The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
Censor Schneider Greeted With
Applause When He Resumes 4.
Position
CHICAGO DELEGATES
AGAIN. SUFFER DEFEAT
Given Setback When Quiz of the
Officers Is Thrown Wide
Open


Polish National Alliance, Was greeted
with loud applause as he strobe up
on the platform OF Dom Polski, Thurs
day morning. and received. again the
badges which ne surrendered Wed
nesday.
Those who had overthrow his com.
mittee on complaints, early In the
week, causing Mr.. Schreiber to leave
the convention. injured and aagry
were among the most hearty In vel
coming his return. He came at the
invitation OF the convention, which
) appointed committee, Wednesday
to find him and bring him back.
Mr. Schneider was Quixzed, or in
terpellated" to use the parliamentary
word. regarding his biennial report
Other officers will be interpellated IN
their turn.
Mr. Schneider Is q rich brewer OF
Buffalo. He has given his time and
his money freely to the alliance; and
II was In recognition of this fact that
the hot-headed. on being given time
to cool OF, decided that they had
been too hasty in driving the censor
from the convention.
The convention resolved itself
} Thursday, into a contest between the
Chicago delegates and their sym
pathizers, and the new element that
is striving for control and which has
made Its power felt In this conven-
ton for the first time.
The first struggle came early in the
u,hn hA
Chicago delegates for convention Of
men lost again today. The commit
tee on rules reported In favor Of al
lowing each delegate to ask but a
single question, In the Interpolation
of the oficers. There are many del
egates who have long strings OF Ques-
tons to ask; and they were on their
feet at once, in loud protest. 1t was
finally voted to allow each delegate to
ask as many question AS he desires.
This is a setback for the Chica-
goans, for Ave of the national officers
come from Chicago. and the actions
Of some Of them have been freely
criticized by the other delegates.
For instance, there is Philip Ksycki,
vice-president OF the alliance and ad-
vertising manager Of the Zgoda, the
oficiai organ OF the national body. 1t
Is charged that the Republican ma
tional campaign committee, In ex-
change for favOrs rendered, contrib
uted $4,000 toward the purchase OF
the college In Cambridge Springs.
Pa, and that Mr.. Ksycki claimed 81
900 of II as commission. Cards were
mailed under Congressman Mann's
frank to every member of the Polish
National alliance, In last falls cam
paign, bearing extracts from Con-
gresham Rodenberg's attack on
Woodrow Wilson for his utterances
on immigration. 1t Is strictly against
the rules Of the alliance to open its
list Of members to any political party;
and Mr.. Ksycki, and also Thomas
Siemiradzki, editor of the ZgOda, will
be asked how the Republican nation
al committee obtained these names,
and why 1t contributed to the college
fund.
tained another blow when the alli-
ance voted to put the new constitu-
ton In effect at once. The document,
which is the work OF the younger
and more radical members, became
10 o'clock Thursday morning. An
amendment was adopted. shortly be-
fore. creating an immigration CON-
mission Of seven members, to work In
harmony with the local councils. Un-
der the old constitution. there was
but one commissioner.
Oficers will be elected Friday night.
Booths have been erected In Dom
Polski. where the votes will be cast
by the Australian ballot system.
The convention IL holding evening
sessions. and hopes to finish It's work
Saturday night, though II may run
into Sunday morning.
The entertainments which we're q
feature of former conventions have
been eliminated. The body Is much
more expeditions In its work than the
conventions OF American-born. and
yet allows great freedom Of debate.