Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

would leave suggestions for overhaul of the whole
structure of the state to group of best qualified to
make recommendations.
Why should his clear intent be distorted and his utter
paraphrased and tortured into the opposite of
the truth?
In another section of his address Governor Walgren
reminded the legislators that during and since the
Washington State has added 100000 persons to it's per-
manent population, requiring additional services which
must be financed The reader will quickly realize that the
first greatest and most permanent benefcaries of this
added half million the of real estate both resi-
dental and business improved and speculative Is it not
the duty of the states chief executive to remind law
makers of this fact and that greatly enhanced real
estate values should be made to bear rghfu share of
the increased cost of Yet the states daily
newspapers which often than not reflect the owners
viewpoint found in the Governors frank approach to
problem which must be solved something to be condemned
either directly or by nnuendo.
But occasionally newspaper editorial Homers nod
and neglect to buepenc items which fairly and justly pre-
sent facts favorable to public toward whom they
instructed by their publishers to be hostile Reporting of
proposed teachers retirement legislation supplied
ample of this in last Sundays Post -Intellgencer.
At the 1915 session retirement measure passed
which faulty and inadequate that Governor Wall
gren vetoed the bill Notwithstanding ample maorities in
both houses members of the present session refused
ing the Governors disapproval Subsequent to veto of
the measure, Mr. Walgren appointed committee headed
by Dr. E. o. Holland president emeritus of Washington
State College, to study the whole matter of teachers
trement and bring in recommendations for action by the
present session.
Reporting the present status of relevant legislation
the 30th Legislative Assembly, Robert Cummings head of
the Post-Intelligencer Olympia bureau wrote in part
ut "a retirement bill prepared by subcommittee of
three) will be substantially the same the measure
E. O. Holland, WHICH HAD BEEN APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR. George Kinnear King County
Republican and chairman of the steering committee, said
the bill in line with principles of the Republican
Party the majority group decided not to wait for
executive request measure, but to introduce bill i'm
medatey in order to expedite it's consideration. ;"
Emphasis ours.)
The executive request measure for which the Repub-
can steering committee could not wait would be based
long study by qualified committee appointed by the
Governor Which explains the unseemy haste of the
ing committee They hope to take Republican credit for
framed by expert committee, created by Gov
Wagren which is n line with the principles of
Republican Party"
The maneuver is shabby and transparent But that's
politics. Legislative justice for teachers, to which Repub
cans hope to lay false claim framed by the orderly
businesske method of expert examination and is in line
with the humane social principles which characterized
Mr. Wallgrens public through the u S. House of
Representatives and Senate to the Governors chair
which will continue to actuate him long remains
in public life.
That's enough honor for Mon Wagren.