The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-03-31
FEDERATION NEWS
SECRETARY OF STATE HINKLE RESORTS TO EXTREME
TECHNICALITIES TO EMBARRASS INITIATIVE G.


The following letter. sef-explanaory mailed all
unions ccats organized the
dealing with the difficult
pagn However, despite all obstacles placed being
fe insure the of the campaign The letter. which explains the
To All Local Unions and CuO of Initiative Petitions No AZ and No 49,
Greeting:
We confronted with exceedingly situation
effort humanity possible avoid has been exed but avail The
situation, therefore, has the of
vital mistake has been made the filing and printing initiative
of
bill filing Olympia, court
five additional filing with the secretary
making copies following
Cured: Where original bill read "2 weeks the court
omitted the decimal point leaving read So weeks In checking
profadng the from the this again escaped notice
The has been that bill both filed and printed with this vital
error which would have enabled certain dsaoS cases TO nave
approximately between nineteen and twenty thousand dol
have held public dcue before the voters of the state during
printed
that bill correctly filed at Olympia and feeling
necessary satisfactorily
grounds typographical printing and that
filed bill Olympia would willing take such chance
rather than undertake undo all the work already accomplished as the
bill headquarters correctly However, learning few
for the lumber industry had recent
meeting discovered this and had decided to lay low until after the sig
obtained and the passed make correction before
Olympia bills then discovered that
the original bills filed with the secretary of state
An effort correction
by merely inserting missing point secretary
permit with Attor
displayed and spirit of
in striking contrast to that shown by the secretary of state Grant nk
The attorney general finally asked T would file statement with
he give the ballot title and could we get the same
the secretary of state? He informed that he would give
CIV 49, w I @ @ tSt M i of ivino w tho same number was under
author
secretary of refused to accept
it. refused to discuss coy bill
would started
should be pointed out here in passing in it should
slip notice. that as paid public servant our secretary OF se seems
to firstcl corporation tool"
However, authority temporarily
ar governed by it. Had he chosen assist direct Legislation by the
people, and the authority the attorney general
o w h % d+i1 nee or vastnr onr time and effort But
he echay the law to
compelled order the
and all petitions out to be sent immediately head
both bills will send out complete OF petit
attorney filing the corrected bill The type
out the petitions the legal
Olympia complied with We will have the petit
on hands few days Certain developments have occurred hat
will offset the injury have otherwise suffered Our negotiations
repeal bill circulate with two petitions have been sue
poll repeal petition on top
printing and mailing out of former petitions the
BARRIERS opposition barber shops and
BARRIERS being brought provisions rculad
the other BARRIERS ni
majority the replies received concured in the position taken
Beam BARRIERS local They had declared their intention to oppose
included This would have endangered our
splitting ranks the issue In filing
the bill we have amended by excluding BARRIERS no D sp
of this division within ranks
We believe the addition the poll tax bill to our together WIN
of this split WILL large measure Offet
and makeu up for already been lost
abandoning present, and asking that the
ground has imposed most
other out that have been
finally forced resOrted
efforts this remedial legislation
the its vital Importance to all
employment The million dollars
workmen worth all the
despite the obstacles placed
the poll law will also the people of the
million dollars, while the value of
junction canno be computed in dollars and
which successful
mailed days and
humanity possible be naugated as soon
Kindly have all former gners resign the petitions
Fraternaly
w. SHORT,
W. CALL,
Initiative Campaign Committee
B. called for April 9th with the executive
boards and the Rawaymen Political Club and
of
M.
GRANGE WAREHOUSE COMPANY TO TAKE OVER SEATTLE CO.
take Seattle
Food Products Seattle The Food Products Association is
British Rochdae
Seattle trades unionists
The concern quite rapidly and proved success
and other has been
confronted with serious difficulties Dgreement within
weaken