The Lamar register., 1917-09-12
STATE CAPITAL NEWS

receive considerable attention, but at
the same time, viewing some of the
schemes advanced by the government
along that line, many are wondering
if they are not saving at the spigot
and wasting at the bunghole.
Recently q representative of the
government was IN Denver seeking to
induce the people of Colorado to sub
scribe $4,000 10 a fund to establish
labor bureau to mobilize boys and
girls and other help for the farmers
next year. The scheme is good one
but those who have had occasion to
see the workings Of something along
this line in Denver this summer ar
impressed with the belief that tn,
amount sought is excessive.
The Denver Rotary club in June
opened an Office to place boys on farms
for the summer, both to aid the boys
and to aid the farmers. The work
was turned over to Mrs. Robert Lar
kin. She placed over 400 boys, and
about $50 women and men, and in
formed the Rotary club when she
made her report on September 7th-
that she had used but $500 in this
work, or not quite 50 cents per per
son securing work. Moreover, as near
as she could estimate it, these persons
secured during the summer around
S35 900 in wages, to say nothing OF
the benefit to the farmer in getting
help just when he wanted it. If the
Denver Rotary club could do all this
for 1920, those who have been ap-
preached to subscribe to the main
teaaacc of a government burelu arc
asking themselves what is to be done
with the $4,000.
The information which has gone t.
every part oI tho state that b-eE OF
the NoE-parlsan league j. aeluIy 4
scAcme 20 secure IN organization to
.e.urn John SAaI.oth TO the Unitea
SLales senate, has had its effec. On
.Up oI t.lIa me information from Mimi
osO.a cm4naung from the State Dc
Ienae committee that the Non-partisan
league OF that state and North Da-
lo.u Is = prC-Gormau affair, haa made
the work OF the well paid organizers
rather difficult. Their t4EorIuc gag is
to tell he farmers of one section that
all o.her sections Of the state are fully
organized and they better come in out
of the wet quickly, These organizers
are promising state smclters, state
sugar factories, state cold storage
plants, state stockyards, state mining
Of coal, state control Of electricity
with many other state control
schemes. knowing the real purpose
OF the organization, however the farm
ers do not seem a bit anxious to dig
up S16-the admission fee-to go in
% a campaign fund for Honest John.
Again these farmers are wondering
" no is paying the wages and expense.
C.. these organizers travelling over the
state in automobiles and stopping al
The best hotels.
In speaking Of possible candidates
next year some one has started
small sized boom for L. E. Girard OF
Boulder, as candidate for secretary oil
state on the republican ticket. Girard
was among the republican members OF
the legislature who stood for law ana
order during the extra session, and
who was rather pronounced in saying
that he was elected to serve the STATE
and wa5 not going to indulge in any
cheap, petty politics, as did some O.
his d-mccr1.c friends. G.rard is a big
splcndid, capable, jolly fellow VIII.
commands the admiration and respect
Of all who know him.
The employers Of Denver have form
cd an organization known as the EN-
ployers Association to protect them
selves and labor in general. It may
be unknown to many Of the wouid-b.
labor leaders but the majority Of th,
employees Of the city have Joined this
organization, and for self-protection.
A certain clique now dominating or
gauizcd labor arc doing all they can
TO harass the industries Of the state