The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
FAILS TO APPLAUD.

FAILS TO APPLAUD.
The night" session of the conven-
tion, which convened at o'clock yes
terday afternoon and broke up an hour
later. brought forth considerations OF
a host of odds and ends. multitudinous
In number. but without particular
value. At this session the plan for
buying a reservation for the hobo was
broached Former Senator Warner, OF
Missouri, sat in the audience. but did
not applaud
Altogether the session afforded an
opportunity for Prof Thomas F. VIII.
who is interested in the reclamation Of
the Everglades OF Florida. to put forth
a scheme whereby a tract of land
wherever you wish" might be bought,
and the back TO the land" movement
begun.
Prof. VIII argued long and earnestly
for twenty minutes. and in the end had
to be reminded by Dr. How that the
question was Free transportation to
the job" Prof. VIII closed his Eco
nomIc a C's" and announced that as
the subject was long he would con-
tinue the lecture with lantern slides in
his Office later in the evening.
The feature Of the afternoon session
was the appointment Of a committee
composed Of Prof Thomas f. VIII. Prof.
f. V. Skinner. and Alexander Law. OF
New York. 10 draft 4 resolution which
would obtain for the hobo free transpor-
tatiOn and which should be presented to
the Labor Committee OF the House at
the next session of Congress DR.. How
told the convention that Representative
Buchanan. Of Illinois, and Representa-
tive Wilson. OF Pennsylvania. members
Of the committee. We're both friendly TO
the interests of the hobo
Makes Socialist Speech.
Prof Z. V Skinner. TOO we'll dressed
to be a hobo with SKY blue socks. made
4 typical Socialist speech saying the
government should own everything
worth while and condemning the profit
sharing plan which made one class poor
and the other rich In the preamble to a
resolution offered by Alexander Law, OF
New York, and adopted. advising single
tax systems everywhere. Law referred
10 the landlord as that class Of privi-
legged anarchists
Mr. Law also asked the COnveDtiOn why
the people of New York yearly sent
shiplOad OF gold across the water 10
William Waldorf AstOr for the privilege
Of living on Manhattan Island. During
the evening session some well-dressed
young women, with escorts, ''blew' into
the meeting and rs they left. DR.. How
remarked that he hoped the brethren
would remain, as they expected to have
tea" in a little while.
Those who spoke at the afternoon ses-
sion, begin ing at o'clock, had no hest-
fancy in vOiCinG their d!Sapproval Of
existing laws. Miss Cora D. Harvev,
secretary Of the convention, was the
most vitriolic. She said statesmanship
and hnanciering were Often names for
''legalized robbery" AT this session
came the demand for a universal eight
hour working day, a demand that the
church and state turn over their school
houses and churches for shelter in time
of stress to the hobo. and like demand
that the army and navy turn over their
recruiting stations for few hours each
morning TO be used as employment bu-
reaus.
With this nucleus, the hObocs will now
turn their attention 10 the carrying out
of those reforms announced by Alex
ander Law, chairman of the committee
on resolutions
How Sits in Audience.
In detail this was what the 'boes" did
at the afternoon session:
First off. Charles +. Saunders. the Bal
timore Socialist. got himself appointed
chairman pro tempore, while James Eads
How sat in the audience like an ordinary
delegate. Saunders still wore that ar
lists tie with Socialist emblem fastened
in the center. lie nurscd a butt of a
cigar between times and alternately piled
questions and received votes
For the first thirty minutes, the con-
vention was as lIfeless 4 sowing cir
Gle. Letters from all parts of the coun-
try. bearing the regrets OF delegates
unable TO attend. were read and adopted, |
following the regular parliamentary form !
The ice of fOrmality was broken when |
the secretary read a letter from Her
bert w. Cline. director Of the Gospel Mis- !
sion in Washington All the q" boes'' were |
invited around to the mission for the aft /,
ernOn and evening services. ana as an |