FOLLOWING NEWS AT THE CAPITAL
Mobley, Radford E.
THE PEOPLE'S FORUM KOHLER'S FAKE LABOR STAND i Milwaukee, Wis.. Aug. 29 —The Stalwart press is shouting from the housetops ab»ut Gov. Kohler's wonderful "labor record." He may be a friend or...
...Mooney hadn't anything to do with...
...Let a com-| mission hear the proposals of economists ; and students of government that they i may determine the cause of our present, intolerable conditions, and let them proceed in the same way as did the members of the Constitutional Convention of 1787...
...The city laborer is denied work because he has produced too much already...
...Did you ever unite with any labor organization then after this first employment...
...Oklahoma, formerly from Madison...
...The only credit he is entitled to is because he did not veto it —and he was too smart a politician to do that, as it might harm his political hopes to have (he bill passed over his veto...
...1930 Warren K. Billings sat for six hours before the Justices of the California Supreme Court under a barrage of questions on the three R's of red radicalism: Reading, Russia, Revolution...
...Speaking of bombs, here are some of the questions.of the Court.: Do you resd any becks...
...By their records, and by the company they keep, ye shall know them...
...August 27 —It is a pleasure indeed to order the Progressive to Mr...
...In view of the ab".r- conditions, which are but a partial account of Gov...
...SORENSEN...
...Kohler had only said ONE WORD in behalf of this bill before it was passed, he would have saved the Progressives and Socialists in the legislature a lot of work in rounding up enough votes to pass it...
...You never belonged to the I. W. W. Did you ever hear about Mother Jones...
...With j best wishes for your success...
...Winter Ever-wet...
...whom you picture on the front page of The Progressive of August 23 represented Senator Norris in the legal fight against the big interests that put forward a second George W. Norris in a. despicable scheme to defeat Sen...
...You don't mean to say there was a strike that Mr...
...He may be a friend or labor, but I have my doubts about it...
...Texas...
...although I would like to roll up my sleeves and pitch in for Senator Norris were I a resident of Nebraska.—J...
...B. Arnold...
...For one who professes (o have so much esteem for labor...
...three: namely Bob...
...28 —I am sending check for $1.50 for The Progressive...
...He also poses as a "friend of labor," but he is the head of the open shop (anti-union) movement in Milwaukee...
...Why not have a Progressive candidate to vote for in 1932...
...NORRIS FOR PRESIDENT [Uaka...
...Did they remain inactive until the destructive forces wiped them off the face of the earth...
...Norris certainly made a clean sweep in Nebraska, Phil La Follette will do the same in Wisconsin, keep up the good work and receive the appreciate of the common people...
...Sorensen received or shared in that amount, your readers are apt to conclude that the friendship of Mr...
...If he was here today he would occupy the President's chair in 1932...
...I would appreciate it if you could give the record of Indiana officials from time to time...
...Would you establish a soviet like Russia has...
...Kohler's running mate in the coming election goes one step further—in the _ open—than the average open-shop, and refuses to employ union men entirely...
...Have you ever read any of them...
...B. A. Becker...
...At this time had you read any of her works...
...M. Mast...
...55—I am proud to say I voted fcr Robert M. La Follette for President in 1924...
...LIKES ROLL CALLS (Wakarusa...
...both indelable to him...
...Sorensen...
...Kohler never said one word in its behalf, as stated hereinbefore, yet — after the bill was passed — he takes credit for it...
...We must have the Progressive party on the ticket here at the next election, so we can express our wish and protest against greedy industrial chain manipulation...
...It was too bad that Old Bob had to go just, when he was in a position to lend his aid to 47 more states...
...Foremost of...
...27.' —I note that Mr...
...Had you met Emme Goldman at that, time...
...Harry Dahl, who is on the governor's select list of "friends of labor" Is on the unfair list of organized labor in La Crosse, a unit of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor...
...This person is an assemblyman representing the first, district of Sheboygan county, and during the past session he was either absent or voted against the public interest on every one of 16 important bills, with but one exception...
...In 1928 there was no cne to vote for so I. stayed at home...
...Norris for president in 1932...
...If Mr...
...Did you know Mr...
...A. Simmons...
...Yours is the only paper I take except the Kansas City "tar which I subscribe for out of sympathy to the agent...
...We farmers In Northern Wis-, consin are seeing the hardest times we ; have seen in 27 years...
...I got tired of Capper's paper and couldn't stand It...
...at least he said so, although he is opposed to a dole...
...Kohler takes great rredit upon himself, according to the Stalwart press, for the passage of the bill providing for county boards to enact old age assisance legislation by a majority instead of two-thirds vote...
...If Gov...
...We need someone over this way to help us clean up the state of Kansas.—A...
...I wish I cculd afford to take The Capita] Times, but it just sei ms that we have a place for every penny before we get it...
...We can save the present civilization if we put a new foundation under it, just as a building can be saved by replacing a crumbling foundation with a solid one...
...After the building falls, it Ls too late to-ssve it...
...At this time had you ever read any of the writings of Berk-man...
...291—1 am very much Interested In The Progressive and do not wish to miss even a j single copy...
...What did they do...
...Your Roll Call, are the most important part of your paper...
...In Sheboygan, at the head of the activities in Sheboygan county In the attempt to return Kohler to the governorship, is one Curt Janke, acting as chairman...
...H. Johnson, Texhoma...
...He, with other La Crosse auto dealers, signed an agreement NOT TO EMPLOY UNION MEN...
...Norris...
...I have no other means of knowing the truth about the present administration at Washington...
...Sorensen ror his running mate is hardly disinterested...
...As one of the few newspapers not subservient to plutocratic interests, I wish it may continue its independent thought and fearless way of disseminating truth among our people, thus educating them to a higher standard of citizenship.— C. Koehler...
...all,, there is much ado about his signing the so-called "yellow dog contract bill...
...In Oshkosh, where the governor was talking about aviation, the coming world's fair at Chicago in 1933 etc., as is his usual custom, he was asked by several unemployed persons in his audience, "What Is your remedy, if any, for the unemployment problem...
...but to a bona-flde laborer, he is entitled to be put in the category of a man who stretches the truth...
...The bill was killed three times by them: but was finally .revived and passed the fourth time...
...Previous to its passage...
...Minn...
...LONG NEEDED [To The Editor!—The Progressive is doing a great work.—and a long needed work,—Mrs...
...S. J-Barlow...
...Shelter, feed and clothe the ones that have produced a surplus and cannot buy it back...
...The farmer is denied income from his work for like reasons...
...Under such ronditions we can expect riots and rebellions...
...Yet we all stand inactive as If awaiting our doom in resignation...
...Sorensen...
...Were you ever allied with any organization having for its purpose either the bettering of labor or other social conditions...
...Did you ever see Robert Minor before you were arrested...
...L'Eschal...
...The only credit he is entitled to is that he did not veto it...
...This is also one of the measures which Gov...
...and he was too smart a politician to do that, in view of the disaster to his political hopes in the future should the legislature pass the bill over his veto...
...In other words you cannot tell just where he does stand...
...CLEAN UP KANSAS [Buhil, Kans., Aug...
...Have you touched any works on socialism or communism...
...And this great employer of contented (?) labor in his model (?1 village threatened to "call the patrol . wagon" if they repeated their questions...
...Isn't it time that we...
...No: they called the wisest, men of the land for a conference and they i met and stayed-together until they had perfected our Constitution, and produced a better, more suitable government for the time...
...Also, in the "friend of labor" company, is one William F. Kinsella of Milwaukee, who is treasurer of the Milwaukee division of the state Republican committee...
...Between the time you tied up the street car and the time of the sabotage, were you with Mooney all the time...
...Kohler Is keeping mighty strange company...
...W. Norris...
...In another column on the same page ii> related how S250 in "attorney's fees" were paid for legal services in protesting before the Secretary of State and the Nebraska Supreme court against the filing of nomination papers of that other George W. Norris...
...In such a case, I would certainly not' grow enthusiastic over the candidacy of Mr...
...Let's have Geo...
...Would you abolish property rights...
...in view of the acts in the matter...
...Did you hear nothing about a general strike...
...30.'—Where are we headed for...
...whereby the right, of employes and farmers to belong to unions or cooperative associations can no longer be prohibited...
...But let us not forget, we have another man or two like La Follette...
...Do you know anything about revolution?—C...
...Phil La Follette shall receive my support on Sept...
...Berkman was advocating a general strike...
...Continue my subscription to your paper...
...Kohler's record, he may be a "friend of the labor" in the estimation of Mr...
...I greatly admire and enjoy your paper and am glad to renew my subscription as per enclosed check...
...Hope we can elect Phil this fall...
...Then render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar...
...Kohler is not entitled to one iota of credit for its passage...
...The coming winter will bring unheard l of suffering...
...16.—Sam Sylvester Sampson...
...HARDEST TIMES IN 27 YEARS Glen Flora...
...Phil and Geo...
...Who threw the bomb in San Francisco on July 22, 1916...
...La Follette...
...A NEW FOUNDATION [Lonsdale...
...Kohler supports...
...Kohler did not utter one word in Its behalf, and the Kohler supporters were the main ones who opposed It...
...Yes, sir...
...I suggest j that such a step be initiated...
...What do you mean, "Bomb...
...DOESN'T WANT TO MISS A SINGLE COPY [Los Angeles, Cal...
...I have secured the interest of one of our Minnesota ton-giessmen by an appeal in our county paper, and hope to hear from other congressmen and senators from other states.—Martin G. VikU...
...All (his time Gov...
...On account of poor health I can not do all I would like to—W...
...When our forefathers lived under the articles of confederation a like situation existed...
...Are you attached to the principles of the government of the United States...
...On Aug...
...Janke also is recorded as "absent" on the roll-call to provide for a system of unemployment insurance for workmen deprived of means of earning a livelihood by conditions over which they have no control...
...Here's hoping for the clec-i tion of Phillip F. LaFollette to the j office of governor of Wisconsin...
...A. Hurlburt, BOMBS — AND BOMBS 'Chicago, Aug...
...like our forefathers called the wisest men of the 1 land to investigate the causes of present i hardships and to formulate a better sys-I tern of government so as to promote | common welfare, a system where none I could appropriate the fruits of the work I of the masses, a system of equal oppor-j tunity and freedom for all...
...More power to you.—Ellis E. Witrr-er...
...The Stalwarts were the main opposition to the bill...
...BETTER CITIZENSHIP ;Lns Angeles, Cal . Aug...
...AS ATTORNEY-GENERAL, NOT AS A LAWYER, FOUGHT FOR NORRIS [Clover, Va...
...If your paper would be In every American home we would be assured a better government for the common people...
...An open shop plan provides, avowedly, for employment of both union and non-union men, without discrimination, but Gov...
...Wisconsin, who is an old lover of the old Senator and knew him well, also Mrs...
...On the "yellow dog bill," which the governor prides himself so much for signing, he I Janke i is recorded as "absent...
...Are you a member of any union...
Vol. 1 • September 1930 • No. 40
