The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-07-10
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ton of work already done. The franz
ers of the initiative machinery seem
to have overlooked no bet to make it
cumbersome and expensive and one is
forced to the conclusion that the stand
pat legislature fully intended to make
the law as useless as possible. 1t all
means more legislative work ahead for
the people of the state if they are to
have direct legislation in a form in
which it may be used.
Press dispatches state that the Fish
Bill will be the first one checked at
Olympia and Ed Sims is on the ground
"watchfully waiting" There is a
rfthod in this. Ask SIX Sims what it is.
= what is good and what is bad for bust
r ness 1t is their proposition as well
Y as ours. We must make them feel the
2 partnership that should exist between
q employer and employee. An enlight-
ened public sentiment is the greatest
force that can exist to protect and en-
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No problem that confronts us is more
[ complex and annoying than the labor
problem. and the question of preserv-
: ing harmonious relations between man
ufacturers and workmen is deserving
and getting serious study. We are ap-
preaching the subject in a fairer way
and with more consideration for the
rights of labor and capital than in
former years Men of the best judg-
ment and greatest breadth Of view
maintain entirely different theories on
: how all interests can best be served.
but all have practically agreed that no
industry is worth anything to state
which does not pay good wages and
prove self supporting. The profit of
an industry must be measured by the
value of the business to the whole
community in which it exists and not
alone to it's owners or stockholders.
Business must be conducted for men
and not men sacrificed for business.
Wages must go up and dividends must
go down until capital and labor share
in fairer measure the profits that ac.
crue from the skill and effort of each.
We must cease building up great in
dustrial centers by establishing cheap
wages and cheap living and recruiting
the ranks of workers from the need
Right here I want to pay tribute
to the bravest, hardest, cheeriest
worker of them all. One who never
when things looked darkest,
never quit smiling when others prophe-
sled sure defeat, spurred and drove
and coaxed us all on. You've guessed
already whom I refer to. Sure it's
Miss Lucy R. Case. For indominatable
will and courage and driving power
she has every man know of distanced
and she ought to have the lasting
gratitude of every farmer and trade
in the state. For six months
past she has given practically every
of her waking hours to this
work and with no hope of pecuniary
reward. She has donated her services,
asking only in return that the boys
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and go out and roll up signers to the
petitions. l want some of our people
who failed to find time to take out a
petition to ponder a little on what one
little woman found time to do for pure
love of humanity and the desire to be
an instrument in the shaping of legis-
ation that will raise the standard of
The third of August we will know
Just how we are coming out at Olym-
pia. We may expect that the forces
If special privilege will have recourse
10 every device they can think of to
rob us of victory but l cannot see any
hing but success, even though they
throw us into the courts. We have
with every mandate of law
and we have enough names that stood
the elimination test of the certifying
officers. If the state officials throw
out more names on mere TECHNICAL
ties, which l do not believe is going
TO be done in any great number be-
cause we have been extremely careful
in the names finally submitted, then
they will have to settle with the peo-
pie of this state and THAT SETTLE
MENT WILL NOT BE LONG DE-
So let's square away for the final
heat of the race. We may expect the
bitterest opposition from interests
driven to the wall; we may expect
that the corporation controlled press
will hurl their heavy batteries at the
bills. Our task is to carry on a sys-
tematic campaign of education upon
the initiative measures so that every
voter will have an intelligent under
standing as to what 1t is all about and
will go to the polls next November to
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