Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-30
ECONOMY ONLY PROMISE MADE
PEOPLE, SAYS NEW GOVERNOR

powers over original assessments and au-
thority to reassess, II necessary. With
out complete and central authority and
control, state uniformity In assessment
under our present, or any tax law, Is I'm
possible.
TO exercise the authority now granted
under the code to the director of taxa
ton, ] would suggest state board OF
members with the. added powers as
above, and who shall be further charged
with the duty of studying the whole
subject of the states taxation policy,
and to report from time to time, with
suggestions and recommendations to the
governor.
II Is with the greatest reluctance
suggest an addition to the number OF
state officials, but this function with its
semi-judicial and wide powers necessary
to be conferred and exercised. would
seem to demand commission, for q
time at least, as our assessment rolls
need thorough revision and equalization.
Your attention Is also directed to the
conditions under which bonds are now
voted for various purposes by the differ
ent governmental units;
1t Is recommended that any and all
such future bond issues shall require the
direct recorded approval of the citizen-
ship as confirmed by their appearances
at their respective polling places, and
voting in number at least equal to y
majority of the total voting at the last
general state election. No general In
ated by the action of q small minority,
since If the Improvement under discus
sion II of public interest and a public de,
mand, those concerned should and Will
the polls and voting to approve the nee,
essary bonds, which otherwise should
not be issued.
EDUCATION
The disproportionate and alarming
growth in the cost of public education
Importance, No plan for state economies
can omit a very careful consideration OF
the education budget. believe economy
is practicable here without lessenlng the
efficiency of our state institutions, par
ticularly If the number of the student
body is limited to those earnestly SEEK
ing and benefitting through its advan-
tages.
Higher education at the expense Of the
state is very great privilege, properly
at the command of our children, and that
1t may be prohted by, and the opportu-
nifty maintained without burdensome or
prohibitive taxation, demands entrance
and educational standards
such as will eliminate those unprepared.
unable or unwilling to conform to- such
standards of application and scholar
ship.
more intimate relationship Of the
different educational activities OF the
state, and a revision of the states gem
eral policy of development Of its educa-
tional plant is advisable and necessary
in the best interests, both OF education
and the taxpayer. To this end, 1t is
that the state board of
tuted, be abolished, and lay board OF
five be constituted and charged with tho
duty of thoroughly investigating the en-
tire state system of higher education and
a ,,.r 80 tot n
plan for It's coordination and future bus
mess CONTROL
Being assured there is no need or ne
cessity from an educational standpoint,
l recommend no levy be made for the
REFoRESTATloN
In this state reforestation is normal
and natural process. 1t only requires
time and protection from outside dan.
gers to regrow forests. Each year finds
acreage of cut-over and unproductive
timber lands, most of which have their
greatest economic value in reforestation
and should be so used.
such lands can only be carried on in
state or national ownership, but sound
state policy of reforestation should be
developed and should offer every fair
inducement and encouragement for pri-
vate ownership to engage in regrowing
further loss of time to put these UNI
productive lands to economic use.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
1 am of the opinion that notifications
so as to effect new economies without
impairing efficiency. What these modi-
fications should be / am not now quail
fled definitely to say. l am prepared to
take the code as 1t exists and to cut op-
Grating costs to the bone. Wherever
practicable and possible, consolidation Of
and Of duties within de-
partments will be effected, expenditures
will be eliminated and the public pay
roll, both as to men and money. will BIZ
reduced to the end that the taxpayer
may have breathing spell, and the In
dividual citizen, in his own business,
may enjoy respite from governmental
regulation, inspection, Interference, dc
tation and domination.
l do not know how you like 1t but ]
am tired Of having fellows
come around, show me a badge and de-
mand entry to my private records and
accounts, kicking and finding fault, max
Ing it necessary for men in business to
keep n bevy Of extra clerks on hand to
provide data and material for those
pusillanimous blathering sixties to feed
on.
CHILD LABOR
There Is another matter OF vital i'm
portance not only to the people Of this
state but to every soul in America, con-
corning which / wish chiefly to speak.
You will early have submitted to you
the proposed twentieth amendment to
the federal constitution, the popularity
and appealingly but wholly erroneouBly
so-called child labor amendment, ito
limit, regulate and prohibit the labor Of
all persons under is years of age"
Imagine n boy of Is years of age, who
has never worked until that time. Why,
that SON of-a-gun would not be At to
live among decent people,
If adopted 1t means radical and rev.
departure from the principles
on which our federal government Is
founded; it would subordinate the con-
troll of the state over Its youth to con-
gress, operating through federal bu-
reau; and further will deprive parents Of
control over the occupation and
training of their children.
Can you mothers and fathers imagine
that? | tell you they would have deuce
of a row with me, II was young enough
to raise some more children.
ITO limit and to regulate means the
control of all Of their activities; while
ito prohibit" carries with 1t menace
for the comlete decentralization OF youth
through possible ldleness and q relaxa-
ton or perhaps entire freedom of par
entail authority.
IN CONCLUSION
We have n great state, peopled by
forward looking, Industrious people-a
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