The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
SOLONSA
UP In arms
AT old rule.
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Fight Machine at Next
Legislature
A HIT-AN0- MISS SESSION

ntUlbffH OF tHt mouse were 1eu 10
the ruling organization. 50 Of the 81
representatives in session here have
signed an agreement to try to re-
turn In 1921 without making any
pledges 20 any other members.
They will sign no round robin i'm
support Of any candidate for speak
ct. and their slogan ~. Vote your
convictions without fear Of punish
nent or repriEals"
Many OF the members Of the pres
ent session say they were kept In
compelled 10 vote with the organlza.
ton TO save their own bills
STAR BUREAU. state Capitol.
March i9.--Aficr two months OF hit.
ands=niss lawmaking. members Of
the 10Th state legislature win quit
business some time before daylight
Friday
The last 2; hours OF the session
are being spent in yrangiing over
amendments which were written into
the final batch Of bills up for con
slderation.
a piano has been moved into the
house chambers. and soldier enter
tainers are on the way from Camp
Lewis 10 keep everybody happy dur
ing the recesSes. while members
await engrossment OF their handi-
work.
When the legislators reach home
they'll make various reports. depend
ss.a. 81 u a
here. The reactionarses believe they
have done great work. The indie
pendentS are disgusted. Members
who slept peacefully and didn't com
prehend the underground work go
ing on all around them are apt to
say almost anything.
A Toss-Up-That's An
Some good laws and some bad
laws were passcd. The general pub
tic. however. might have been just az
well served had All the bills that
were PASSED been killed and all bills
that were killed been passed
As a representative state lavrnak-
.as body sitting after the close Of
the word war. IN a great Western
commonwealth. tire legislature failed
70 measure ~ - is .eI4. .ustme1t
responsibilities. Opposing factions
were suspicious Of each other. And
there was plenty OF ground for sus-
picion.
The senate pleased a few dollar
loving citizens. and disappointed
thousa nds of red-blooded Americans.
by stubbornly refusing to pass the
L.amping bill in recognition Of the
war service of the states manhood
Nothing was done for returning sol
diers. aside from the creation Of the
veterans welfare commission.
The legislature passed the Banker
land reclamation bin. after every
body had demanded It. This bill
paves the way for settlement of log
ged loft swamp and arid lands. II is
drawn so conservatively. however.
that IL will be a long time before
these lands are being cultivated by
industrious individuals. But start
IS better than nothing.
Two measures designed to lower
the cost of living were killed by
house leaders. who apparently had
no desire to cure abnormal situations
with abnormal remedies The fair
rent commission bin and the farm
products marketing bill We're both
killed by a little group OF willfui men
In the rules committee, who didn't
even give their fellow members
chance to vote. This action alone
justfies the fight made when the
i.s.r 4.s1s ts..r
cratic secret powers of the rules com
mittees
The majority legislators point to
the fact that they restored the death
penalty for murderers. and enacted
syndicalism laws by political enemies
OF the present order OF things. No
intelligent effort was made to eradi
cate causes of discomfort.
The 10th legislature viii soon pass
out-and the state may truly rejoice