New-York tribune., 1917-09-06

receive JusllCt' DJ u'A'NN "N''"ll W w
cago: James w. Mullen, San Francisco;
A. VI. Simons, Milwaukee; John Fitz-
patrick, Chicago; Rabbi Stephen. $.
Wise. New York, and Matthew Woll'
Chicago.
The committee on permanent organi-
zstion is: John II. Walker, Danvi!le,
H.; John Spargo, Vermont; Frank +.
Wolfe. Los Angeles; Edward Cunning
ham. Fort Worth. Tex; ". r. Gaylord.
Milwaukee: Emmitt T Flood, Chicago;
Thomas r. Prere, Chicago; J. 7. Shep-
pard Fort Scott, Kan, and Henry L.
Slobodin, New York City.
The attendance is much larger than
was expected. and the representative
character of the gathering is CRAFTY
ing TO the organizers.
Among those in attendance to-day,
though not delegates, we're {. r. kruse,
president Of the Brotherhood Welfare
League, and Miss Florence Margolies,
Of New York, who were active in the
Peoples Council. They arc still unre-
generate. There are thirty-fve dele.
gates from New York and thirteen from
New Jersey.
Mr.. Gompors addressed eight hun
dred Minneapolis business men at tho
MONDAY luncheon Of the Civic and
Commerce Association. and he spoke
again tonight at a great mass meet
ing in the Minneapolis Auditorium,
where the convention is holding its
meetings.
Mr.. Gompers told his night audience
that the military machine which au-
tocracy had taken forty years TO build
would be broken and crushed by
Americas new democratic army within
year. His every sentence was ap-
plauded.
John Spargo, Socialist leader of New
York, declared that those who pro-
fessed 10 be keepers Of the ark Of the
covenant of Socialism had prostltuted
the Socialist party to the most mer-
ciless military despotism the world has
ever known. Speaking of the Peoples
Council, he expressed regret that Min
neapolis had not permitted that BODY
20 hold its sessions here as scheduled,
holding that in the long run 1t would
have been better in the interests Of
democracy to let the obstructionists
talk.
Spargo created a mixed sensation
when he declared that President Will
son is to-day the greatest living spokes-
man of the fundamentals of democratic
socialism and was so recognized by the
Socialists Of Britain, Scandinavia,
Rome, France and that part Of German
socialism that has the future in its
hand.
Rose Pastor Stokes, who said that
formerly she would not salute the Stars
and Stripes, concluded her address with
the following ode to America which is
likely to be formally adopted as the
poetic expression of the feeling of the
Alliance for Labor and Democracy:
Oh, America;
The sons Of Britain wear the uniform
of the King,
The sons of France the republics uni
form;
The sons Of Russia, now the sons of
light,
Wear the uniform Of Russia free.
In all the allied world,
Where soldier-p patriots are,
Each wears the uniform Of his dear
land.
But oh, America:
Our sons march down your avenues,
Embarking for strange shores,
To night in other lands,
For peoples other than their own,
With a look in their eyes no army ever
had before:
With a love in their hearts no army
ever felt before:
Wearing the uniform OF the world
democracy;
That is why love you; that is why
am ready 10 give my all 10 you;
Oh. my America.
As indications Of the great patriotic
revival the convention is instrumental
in contributing 70 in Minnesota, it is
noteworthy that the Odin Club, a social
club Of leading Scandinavian-Ameri-
cans, last night expelled Congressman
Ernest Lundeen, noted Tor his pacIiist
activities.
In the greet patriotic parade in New
Ulm last night, many of the German
American leaders of the previous anti
draft demonstration, publicly confess
ing their error, marched in the process
sion.
Mr.. Gompers to-day told the pub
Usher Of the local lahor organ, which
is strongly rnti-war, that he considered
that the paper was very unfair" %
organized labor, and it is reported that
he refused to address the local trades
and labor assembly from the same
platform with Mayor Van Lear, whose
stubborn pacifsm is mourned by pa
.riotir MinnacnOlIz