Montana news., 1907-07-11
National News
wisconsin Notes.

passed at Madison provides that a ma
jority of the city council may call
special election. Otherwise the school
board will be appointed by the city
officials. Alderman Meisenheimer, pres
ident of the city council and Gre
form" republican, says in the Free
Press, "If a special election were or
dered, the trouble is, the people would
not take sufficient interest in it. The
Social Democrats would turn out their
solid vote and would probably east
twice as many as the two old parties.
1t won't do any good to let the Social
lists get control. They have so many
queer ideas they want to put into eI-
ecution that once the town was turned
over to the Socialists not a dollar Of
capital would come here for invest
ment. They want to do too much for
the working man at the expense Of the
taxpayer" There you have the mat
ter in a NUTSHELL The Social-Demo-
Gratis would spend too much money in
providing good schools for the work
ing mems children. Hence the people
must not be given an opportunity to
vote on the subject at all lest they
elect these terrible Socialists.
Organizer w. A. Jacobs has just
completed a successful tour through
the southwestern section of the state.
He organized one new branch, at On
tario, and held a number of meetings
at various points with good results.
The Social Democratic proposition
for a state printing plant has passed
the Wisconsin legislature. 1t is now
up to the people to decide by refer.
endum vote whether they will have a
printing plant of their own. The Wis
consin legislature has turned down the
following Social-Democratic measures:
For an eight-hour day on public works.
To legahze peaceful persustion and
combination of individuals in trade
disputes and to provide that such com
bination shall not be ground of action
for the recovery of damages except
when such action, when committed by
an individual, would be ground for
action. For municipal coal and wood
yards For the remitting Of expenses
in case a new trial is ordered for poor
persons in court. To prevent injustice
to employees seeking work. For one
days rest in seven. For an eight-bour
day in plants where high explosives
are manufactured. For free school
books. For protection of labor organ.
izations in strikes. For the recall in
case of elected officials. To provide
that the state furnish expert consult.
ing engineers to cities establishing
municipal plants. For the initiative
and referendum on acts of city coun.
ellis and boards of supervisors. To
hold railway officials responsible for
murder in the second degree in cases
of avoidable accidents. To establish
public works departments. For addi-
tional assistance for the commissioner
Of labor. For amendment of city char
ters by direct vote of the people. To
empower cities to condemn lands be-
yond city limits for park purposes.
To prohibit employment of girls under
Is years in breweries. To authorize
cities Of the first class to issue bonds,
after being approved by the people,
by vote of a majority of the council.
For an investigation of the state in.
surance systems of the world. To pro.
vide that corporations shall forfeit
franchises not used within a reason
able time. For protecting women and
children workers. To authorize cities
to build. own and rent model dwelling
houses. To provide for the conducting
of cases of poor persons in courts.
For semi.monthly payment Of wages.
For municipal slaughter houses. For
municipal regulation Of telephone SER
vice. That only circuit or county
judges shall issue injunetions in cases
in which a municipality is concerned.
For the initiative and referendum in
cities. For a "public defender" for
the poor. For state insurance. To
memorabilia congress for the election
of federal judges by the people. To
memorialize congress for the estab-
lishment of a parcel post. To memoir
ialize congress for the government
ownership and operation of railways
To memorabilia congress in behalf of
international peace. To call a consti.
tutional convention for revising the
constitution Of Wisconsin. To provide
that all railways thrown into the hands
Of receivers shall be taken over by the
government. To memorialize congress
in behalf of Meyer, Haywood and Pet.
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