
versy has arisen, of sufficient inde-,
t'erui .ice to convince the popular mind
if comp c!e imparti? nv and unbiased
judgment, but a permanent court
whoa tenu e >f office overlaps that of ?
the appointing power would. 1 am sure, \
he a cr?ai advance toward industrial \
peace. When the time comes for mak- j
ip ; ui t< n p ank p'.aif<>rm permit j
me to urge that this thought of an in- j
dustrial tribunal be incorporated :
therein. JUSTICE. ?
Iledth Plank Is Suggested
Higher Ideals Greatest Step
Tova el Rffl C'v'ii-ation
lo the Editor of The Tribune. ;
Sir: The greatest step toward civ
It'', tior: is higher idea s Health and
iducatiofi both are involved in these.
In nier to become prope.iy ?ducat?
if h"a!fn is essential A 'arge numbet
of public sehoo s aid gymnasium
shuu.n be ;?ui t, and, inste.id of cone
pu son m i ?tary cramii'r, compulsor>
ht. letics shou d be enacted.
Consider the result, in years?men
not n.it t ons?our cou.itry an ex?
ample. Competition as to what natior
ctn produce t' e best physical speci?
mens of men and women wi 1 work for
harmony. ALFRED YOUNG.
Vi '- araiso, Ind.
r-?;
! Conditions of th?
i
Platform Contest
Thf Tr.bune Inv.tes you to write
plank? for a Republican platform
| und to write letters about planks
j proposed by other reader? through
! ils column?.
For the b?st plank? and letters
Y The Tr.bune olT.rs these prizes:
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For eech of lhe e.ghl uest
b st planks . 100.00
. *or the bent letter a daily
pri e of . 10.00
For the b?st letter in the
?h le competition . tOO.OO
I The Tribune \>i!l m ke up a plat?
form of ten pi nks to be determined
j hy yoir vate? Th ten issues r
I ceHng the no totes ill be :1
j pi' nks The ten , nk hat b
expr.- a tl ? c! OSen -sue? wil b
: ?eiscted for cfce (jrlic ward?.
? Even plunk is limit' d to 100 word.'
' Of two pl.mks or letter? of ?qua
| ?erlt the ?horter will be chosen.
Every plunk and letter muit hear
j ta? nom* and address of th? sender
? although ? nom de plume will ht
I avhbahed If the writer desire?.
S Th? contest will close at midnight
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The ?nigra of the contest will he
'?ore* of Th? Tribune'? editor?. They
?111 hnoe ?heir d?cisions on sound
lh'ninng ?nd brevity, c!o?raeM and
?*?-.gt? of station t.
To-Day's P
To the Edltor of Tho Tribuno.
Sir: The Federal government is
far behind the average state govern?
ment in it? ability to act promptly
and efficiently.
1 am firmly convinced that much of
the trouble ia due to the fact that we
have far outgrown the system under
which Congress and the Executive
operate.
In the first place, it is absolutely
astounding to realize that we Ameri?
cans wait for thirteen months before
allowing a new Congress to begin
action, or at least four months?more
often five at the earliest?if the Ex?
ecutive intervenes and calls a special
session.
I" ':,,.;. , ', ' ?; '??: ?l.
National Budget
Called Sure Cure
For Extravagance
Popular Education Advocat?
ed as Necessary Adjunct
in Creating Americanism
on Constructive Lines
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There can be no greater plank
than Americani. m. involving primarily
fidelity to the interests, economic as
well as political, of the whole people.
This also must be interpreted as fav?
oring popular education and promoting
general political intelligence with free
discussion and guarantee economic
opportunity for all. Surely this is
more than a shibboleth wivh which to
play politics.
It has vista as well as background,
and means first that a new policy of
strict economy and an annual budget
will be forthcoming; also the conser?
vation of health of our child life and
na.ura resources, even if this means a
decreased expenditure for armament
and naval purposes. A choice mut b<
made and a constructive program in
which a first place will be given to
the general bureaus of the government,
the work of which has been hampered
o ack 01 fi.nits, while tho m? nary
interests of the nation have been over?
emphasized. Right here in our own
boiough of Biookiyn the administra?
tion of the Federa' departments has
been conspicuously hampered by inude- j
quate support. I
We need a budget and we need a I
discriminating policy that will en?
courage Americanism not only by its
promises but its results.
W. E. DAVENPORT,
Secretary of the Italian Settlement.
90 Adams Street, Brooklyn.
-??
Readjustment of U. S.
Economic Life Urged
National Budget and Reduction
of Taxes Needed for the
Nation*? Good
To the Editor of the Trib me:
Sir: The paramount duty of the
stnte to-d?y is to br;,>s* "bout a read?
justment from the present abnormal
economic conditions res lung from tue
w- r. This is too stupendous a task to
be consummated within the life of any
?inirle administration or by the adop?
tion of any s'ngle policy, but in tho
mass of possib'lities for reform from
which the R-publican t>arty jiv>
choose, among the most important are:
i. The adoption of a national budget
?economy and efficiency of govern
ment operation would establish a valu
b'e precedent for industries and pn
v.'.t" citizens.
2. The prompt removal of govern
?o<"t control of and interference wit!
business.
1 ne rediction of taxes, spreading
the cost of the war over fut re g-n?i
tions, who al30 will be the gainers
from it.
4. The return of the railroads to
their owners ^s soon ?is thev can b
rize Letter
No other democracy In the wor'.d
has such a ridiculous and unbusiness?
like system. There is no reason in
the world why the new Congress, and
the new President us well, should not
enter office as do the Governors of
states, early in January, preferably
the first week.
Again, in the matter of legislation,
Senate and House both hoid heatings
separately, the one waiting upon the
other. Here in Connecticut Senate
and House comm tteea sit together
and make one hearing of it, i busi?
ness ike procedure whicn Congress
might well copy.
SIDNEY W. CHALLENGER.
Middleton, Conn.
restored to a self-supporting basis, tu
be operated by them with a m.nimun.
of necessary government regulation.
5. The encouragement of education
along sound social, economic and pu
i litical lines. L. P. L.
I ooUUi ueihlehem, Pa.
Party Leadership Needed
Seven Years of Rule by One
Man Called Sufficient
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have read with some surprise
several letters from your correspond?
ents to the effect that parties and plat?
forms are of small consequence, and
that what realiy matters is "the man."
Will some peopie never learn? Is
hat not precisely what we have had foi
J?e last seven years?that whicn has
been so disastrou and became so irk
.ume?government by "a man"?
This government snou.o a.id must be
conducted by a party. A par-.y firmly j
pledged to conduct the same in accord- j
unce with tne Constitution, as it was
designed to be conducted. A party with
j conscience, suppoiting a platform of
:onstiuctive, but c >n ervative. meas?
ures. A party that has been often !
weighed and never found wanting, and
under whose administrations this coun- j
try has mude its gr?atest progress. I
Need I name t e paity? Doe not my ?
inscription mak ? it oom as large as an
e.ephant? HENRY G. WENZEL Jr. !
Unrest Laid to "Dry" Laws
Restore Beer and Wines to
Working; People
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The labor unrest is so closely
linked with the prohibition amendment
recently adopted that upon careful in?
vestigation you will find that the em?
ployer is losing in production because
of the labor unrest, directly attributa?
ble to the curtai mont of the personal
.iberty of the worker.
Jubt as soon as .1 few men in influ?
ential positions, backed by a few men
of large wealth, forced upon the work?
ing e.ement of this country tneir
wishes you have a condition which
creates Bolshevism in its most acute
form.
The labor unrest can be removed by
restoring to the working c.ass their
beer and wines.
WATSON,A. GUTHRIE.
High Coet B**a?ided Crime
Urges Eradication of Cause?
That Lead to Profiteering
To the Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: The present h:gh cost of li"
ing is unnecessary and a crime in the
eyes of God and man. The Republican
party must come out flatly with some
positive statement regarding the
lowering of living costs. We must
strike at its cause. Most of us would
be profiteers if it were pos ible. it
a ? human weakness. We m st eradi?
cate thai possibi ky.
The exporting f foodstuffs for the
purpose of stabilizing prices and the
h ard?ng of ame to create a scarcity
should be stopped.
The natural law of supply and de
mand should operate unhampered bv
?man. LOCKS LE ,'Gx'EL. *
27 Cedar S'reet, Saranac L-\ke, N. Y
Legal Barriers
Against Unrest
Given as Plank
Adjudication of Industrial
Disputes Through Nation?
al System Seen as Only
Cure for Strikes in U. S.
A Fair Deal for Workers
Attempts by Either Side to
Enforce Unjust Claim;!
Would Be Classed as Crime
To the Edito/ of The Tribune.
Sir: Believing that the next Admin?
istration will be compelled to make s
determination of the methods by whic!'
the working men and women of the
country sha) attain their just demand?
without wrecking the industry an<
commerce of the country and render
ing impossible that ultimate fruitio.
of high achievement to which the nc
tion is tending, I desire to submit t<
the consideration of the readers o
your vigorous pages the following plan!
for the labor section of the Republicai
party platform for 1920:
Paralysis of the commerce and in
dustry of this country, endangering th
general welfare, hea'th and life of th
people, through the organized cessa
tion of work by any group of employee
becruse of the refu al by their en'
ployer to accede to their claims mua
be prevented by just and lawt'u
means.
Therefore, a system of Industrit
adjudication should be inaugurated, t
the tribunals of which employees o
employers or their representatives sha
resort without other recourse, to di
termine the legal, economic and socit
logical rights and duties, powers an
immunities of both parties to the it
dustrial controversy.
It is the opinion of the writer that
shou'd be a-- unlawful for employees i
attempt to enforce their claims or fi
the employer to refuse to undertake 1
duties ?.. iti out resort to a proper ti
bunal for determination of the fac
and application of the appropria
n-inc'nles as it i? for a party to a co
troversy in the social or busine ?a cot
i,.uiiii.y co atten.pt to enforce liisclaii
i or to refuse to abide by his obligatio
, without resort to a court of law '"or
? simila." determination end app icatio
P1I1UIP WAGER LOWRY.
460 Riverside Drive.
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? that the message
m comes direct from
1 one who has just
R crossed over when
? you read
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B proves contact with |
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Some Suggested Planks
Among t\e mass of suggestions for pi <nks in the Republican platform are the following:
Monroe Doctrine Reaffirmed
?he historical continuity of our
foreign policy demands the retention
as a fundamental part of our public
law, of the M.mroe Doctrine. The
na'ions of the world have tecognized
cot tinuously the principle of the
hegemony of the Un ted States in
American affairs and it is bu fair
to assume that the continuance of
that leadership is in the b:si in?
terests of the promotion of world
peace. The presero? ?f i casus belli
in the Western Hemisphere is t. uni?
versal dargiT, and the protection jf
all rational interests demand; the
continued recogni'ion of tue Monroe
Doctrine. ?A. A G
Preserve Our Traditions
Resolved, That American can best
serve the world b> serving herself
first ?not reaching out after siringe
political panacea? for the c.ire of
n.i'.ional and international ills, but
relying rather up~n tried c mstitu
tioral methods, the sane traditions
of the American Republic and the
progressive spirit 01 ihe American
peuple.?W. S. C
Curbs President's Power
A return to traditional constitu?
tional practices in these respects: (1)
R.' djustment of the division of duties
ard powers among elected representa?
tives, (2) Abolition of extr .ordinary
war-lime powers of the President,
aid <3' Guaranteed continuity of all
governmental functions without re
K.'ru iO any individual duabi.ity.?
S.dney VV. Reich.
Laws to Benefit Cbi'dren
We are Increasingly impressed with
the importance of ehi.d welfare. We
believe the state should take a more
parental attitude toward the coming
pot ira ? c upo/, fe intelectual.
moni .md physical soundness of he
individua rests the stab.I ty of our
Union. We shall therefore initiate
and fouer agencies of a practical na?
ture that will be for the bjne.it of
' - ch dren.?F ed N. P inca, 21
Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.
Conservation of Re ource?
Our naturnl resources be'ong not
alone to this generation, but to those
which shall corns aftsr. They are
our.; to use, but no? :o waste; ours to
dove.op. but not to exploit o.ir. to
enjoy, but no! se. iih.y. Th t po'i'.i
cai par.y is derelict in its day vhich
falla ti/ -so leg slate as that ur -iat
??,,' ro<, ij.-e s shall Ho pr ?'served, im
proved and injreasd in value for
future generations, ihus to emphas.ze
Scripture when it syi "We live not
unto ourselves alone."??. A. Lem
mers.
FoHow the Constitution
We re-?fSrm our faith in the Con?
stitution ui' the United St:Ues, believ?
ing th it a strict adherence to its
principles and a sincere eifort to con?
duct the governmjnt of the Republic
>?- I - ? (.-??'iii v th its spirit is tho
best insurance of a continuance of the
tri rious p. o toss our counm has
m-de under it in the past.?H. G.
W. jr.
Projection for Investors
In order to protect investors, regu
lnte corporations without hampering
them and make possible real coopera?
tion between capital and labor, we
shall endeavor to secure a un;vr3al
Federal incorporation law, under
whi h states m y license to operate,
said law to require reports from all
alike, such as will give complete
kno viedge of the condition of i.ny in?
dustry, thereby insuring means for
intelligent consideration o? the pub?
lic's interest.?W B P.
Development of Waterways
We are in favor of the utmost pos?
sible development of our inland water
wavs and tne encouragement of inde?
pendent water transportation unfet?
tered by statutory or reguiatory con
tro. of freight and passenger rates.?
A. R. Smith.
Economy in Government
We pledge the adoption of -i b'id?et
system which wid make the President
directly responsible to the people for
a wise expenditure of fund By such
means we shall strive to eliminate
waste and bring ..bout real economy
without curtailing useful government
act vities. We are opposed to ex?
penditures for improvements of river?
and harbors, for public buildings, or
other projects where the good accom?
plished does not justify the mont."
s- i.. tp ? S unders. 21 Edli.
Avenue, South Morwalk, Conn.
America's Word Relation?
An efficient league of nations,
safeguardirg the r'c. ts of all rcm
bers, with equitable representation
for all, would be welcomed by lar
seeing Americans, but it must be
brought about only after careful,
painstaking, intelligent consideration
by the vast body of American citi?
zen; hip. The Monroe Doctr.ne must
be recognized as a H:<rirct'v * ?-Ar?
ican principle, forbidding European
encroaci ment but protecting t,.ro
pean rights on American son. Con?
ditions in Mexico shcuid be rendered
s'abl" by a firm bit generous pro?
tectorate by the United States gov?
ernment.?C. A. Lemmers, Budget
71 d * c ercy Commissioner, Capitol
Building, Denver.
i Florida Lo? i tig Faitb
Fn D-m ?cratic Part;*
I Ife'or?" ft*?-?<f#*nt Sny? Rfjinh'
cans V.Si'i Proper Per^ua^Ion
< :m Win State Over
I To the Editor of Tht Tribune.
Sir: Florida is not so ?olid for tr- i
Democratic party as one things i ?
North. I have lived in F ?rid* all er -
li e and know that if the Repnb ici i
party wo-i d offpr the proper indue -
ments they would get almost tfee sol i
vote of every Flor.dian. be be white f
i b ack, - for it is to their interest I ?
? surpcrt the Rer-utlican party, if tr ?
j I epublican party wi 1 do as mach f *
them a? it does for the people o Ne '
? York State or Pennsy.van a which ?
to protect the people of Fiurida fro i
for-,:-? cor petition.
Florida is partly protected by a ari f
that is pracica ly nil The pneapr i
and orange ta iff does not do any c ,
for ch:'ap Chin-se lab r i= import, I
irto Mexico a~d Cuba, and it is tho. ?
cheap laborers, those indentured men,
who keep Florida in the Democrat ?
party
For Democratic 'eaders tell the vote -t
; of h "Land o Flowers'* 'hat if tl ?
'. Republican party is -ictoriou i they wi I
ren.ove even such ta; it! a? exists ar ??
I all our oranges and pineapple? w 1
be in ported duty free. Besides th 9
they are told that many of the e-.de -.
of the Republican party are interest? J
i in crushing the infant industrcs of
; Florida. B. YORXSTONE HOGti.
Fort Pierce, Fla.
Deportation Sought for
? Aliens Refusing Education
?TV v" '
Sir: Loyalty and faith are the fir?t
lesscii^ia.j ^i fcv-o^ ?o c.....^ nl. ?
' can only be attained by educating t: -
, foreigner in our ?aws and customs. f
? he refuses to be educated he will r t
! be a lo.val American and he should
1 once be deported.
Every citizen should take the respo ?
Isibi.ity of back.ng the government a? I
in e.ecting responsible men to respo ?
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