2. Trade Unions, as they now exist, are, on the whole, beneficial to society in the United States. Debater's Handbook. Shurter, I. Intercollegiate Debates, I, 201. Carpenter, 118. Brookings, 151. 3. Capital and Labor should be compelled to settle their disputes in legally established courts of arbitration. Debater's Handbook. Ringwalt, 210. Brookings, 162 and 197. Carpenter, 131 and 139. Shurter, 142. 4. The issuing of injunctions by federal courts in labor disputes should be forbidden by Congress. Ringwalt, 219. Shurter, 85. Intercollegiate Debates, I, 129. Thomas, 188. 5. It would be advisable to apply minimum wage legislation in the field of the sweated industries of the United States, constitutionality waived. 6. The State of X has a better child labor law than the State of Y. 7. Foreign immigration to the United States should be restricted by the imposition of an educational test. 8. Our present policy of excluding the Chinese from this country is unjustifiable. Shurter, 9. Ringwalt, 42. Robbins, 204. Thomas, 176. IV. Centralization versus the Division of Power. 1. The parliamentary form of government is better adapted to the needs of a progressive and democratic nation than the presidential form. 2. Judges of superior courts and judges of the courts of appellate jurisdiction of the states should gain office by appointment of the state executive. Intercollegiate Debates, I, 345. 3. The short ballot should be adopted in state, county, and municipal elections. Intercollegiate Debates, II, 319. Shurter, 132. 4. A commission form of government should be adopted by our states. The Unicameral Legislature. University of Oklahoma and the University of Kansas. 5. Our cities should adopt the commission plan of municipal government. Debater's Handbook. Intercollegiate Debates, I, 461. Intercollegiate Debates, II, 363. Shurter, 58 and 258. 6. The executive appointments of a city mayor should be independent of council confirmation. Shurter, 104. V. Federal versus State Authority. Brookings, 49. 1. The power of the Federal Government should be paramount to that of the states in the conservation of natural resources, limited to forests, water-power, and minerals. 2. A national prohibition law should be enacted - constitu tionality granted. Thomas, 184. Robbins, 177. Craig, 94. Brookings, 172 and 176. Shurter, 24 and 26. NOTE. The state issue is prohibition versus regulation. 3. The Constitution of the United States should be amended to NOTE.-Woman suffrage as a national versus a state issue is new and therefore is not treated in the general references. 4. A progressive inheritance tax should be levied by the Federal Government. VI. Protection versus Free Trade. 1. Our policy should be shaped toward a gradual abandonment of the protective tariff. 2. The United States should adopt the policy of entering into reciprocal trade treaties with foreign nations. Debater's Handbook. Shurter, 164 and 214. Thomas, 178. Brookings, 102. Ringwalt, 105 and 113. 3. The Federal Government should grant financial aid to ships engaged in our foreign trade and owned by citizens of the 4. Foreign built ships should be admitted to American registry, free of duty. Shurter, 191. 5. Corporations engaging in interstate commerce should be required to take out a Federal Intercollegiate Debates, I, 39. Brookings, 104. charter. Shurter, 92, 140, 239. Carpenter, I. Craig, 327. Thomas, 182. VII. The United States as a World Power. 1. The Monroe Doctrine should be abandoned by the United 3. The United States should grant the Philippine Islands inde pendence before the passing of another generation. VIII. Community versus Individual Welfare. 1. Capital punishment should be abolished. Debater's Handbook. Robbins, 44. Shurter, 32. 2. In all jury trials, the concurrence of nine, or three-fourths Intercollegiate Debates, III, 313. Brookings, 55. IX. Miscellaneous Issues. 1. The pension policy of the United States should be condemned. 3. A reasonable property qualification should be made the basis of municipal suffrage. Shurter, 112. Thomas, 204. Brookings, II. 4. The naturalization laws of the United States should be made |