The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-02
FOSTER REPLIES
TO LABOR QUERIES
Says He Will Be Guided by Republican
Platform Largely, But viii Do
His Duty.

Secretary Alexander lronside Of the
Vermont State Branch, A. h. OF L., has
received reply from Congressman d. :.
Foster Of the first congressional district
! in Vermont, TO the queries regarding his
position. The reply reads:
My Dear Mir, lronside. have your
esteemed favor Of the fourteenth in.
slant asking me four questions. Re-
plying thereto | heg leave to say that
it must be borne in mind that if am
lrenoninated for the position ! now hold
Eit viii he by the Republican Convention
OF the first Congressional District of
Vermont on the nineteenth Of juno next.
Should that convention renominate me
it would be at liberty to adopt plat
form covering all the matters referred
to in yonr letter as we'll as all other
public questions of the day II renomin-
ated By that convention | shall pledge
myself to support the platform adopt
"a BIZ it; or ii | cannot conscienfiourly
do this, shall so Indicate to the con
iyention that II may govern itself ac-
eordingly.
With reference TO questions one and
two. | beg leave To say that nearly
Twenty thousand bills have been intro
duced in the House at this session for
reconsideration. These bills ARE distrib-
litcd among the various committees OF
Ithc House, by which they have been
and are being considered. The bills re-
Ilating TO the subject included in your
| first question are being considered be.
fore the committee on the judiciary.
T..
fcrred to in your second question are
ipending before the committee on labor.
These to committees are giving these
several bills careful consideration. Many
public hearings have already been held.
| Under existing conditions this is the
only method hy which proper considera,
I ton can be given the large number Of
| bills that come before MS for investi2a-
| ton. / am not u member Of either of
| these committees. While ! do NOT
lpIcdge myself 70 do 50, expect to
support the bills that these committees
report to tie House for It's consideration
touching the matters referred TO in
these two questions.
With reference TO question three,
Initiative and referendum, beg leave
to say that | have as yet been unable 70
/ find any bill has been introduced in the
House relating 20 the subject referred
Ito. And l fail to see how II is possible
under our constitution TO establish any
such system as you refer to until the
necessary constitutional amendment
which You refer to has been adopted. /
| have never heard IL suggested before
that It was possible 70 estahIish any
such system under our constitution. III
you know OF any bill touching this mat.
ter having been introduced at this Sos
sion Of Congress, will thank YOU to
lcall my attention TO IL. Or ii you 'eun
suggest any method by which this sys-
| TEN can be established, shall be very
glad TO hear from You.
With reference 70 question four, |
beg leave TO say that whenever the peo-
Die OF my district with general umani-
nifty Indicate by any method that they
desire me 10 pursue y certain course
with reference TO any pending legislation
4 there, shall deem it my duty TO com
Dis Herewith; or, If / cannot do this
conscientously i will retire and give
the people an opportunity to select
someone who can carry out their wishes.
50 long as remain here il will continue