The Arvada enterprise., 1919-12-11
MAILS MESSAGE
TO MEMBERS
GOVERNOR PUTS aEcomMEH0A
TioNs IN THE HAND OF
LEGISLATORS.
SETS new PRECEDENT
SAYS ANAncHIsTs OR RADICALS
HAVE NO PLACE IN COLO.
RADIO.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Following is the governors message
In full:
To the members Of tile Twenty-Sec-
Ond General Assembly of the State
Of Colorado. Greetings:
In issuing the call for IL special ses-
sion Of the general assembly the exc
cutive ls aware OF the fact that such
gatherings Of the law-mnking body
have never been very popular with the
people, but matters of such import
ance have developed since last you
met that have deemed 1t necessary
10 Gull you together to give them seri-
GUS consideration. Such is my conf
dence in the intelligence Of the mem
bers OF this body that am free TO be-
Iievc you will perform your duties ex-
pcdtlOusly and give unbiased cOnsid-
eriitlOn to the best interests of the peo.
pie.
Since 1t first became known that Il
special session was contemplated, 1.-The
executive mail has been hIrdened with
requests for legislation of various
kinds, and scores of citizens have call
ed ut the capitol to make personal
pleas for various measures All such
requests have been given candid and
serious consideration.
The matter of 'blue sky law has
been advanced by many, hut as the
National Congress Is giving attention
to this subject, with the prospect that
It will sOOn pass sanitary legislation
along this line, ii was decided best To
withhold state action until something
tangible as IL basis has been evolved
by the higher Legislative body with
which our state could cooperate by
appropriate legislat on.
My thought is that when the next
regular session convencs the Incentive
for milking 1t II political issue will
have passed away and there will have
been time for serious thought and the
formulation of measure that would
accomplish the end desired and result
In action that would be worth while.
Likewise. the matter of the "high
cost OF living" hns been urgently sug-
gested rs n subject for legislative ne
tiOn, but II IL believed that ns this
matter Is not a condition peculiar To
Colorado. but rather Is nationwide,
even worldwide In It's scope-the real
son for high prices In Colorado. In
mnny c,iscs, being directly attributable
to conditions In other states-it wus
decided not to net on this matter In
Colorado until after the National Con-
gress shall have suggested remedies In
the shape Of enacted laws.
The Colorado commission appointed
short time ago by the governor and
the attorney general to vestigntc
this subject has done tremendous
amount OF work, Investigating the sub
ject from various angles. ind while
II has gathered large amount Of data
and assembled Il great many conflict
Ing fncts, the committee IL not yet
ready To suggest even u tentative plnn
for supprcssing or regulating such
abuses ns may exist. ind for this rcn-
sOn II was not considered wise to cH'-
brace In the cnll n matter concerning
which II has not been possible To come
to any def. mite conclusions.
Az to the matters embraced In the
call. kindly allow me To offer few
Recommendations:
Happily Colorado WIS the second
state In the union To recognize the
rights OF lis woman citizenship. ANA
they have cnpably exercised this right
for many years.
l heartily recommend the rntificu-
ton Of this amendment tn the federal
constitution nnd trust that II will he
brought about by II unanimous vote
OF the members Of both houses, 50 that
the prestige Of our beloved state mny
be Increased throughout the land.
The imperative need of new and nd-
diuonnl legislation on the subject of
automobile stealing Is kccnly realized
by those who have made II study of
the subject. Carefully compiled sta
tistics disclose some astounding facts.
The automobile business Is the lurI-
est business In the State of Colorado,
aud whereas ut no very remote dny
the automobile was considered ns only
n vehicle for the pleasure OF the well
tO.,lo. today II is recognized Ms one oi
tho absolute necessities Of the times.
II liz stated that S2.O,UbO,ooJ are IN.
vested In automobiles aud trucks IN
Colorado. md most of this investment
In for business purposes. There has
been IN Increase In motor vehicles of
22G per cent In 1919 over l9ls, aud
IN the matter of thcfts during the same
period there Inns been an Increase or
about 100 per cent.
Further, II II stated as II fact that
delinquency among girls has Increased
NJ an alarming rntc during the past
year because of the use OF stolen cars
by so-callcd "Joy-r,d.rs" who have un-
lawfully appropriated the same Tor
their temporary use.
| recommend that n rigid nnti'nuto
theft law. with suitable penalties. b"
enacted ns one Of the most important
measures which viii he submitted for
your consideration.
The need for the enactment OF leg
isintion to curb and eradicate threats
aga INST our form Of government by ir'
responsible ngiintorx Inns been brought
prominently before the public by the
events Of recent days. md II is deemed
Imperative that prompt remedial
and supprcssiNc action he taken by
the general assembly In the form " "
comprehensive. wcll.cOnsldcrcd meas
ure provided with all Of tho penalties
needed for its practical and rigid cn'
| forcenent.
There 10 Q vast difference between
freedom of speech and rank and un'
warranted license.
This II the United states OF Amer1rH
and We are Q favored rart Of the vest
sistsshood Of comooawealtha Oui