The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-08
Allen May Mix Nation Nide
Remedy for Strikes.
Eastern Newspapers Will Flock
to Special Session.
BEARING ON BIG CAMPAIGN
Presidential Possibilities Hinge
on go Legislature.
Three Dominant Policies Will
Be Outlined Here.

Governor Allen-thru the Kansas
legislature-may point the way to a
nationwide remedy against strikes
and lockout. That was the general
impression in the state house and in
political circles today in comments on
the special session call. kilograms
which flooded the governors office an
hour after the call was issued, indi-
Gated national interest in the session.
A number of down east papers which
formerly gave but passing notice to a
session of the Kansas legislature, are
expected tor send staff men here to re-
port the governors program.
That Governor Allen has met the
labor and industrial problem in the
over and operated the coal mines, was
the view of the keenest state observers.
There is Q firm conviction that the
legislation to be considered in Topeka
next month may outline national poll
cieS of the future. In respect to gem
eral importance and the broad, free
handed scope of the legislators, the
session will without question be the
most important ever held in Kansas.
Has PresidentaI Affiliations.
There is a belief that measures to
be advocated before the special ses-
sion may define policies for discussion
| in the nation in the next presidential
of the governors message to the law
makers and the course of the two
| houses will be watched with keen in
terest in every state in the Union. That
new industrial legislation is to be
| drafted into law is the firm conviction
of everyone in touch with affairs at
! the state house. Many assurances
are said to have come to the COVER
ror's office that his program will re-
ceive support of house and senate
| leaders. Less than a year ago some
of these same leaders stayed awake
! nights to block the administration pro-
gram in the legislature.
The fact that Governor Allen issued
| his call only after a long conference
/ with Senator Francis C. Price is re-
Garded as most significant. Senator
! Price is the dean of the upper house,
| is chairman of the senate judiciary
| committee, and perhaps the clearest
minded and most able constitutional
| lawyer in either branch of the legis-
=, lature There Is a feeling that Sena-
J tor Price may champion the COVER
| nor's program in the special session.
He is fearless and forceful and his
! opinion and support of any admins
tration measure would carry much
weight in the house and senate.
Three Big Policies.
Three dominant policies will feature
/ the governors legislative program. Ar
industrial court-possibly a national
solution of future disputes between Ia
Dor and capital-will be urged as the
governors dominant demand. Prof
iteering laws are second. Recourse
by the public may be secured thru g
bill providing for a jury determine.
ton of profits. The second course
may be thru a commission or license
men, middlemen. producers. retailer;
of all classes. The third vital pro
vision is for a new workmen's compen
sation law with a state employmen
bureau as fourth. General measures
affecting public utilities. industria
plants in the scope of their operation
and rights of the public would be de
fined in provisions in the various bills
1t is probable Governor Allen will
go personally before the legislator,
with his message and may appear per
I sonaIIy before the various comrnittee
having administration measures unde
consideration. The entire weight anC
power of the administration will b,
thrown behind the bill advocated b,
the governor who asserts in his cal
that the public must not suffer thr,
or-capital disputes.
Kansas in Spotlight.
| Some evidence of the general an
nation wide interest in the special ses
| sion and its importance is brought ou
by kilograms which came to Topeka
| today indicating that many easter
| papers and magazines will send specia
| staff men here for the session. News
| / papers in New York. Washington
| Philadelphia. Boston, Chicago an
| other cities are expected to send stat
| representa- tives here while many othe
papers will report the proceedings eS
| tensively thru dispatches from CORE
! spondents in Topeka Several Iarg