La Junta tribune., 1915-10-09
soME OBSERVATIONS.
These Are Contributed Ar
ticles and Record Of In
dividual Opinion Only.
EFFIcIENr UxIoNIssa.

suffer.
II has long been my opinion that
Il was In this field. that trade union
ism would find It's greatest oppor-
tunity for service. The collective
power OF the workers OF the land.
has often been said to be that OF .
sleeping giant; and writer's have
been fond Of picturing II rs awaking
either 10 the destruction OF society.
or to It's radical reconstruction upon
socialistic lines. But consideration
OF the premises shows It TO be inn
probable that either contingency can
ever happen. Before the workers
can ever assert the power that In In
them. there must be concerted ac-
tion. Before concerted action can
occur there must be consultation and
deliberation. and these lead to con-
struction and not destruction.
Trade unions constitute the TO-
runs for the discussion and study
necessary TO concerted action by the
workers. For 4 concrete illustration
let Us consider the situation in Colo
RADIO. Al the last two elections there
was submitted to the people Of the
state a constitutional amendment
permitting = change in the present
method Of advertising constitutional
amendments and initiated and referr>
ed measures. The constitution now
provides that these measures shall
be published in one daily or weekly
nevspaper In each county. BY this
method not one-tenth Of the people
ever zee the published measures.
The object Of the amendment was
to permit the publication Of these
measures In what IL known ~ .
publicity pamphlet" Such . pam
phlet Il printed BY the secretary
Of the state. and contains oil Of the
constitutional amendments. and inl.
tiated and refesred measures. TO-
gethes With arguments for and
against them. printed IL lsgible typs.
and IL mailed 70 each registered vo-
ssr IN ths seate. 9ucA . peaDhlse
would folly Inform shs pssSss uDoa
the measures subnittsa. aad wosld
cut The prsseat coss Of publtshias
these measures 70 about one-flfth.
But the newspapers fought the meas
ure because they destrsd 70 retain the
advertising fees which came 70 them
through the old method. Their op.
position defeated the measure both
times. thousand Of workers voted
against Il. although Il was exactly
the measure they needed.
Had the unions dlscusscd this
measure. thus fully Informing their
membership conceraing II. Il would
have carried BY an eaormous major
ity. Every union man being inform-
ed concerning its bencfits. would have
discussed the measure With bis neigh
Dor. not . member OF the union. and
thus this measure. 20 Fundamental
and vital 10 the saccess of direct leg.
isiation In this state. would now BE-
. part Of the consaitutioa.
The labor untons Of Colorado
should form Q state committee. Let
Il be The buslness Of this committee
70 see that The unioas Of the state
ere fsliy iaiosasd coacesnihs every
measure subnlsasd 70 The people.
Lei Il ~ empowered % submit 70 the
usioas. ses ceasldesatSos. sseh meas
srss - aay ~ pseeossd ID ths later
81 Of the wesksss. Let every STATE
have sueA . ceooietss ssa thsa ir,
tbess eoanttasss aD0etas . natlonai
co61tltes. Nlol0u0 vaee laws and
naxiaun houF Iaws. - ~ effective.
auss ~ nasieaal 1aws. Bat before
sueh laws ean - soaeee1 aad made
fullv sissesive. thsse ause ~ nation.
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