New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-01
riI0rims Reach Chicago
Hoping Thompson VIII
End Search
Wire to President
Asking for His Help
Confusion Marks Whole
Trip-And Even Mil
waukee Proves Hostile
rst.r Cc-respondentl

ls,,. CcrreTondenil
CHICAGO. Aug 3l.-After ehangins
A., MANS FIVE times, the New YORK
..,;6.ts who are heading the movement
,. ,,,s q national pesce conference
..-,uh.rs announced. on their arrival
!, Chicago tonight, that they had no
pls.. to 60
-, IN Minneapolis, Fargo, \. D.; Hud-
81. Wis; Milwaukee snd Washington.
~. sentiment tonight is that they Will
,,,.np, to meet in Chicago, under the
,pp,o,ition that Mayor Thompson who
-, b,en charged with being sntago-
,i,,i, to the governments war plans
nn rive them sanctuary. The decision
=, 20 where they will meet or whether
A.r whole movement will be abandoned
riu B. reached st conference here
tomorrow.
AimiesSly Wandering
Meantime thousands Of pacihsts are
,,or.d 10 be wandering simlessly
,bou. tn. country, ignorant Of where
p,v are to congregate. kilograms
,,y. been sent broadcast, advising
them 70 await further instructions.
Confusion attended the arrival here
@, the special train carrying the
P.opl.'s Council officials. En- route,
Louis P. Lochner, the pacifst advance
agent at Minneapolis, had telegraphed
10 R,beces Shelly, Crystal Eastman,
Jacob Panken and other pacifst lead
ers on the train that Washington had
b.en decided upon. and that If no audi
toriunn could be obtained in the CAPT
tsl the peace conference would be
held on the steps of the Capitol-build-
ing. This caused an indignation meet
ing on the train. Some Of the pacifists
declared a shift 10 Washington would
be a confession Of weakness. They in
sisted that they should 20 to Mime
spOlis in defiance Of Governor Burn
oust, who had said he would use force
10 prevent the meeting there.
Split Threatened
A petition favoring Minneapolis was
circulated. This threatened a split in
the pacifst ranks. Finally, the idea Of
going either TO Washington or Mime
spolis was abandoned. On arriving in
Chicago at $3.50 p. m, the pacifsts,
worn and weary from indecision and
conflicting plans, climbed from the
train and dragged their baggage from
the Lasalle Street station to the Hotel
Fort Dearborn.
There an assembly room was engaged
and an impromptu peace conference
was held. Attacks against the authori-
ties Of North Dakota, Minnesota. Wis.
tonsin and Washington were mingled
With snti-war speeches. Juliet Stuart
Poyntz, the chairman, declared that it
Vas "an outrage" that Americans should
be compelled 10 wander in vain over
their own country in search Of a place
/ 10 exercise free speech.
Washington? Never.
messenger rushed in breathlessly
70 announce that special train was
sTaiting at the Pennsylvania Station
to carry the pacifsts to Washington.
he was ineontinently rushed out again.
simultaneously with these happenings,
MISS Shelly, Mr. Panken, Miss East
man and Leila Faye Secor were in con-
ference In room on an upper floor of
ne hotel and had tried to reach Mr..
Lochnsr at Minneapolis by telephone.
4rey were told that the telephone wire
was out Of order. This aroused charges
mat 'he pscihsts were being discrimi-
Is'ed against. An effort was made to
'sss telegraph wire. At . O'Clock il
was learned that Mr.. Lochner, accom-
gHs,nied by Max Eastman, William z.
Williams and Charles Kruse. had left
minneapolis for Chicago.
Inc door Of the conference room
s1' s0rst open and Miss Eastman appeared.
We cant do anything tonight" she
announced. I'VE will remain over
ngnt IN Chicago. A decision will be
nsoe tomorrow. There is a probsbil-
here"
Petition TO President
Inc aid OF President Wilson to help
nem out Of their dilemma was asked
" the New York delegation of the
seopIes Council Of America in a tele-
lam lam sent TO the White House. The
eIegram was fled at Elkhart, Ind,
"hlle the train was Ian, u,aitipU IL