The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-06-28
PEOPLES COUNCIL
OF AMERICA
Big Organization Launched to Voice
the Sentiments of People
Against the Common
Enemy

While scores Of people were bring
ing their contributions to the organ
ization fund Of the Peoples Council
of America, news came from alk
parts of the United States that the,
forces for peace and democracy were
rallying to the new movement. Labor
unionists, peace advocates, anti-mil-
itarists, advocates Of the repeal of
the CONSUMPTION act, Socialists,
single takers and reformers of var
ious shades were responding heart
ily
The organizing committee of the
council is raising a fund of $780, 900
throughout the United States. Ev-
cry forward-looinkg element devot-
ed to the cause of peace, democracy
or the improvement Of labor or gem
eral social conditions is to be en-
listed. Most of them are already
represented in one way or another.
Local and national bodies will be
invited to send delegates to the
council which will be formed August
4. The delegates, acting under
instructions will determine the poll
icy and conduct of the council The.
council will be the one body that
will give voice to the common desire
of all these movements.
Middle West Farmers Interested
The farmers of the Middle West
are becoming deeply interested in the.
movement and will be strongly rep
resented in the Second American
Conference for Democracy and Terms
of Peace, which is to be held in
Chicago, July 5. The meeting win
be held in the Coliseum, and, like
the first conference, held recently
in New York, will contribute it's
representation and its support to the
Peoples council. A local council
will be formed in Chicago imme-
diately after the conference
The movement is being greeted
with enthusiasm on the Pacific
coast. Within a week or two after
the Chicago conference the third.
American conference will be held
n San Francisco. Local councils
viii be organized in virtually every
Pacific coast town and city. Ims
the East the work is well under
way. Another council is being form
ed in Boston, as the result of the
visit of Arthur Fisher, a member of
the general organizing committee
Grace Scribner and others are coop
Grating with Mr.. Fisher nj Boston.
From Cincinnati Daniel Keifer, sin.
lax advocate, has written that
strong local council is being formed
there, representing virtually all of
the labor, revolutionary and reform
elements Of the city
r Thirty labor unions, Socialists bod
les and other organizations have
united in Newark to form the local
council there.
Work is Booming
New York city is fairly alive with,
the propaganda of cooperation
through the Peoples council. An
East Side local council has been
formed, under the direction of A.
R. Gold, and this probably will
have numerous branches. Another.
IS beinr TO- ed in the Bronx, with.
Benjamin Gitlow as directing or
gamer. The Italians of Brooklyn
are forming a local council which
will be the inspirational leader of
the council movement which will
take in every Italian colony in
America.
The Confederation of Democracy in
Brooklyn, an allied organization of
several thousand men and women,
have affiliated with the Peoples
council and have now under way
campaign to enlarge both their own
membership and that of the Peo-.
Dle'S council affiliation Now Work