Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-02-08
Legislature in Joint Ses-
sion Hears Visiting
Lawmakers Dwell on
Gravity Of Task.
Subject Is Assigned to
Special Committee At
ter Meeting Hears Re-
turned Fighter Speak.
BY WARREExtW. MOSES.

Helena, Feb. Needs Of the re-
turning soldier and advocacy of recon-
struction program unparalleled in the
industrial activities of the great North
west were presented before the Montana
legislature, this afternoon, in joint ses-
sion, by eloquent speakers from the
Washington state assembly, which ad-
dresses were brot to an enthusiastic
climax by supporting talk by one of
Montanas soldier boys, returned from
the battlefields Of France. wounded and
bearing evidences Of honorable service
for his country.
The occasion of the joint session,
which was presided over By Lieutenant
Governor W. w. Mcdowell, was the
visit to Helena of a committee from the
Washington legislature, composed of
Senators T. d. Rockwell and A f..
Judd and Representatives W. W. Con
ner and Maurice Smith, bearing a mes
sage from the Washington legislators
and beseeching action by the Montana
assembly in the enactment of legisla-
ton cooperating with law upon that
subject passed by their assembly last
week.
Committee at Once Named.
AS the result of the appearance of
that committee before the assembly a
joint committee was appointed by the
presiding officers of the two houses
which, Immediately after the dissolution
of the joint session, met in conference
with the visiting delegation prior to
its departure on a late afternoon train
for Washington.
For the purpose Of receiving this
committee, the two bodies met In joint
session at / 80 D. m and Senator Rock
well was at once introduced by the pre-
siding officer. Senator Rockwell ad-
dressed the assembly saying:
I'VE have come here, today, as dele
CATION from the legislature of Washington
bringing a message. We do not come to
make an argument, but merely to pre-
sent skeleton of what we have done
and to ask your consideration in bring
ing about the disposition Of a condition
that must be met. We come from
state which is confronted with mighty
problem which you may soon have to
face. We believe in meeting it face to
face and dealing with it courageously
Red Harpies Await Heroes.
eve have in our state a cantoon-
ment where the men from Washington,
Montana, Idaho and other northwestern
states were trained and where they
will be brot for discharge. The men are
coming back and influences await them
either for good or bad. There are people
in Seattle awaiting these men like yul-
tures to fasten their talons upon their
blood and Drawn.
.aThe very best OF our young man
hood is returning to US from the worst
war the world has ever known, are
to be turned loose at Camp Lewis and.
if we don't meet them with good in
fluences, an irreparable wrong will oe
done them that time can never wipe
out. Shall we turn our back upon these
hoys and permit them to be drafted
into evil ways:
1.-THE mistaken idea has gone ont that
the returned soldier is an object Of
charity. This is not 50. What the sol
der wants is job. How are we going
% provide that?
What Washington Did.
"Tast Friday, Washington Legislature
passed Il bill, which was signed by the
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