The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-07-14

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Reapportionment at stated intervals
should be mandatory or automatical
ly increase or decrease with the vot-
ing population.
8. Reclamation and Irrigation.
We advocate condemnation of I'M
used land so that title be re-acquired
by the government, and by irriga-
ton, clearing, drainage or other
necessary development be put in
tillable condition and resold to per-
sons who will become occupants, I'M
der plans that will permit of de
velopment and payment therefor
from the products of the land, re-
tention of ownership to be based on
continual occupancy and use.
We favor the development of the
Columbia Basin Irrigation Project
10. Equal Administration of Law.
We call attention to the farcical
and unequal administration of many
laws, especially those in relation to
making and selling intoXicants and
narcotics. We pledge enforcement OF
all laws, and equal punishment of
all violators, without favor to rich
or poor. We also pledge the ad
ministratiOn of criminal law in such
manner that will provide for the
reformation of violators in place of
present methods which tend to make
habitual criminals.
IL. Against Wine and Beers.
We oppose any amendment to the
laws prohibiting the manufacture
which would permit of the sale of
wines and beers.
II. Abolish Child Labor.
We favor an amendment to the
constitution of the United States
giving congress the power to abolish
child labor.
10. Protection of Civil Service En-
plOyes.
We pledge our candidates for con-
gress and senate, if elected, to do
all in their power to see that the
civil service laws shall not be used
to deprive civil service employees of
their rights as citizens.
IA. Program of State Legislation.
We recommend for consideration
by the members of our party elected
to the legislature the following:
(a) Support of all measures pro-
posed by organizations of producers
for economic betterment.
(b) The creation of State Depart
ments broadening the powers of the
Labor and Agricultural Commission
ers for the purpose of efficiency and
economy. and extending and strength
ening of laws enacted for the protec-
ton of the producers.
(c) Primaries for the nomination
of all public officials, well-guarded
enfranchisement of migratory work
ers and no loss of citizenship because
of marriage status; extension of the
scope of the initiative and applica-
ton of the recall to all elective Of
fees; and the right to amend the
state constitution by the initiative.
I'D A system of municipal and
state marketing.
(e) Home rule for all municipal
ties of the state.
(f) Necessary legislation to pro-
hibit the renewal or extension of
long leases on tidelands and the har-
Dor area.
(g) Better support for schools,
especially rural schools, more demo-
the public schools, with freedom of
expression for teachers. and the inn
partial and accurate teaching of
civics. economics and history, espe-
cially industrial and social history.
(h) Equity in taxation of unsur-
veyed and unused lands and other
sources of hidden or exempted
wealth, with exemption from taxa
ton of all homes and improvements
on lands, and repeal of the poll tax.
ID We advocate the adjustment
of private armies, detective agen-
cies and guards, or any agency
whereby individuals or corporations
assume to exercise any function that
properly belongs to the government.
ID We call attention to the veto
ing by Gov. Hart of appropriation
made by the last legislature for GER
tain state charitable and welfare in
situations which resulted in the clos
This was done to serve the selfish
ing of the Woman's Reformatory
ness of wealth and consequent dis
regard of human welfare. We favor
the restitution of such institutions,
and appropriations sufficient to make
them serve the real purpose of hu-
man protection and betterment.
(k) We urge the defeat of the
primary measure now being held up
by referendum and to be voted upon
at the coming election. Many of its
provisions are vicious and reaction
airy and particularly will it serve as
black list of Labor by forcing each
voter to declare his party affilia-
ton on registering. We also urge
the defeat of the certificate of neces-
sity law to be voted upon at the
coming election.
The Farmer-Labor Party indorseS
and includes in it's platform the fol
lowing program of the American
Federation of Labor:
No iudge-made laws. Abolisf
I the injunction abuse. Make jus
tice blind in fact as well as in the
DRY. Amendments to the Consti
tuition of the United States shOul(
guarantee rights, not take then
away. No compulsory labor laws
No sales tax. No wage earners Of
farmers to be enslaved. No sub
sides for the privileged few. NJ
remission of fines to food prof
iteers.