Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-28

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taken = remarkable hold On the wage
earners OF the country. Net only the
wage-earners are demanding the elcc-
ton OF public officials who vii bring
the national and state governments !
back TO the people. but IN every state
there Is well defined movement
among the voters generally for the
election Of men who will help TO bring
about that desirable end.
The nonpaftisan campaign of La
Dor in New York state has become
50 widespread and enthusiastic that
those who have directed pernicious
legislation In the past are growing
fearful of the outcome. The entire
electorate of the state Is affame with
demands for honest government.
The Monitor, the official publiea-
ton of the Associated Industries, an
open shop" organization, declares,
that, "Labor--mad and militant" is
better organized politically in that
state than ever before. Ii IS so fear
full Of the future that l. crying for
help from those who exist through
special legislative favors.
The wage-earners. as well as the
farmers, have been alarmed over an
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Miller in an address at recent con-
vention of the New York State Fed
Grafton of Labor. The governor
warned organizations of wage-earners
against attempting to exert their "po-
litical power" in favor of legislation
of benefit TO all the people. He de-
clared that ii would be hostile to
American institutions" for them to do
so. He gave the same advice to the
farmers at the state fair. But no.
where in either address was there
word of criticism of the commercial
and financial groups for exercising
their political power in shaping
Legislation at Albany and Washington
in way that Is indeed "hostile to
American institutions"
Governor Helps Reaction.
The governors edict to labor and
the farmers Is in furtherance Of the
campaign to abolish primaries. II is
claimed that the people are not COM
petent to select candidates for office.
Therefore this task is to be left to
the political bosses who will deliver
to their bosses the desired pliable
candidates.
The program of the wage-earners
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lowed by all State Federations of La
Dor. Every local union in New York
has appointed an active nonpartisan
committee and the city central bodies
have organized these individual union
to take care of the respective locali-
ties. These general committees in
clude representatives from the rail-
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the members of the state legislature
and of Congress have been distribute
ed among the committees. As many
the State Federation of Labor to set
forth the side of labor and the farm
ers, which means the great mass of
the people, SO that every voter Will
know "who is who" in the primaries
demands have been adopted as fol-
lows:
/. Incorporation In State Anti
Monopoly Law of declaration: 1.-THE
labor of human being is not COM
modify or article of commerce"
2. No injunctions to be issued in
labor disputes unless authorized by
verdict of jury after trial of the
facts.
8, Establishing the State Insur-
ance Fund as the only form of insur-
ance for Workmen's Compensation
In this state.
A. Restoration to the State De-
partment of Labor of the power of
effective enforcement of the labor
laws; restoration of original penalty
stopping payments on contracts when
Eight-Hour and Prevailing Rate OF
Wages Law is violated.
5. An eight-hour work day for
employed women and minors and
commission with women workers rep
resented to fix minimum standard
wages.
6. Free text books and medical,
surgical and dental treatment and
care for all school children; with
school lunches at cost.
z. Restoration of direct primary
nomination of state officers, judges
and United States senators.
s. Repeal of Motion Picture Cen
sorship Law and so-called Lusk laws
depressing freedom of opinion, OF
speech and of publication.
8. Amend state constitution to
provide for direct law making by vot-
ers and for recall of elected officials
by electors, through the initiative
referendum and recall.
10. State and municipal develop
ment and distribution at cost at
homes, farms and workshops of elss-
trio light, heat and power generated
from water powers, as opposed to the
present policy of corporate exploita-
ton.
IL. Legalizing of light wines and
beers as beverages in the interest of
health, temperance, morality and law
enforcement.
IL. Defeat of any proposal to COM
pei Labor Unions to incorporate and
of any proposal to limit right Of
wage-workers to strike.
Show Attack on Labor Department.
Circulars have been sent to all local
unions acquainting them with the
fact that the last legislature almost
destroyed the State Labor Depart
ment. By the notification or repeal
of several of the most important sec
tons of the labor law the number Of
factory inspectors was reduced al