Socialists In California Assembly Are Progressive
From Sqqie,1(i3t Party Press Service
George W. Downing and Lew
Js A. Spengler, Socialist membei?
of tine California Assembly, have
had a definite purpose in this
session pf ;the legislature, and
followed it throughout. Theii
\vorK is along the line of imme
diai ■ ameliorative measures and
a policy that wj'l give permanent
relief.
First and greatest pf the im
mediate measures is work fori
the unemployed. T<? ttys end'
they introduced a bill for thei
jfi es State Employment Buyeau’
which bill introduced by Mr.
Spongier, came in advance of
the administrate.^ measure along;
similar line?. The latter bill,
they claim, will only lind the
■jobs which are not already filled,'
Slid that may not be many.
Because the question :s accute.
because many citizens are sufFer
big—living in the open, camping1
in the cold and danjp of the Cal
ifornia nights, with little food
gnd no shelter, it is urgent that’
Society acts promptly. There is
so much suffering that is not ea
sy to see. Women dependent
.on the jobless men are living in
wretchedness, accepting charity,!
or in desperation turning out as!
vagrants. Thep there are the;
crowded limitations of the vcrj.
poor where cleanliness is impos-*
sible—places that may easily be
come a brewing place of disease.
For these reasons relief must bt!
prompt. §9 Mr. Downing intro |
duced an emergency bi 1 callin,. '
for a liberal appropriation to pn
ceed with state work on lands,:
highways, or wherever it mighi
be found practical to give wor.
to the jobless.
As a permanent measure a’on;
this line Mr. Downing also intro
duced a resolutip 1 for an amenc
ment to the State Constitutioi
empowering the State to go into
all kinds of industrial work.
This work would be revenu
bearing and would greatly adt
to the we&lt'i pf the state.
Other bills introduced by then
looked to a wider democracy,
Their work might be summed uj
as follows;
1. Measures for the unemplo;r
ed- (a) State free employment
bureau, (b) Emergency act call
ing lor immediate relief: (C)I’er
nanent help -through pubic’y
uwned industries; (d) other mea
sures, as the abolishing of the
contract system in public work:
ind doing public work at dull sea
«on«.
2. Justice for the working peo
ple t' r ugh restrictions at the
rourts. (a) Shorten the terms of
judges, (o) Election of Fe'eral
judges by direct vote; (c) Take
from the courts the power to do
:!are laws duly passed unconsti
tutional.
3. Extension of political deir
icracy through—(a) Frotectioi
if vote on moving from place U
.race; (b) Lessen the cost of nr
ralization; (c) Improvements
lie jury system.
4: Industrial democracy througl
a) Steps toward national owr
rship of railroads; (b) Steps to
aid national ownership of coa
nines; (c) State entering indus
trial work; (d) Investigating tlu
! -lectrical power of the State will,
a view to jStu$,e uv. nership; (fi)
Produce exchange bill.
5. Immediate protec ion of labor
through various bills specificalo
requiring nee<J®u improvements.
Fairbanks Telephone Company
The following rates will be in effect In Fairbanks
beginning March 1, 1915.
BUSINESS PHONES
One-Party Line, Per Month.$15-00
Two-Party Line, Per Month.$10,00
Extension Telephone, to be used in same Business
Premises, Per Month,.$ 2.50
Extension Telephone, if paid one year in advance,
Per Annum.$18.00
Extension bell, used in connection with Telephone,
Per Month,.$ .50
All subscribers now U3ing extension telephones will be allowed
the $18.00 per annum rate, upon paying said sum in advance and
executing agreement with us, at any time during the month of
March, 1915, otherwise extensions will be charged for at the rate
of $2.50 per month, instead of the former rate of S>5.00.
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tion charge will be made, not to exceed $2.50
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Where two or more persons reside in the same residence, the
names of other occupants of the residence may be listed, at the re
quest of the subscriber, for an additional $1.00 par month for each
name
CREEK PHONES
Rates will be furnished upon application,
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mon Conncil of the Town of Fairbanks.
Telephone accounts becom,e due and payable the first of
each month, and unless paid by the 15th of the month,
service will be discontinued without notice.
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