European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes june 1 text of Republican party platform for 194 a american Way stressed gop goal june 23 is the text of the 1948 Republican party platform proposed by the resolutions committee at the gop National convention the 1948 platform of the Republican party declaration of principles to establish and maintain peace build a country in which every citizen can earn a Good living with the Promise of real Progress for himself and his and to up As a Beacon for Mankind the inspiring american tradition of Opportunity and Justice for is the Republican to this end we As a guide to definite the follow eng principles maximum voluntary cooperation Between citizens and minimum dependence on Law never4 declining courageous recourse to Tew if our competitive system furnishes vital Opportunity for youth and for All enterprising citizens it makes the productive Power which is the unique weapon of our National defense and is the main Spring of material Well being and political government should promote welfare of people As the servant of such a should take All needed Steps to strengthen and Public to promote scientific to provide Security for the and to promote a stable Economy men and women need no fear the loss of their jobs or the threat of economic hardship through no fault of their the rights and obligations of workers Are commensurate with the rights and obligations of employers and they Are interdependent these rights should be protected against coercion and exploitation from whatever Quarter and with due regard for welfare of All the As our Basic natural must be conserved with increased effectiveness and farm prices should be supported on just development of the priceless National heritage which is in our West is vital to our nation prompt action outlined to effect Economy administration 1f government must be economical and faulty policies share an important responsibility for the present cruelly High Cost of we pledge prompt to Correct these there must be decent living at decent n our common defense must be strengthened and Keynoter Dwight Green sounds Republican Aims our foreign policy is dedicated to preserving a free America a of free this Calls strengthening the United nations and primary recognition iras self interest in the Liberty of other prudently conserving Bur own we shall cooperate on a self help basis with  constant and effective insistence on the personal dignity in and his right to Complete Justice without regard to Creed or is a fundamental Amer ican we aim always to unite and to strengthen never to weaken or in such a brotherhood will we americans get thus we will overcome All in the past 18 the re publican in the face of frequent obstruction from the executive made a record of solid Here Are some of the accomplishments of this re publican Congress the Long trend of extravagant and ill advised executive action re Vised budget taxes reduced limitation of presidential tenure o two terms passed assistance to their widows orphans provided to agriculture and business enacted elimination poll Soldier voting labor Law reformed to protect Public sensible the labor protecting All rights of labor while safeguarding the entire Community against those breakdowns essential industries which endanger the health and livelihood of a Long Range farm program enacted unification of the armed services military manpower Law enacted the United nations fostered Haven for displaced persons 1 drive to slash living costs promised the most far reaching measures in history adopted to Aid the re covery of the free on a basis of self help and with prudent regard for our own the development of intelligent plans and party team i work for the Day when the Amer i can people entrust the executive Las Well As  of our National the Republican executive Branch rapped for High living costs 1 we shall waste few words on the tragic Lack of foresight and general Inadequacy of those charge of the executive Branch of the National government they lost the Confidence of citizens of All cruelly High prices Are due in Large part to the fact that the government has not effectively used the Powers it possesses to combat but has deliberately encouraged higher i we pledge an attack upon the Basic causes of including the following progressive deduction of Cost of government through the elimination of stimulation of production As the surest Way to lower prices fiscal policies to provide in creased incentives for production and a sound currency reduction to the pledge seeks to abolish extravagance we that in the management of our National government we shall achieve the abolition of and excessive to realization the More assignment of functions within the government and the rooting out of communism wherever things Are we do the Constitution gives us the affirmative mandate to establish dogmas of the quiet past Are inadequate to the Stormy the occasion1 is piled High with difficulty and we must Rise with the1 As our Case is must we think anew and act the experience of Europe tells us that popular government disappears when it is ineffective and no longer can translate into action the Aims the aspirations of the an Domestic we propose the maintenance of armed serv ices for land and sea to a degree which will insure our a swings Gavel foreign policy seeks free world other Means As May be Nece Saij and the development of sound fans Fevo t this Indi Pine in t of i Joseph presides is chairman convalescent gis dined at caucus by Nathan i staff correspondent june 23 favourites of the waiters at the restricted press lounge in Phila Delphias convention Hall on open tag four patients at Valley forge Hospital came to the gop Parley in a group of convalescent under the guidance of Chesley who had served in the according to the members of the Hall was hot and sweaty and the four yanks left the observers stands in search of re freshment they asked a policeman where they could get a and he guided them into the restricted lounge through the once no tray was loaded with glasses of crackers and cheese or peanuts that did not pass their employees of the Pennsylvania the company operating the air Condi toned made sure the yanks got a crack at everything on1 the menu Coronas passed around when the Coronas were brought a sergeant sighed As he lighted one and and Here Ive been smoking those 9cent cigars from the pm at Valley the soldiers were pfc Thomas formerly with the 84th Reg whose Home is said that the rail splitters commanding general had been to the Hospital to Pacific Jye Teran of the 88th Hays Bishop of who said his brother is with the 33rd med at Virgil of who served with the 1st slide rep the 15th of in Italy Clerence of West Veteran of the 14 ass 75th bombardment with service in tonal Security and the achieve ment of effective Unity in the department of National defense so As to insure maximum Economy in Money and and Maxi mum effectiveness in Case of we favor sustained action to sufficient manpower for the recognizing the Amer ican principle that every citizen has an obligation of service to an adequate privately operated merchant the continued development of our harbours and Waterways and the expansion of privately operated air transportation and communication reduction of taxes will be sought the maintenance of Federal finances in a healthy condition and continuation of the efforts so Well started by the Republican Congress to reduce the enormous Burden of taxation in oed Eoto provide incan for the creation of new industries 3pid new Joy and to bring Relief from we favor intelligent integration of Federal state taxing and spending policies de signed to eliminate wasteful up and in order that the arid local governments May be Able to their separate responsibilities the Federal government As soon As with draw or reduce those taxes which can be Best administered by local with particular consideration of excise and inheritance and we favor restoring to America a working Small the bulwark of american must been courage through aggressive anti monopolistic elimination of Protection against correction of tax and limitation of com petition by governmental Organ collective bargaining is an obligation As Well As a applying equally to workers and employers and the fundamental right to strike is subordinate Only to Paramount considerations of Public health and governments chief function in this Field is to promote Good encourage where resort is had to to be preventing violence and requiring obedience to All Law by All parties we pledge continuing study to improve labor management legislation in the Light of experience and changing con Long Range program outlined for Farmers there must be a Lon term pro Gram in the interest of agriculture and the consumer which should in clude an accelerated program of conservation effective Protection of reasonable Market prices through flexible support of Price by commodity marketing together with such encouragement of size farms intensified research discover new new uses Foi existing and control of Hoof and Mouth and other animal Dis eases and crop pests by support Csc the principle of Bona owned and Farmer operated and sound Rural electrified we favor progressive of the nations water resources flood control and pop with immediate action in we favor conservation of All natural resources and believe conservation and strategic and critical raw material indispensable to the Security the United we urge the full development our forests on the basis of cropping and sustained with new Tion of states an private for conservation and fire prot of we favor a comprehensive Reest Lamarion program for arid semiarid with full protect Tion of the rights and interests the states in the use and control water for Power Devey Ozment incidental thereto an other beneficial uses withdraw or acquisition of lands for Public purposes Only by act of Congress and after due consideration of problems development of ses for the extraction of Oil is from Oil Shajer am and Coal adequate of the West in the National adjustment of benefits to veterans proposed recognizing the nations obligation to All we a realistic and adequate Adgit jul strident of benefits on a living basis for service connect disabled veterans and their and for the orphans and dependents of Veter who died in the service of to All disabled veterans should a ample Opportunity for Sud table self sustaining we Mand compliance Wil veterans preference in fed with simplification and if cation of the hundreds of Piei meal Federal affecting Vei and efficient and Busini like of the we pledge highest possible demands of Cal care and hospitalization housing can Best be supplied a financed by private Enterprise govern Merit can and should i courage the building of better to at less we recommend Fedei Aid to the states for local is clearance and Lowental Houst programs Only where there is w that cannot be met either private Enterprise or by the Stati and consistent with the vigorous Istrice of our competitive econ i we urge Extension of the Fede old age and survivors Indurani program and increase of the Ben its to a More realistic lev strengthening of Federal state p Grams designed to provide Moi adequate Hospital to i prove of treatment the mentally to Advance rial and child and Gene to Foster a healthy or any other form mob violence is a Grace to any civilized and continued on Page 7 Bui fit Nei tin be i of lie an Kwh if Iki jtc1 be f r 12 w