The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-03-04
Gov. Blaine Signs Bill Extending
Time for Unemployed.
CITY COUNCILS MUST ACT
Affidavlts Must Be Filed by Appii-
Giants With City Treasurer Before
March f5-ProIonged Profit
eering Scored by Hanson.
BY FRED l.. HOLMES.


action by city councils before it is ap-
plicable to any particular locality. Al
fidavits must be filed by applicants for
time extension on taxes with the city
treasurer before March Is.
Prolonged profiteering in necessities
of life were scored in a resolution Of
fered in the lower house of the Wis
consin legislature on Wednesday by
Assemblyman J. G.. Hanson, Dane cOun-
ty. The resolution calls upon the fed
eral government to give more vigorous
and more effective administration OF
the laws we now have and declares
that the court should have such prOtec-
ton as will come from imposition of
prison penalties as well as fines upon
profiteers. 1t urges congress to adopt
legislative program which will bring
the prOfiteers into the lfmelight.
Following is the resolution offered
by Assemblyman Hanson:
s'Whereas, INSCRIPTIONS, merciless
and prolonged prOfiteering in the ne
cessities of life has been the cause of
much suffering and hardship among
our people, contributing much to In
dustrial and social unrest in the cities
and in the country, and
Whereas, the people of the state OF
Wisconsin have long tried to correct
these oppressive conditions and to pun
ish the profiteers, but without success
because the situation was brought
about by conditions beyond the control
of the administrative, legislative or
legal agencies of the state, and
Whereas, the necessities of life are
controlled by great corporations which
are interstate in character and can
only be reached by the legislative, adj
ministrative and legal agencies OF the
federal government, and
whereas, Wisconsin is particularly
; in a defenseless position because there
are not in this state, to any appreciable
degree, any of the great mOnOpOlies,
such as coal mines or oil wells. Not
only is the control of these natural
mOnOpOlies in the hands of great cor
j porate interests, but monopOlistic con-
troll of the great basic industries pro-
ducing many of the essentials of life
has also developed and is progressing
rapidly The prices for farm machin-
| cry. for extras and repairs are permit
ted, for example, to be held up to war
levels. or actually advanced even to
! the extent of 100 per cent, while on
the other hand the prices of farm prod
ucts must decline in many cases far
below the cost of production of the
farm products, and
whereas. the state is defenselesS
and helpless and without hope of a
remedy without the cooperation of the
federal government. The state cannot
interfere with interstate commerce. 1t
cannot reach the great packers. 1t
cannot regulate the price Of sugar. 1t
cannot regulate the profits on WOODEN
clothing 1t cannot control great in
! terstate organizations. 1t cannot af-
| feet the price of coal In short, it is
| helpless to protect itself against much
| of the sources of our present trouble.
The state is willing to do it's part In
! the market bill and other legislation it
| is going as far as it may go There
I fore,
"Be it resolved by the assembly, the
senate concurring, that the federal gov
/ eminent must assume the great and
/; obvious duty resting upon it in the
, present situation. 1t must give us
more vigorous and more effective adj
ministratiOn of the laws we now have
| and it must give us through the courts
| such protection as will come from the
! imposition of prison sentences, as well
| as fines upon the prOfiteers. 1t must
| give us. further, such legislation as is
| necessary to insure us against the
| tyranny of uncontrolled monopoly upon
| the necessities of life; and be it fur
! Their
Resolved, that we hereby petition
! our representatives in congress to Sc
| cure from congress:
| "First. immediate determination of
| the possibilities of state action and of
the limitations upon the states in their
power to protect their own cities and
! the citizens of other states.
| Second. publicity of the findings
4
/ for co-ordinate> action on the part of
! the state.
| "Third. determination of federal leg
! islation or other action needed to meet
| the weaknesses and TO close the gap
between the laws of the states and be-
| tween state and federal action
| Fourth, vigorous and immediate
| federal action to protect equally the
people of every state from the injustice
and evils which have come upon them
| through failure of the states to CO.
| operate and failure of the federal gov
| eminent to assert it's power where CO.
operation is impossible. And be it
| futher
| "Resolved. that copies of this reso-
luton shall be sent to our senators
| and representatives in congress-
| Taxation of bachelors, as proposed