The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-06
IDEAS FOR
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Eon-Partisan League in Cali
fornia Plans Industrial
Democracy
81 JACK JUNGMEYER

BY JACK .JUNGmEfE f-
LOS ANGELES, June 6:-A for
midable political movement having
for its backbone occupat1onal group
is being launched
by the newly created Non~ partisan
League of California.
By OCCASIONAL group representa-.
tion is meant representation OF
workers according to their lines OF
work, instead of representation OF
persons according to parties anu
It aims to enlist 100000 families:
one-thfrd the voting population o,
the state, before exerting organized
strength toward its program Oh IN
dustrial democracy.
Tho first 1000 families have been
pledged after a few weeks actlVe
membership drive.
Main idea Is Unique.
Supported by the National Non
partisan League, the California ven
ture is unique among the seventeen
other nonpartisEn states IN It's oc-
cupational group idea. the WORK
ing program contemplated includes:
state markets and credlts, IN
Guiding transportation, 1noustrial
and banking facilities necessary to
the pTOuuCIiOu dlo NtoS-
California products.
2-Edual property rights for men
and women as to community prop
erty. business and control of wages.
3-State employment for the un--
employed.
resources
exemption of farm and home
from taxation.
illumination Of government by
Injunction in labor disputes.
Life, fire and accident insur-
ance at cost, with ample provision
for maternity, childhood, and old
age.
S--Legal recognition of regular
of labor.
9-Retria1 Of persons convicted
on proved perjured testimony.
1O-Absentce voting and full po-.
litical rights for public employees.
Educational extension into
field Of industrial training.
The occupational departm ents
shall embrace farmers; commercial
workers: housewives; factory work
ers; building and metal workers;
professional workers; factory
workers; transportation workers;
miners, including oil, fisheries and
timber workers; miscellaneous
workers.
Each Of these major groups viii
be represented on the state orsanf.
cation committee and all other COM
mittees by delegates of their own
choice after the respective groups
have -due-paying membership OF
5000
For every additional 5000 mem
bers. the group may elect another
to the state body
Or it may create an extra group
within the department, as vineyard
lists or orchardists in the farmer
classification.
No organized political activities,
however, will be undertaken until
the 100000 members have been en-
rolled, when activities of the league
shall be determined by the. first
state convention.
Organizers Views.
"The league will enable govern
ment to function in the true inter
est o fall useful people" says D: G.
Dorman, coast organizer of the Ma
tional Nonpartisan League.
This change from geographical
subdivision to that of occupational
groups spells scientific govern
ment.
when the California plan be
comes effective, voters. will regis
ter as farmers, housewives, bust
ness, professional and industrial
workers, not as Democrats or Re-
publicans. They will use their bal
lot because it is in direct connec-
ton with and for their jobs.
Each group will be proportion
ately represented in the legislature.
to be assembled into the machinery
of government for real industrial
democracy"