Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
ACTION MAY Be TAKEN
TO GUST CHICAGO MAYOR
Formal Demand for His Removal to
Be Made by National Sc.
curity League.
ISSUE PUT BEFORE ALDERMEN
Troops Held in Readiness Through
out Day to Carry Out Governors
Instructions tn Prevent Meeting Of
Pacifist Delegates.
ISSUE PUT BEFORE ALDERMEN

CHICAGO. September 3.-Confer-
ences OF Federal and State author
tiles held tonight arc expected to
result in grand jury action for the re-
moval Of Mayor Thompson. of this
city.
Formal demands for ousting tho ex-
ecutive because OF his defiance of Gov
ernor Lowden will be made by the
National Security League at a special
meeting Of the executive committee.
which viii be held Tomorrow
States Attorney Hoyne announced
that he will start immediate prosecu-
tion charging omission of duty as soon
as he receives formal complaints. His
announcement followed conference
which he had with United States Dis
trict Attorney Cline and a meeting he
held with AttorneyGencral Edward J.
Brundage. District Attorney Cline also
met with Sheriff TraeGer and Adjutant-
General Dickson and discussed the
same subject.
AT a special meeting OF the City
Council Tomorrow. demand will be
made that Mayor Thompson resign. II
friends of the Mayor prevent con-
sideration of such a resolution upon
the technicality that it was not speci-
ned In the call for the special meeting.
the Aldermen plan TO call another
meeting for Wednesday afternoon. and
will make tho call broad enough TO
open up the whole question Of the
Mayors alleged disloyalty
CONTROL OF POLICE
NAY BE TAKEN AWAY
Another step which the City Coun-
Gil Is planning contemplates taking the
control of the police department out
of the handr of the Mayor and vestinG
II In the Council direct. II this is done,
the chief of police would get direct
orders from the Council to prohibit
any more meetings like the one held
by delegates to the Convention of the
Peoples Council of America for Democ-
racy and Terms of Peace.
Mayor Thompson could not be To-
Gated to-day. and n. statement was
obtained from him. He VISA said TO
have gone fishing.
Approximately ninety delegates of
the Peoples Council left Chicago to-
night on special train for New York
Many others dispersed in different di-
rections. About forty of the delegates
remained in Chicago. Many Of them
were women.
Victor Berger. one Of the leaders.
announced that any further meetings
held here would not be under the
auspices of the council.
NO ADDRESSES MADE
AT LABO.: DAY PICNIC
Some OF the paciEsts attended a.
labor picnic. having previously an
rounced they would make speeches if
permitted to do SO. None made an
address. large force of deputy
sheriffs was sent to the picnic grounds
by Sheriff Traeger. who has been CO.
operating with Adjutant-GeneralD Dick
son since the arrival Of four companies
of national guardsmen from SPRING
field last night. The troops were in
readiness throughout the day at the
First Regiment Armory to carry out
Governor Lowden's instructions to pre-
vent public meeting of the delegates
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee. as given out tonight. accepts
the Presidents reply to the Pope as
the first clear and definite statement Of
the war aims Of this country"