The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-30
ENTHUSIASM RAMPANT

The joint legislative committee of
the Washington State Federation of
Labor, the Grange, the Farmers
Union and the Direct Legislative
League are receiving encouraging re.
ports from all over the state as to
the result of the effort to refer to
the petople some of the pernicious
laws ground out by the past session OF
the Washington legislature.
The country districts of Eastern
Washington are showing splendid
spirit, the campaigners in that part
of the state meeting with packed
houses, the audience all staying till
they have signed all the petitions. In
Chelan county it is reported that prac-
tically no one refuses to sign the pc
titions.
The cities are still promising some
what of a stumbling block where there
has not been an election. In Spokane
one circulator asked 121 people in
order to get 20 who had registered.
In Everett, Bellingham and Walla
Walla a special campaign for regis
| tration is being carried on at the same
time as the campaign for signatures.
In Bellingham league with many
prominent people outside the ranks
of labor has been formed and has dis
tricted the city with thei Intention of
raking it with fine tooth comb for
signatures. Mrs. Axell, Progressive
member of the 1913 legislature, is the
| chairman.
The miners have been the first to
make returns from outside the city,
sending their lists full up on every
measure.
The petitions that have been re-
ceived in the Seattle office up to date
show practically every sheet filled and
so far but one name has not been
o. KID by the registration officer
showing an extraordinarily careful
canvas on the part of petition circu
lators
Enthusiasm Everywhere.
Following are a few of the com
ments which have been received from
all parts of the state.
Sunnyside.-I take it for granted
tbat vOi1 n no rrapa rim o for oo+ivo ,.,a -,
again. The referendum must be in.
voked against the vicious attacks
made on the established laws by that
body of non-descripts that have just
adjourned at Olympia AS far as
can learn their friends are even
ashamed of them.
Let me hear from you at an early
date. There is no time to lose.
Sedro-Woolley, Wn.-"You bet | will
do what can be done on the referen-
dunn proposition. We must block
those imps. | feel as though we would
have been much better off if we had
sent the inmates of Walla Walla to
the Capitol building and given them
the authority the legislature had.
There are not enough words to ex-
press my idea of the diabolical hellish-
ness of the last Washington legisla-
ture."
Prosser-I am starting in to get sig
natures now. We are in the country
and neighbors 31a to 5 miles away, so
it is slow work, but you will hear from
me again.
Wauconda-Under separate cover !
am returning petitions fully signed
and checked according to instructions.
Please send me more, as we have
100 voters in this precinct and they
are anxious to sign
n think we wifi show Mar. Sims, Me-
Ardie & Co. who is running our state.
they or the people.
Newport--Brother Kegley writes me
that there is another fight on. Send
all your fighting material. am ready
for the fray. / believe we are better
organized than ever and with the ex
perience we have had and the cold
deal we got in Olympia don't be
lieve there will be any trouble LANDING
every grange vote.
| want enough petitions to suppl!
nine oranges, a farmers union and W
lC. T. U. We have had two specia
political meetings already.
Conconully.-Please send US suppl