Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-19
conference SEEKS
Candidates VIEWS
M"QUEsT|0NNA|REs
Both Party Tickets to Be Sub.
jected to Quizzes Prepared
by Labor Group.
(Tribune's Helena Bureau.)

candidates upon the TWO party tickets
for national and legislative offices by
the Montana Conference for Progress
sive Political Action and upon their
answers to these questions may de-
pend largely the degree of support or
opposition the candidates may receive
under the influence of the conference.
The board of directors of the con-
ference, which met in Helena last Sat
urday, adopted w forms OF question
naires. one to be submitted to candi-
dates for national offices, and n for
state legislative offices.
State QUESTIONABLE
The text of the state QUESTIONABLE
follows:
Are you for a more equitable dis
tributiOn of the state tax burden
through the enactment of graduated
state inheritance and income taxes
mine and oil taxes, and a permanent
state board of equalization?
Are you for a state guarantee bank
deposit law?
''Are you in favor of a direct pri-
mary law?
do you favor a constitutional con-
vention or such changes in our or
ganic law as will do away with u
dual system of taxation by which
mines are taxed only on their net pro-
ceeds?
"Do YOU favor an amendment to the
existing tax laws so that taxes may
be paid in two installments, abolishing
the 10 per cent penalty and reducing
the interest rate to Z per cent.
do you favor an amendment to the
present county printing laws so as to
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accept the lowest bid!
do you favor removing the party
label in the election of state and dis
trict judges?
do Won favor the retention Of the
| civil service requirements contained in
| the present metropolitan police law!
Are you in favor of state old age
| sickness. accident, and unemployment
insurance?
DO you favor an industrial court
law for the state, or any law enbody-
ing any compulsory feature IN the
| settlement of disputes arising between
employee and employer?
do you favor a state c~onstabulary !
DO you favor the amendment of
the state workmen's compensation law
TO include industrial diseases. to IN
crease the amount of compensation, to
| shorten the waiting peElOu anu W pei
| nit. only state insurance!
DO You favor amending the present
Inadequate mechanics liens laws so as
to protect all workmen of every sort
against loss of wages?'
The national questionable is one
adopted by the countrywide organlza-
ton and deals with such matters as
| excess profits. sales and income taxes,
military appropriations. the submission
of declarations of war to popular vote.
repeal of the Esch- Cummins railroad
law and the prohibiting Of issue of in
| functions in industrial disputes. 1t fol-
lows:
The National Quiz
will you work and vote to reinstate
the taxes on excess profits and to raise
the taxes on large incomes as means
of compensation to cx-soldiers!
vii you work and vote against a
sales tax on the necessities of the
people?
will you work and vote against a
the appropriations for the army and
navy to a pre-war basis. to take the
profit out of war by manufacturing
battleships, munitions and other war
implements in government plants only,
and for submission of any declaration
OF war 10 Il NOlP VI lht pNcIH1
"Nill you work and vote for a clean
| cut federal corrupt practices act which
will put an end to Newberryism!
IF elected, will you work and vote
against the ship subsidies and subsidies
for all special industries?
"Do you believe that five men on the
supreme bench. who have not been
elected by the people, should be per-
mitted to nullify the will of the people
as expressed by their representatives
in congress and the executive in the
White House.
Will you work and vote to repeal
THE Esch- Cummins railroad law!
vii you work and vote against
compulsory arbitration and all attempts
to destroy or restrict the rights OF
labor to organize, bargain collectively
or strike?
xvii you work and vote for a clean
cut federal statute prohibiting federal
judges from issuing injunctions in in
d~ustrial disputes?
will you work and vote for the fed
eral abolition of child labor and, If
necessary, a constitutional amendment
for that purpose?
Are you in favor of the nationalist
ton of our coal deposits, Il oil supply
and our water power?
Are you in favor of the government
ownership and democratic operation of
our interstate transportation lines!
DO you approve of the tactical pol
icy of the farm bloc in securing de-
sired legislation?
"Are you in favor of such action by
congress as will stabilize the price of
farm products. eliminating gambling IN
foodstuffs. and place the business of
farming on a permanent and profitable
basis?
viii you favor a federal law for
nomination and election of the presi-
dent of the United States by direct
vote of the people?
DO you favor a resumption Of diplo-
matte and trade relations with all ma
tons as a means of reviving American
industry?
DO you want the Endorsement of
the Conference for Progressive Polit-
zeal Action. the Nonpartisan league and
organized labor?
Are you in favor Of the repeal of
all espionage and syndicalism laws and
the release of all political prisoners
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money