United labor bulletin., 1910-02-18
Accomplishments Of
Direct Legislation
Referendum and the Recall.
By GEORGE EIsLER. Secretary.

By GEORGE Secretary
Committee on Direct Legislation and Municipal Ownership
Trades % J & a 1 with % the Constitution and its platform the Denver
individuals '"'''eF '' ten very Aoe' pubic spirited
he instructions under which the
% oil tn, water supply After exhaustive of the subject the Com
campaign for charter people the city and
Direct Legislation Referendum and l5s & sa, PLANT and for
its M n following % are are the clauses the platform that
Sec s. Municipal Ownership of water gas and electric
hsh' Pn: telephone; tel phones @ and all stree, railroads. all
interest of .Le people
2 Sec. 9 Adoption of the initiative and of the referen
ed uln to- to- thu in' .o. all laws IS, passed sss. by the legislative bodies be
labor ss % that .'ds' n d s6oI & s A" by means % h.s the only %
D' S.fRs" % .d I sa% & sas and f t A Re@s cities
In our endeasor establish Direct Legislation simply following the
footsteps OF other central labor the
Adopted t and tired it ~ O"' -''''''" A''e' nA'ns
Central and Is IN the <S Ws. sd sB Ps srons e
olr Of efaT % " s h pa h league Tor assistance sta IN form
Boston New York Buffalo Baltimore Atlanta Detroit Milwaukee St Iou.
Kansas City Portland Ore. Seattle. Spokane. and Tacoma
II is well for Denver to keep line
Legislation % %. % v CT Les e An, IS. offers strong proof Of the Direct
,ie .r ' @ a 3 os. a been gwen the longest nia
first act 1' Of As n & large city 5 claiming population Of 100000
The Direct L''nn Pro''aona be retained any of per
Nlunspl Affairs organ of the Municipal League of Los Angeles
,s.1 E tal Nong better had happened making the na
r favor would larger should any attempt % Be d h' to nt em H
% n s II. 'ss fac, fi @ $ ,s e % s..a Of % bs 5rs hi, @ R
be used hey The powerful deterrent against bad oaas and
cortTa and incompetent law-nakns " ~
DnedL Legslai hasb one Of ,r .,,5nn .x, ::
the Of cities ' " ~''" WIN
in ,,a Amfi M n, every central labor declared itself
The platform and Federation Of Iao onny h
fsa s ] . .,e Federation & % f % fun Sndam.
members OF ogzed labor study these principles tha, @ NAV be
acted upon mfelsens when opportunity arise ~
have received a from D.lax T.x,. :,
OF The Trades and Labor ,ha, city informs us b,, H., A I
OF
electors voters of three opnd d = OF aaaHhed qua
council namely establishing passengers standing on crowded
installing municipal fixing the minimum rate, f ~
for city employees at $2OO day = w " wages
% the initiative and Referendum conducive welfare and
enjoyment oi tic bons class and all the of community ~
When we have obtained the and the Recall and
Tunepaized works. lighting street railway. and S
the directly into the hand I G % s IVA ana gwen
just commenced to do duty men ~ " nave pN
Public enterprises should be undertaken public welfare and whenever
boldly for the ,aln [ 10 'ake step IN this direction
have to get into control IL ~ M ' % =
little warning not be of organized labor
fms "" should not be phrases used v DprnenlJ IN
d,dua and by journals pretending to he m
% pu 0n we hou not plunge thoroughly under
OF the % by those principles ,h, to all the people to vo,
mos, 2 % f e whoe community and by those industries
Direct Legislation cardinal every true trade unon, should
" Tor and with tins and the imperative mandate the working people will largely
Great should be organizations affiliated with the r
ifaaes ana Labor Assembly the election delegates for the
htutns which intimately workers that which ielnss 70 ,I
What should be- = - ~ fN'p'' =" "e ""e'es oil an
Only those members of the should be sent as dess, n
VINO VINO are nea Tor tins task Tor . far better have
assembly incompetent
sains the good ~ ' "o' ve
The of the Assembly Legislation is r.pdv o.
nd can almost the glad sunshine of day that shall
tmem which will all equal rights and no one ; c in
rviegcs ~ ~ ~ SIAM xDeenl
make the fortunes of monarc in the wealth ar Of labor
the men and y women who nha Then has .dSapp.
refr The enL1t H..