Arizona republican., 1917-09-03


 plained that the meeting had been authorized by Mayor William Hale Thompson and that it was a part of | the duties of the police department to see that order was preserved at the nall Asked whether the police had been ordered to protect the meeting 1 against soldiers, he replied:
 1 The police were to prevent rowdy- 1 ism as the meeting had been declared l o. K. by the mayor"
 l He refused to say what would have | been the attitude of the police if troops had arrived in time to stop ! the meeting
 1 A committee of seventeen on plat ! form was appointed with Morris Hil- 1 quit of New York, chairman of the national committee of the People's 1 Council of America for Democracy and | Terms of Peace, at their head. l After four hours deliberations the r committee reported platform of prin- clples which was adopted by the con- vention by a unanimous vote
 i The platform called for the progress i've disarmament of all nations: repeal Of the selectiye draft act by the United States congress-; a concrete statement T ana peace without conquest, annexa- tion or indemnity.
 me following resolution was offered 1 by Irwin St. John Tucker of Chicago and adopted by the convention: | Resolved-By this convention that 1 we accept the presidents statement of l the war aims of the allies so fas as it 1 refers to no punitive indemnities no exclusive economic leagues and no dis no af
 the allied powers to make similar clear and unmistakable statements of their aims in order to deprive the German autocracy of it's chief strength The conviction of the German people IS that l the autocracy is tehir only defense against dismemberment and economic 1 destruction; and we urge the president not to demand of the German people a measure of democracy so far in excess or the measure of democracy allowed 10 the American people as to raise in the minds of the Germans, suspicious 1 tnat our inslstence on their democrati- zation is not made in good faith After the meeting on the West Side dlsbanded the delegates went to a | downtown hotel, where they maintain headquarters. The manager of the hotel said the leaders asked for a suite Of rooms in which meeting could be helo, but this was refused. Shortly af- terWard word came to the hotel that tne troops had arrived from Spring neld and that federal soldiers had been ordered out in Chicago. The delegates then left the hotel in small parties.
 3RD ADD MAYOR OF
 There were conferences of leaders ot the conference at their hotel rooms and II was reported that there would be an attempt to hold second session of the delegates tomorrow at the West Side Young Mems Christian associa tion. It developed tonight that the meeting today was planned last night While publicly it was announced the conference had broken up and that the delegates would go home as a re- suit of the interference of the gov ernor
 This morning a notice calling today's meeting was found in the room of a delegate and the news was communi. cated to H. B. Herrick, member of the Illinois council of defense.
 He got in touch with Governo, Lowden who ordered the troops tc Chicago.
 Before the state troops arrived orders were issued to three Chicago regiments of federalized guardsmen tc assemble at their armories for reserve outy but no statement was forthcom. Ing as to the plans y0r these soldiers
 when the special train arrived al the station near the hall where the conference had been held, Adjutan general Dickson was advised that thu meeting was over. A fleet of taxica bs winch had awaited the troops to hurr, .he soldiers to the meeting place was then dismissed and the soldiers stackef | 1 night f"'
 The soldiers were met bv Sherif John E. Traeger with a squad o ueputles. The sheriff reported that h, ido been ordered by the governor tt cooperate with the troops and hat many special deputies ready for action
 Mayor Thompson dropped out O. slgnt after authorizing the meeting bu resolutions thanking him for his stant against Governor Lowden, the sheriff ana the federal officers were adopte ar at the meeting, just before the sessior ciosed It's successful race against tn, onspeeding special train loaded wit soldiers
 The executive committee announce, late tonight that plans for further ses sions had been abandoned and dele gates mad been instructed to return f, their homes. Many of them are sait to nave left the city tonight.
 A representative of the council as serted that "inasmuch as the business program that was expected to con sume four days had been completed m four hours the immediate purpos, UT the conference was accomplished anu there was no fur.:ler need of gen eral sessions Plans for the futur, l