The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-19
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day and later passed it on second read
ing. The upper house decided that in
jury 10 Il person or property must be
through physical violence or the de-
struction of property before it ap-
proaches sedition or the attempted
overthrow of government
Leaders in labor circles after the sit
ting said it might bring up the rights
of organized or unorganized forces to
declare open opposition to business
methods, thereby raising the validity of
the anti-boycott laws on the books. Sen
ate leaders said the amendments of
fered by Senator John l.. East of Wal
senburg left the anti-boycott provisions
undisturbed
The amendments offered by Senator
East, a Democrat, to the Phelps anti
sedition House bill, limit the scope of
the measure. They apply to that Sec
tiOn which provides that persons urg
ing or melting unlawful destruction or
injury to property or injury to persons
shall be guilty under charges Of sedi-
tion and anarchy.
The first amendment, applying to
property alone, was passed in the com
mittee of the whole by 10 to 13 vote.
The second amendment, applying to
the injury of persons, was lost in com
mittee. IA to IA, but brought up again
in open Senate after call had been
demanded and was passed Is to IA on
a roll call vote.
The amendments are regarded as
affecting the legality of numerous
procedures employed by labor unions
and other organizations following the
general lines of the strike and boy
colt.
Senator W. o. Peterson of Pueblo,
Republican floor leader, waged de-
termined fight to defeat both amend
ments and especially the one dealing
with injury to person, as he declared
the character of an individual should
be protected from other dangers than
those of physical violence, even II
property was not so protected.
Senator Siewers Fincher, Democrat,
of Summit county, and Senator W. w.
Booth, Republican of Denver, authors
principal speakers in its behalf.
This bill is for the purpose of do
| ing something to remedy the high cost
| of living" said Senator Fincher in his
| opening remarks. 1T attempts to de-
| fine specifically Just what the term
| 'cOnspiracies against the state spoken
of in the governors call, ought to in
| ciude. | am satisfied conspiracies are
at the bottom of the high prices which
are such burden on the average cit
izen at the present time.
My intention in drawing up this
BILL" the senator continued, was to
| bring under its provisions everyone
who engages in conspiracy injurious
to the welfare of the people.
ITO my mind there Is little differ.
ence between a combination of corpor-
| ations and a combination of strikers
when it comes to making the public
suffer In their, own selfish interest
Lets make this law stand for the
man with wealth and the man without
| wealth. The man without wealth is
| often as dangerous as the man who has
| plenty of ii.
1T has been said the bill is aimed al
labor That is not true. The bill is
not directed at labor any more than ii
is directed against the sugar proftee1
or the rent profiteer or at robbers
row right here in Denver where shoes
are being sold for SIS, although the
leather which went into them cost only
| 20 cents a pound.
I'VE have had Investigations by com
| mission after commission, both state
| and federal-also by the United States
| district attorney-but the net result, SC
| far as | have been able to learn, was
the filming of one lone ice man so.
"T'hey say the Legislature won't
give us law Now let us place on the
| statute books something tangible un.
der which TO work.
| Lets see if the law-enforcing of
ficials really desire to do their full
duty.
ITO limit production now is a crime
| We know that the average man is
straining every nerve in these days t0
meet living costs. The professional
man in particular is to be sympathizeG
with Professional workers make uI
| 10 per cent of the population. They
are confronted with n living cost in
crease ranging from 80 to 100 per cent
with no Increase of wages or salary to
offset it. They cannot afford to send
paid lobbies to legislatures to promote
enactment of laws In their behalf
Five bills, two originating in the
House Of Representatives and three
from the Senate, We're passed on final
reading in the House.
The Senate passed on final reading
two House bills appropriating money
for the expenses of the National
Guard and for payments to dependents
Of National Guardsmen. The vote on
| the Wilson bill. appropriating S30O0Ol
for strike duty of National Guardsmen,
was "A to /, Senator East voting
/ against the measure. In explaining his
vote he declared that he believed Gov
I ernor Shoup overstepped his authority
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