The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-04


louise, a delegate, that A. c. Moore
of Walla Walla, also delegate is
an active member of the stop,
Look, Listen" league. which is fight
ing the seven initiative measures.
marked the proceedings and pre-
cipitated some hostility.
Moore, when questioned by keg-
ley, admitted that his name has
been published as county COM
mitteeman of the league. and re-
fused to deny that he is member
Kegley cited portions of Moore's
report on the initiative measures,
declaring them false and demanding
that Moore answer number OF
questions, which the latter declined
to do.
Stung by the attack, Moore arose
to question of personal privilege
to reply, which WAS given him.
In his defense he cited the report
of special committee of the tri-
county Farmers union in which the
initiative measures We're turned
down. He said:
II don't care to make any state
ment. / saw my name printed in a
newspaper as q member of the Stop
Look, Listen league. That is all /
know about it.
Kegley, in criticiziDg the Walla
Walla district report, referred TO
the paragraph relating to the meas
ure regulating the tax on the
fish and oyster industry. He de-
ella red that figures quoted from the
annual report of the state fish COM
mission could not have been OBJ
tanned from the report, as it had
not been published and there was
fine of $1,000 against letting out
advance information. Kegley said
he saw Governor Lister "Wednesday
and asked him for the same report
and WAS told that it could not be-
obtained, as it had not been issued.
ksgley demanded that Moore tell
where he got the figures, and this
Moore declined TO do.
Louis Delivuk of Quincy declared
that the Walla Walla delegate md
his fellow committeeman had no
right to take a position contrary to
the official attitude of the state
farmers union, and discredit the
union by creating an impression that
the district of Walla Walla. Column
Lila and Garfield counties is opposed
TO the initiative measures.
At the conclusion of Wednesdays
session of the farmers union con-
vention challenge was issued 10
the "Stop-Look-Listen" league by
G.. B. kegley, president of the
state grange; l.. G. Crow, president
of the farmers union and E. +.
Marsh, president of the state fed
Grafton of labor, to meet any of its
mbers in public debate upon he
initiative measures.
Being unable to learn identity
of the hackers of this Stop-L"ok-
Listen League" said Kegley, I'VE
can only issue blanket challenge
to the paper organization. We will
meet them anywhere in the state
at any time for an open discussion
of these measures"
The action was the result Of
committee backing the ''seven sis
ters' bills.
l.. G.. Crow for the seventh sue
ceSsive year WAS yesterday chosen
president of the farmers union or
Washington and Idaho without an
opposition candidate being named.
Many other officers were also re-
elected. including members of he
executive board. In his annual ad-
dress at the morning session he
outlined the campaign of the union
for the ensuing year, one of The
features to be an endeavor to get
the various working classes Of. the
union into organized departments.
Relative to the StOp-LOok-Listen
league, President Crow said:
This league Ostensibly organiz-
ed for good government. is really
organized to defeat every initiative
measure, and is composed of the
same old element that has been
in the game SO long. Obstructing all
measures for the restraint and gov
ernment of special interests. They
realize that their career is short
should these measures carry.
Not satisfied with corrupting
the legislature in their unhOly work,
they now seek to bribe and corrupt
newspspers-and through them the
general publicly making specious
statements that these measures are
going to increase taxes 10 the eX-
tent of s1,O6S, 900"
Miss Lucy r. Case, secretary of
the Legislative committee of the
union, grange. state labor fedora
tion and direct legislation league,
addressed the convention on the
initiative meausres. aud explained
points relative to the signing of in
itiative petitions. She said that
because the circulators had signed
their initials With lead pencil in