The Ordway new era., 1919-12-12
GOVERNOR PUTS REcoMMENpA
TloNS IN THE HAND OF
LEGISLATORS
SETS new PRECEDENT
SAYS ANARCHISTS OR RADICALS
HAVE NO PLACE IN COLO
RADIO.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

To the members of the Twenty-Sec-
ond General Assembly of the State
Of Colorado, Greetings:
In issuing the call for II special ses-
sion of the general assembly the exc
cutive is aware of the fact that such
gatherings of the law-making body
have never been very popular with the
people, but matters of such import
ance have developed since last you
met that l have deemed it necessary
to call 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
lieve you will perform your duties eN-
peditiously and give unbiased consid-
Grafton TO the best interests of the peo-
pie.
Since it first became known that II
special session was contemplated, the
executive mail has been burdencd 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, but as the
TO this subject, with the prospect thai
it will soon pass sanitary legislation
along this line, IL was decided hest to
withhold state action until something
tangible as basis has been cvolve;.
by the higher legislative body with
which our state could cooperate by
appropriate legislation.
My thought is that when the next
regular session convencs the incentive
for making IL 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" has been urgently SuS-
gested as Il subject for legislative ac-
tiOn, but 1t is believed that as this
matter is not condition peculiar to
Colorado. hut rather is nationwide
even worldwide in its Scopc--the red-
son for high prices in Colorado, in
many cases, being directly attributable
to conditions in other states-it was
decided not to act on this matter in
Colorado until after the National Con
gress shall have suggested remedies III
the shape of enacted laws.
The Colorado commission appointed
short time ago by the governor ana
the attorney general 10 Investigate
this subject has done II tremendous
amount of work, investigating the sub
ject from various angles, and while
il has gathered n large umoun1 of data
and assembled n great many conflict
ing facts, the committee is not YET
ready TO suggest even tentative pan
for suppressing or regulating such
fnt t...sl-
son 1t was not considered wise to en-
brace In the call Il matter concerning
which 1t has not been possible TO come
to any definite conclusions.
As to the matters embraced in the
call, kindly allow me 10 offer Few
recommendations:
Happily Colorado was the second
state in the union 10 recognize the
rights of its woman citizenship, ana
they have capably exercised this right
for many years
l heartily recommend the ratifica-
ton of tbs amendment. to the federal
constitution and trust that IL Will be
brought about by II unanimous vole
of the members of both houses, 50 ihat
the prestige of our beloved state may
be Increased throughout The land.
The imperative need OF new and nu
ditiouul legislation on the subject of
automobile stealing is keenly realized
by those who iGIyr made IA study ui
the subject. Carefully compiled sta
tistics disclose some astounding facts
The automobile business, is Tie larS'
est business in the state of Colorado,
and whereas NJ nu very remote day
the automobile was considered as only
vehicle for the pleasure Of the we'll
to-do, today il IS recognized as one OF
the absolute necessities of the times.
Ii is stated that S2JoOOO,OoO are IN
vested in automobiles and trucks in
Colorado. and most of this Investment
is for business purposes. There has
been an increase in motor vehicles of
22.G per cent in 1919 over 1913, and
in the matter of thefts during The same
period there has been an Increase of
about 100 per cent.
Further IL is stated as n fact that
delinquency among girls has increased
mt an alarming rate during the past
year because of the use of stolen cars
by so-calIed "joy-r.dcrs' who have un-
lawfully appropriated the same for
their temporary use.
! recommend thar u rigid anti-auto
theft law, with suitable penalties, be
enacted as one of the most important
measures which will be submitted for
your consideration.
The need for the enactment of leg
islation to curb and eradicate threats
against our form of government by ir-
responsible agitniors has been brought
prominently before the public by the
events of recent days, and II Is deemed
imperative that prompt remedial
and suppressIvc action he taken by
the general assembly IN The form of i"
comprehensive, well-consldercd meas
Ore provided with all of the penalties
needed for It's practical and rigid en-
forcement.
There is vast difference between
freedom OF speech and rank ana UNI
warranted license.
This Is the United States of America
and we are n favored part of the vast