The Detroit times., 1916-06-06
Progressive l. e a d e r
Wants Peace But
Not At Any Price
MAY BALK AT
JUSTICE HUGHES
Evidences of Dissen-
sion Crop Up In
Ranks of Moose
BY n. L. RENNIck.

| SfdT correspondent JHiteI Press.
CHICAGO. June 5.-The Progress.
siye national committee went into
session today ready TO make peace
with the G o. p, bur not to pay
too high a price for harmony
Declaring that a. yer no confer
ences had been arranged, nor any
oyertures made for agreement Of
the two parties on candidate,
George W. Persins. Bull Moose
chieftain. issued a statement outlin-
ing the terms the Progressiyes will
/ consider.
Some political leaders interpreted
/ Perkins statement as a fat refusal
10 accept Hughes.
Il am FOR harmony between the
/ TWO conventions. meeting in Chi.
caeo this week" Perkins sand 81
/ shall use every ounce of ability
have and every moment OF my time
r., Bring IT about. tSur not Tor one
moment Will ! lose sight OF the
fact thar you can pay too high
price Tor almost anything. And you
certainly can pay too high price
| for harmony.
We could have had harmony
with England in l77s II We had paid
the price. We could have had har-
mony in 1850 but we would have
had no country as a result. We
would have had no such glorious M
ture a. We had after both OF these
struggles Now 7, for one. am deep
! ~ imbued with the belief that "a
are facing just as momentous a
\ struggle. with just a. important
/ questions 10 decide as in 1916 and
I 1850 Thes equestions are internal
| and external. II We eyads. compro-
mise or temporize wink them. they
viii simply come back 10 plague Us
in the immediate future and come
back with greater force and VIC
! lence
This being my belief. I will not
| consent 10 any arrangement that
is simply postponing the day OF set.
| Element"
Perkins admitted that the Pro
gressiye national committee today
! might make some arrangements
leading 10 a conference with Repub-
! lican leaders. He declared. nos
ever. that the committee would dis
cuss chiefly routine business today
~ will state positively said
/ Perkins that the Progressive Pa--,
| has not asked Justice Hughes any
| questions or tried 10 force definite
announcement from him"
( Along Candidates.row. Il vas said
! some Progressive leaders including
Harold l. Ickes, OF Illinois. had de-
| termined 70 smoke out Hughes
The more radical Progressives to-
/ day we're still determined 10 force
| Rooseyelt's nomination at the open
! ing OF the Bull Moose convention.
! Perkins however. seemed confident
The struggle in the convention would
end smicably
There are about 200 delegates
/ coming 70 our convention. Perkins
said. They are paying their own
| expenses and are absolutely free
and un'rammelled OF course, they
have their views and they will fight
for them on the floor Of the conven-
lion put ~ Is not a fractional fight
as rumored y is simply mass
of opinions ont % which harmony
| probably can be worked
Indications Of insurgency against
Perkins harmony" popped out aft.
OF the Washington state delegation
OF Moosers arrived
National Committeeman Austin r.
Grimths. Of Seattle. declared the
Progressives ought 10 remain sep.
arate and intact--and the Washing
tonians said amen.
Dyedin.the.VOol Moose came
trooping into town. among others
being Victor Murdoch. national com.
mittee chairman. Clifford Pinchot,
William Finn. Oscar Strauss, VII
liam Allen White. Henry J Allen
and Herbert Knox Smith.
Though Roosevelt himself does
no, plan % come here. his vito
and eight other members ~ tho i'm
mediate clan Of Roosevelt will oc-
cupy boxes AZ the Progressive Sos
sion