The Washington times., 1915-08-01
PEACE DELEGATES
PERSP|RE AND TALK
Homemade Shower Baths
Seem to Be In Lead at To.
days Conference Here.
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domestic and international AFFAIRS. Some
som reveals-talk with the nasal en-
or Way Down East.
Others have the pronounced German mar
accent-the listener might imagine him.
self at the gates Of Warsaw.
The sergeant-a -arms-a bulky ienow.
who just stands by the door and listens
without "argufying.' said just oeiore
this unsatisfactory report closed that
probably be talking all ai'ef-
Mr.. Fowler. he said. couldn't think
Of giving out the resolution tentatively
proposed today for they didn't seem 10
be getting anywhere with 1t.
And so the wordy war ragged. the mu-
milton OF war. in this case. oeing
strong lungs and "sot" opinions.
Grangers Wouldn't Agree.
The Sunday meeting of the peace
conference" was necessary because OF the
refusal of the grange delegates to adopt
last night a resolution. understood 10
have been prepared by former Congress-
man Fowler. declaring for Government
control of munitions plants and an en-
barge on shipments Of contraband OF
war.
The grangers. who seemed to have no
to meet with the members OF Labor
National Peace Council. said they didn t
intend to be rushed into voting for
resolution of this sort. The wordy war
last throughout the afternoon and far
into last night. everybody getting more
or less stirred up.
William j. schultz. Of Cincinnati. who
said he represented the John Bryan
German n-American Educational Propa-
ganda Association and It's publications.
asserted an the lobby Of the Willard to-
day that the grange delegates we're a.
hard-hcaded lot. They were absolutely
unconvinced. he said. by the logical ar.
guments put forward by himself and
ly and get away.
Il talked and talked. used all the logic
l had In me. and l made no more i'm
preston on them than II ! had tried to
dent that marble column there with my
finger" confessed Mr.. Schultz.
Nj. Schultz jabbed at the marble
column as indicative OF the unytcld-
ing nature OF a farmer delegates
head once II is set.
Mindful of the unfruitful session
OF last evening. the chairman OF the
meeting ANNOUNCED ns nc banged a
gavel today that he had high hopes
of Harmonious" gathering. Then
prayer was offered and the resolu-
overnight to frame a resolution ac-
ceptable to the fighting factions. as
sorted that 1t was ready to report.
The chairman Of the conference said
the committee had got together and
Its report ought to be adopted. etc.
etc.
Out With the Press.
Then a persriring sergeant arms.
waving a palmetto fan and tugginG
at pair OF sticky suspenders.
slammed the door to and the dele
gates went to IT unmolested by the
prymg eyes of the press.
Former Congressman Fowler. who
appeaNed to be the --.ncralisstmo OF
make statement after tha meeting.
The genial secretary averred that
tho former Congressman had been
designated as sort OF press agent
for the session.
II was once a newspaper man" said
the secretary. land l know you boys
have got to get the news"
Did we know the Congressman?
Yes. indeed. We used to know him
up at the Capitol. Remember that
of silk stockings by women Of the idle
rich and his many fervid utterances
against big battieship appropriations
and governmental extravagances?
Several of the delegates complained
before today's meeting that the press
reports of yesterdays session had been
oyedrawn. or course there had been an
argument over Germany. peace. con-
traband. embargoes British gold. ana
few other things-but really the row
the willy grangers did buck over the
traces and refuse to pass that prepared
in-advance resolution.
But the War Goes On.
The original ill-fated resolution called
% q anthOrtZ.
ing the Government Ito take over the
manufacture and sale OF all instru-
ments and munitions Of war" 1t also
called for the speedy passage Of res
olution authorizing the President to
issue an embargo on all contraband.
This resolution dove-tailed with the
plans announced with the formation
Of Labor's National Peace Council
headed by Congressman Buchanan and
ex-CongressS,an Fowler. When coun-
Gil met at the st. James Hotel re-
Gently it not only considered this plan
but it proposed to petition all the bel
ligerent governments to stop the pres
ent war. Nevertheless, the war mas
proceeded.
One Of the pro-German delegates said
the resolution precipitated not dis-
cussion last night because some or the
lish sentiments and insisted upon talk
ing about the atrocities" committed
by the Germans.
According to reports from behind ths
closed doors of the New Willard ball
room (the small ballroom where the
thirty or forty coatless delegates met
today. the discussion took In every
thing from the divine rights Of kings
TO the Federal Reserve System OF the
United States Of America.
First German-American argued
brokenly about the iniquity Of shipping
ammunition to the allies; then far
mer delegate, with the hard voice Of a
down East" skeptic. averred that the
Administration seemed to be handling
the International situation fairly well
and 1t didn't behoove the peace con-
ference to butt in with resolutions ad-
dressed to the Administration. Con-
gress. the belligerents. or anybody else.
The Federal reserve system feature OF
the talkfest was entirely to be expected
On a center table in the conference
room there lay many dozen copies OF
pamphlet charging that the house OF
Morgan Is using the money OF the re-
serve system to finance the war. The
pamphlet caught ones attention With
the following black-face type:
Amt 1t Awful, Mabel?
PILOT to Raid Federal Reserve Money
by Morgan Bank Trust and War Mu'
ntions Makers-Banking Agents OF
Bellgerents May Embroil United States
In War and Wreck Our Financial Sys'
tenn. Former Congressman Fowler, At
7 oh rOnnCil Calls