Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-31


8 auspices of the Peoples Council =
Q Of America for Democracy and @
= Peace will be permitted al the =
= national capital The police de L
= partment made this announce .
6 ment today. =
Minneapolis, Mimi. Aug. 3f-Barred
from Minnesota by proclamation of
Governor Burnquist on Tuesday, told
that they would be unwelcome ia
Fargo. y. D. ON Wednesday and IN
tremendously elected from Hudson,
Wis. on Thursday, the Peoples Coun-
ell of America today served notice,
through its executive secretary Louis
p. LochHer, that its peace conference
program would be carried OUT despite
difficulties encountered iB obtaining q
meeting place Mr.. Lochner inumaJed
that the meeting would be held ia
Milwaukee.
And why shouldn't we meet in
Milwaukee" said Mr. LocbBer liza
statement to The Associated Press.
The mayor has invited as and the
governor of Wisconsin has taken a
broad view of the matter.
After q series Of long distance tele-
phone calls to points In the east Mr..
Lochner said that no definite an
nouncement of the meeting place
would be made before night
Victor L. Berger. former congress
man. arrived here from Milwaukee for
a conference with council representa-
tiyes. He could not be located by
newspaper reporters, however
stronger Every Day
I'VE are becoming stronger every
day as result Of the treatment &C
corded us, said MIR. Lochner, as he sat
in an improvised Office i'm small local
hotel Our steadily growing army OF
friends will see to it that we are per
mitted to exercise our constitutional
right of free speech.
Outside the room. a corps Of clerks
and sten0grapher red-eyed from last
nights excitement incident to their
leaders Punishment from Hudson,
Wis. had packed their baggage and
placed it in the corridor ready for
orders from the secretary.
Just win Meet Somewhere.
THE governor has barred us from
Minnesota, North Dakota was TOO great
q distance for our. eastern delegations,
and the .y0u-aint-a-goiug-t O-meet-
here boys tossed US from Hudson
said one of NT Lochner.s assistants
as he folded literature printed in sew
eraI languages Nevertheless. well
hold our conference"
Now Its Washington.
Later in the day leaders of the Peo-
pies Council of America announced
here today that they would start for
Washington. y. c.. tonight to put the
question of their right of holding q
national peace convention UP % the
federal authorities In case hall
cannot be obtained here III was 5ug
Eested that the meeting might be held
on the plaza in front of the capitol
The decision to put the issue quarely
up TO official Washington was an
u0uuced by Louis P. Lochner. CEecu-
tive secretary, after morning OF con-
ferences with eastern council leaders
over the long distance telephone.
Earlier in the day tentative plans
had been made fer holding the meeting
in Milwaukee.
Feared Trouble in Milwaukee.
Reports we're current that the coun-
elf committee had been advised by
their representatives In Milwaukee
that the meeting would result in Eio-
leHce If held there
We have done with famporiNug.
said MIR Lochper we have been de-
MED our rights in Minnesota and the
mayor of Hudson, Wis. has thrown
us out without even d hearing. There
must be an immediate accounting
Western bound delegates have been
advised TO proceed TO Washington.
Following is the organizing commit
tees statement
The peoples council has been de-
MED its right Of lawful assembly un-
der the United States constitution by