The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-01
GOVERNOR oRDEl||
MEETING HALTED,i|
FEARED RIoTine|
Session Suddenly Ends Aftef
Three Hours.
NO OPPOSITION IN cry
Peace Council Leaders pm
Conference on Ship. IN,

NniSAoO, Sept ]. -ho
S2 meeting Of the orgsnisatiea
S& committee Of the Peoplts
II - Council OF America ios d.
mocracy and Peace was dc.
per'ed by the police today on instrue.
tions from Governor Frank q. Lswdsa
hours.
Ready 10 Name Committss. M
The meeting had reached the Mske
where Il was ready to nominate cdSS.
mittee when company OF police, head.
ed by Wesley WeStbvook, first deputy
superintendent OF police, convereSd
down the hall from the various estI
frances.
We,tbrook jumped to the stage end
raised his hand for silence and said:
Arrest II Alternative.
"On orders OF Governor Lowden, The
chief OF police has instructed ne 10
d'perse this meeting. You may -
peacefully Al once. There will n 10
discussions. II you do not 70 lmGao.
diately, you will be arrested "A
charged with holding an unlswisl q.
aemblAss."
Seymour Ssedmsn OF Chlcaso, ios.
msfly . socialist candidate ios nv.
ernor. who by this time had been WsaAo
permanent chairman Of the WlssliAn.
smiled Gffmly and stepped aside wilSy
out word A delegate seuss ~
opened his mouth 10 spesk. but M
ordered from the room By WestbsoolI
The delegates left the hall In eood q,
der and without further demurrer.
i W., 0tAef Attsup(s inDseSabis.
J Ih doultfuf n sny oiktr '6s6>AnDt Nj
hold public meeting In Chicago Will
be made. Before tho arrival OF the
police . plan was Offered BY the dele.
gates from several states q this meet.
ing. In which the delegates were to
meet privately at meir homes and no.
tells with the Chicago headquarters OF
the council as a clearing house for In.
formation.
Chaos pisappsars. =
What had been chaos IL today re.
solved into order with the arrival Of
Loui 7. Loehn.r. executive secretary
Of the Peoples Council OF America ior
Democracy and Peach. Mr.. Loehner
met the eastern delegates Immediately
and without delay the delegates who
include the organizing coMNitlee
charged with the duty Of periectln9 o. .
ganYation and their friends and 80.
porttr', adjourned to the West Side
auditorium.
Previous to the injecting officers Of
the council had declared that II the
conference were barred from CHI.
cago and ruled out Of the national CAPT.
tai by official Washington, q steamship
will be chartered and the deliberations
held on the high seas off the New Eng.
land coast.
Will Resort TO Rights.
we still have some freedom Of the
seas, and il necessary we will resort Ia
these rights, said Charles, r. Kruse.
president Of the international Brother.
hood Welfare association, atfa an scaivo
member Of the arrangements commlttee
Secretary Lochner said. ~
III we don't meet here we vjll co~,
,inue to Washington probably Sunday
morning, and put the issue squarely u
to President Wilson and congress. ~.
ing our eontsntions wholly on ireedoa1
OF speech" Mt,
hwas stated that the meeting -
to discu" present problems md NJ
not the scheduled meeting which Hu11
son, Wis, would not tolerate. -
Security League Prstssts. :
P. II. Merriek. presidsnt Of ths Cld.
easo branch Of the National Security
league, wired, Governor Lowdsn, ask,
ing him to take steps 10 ptessat ths
proposed meeting In Chicago, "or AM
other unpatriotlc" gathesinS. !
Mr.. Mesriek informed the governor
that Il was improbable q quorum Of
the state council OF defense could be
assembled in time 10 take action and
urged that immediate action was neces-
sary. Mr.. Merrick was member OF
state draft appeal board No. ;.
Al Mayor Thompson's office il was
announced that he had lef, no word
about the peace meeting aud that no
was not expected to leave his Laks
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