Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-05
LOYALTY THE
 KEYNOTE FOR. MINNEAPOLIS. CONVEN
Leading Socialists and Labor Men Gather In Minnesota City to Create Organize ton to Foster Loyalty.
CBy Review Leased Wire,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Sept. A. Labor representatives from all parts of the country and former leading members of the socialist party had set the stage tonight for the big loyalty conference under the auspices of the American Alliance for Labor and De- mocracy, an organization born two weeks ago for the purpose of stamping out disloyalty and solidifyipg labor be- hind the government.
 Delegates March.
 Amid the blare of bands, the 200 ac- credited delegates swung up Nicollett avenue behind the Stars and Stripes, covering the course which the Peoples Council of America for Democracy and Terms of Peace, barred from the state as disloyal, had planned to parade in a demonstration today against war.
 Address Soldiers.
 Preliminary conferences relative to the establishment of local branches of the organization throughout the south held the attention of delegates dur ing the day and tonight several mem- bers, including John Spargo, former member of the executive committee of the socialist party, spoke before sol diers' relief organizations. The first formal session will be held tomorrow.
 Gompers on Hand.
 Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, and the 4f fO day. MT Gompers probably will be elected permanent chairman and deliv- CT his keynote speech tomorrow, it was said.
 Many Socialists Present.
 In explaining the presence of the large number of former members of the socialist party, including F for mer editors of well known socialist publications, MT. Spargo declared that 'all real socialists have been unable to agree with the party's stand"
 We are still loyal to socialist prin- ciples," he said.
 New Socialist Party.
 "If there are any eX-socialists, they are the ones who are the members of the party now. There is being formed an organization of socialists who have left the party and it will almost i'm mediately be a tremendously strong power, so that the American people no longer will look to the socialist party for the interpretation of socialism.
 This conference will effect perm
 n O the war it will fight for industrial democracy, and when the war is over, we expect it will continue to fight"
 Walsh at Meeting.
 A great flame of patriotism. carry ing with it an awakening of all Ameri- cans to spirit of loyalty is sweeping the country and before it subsidies no sensible man or woman will continue to oppose the governments war policy, according to Frank P. Walsh. chair man Of the United States commission on industrial relations. Mir. Walsh will be one of the principal speakers at the conference.
 Disloyalty Discouraged.
 This movement to solidify all labor forces behind the government and de feat efforts of certain dangerous ele- ments to encourage disioyalty is, in my opinion, one of the greatest eT"r undertaken" MT. Walsh declared. And its success already has been as sured."
 Loyalty Growing.
 "The feeling of loyalty is growing so rapidly that in ninety days there will not be a word of disloyalty heard in any part of the country"