Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-09
NATIONS DUTY To
REMAIN NEUTRAL
Distt-AmERICAs REPUBLICAN
LEAGUE sEsPEAKs SUPPORT
FOR PRESIDENT.
Three Hundred Attend Business ses-
tisns q State orssnizs;ien on
ericsson Anniversary.

.r-a HHasuE nom I." euro lA@At
radards aud a.1dup and otherwise
d.af 'aysl constituted the most promi-
rrlf visible evidence OF Npiiuc's vel
come today goo ff- Illinois swedish
American Republican league which is
holding .ts end lnugu. convention 30
rrH r.fg Three hundred delegates.
q-r-s1f.Es nearly every county ~
flr tate are on hand and FOR the FIRST
rrr fr four wears q measure - har-
HprE appeared to exist in thC ranks.
rolr wears @Eo defcct.ous c-uEet Uy
fH- growth uf progressive sentiment
sore IN evidence. Two wears ago thr
H-zaH.zHIluu was split aide open.
.-sr part 90 fh. uFub Tship havilE
chosen 90 follow Roosevelt. Not tiii
.tf.s wear have the members been able
f1 rurfar without that strained feeling
born uF mutuai doubt as 90 party
f1.tE fuIres.. for there we're many ahn
ara rrf openly take sides iu thc repuh-
.ear frFt
opsrs a; 1880.
Nurf 90. F1r visiting ds'eEateF ar
rived Monday uiEht and the hotels and
.HIE.rE houses were crowded q mum
.ar being compelled 90 End beds IN ad-
#IauE cities There vas a fun rep
rHHflf.uu ou hand when the morning
session opened rt 1880 az Swedish
olive BAN
q o.. Peter on 1r Moline state presi-
dent. called to order and presented
Mayor So r. Carlson. who gave the
address of welcome The mayor re-
erIveI highly hattcriuE ovation
which caused him 60 remark fervently
voters n Moline He was followed oy
uEclr p. Carlstrom % Aicdo. who re-
pended. connecting upon the return
% Che member Vho had gone out %
rI- league and predicting a victory by
'H- party az tine next general election.
us. Gustav Andrcen. president o.
N1EuEfana college. followed. I'm The
course OF h.r speech me- said
eco is indeed a ioy 90 see YOU al
gathered together again Whel ] vas
. buy 7 ran away. When 7 returned
fr4ld the family did not even know .
bad run away
Eleven years ago Q invited YOU tn
NIEus'aua college. extend another
invitation today All OF you should
come You helped contribute S-50.Oo1
for tIr 5Dth anniversary fund. MANY
OF sou attended AuEustana- many OF
sou have sons there nov Come and
visit your alma mater"
Past Presidents Honored
William Johnson OF Rockford was
the last speaker 81 the morning. pre-
r-utinE Jewels Co the past presidents .
~ the league. Those Vho received the
cmblems Verc Edward G.. Wcstman. .
Chicago. ~. a. williamson. Gales .
burE Frank O. Stibh. Rockford. p a .
tnudee. Moline. g.. 4. Nordrreu. Pax .
ton. EdRnrd & Olson. Chicago. A. .
50. Trucsdou. G8ieshurE; a.. r. Chind-
bfur. Ch'caro. - A. l.. Olson. Do
KaIb. Julius L. Johnson. Aurora. Os-
ear a. Olson. Chicago. Charles p. Hur- F..
burEh. GaisshurE John HIGHLANDER. .
Chicago. George ". Johnson. Moline. .
NEri o. ThomIEon. Chicago. John F. I
Ir-.zs1u. ueEalh. q. L. Peterson. 40 4
line
Member OF the credentials appoint
af Ue-e D.. T.. Norman. Cook county.
Clarence Johnson. Bureau Walter or
som. Henry. OFcTr Carlson. karie5 4.
. Anderson. W.unebaEo.
The auditing committee named was,
ft. p Erickson. Cook. p. g. LioborE.
t.iv.lEstou. Andrew Anderson. Whine
bar0
AZ noon the convention adjourned .
900 1880 this afternoon when election
% officers was taken ur This evening
fls Io1u Ericsson banquet viii be held
It ftr Commercial club rooms and d.
.s expected that 500 viii be seated.
Governor George T. Carlson and Mrs.
Carlson % Colorado and L. s. Scna-
Tor T.. 81. sherman wiil speak.
Declare for Neutrality.
Resolutions adopted this afternoon
make reference 90 thc war and de-
clare that I'm the present crisis IN
thc auT.d's history. involving con
family situations frauEht with grave
Importance 90 our national welfare. we
deem th. necessity for preparedness
second in importance only 70 our main
90 ming the Vtrictest neutrality. not
only Ir cur dealings with other ma
lions. tgt as vel IN our daily walk f.
1ud rnuyCrsati1u. These are again
times thaf try meas souls and no !
'orriEu Interests or obligations should
Ew"Tve our nation or any OF Us citi-
-enE from the straight and safe path. ,
1iatet hy the fathers OF the republic
.u maintaining this position. the gov I
lament az Washington should have
he loyal and enthusiastic support OF
lii American IN our foreign reia-
lions. no questions % political parti
-anshlp or ancestral antecedents have
iuy place
The democratic party g. condemned
BE- cXtrayagant. tariff legislation IS de-
Jared 20 have caused the recent bust
lcss depression. woman suffrage is
endorsed. a demand is made for a con. / q
'riutioual convention IN the state. :
amendment % the primary Law IS fav- 2
red and measures upheld which viii j
AXE the judiciary out OF politics. The 4
work OF L. :. Senator l.. y. sherman
8 endorsed. a,
CondemninE so-oailed paternalism /.