The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-04-22
DAGUE TRAMP BILL IN CALL
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employed" passed the California
Legislature, but the Governor de-
clined to approve it, and it failed to
become a law, but many cities and
towns adopted my proposition and
have put it into force and effect in
several sections Of the State. The
Santa Paula California; "Chroni-
cle' Of January 22nd, says:
'"The plan proposed by r. A. Dague,
q former editor Of this paper some
years ago, for providing work and
small remuneration for the une1n-
ployed, is being put into practice by
many municipalities throughout the
country. The plan is to provide
temporary relief for the deserving
who are out of work, by giving them
sem netting to DO for the public veal
This plan discovers the worthy and
eliminates the professional, able
bedied beggars from consideration.
TIE Dagne plan passed tAe State Leg
islature at one time and came near
becoming a State law
The bill contains many good feat
ures, but is of loaal and sectional
nature. Aftor many years study and
observation, came to the conclusion
that there should be a Federal or Ma
t1onal Law enacted ~ nxgocvidinge work
for the unemployed. [ tEef6IU1re pre-
pared bi Ito organize the unem,
plOyed into an industrial army I'M
der the management Of the Secretary
of Labor. Their labor would be ex-
pended in irrigatlng desert lands,
dykeing rivers, constructing, highways
in SIX ort, working al any jobs Uncle
Sam had to do. Senator Poindexter,
at my request, has introduced my bill
into the United States Senate, and it
is now in the hands Of a committee.
Quite recently tie Saturday Even
ing Post, Of Philadelphia, abiding to
the proposition to pay $100, 100000
to increase our Army and Navy, said:
In the last ten years, the United
States has expended two hundred and
fifty millions Of dollars, annually, on
our Army and Navy, and new We are
told that our Army is triaing in
efficient and our Warships fit only for
old junk"
A magazine writer says Of each 81
of Uncle Sans income, he has, for
ten years, paid out SIS cents for the
Army and Navy.
The newspapers say there are now
in the United States several millions
OF working people out Of employment
and suffering. From my viewpoint,
our Uncle Samuel could consistently
and "COnstitutionally" do something
to save life and property, as to ex-
pend such oceans of wealth to main
tain lot OF military men in idleness
W csc profession is to destroy life
and property.
II my Industrial! Army bill were
enacted and put in force every un-
employed man and woman in the
United States would be given work at
a fair wage until Trey could do bet
ter, billions Of wealth would re added
to Uncle Sans possessions. Vast
mountains Of poverty, suffering, crime
and death, would be prevented. La
Dor etrif es, riots and killing Of work
ing people, be horrors Of the past,
and possible terrible revolution and
war between the propertyless and
capitalists averted.
| request every reader of the fore
going to send for my bill, and if you
approve it. do what you can to create
a public sentiment in it's favor.
Address Senator Miles PoindeXter,
U. S. Senate, Washington, D. G.
Ask him to send you a copy of
"The Dague Industrial Army BILL"
Senate file 1887. 1t will be sent free
to all who write the Senator for a
copy. Yours truly,
r. A. DAGUE.
CreStOn. Iowa