Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-13

/ tivate the friendship of the farmers
: organizations iii al eff3rs 20 bring
about as close rela tionship between
! the two as possible. Cooperation be-
tween the farmers unions and the
trades unions would enable each or
ganization to secure remedial legislation
much easier With the farmer organ
lied we might, in time. be able to con-
vince the legislator on his arrival in
Des Moines that labor is not armed
with horns or some other such dam
gerous appendage.
All Not Vet Accomplished.
1T must be evident to all members
Of organized labor in the state that we
are capable of doing things when act
ing as a unit. This has been demon
strated several times in the selection
of men as representatives in the Iowa
Legislature. and for other public offices.
Our people have defeated certain can
ddates who unjustly attacked organ
lied labor and who have attempted to
crystaNZe public sentiment against US.
Tho the past few years have seen
much accomplished. some of labors
most cherished plans have yet to reach
fulfillment, and it is Of utmost import
ance that the men of organized labor
carefully lay their plan of campaign in
time to insure some promise of reach
ing the goal of their desires by the
shortest possible route-namely
friendly legislature.
Want Change in Compensation Law.
without question one of the most
important laws affecting the working
people of Iowa, is the workmen's COM
penSation act. The proposed changes
in the compensation law adopted in
our convention of one year ago will be
sought at the coming session OF the
general assembly Of Iowa but IN the
interim our city central organizations,
and local unions thruout the state,
should get this question Squarely be-
fore the men selected from the various
legislative and senatorial districts to
represent them in the legislature Urge
and insist that such representatives
support the changes as sought by la
Dor. that the working people who un-
fortunately meet with injuries in the
states industries be given a square
deal under the law. that more gem
erous allowance be secured for those
injured. and that the law he so
changed that the injured workman can
get all that he is entitled to and not
be juggled out of part of that which is
due him by willy adjusters Of insur-
ance concerns.
AN issue confronts the people reia-
tive TO the workmens compensation
law A state fund plan of insurance,
as sought before the last legislature,
administered by officials elected by the
people, will eliminate the discrimina-
ton now complained Of against the
wage earners injured in the states
industries: also il would eliminate the
strife between employer and employe
which is now caused largely by the
tactics Of some liability insurance con-
Germs in making adjustments under the
law
Support Many Measures.
Early in the year, at the request OF
President Gompers ! took up by cor
respondenCe with the two senator's and
eleven congressman from Iowa ten
! measures pending in congress in which
labor was directly interested urging
the Iowa delegation 10 support the ten
| measu outlined as follows:
IAN immigration law containing the
| literary test: domestic convict labor
law which will enable the state to
! regulate employment Of convicts with
! in the state and regulate admissions
| into the state OF convict made pro-
| ducts Of other states: law prohibit
ing the importation into the United