The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-17

FARMERS anu laDOr
The platform was written by
q committee of 10 well known
workers, elected by the conven-
ton because of their fitness tC
fairly represent all interests and sec
tons of the state. The committee
was as follows: Joel Shoemaker, Seat
tie. chairman; Mrs. Jessie Bullock
Tacoma, secretary; Mrs
Fannie E. Perry, Seattle; Hulet M
Wells. Seattle; Mrs Emily Peters
Seattle; Chester Thompson, Tacoma
F. H. Vincent, Manette; c. H. Horn
Tracyton; w. ]. Fortson, Everett anC
E. Berquist, Clinton.
This is the platform:
Blame Ass, Elephant.
The outstanding political problem
of today is the rapidly increasing
concentration Of wealth and the
seizure of governmental power by
the predatory interests to increase
that concentration.
This seizure has been accom-
plished by the agency alike of the
republican and democratic parties,
and has manifested itself in the
raids and injunctions of the most
recent democratic administration,
and in the courageous taxation bill,
the defiation and bankruptcy of the,
farmers, the shameless thefts of the
oil reserves, the heartless robbery
Of the disabled war veterans to
swell the profits Of grating con-
tractors, the infamous Injunction of
the notorious Daugherty, and more
recently in the meaningless plat
form announcements of both parties
in national convention assembled.
Endorse National Platform.
For remedying these evils we in
durse the platform of the nationa!
Farmer-Labor Party, adopted at st.
Paul, June 10, 1924, in its program
Of public ownership of natural re-
sources, public utilities and mono.
pol.zcd industry by abolition of the
use Of the injunction in labor dis
putes and curbing. the usurped
power of the courts, by abandoning
our inperialistic and military policy
in national America and so-called
irsular possessions, by a system Of
land tenure which will eliminate
landlordism and tenantry and Sc
cure the land to the users thereof,
by use Of taxing power to lessen
the concentration of wealth, and by
placing in Office those whose re-
cords prove them to be on the side
of the exploited in the fight which
is now waging.
We invite all progressive persons
and groups, political and industrial,
to join us in carrying out our pro-
gram.
We pledge the Farmer.I.abor par
ty of Washington to the following
program:
VIII Release Wobblles.
To release the eight men i'm
prisoned in connection with the
Armistice Day tragedy at Centralia,
whom even six members of the Jury
that tried them have admitted I'M
der oath to be innocent OF any
crime.
We will repeal the criminal syn
dicalism law.
The state to abolish a bank, or
banks, for all money belonging to
the state government and as a depo-
STORY for all public funds, provision
to be made by which farmers and
working men may be helped in the
building of homes, acquiring farms,
and for the establishment Of all USE
full forms of industry and for the do
ing of a general banking business on
a cost basis.
Public Use Of Power.
We will take steps at once for the
utilization of the vast water power
resources Of this state in a publicly
owned super-power system, similar
to the giant power system now oper-
ating SO successfully in the province
OF Ontario, Canada.
AS a first step toward the develop.
ment Of such a statewide super
power system we indorse initiative
measure No. 81, the Bone Power
Bill, to allow farmers Of Washington
to buy power from the municipal