Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-04-25

Etates than to any other nation in
the world.
The Indications now are that there
viii be a majority report submitted
by Ernest Untermann, Joshua Wan
hope, ]. stitt Wilson and Robert
Hunter; while the minority report,
it is expected, will be fathered by
Meyer London, John Spargo and
Leo Laukki.
In the battle that ragged at the 1910
Congress, Delegate Morris HfIlquit
stepped into the breach with sub
stitute for both reports which was
adopted and is as follows:
"The Socialist Party of the United
States fayors all legislative measures
tending to prevent the immigration
of strikebreakers and contract labor
ers, and the mass importation Of
workers from foreign countries,
brought about by the employing
classes for the purpose of weakening
the organization Of American labor,
and of lowering the standard of life
IOf- the American workers.
''The Party is opposed to the ex-
clusion of any immigrants on ac-
count OF their race or nationality,
and demands that the United States
be at ali times maintained as a free
asylum forS all men and women per-
secuted by the governments of their
countries on account of their politics.
religion or race"
| Although it is expected that the
debate will largely revolve about the
problem of Oriental immigration,
There will be those who will see any
restrictions placed on this phase OF
1.-THE question as being directly aimed
lat European immigration, also.
4 It is expected that Untermann and
Wilson will appear as the champions
of the majority report, which will be
largely Anti-Oriental. They both
come from. the Pacific Coast states
where the so-called yellow peril" is
considered living reality, forcing
| the growing Socialist Party of Cal
lifornia to take decided stand on
this matter.
| Spargo will no doubt appear as
| the whip for those in favor Of mi
1nority report that is expected to
Icontend that the United States has
nothing to fear from immigration. He
played a similar role two years ago.
ELaukki is editor offTyomies. the Fin
'nish Socialist daily at Hancock;
Michigan. Hancock is well known
| for his services in behalf of the
Istriking shirtwaist and garment
workers in New York.
With the exception Of a few Of the
speeches that were made on the i'm
migration question two years ago,
the discussion showed distressing
lack of real information of this great
problem. That was one reason why
j the matter was resubmitted to an
4 increased committee, which was in
| structed- to bring in another report
! 4 to this years Convention.
i The members of the committee are
now exchanging, by correspondence,
their views and preliminary reports
lalready prepared. 1t is expected that
| the finished reports will be ready for
! submission to the delegates within
| a very short time.
The preliminary report of the Wo-
mans National Committee, as drawn
up by the General Correspondent,
Caroline A. Lowe, is now being con-
sidered by the. committee recently
elected, and will no doubt be ready
within few days.
Every one of the National Trans
latorSecretaries of the Socialist
Party is also preparing report to
the Convention. This Is expected to
give an excellent survey of the work
that is being done to propagate So
! lcialism among the foreign speaking
peoples of this country.
One feature of the pre-convention
activity in the Socialist Party is
shown in the efforts that are being
! made to have the convention in
Istructed on various questions. There
lis referendum now being taken in
Montana demanding:
seThat the Montana delegation to
1.-THE National Convention of the So
cialist Party be, and they hereby are,
INSTRUCTED to use every effort to
II have the party committed to the
principle Of industrial unionism as
against craft uniOnism in the ergani-
lzation Of the workers on the econom-
lie field,
i Another question, submitted by
Hiram Plat, Of Como, Mont, and