The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-31
Convention will Open at Wash
ington Tomorrow With
Thousands Of Delegates
in Attendance
TO CORRECT ECONOMIC FAULTS


Washington, ID. c., Aug. 3t.-The
balance of the migratory population of
the United States has become seriously
disturbed during the last few weeks
and slowly but persistently it's center
has moved in the direction toward the
national capital. Thanks 10 the favor
able weather conditions walking was
good on the roads leading to Washing
good humor and charitable disposition
of the farmers, looking forward to
bumper crops. enabled the thousands
Of self-constituted delegates to the big
convention of the Brotherhood OF the
Unemployed" which will open its ses-
sion here tomorrow. to travel in COM
parative comfort. Many of the del
egates" who were too tired to walk or
wished to study railroad conditions
travelled by rail, as the unlimited guests
of the various railroad companies and
every freight train arriving i'm the Dis
trict of Columbia brought It's contin-
gent OF delegates.
Rivals Coxey's Army.
Not since General" Coxey led his
army of unemployed 60 the national
capital years ago has there been so big
a gathering of this particular band Of
men I'm Washington as is promised for
the first four days of September, dur
ing which time the convention will be
in session. The delegates who have
already arrived or who are still on the
way to this city in answer to the call
issued by James Eads How of st. Louis,
known throughout the country as the
"millionaire hobo" are by no means all
tramps. There are great many
among them who really want work,
but are at present unemployed. James
Eads How, who is called the chairman
OF the national committee of the un-
employed. Is n humanitarian with
strong sympathies for the 'under-dog.' -
Although his ideas and schemes for
the betterment OF the existence of for
tunes neglected step-children are. in
many respects. visionary and utopian,
they have their practical and unques-
tionably serious aspects.
Correct Economic Faults.
Chairman How takes himself and the
movement at the head of which he
stands, its methods and its aims with
perfect seriousness. The national ga
thering. which will be formally opened
tomorrow Is intended by him not only
as demonstration against existing
labor conditions and economic faults
uf the industrial systems of the United
States. but as n means OF remedylnS
these faulty conditions. Vice Presi-
dent Sherman and a number OF Unit
ed States senator's and members OF
the House OF Representatives OF Con-
gress have been invited to attend the
sessions of the convention and TO de-
liver addresses bearing W. on the sub
jects to be considered by the gather
ing.
Urge Many New Laws.
According to the plans of the orga-
nizer of the movement an effort VIII
be made to strengthen the organiza-
llon OF tne unemployed 50 dS w SN
greater weight to their demands. IL is
expected that the convention VIII pass
series of resolutions demanding that
Congress pass, without delay, mum
her of laws. Among the measures w
he demanded will be laws for the es-
tabishment OF national employment
bureaus; free transportation to the
job the shortening of the working
hours: the establishment OF MINI
mum wage. I'm order that the lives Oh
the millions OF the unemployed may
be sustained until the establishment
of the Industrial republic. In which all
workers will receive the full product ot
their toll"
Although the majority of the dele
gates attending the gathering are men,
there are also n few women among the
ranks of the unemployed. Cora d.
Harvey of Chicago. known throughout
The West as n slum and settlements
worker Is the secretary of the natroh-
al committee Of the unemployed ana
Josephine Welston of Milwaukee is
prominent member of the same COM
mittee. Both are expected To denver
addresses before the convention.