The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-26
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANKS
TO INCORPORATE IN STATE
ALSO IN COUNTY PLATFORMS

Offered by the National Commit
tee of the Conference for Progressive
Political action.)
The following are suggestions. only.
They are offered for the considera
ton of state or local conferences In
connection with other local ques-
lions for presentation to the plat
form committees of existing parties,
or of independent conferences.
We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment of laws:
Ii COOPERATIVE:
/. To permit of the organization
of cooperative societies in which the
principle of limited dividends. and
one man one vote shall prevail to
the end that the producer shall get
the full value for his produce and the
consumer be protected from exploit
ing. speculative, and middlemen
agencies.
II BANKING:
/. To permit of the organization
of cooperative banks with full bank
ing powers designed especially to en-
able farmers and workers to mobilize
their own credit resources and to use
them for productive and useful pur-
poses, as is done in other countries.
and especially in Europe.
III INSURANCE.:
l. To create a state Workmen S
compensation insurance fund for the
protection of workers against injury
and accident. similar to the state in
surance fund in Ohio.
Nv TAXATION:
IF l.
ings, farm houses. farm machinery,
and other farm improvements and
tangible personal property from tax
alton for state and local purposes.
v POLITICAL:
Il. For the enactment of or an
amendment to the primary and cleo
ton laws:
(a) To provide easy nomination
of independent candidates by petition
signed by not to exceed 2 per cent
of the qualified voters within the
election district.
(b) For the holding of all pri-
mary elections at date not earlier
than the 18th day of September next
preceding the election.
2. For a constitutional amendment
or adequate legislation to provide for
the initiative and referendum in state
and local affairs with specific pro-
visions requiring that only q ma
jority of votes cast upon question
rather than a majority of all votes
cast at the election shall be required
and that the number of signers to
petition shall not exceed one per cent
of the qualified electors for the state.
and three per cent within the district
or municipality when such initiative
and referendum are used on local
issues.
vi JUDICIAL:
/. For legislation providing that
no act of the general assembly shall
be declared unconstitutional by the
courts if one member of the Supreme
Court casts his vote in favor Of the
constitutionality of the measure.
2. For laws that will absolutely
prohibit interference by the courts
by injunction or otherwise with the
full, free right of labor to organize;
to peaceably picket and to strike. and
to carry on by peaceful means OF IN
dustrial controversy.
VII PUBLIC OWNERSHIP:
/. For a constitutional amend
ment or proper legislation to permit
cities to buy. own and operate street
railways. gas. electric light and pow
err companies. telephones. markets,
cold storage plants. trucks and other
public utilities. and to authorize cities
to buy and sell coal. and food sup
plies: and for such other constitu-
tional amendment and proper leglS-
lation as may be necessary to enable
cities to obtain loans to carry out
all these powers.
VIII STATE MARKETING:
/. For the enactment Of legisla-
ton to place the weighing. grading
and docking of farm products in the
hands of expert state weighers and
graders, with provision for licensing
of buyers and requiring them to
make purchases on the basis of the
state weights. grades and dockage'
as administered by the proper au-
| thorities of the state.
TX LABOR:
/. Laws for the enactment Of ade-
ouate women's minimum wage laws
Q. The abolition of child labor
from mills and factories.
8. For the protection of the rlgnt
of free assemblage. free speech, and
free press.
a. For the prohibition of the use
of convict labor in competition WITH