The sun., 1917-08-31
RABBIT FLIER SEEKS
PEACE IN WISCONSIN


Co~ttnssd from Ftrst Pe0e.
ton. These were abandoned at the last
moment, however, and Hudson selected
because Of its proximity to the twin
cities and adequate transportation
facilities
Tho change IN plans also was due, II
was said, to strong protests from citi-
senA Of North Dakota, when they
learned the convention was to be held
In their State, and to the attitude OF
members Of the Home Guard. who are
said to have broken UP . recent peace
meeting In Fargo.
Delegates from all parts Of the coun-
try. It was learned. were speeding
toward Hudson to-day.
The rabbit" special got such q late
start In leaving Weehawken to-day that
the railroad men had no time to fool
around. There's too much trafic NOV
ing to permit Of casual talkfests on the
main line. Tomorrow. maybe. the train
will have made up lost time so that the
schedule OF peace talks to tho enslaved
and downtrodden Inhabitants OF New
York and Ohio may be delivered.
When the express left Weehawken Il
was headed Tor Fargo. N. D.. and Il was
late tonight when the word came from
Herr Lochner that the conference would
be held at Hudson. Wis. In La Fol-
lettes own State. and within twenty
minutes ride Of Minneapolis. The an
nouncement was a surprise. but II IL
Illustrated merely how much the wander
ing pacif,sts are At sea. Possibly BY
the time the train gets to Chicago. Hud-
son will be OF tho list and Herr Lochner
win be sending them somewhere eDe.
Meanwhile they ramble
According to the schedule the Rabbit
Express will pause tomorrow at Cleve-
lard, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo. Elkhart.
Ind. Chicago and Milwaukee, and to-
morrow night It will try to hesitate In
Minneapolis before going on to Hudson.
Wis. But no pacifst aboard II optimistic
enough to believe that Gov. Burnquist
Of Minnesota will do more than let the
train run through q corner Of his State.
II the people Of Hudson bar the paci
hstS they will have to rove elsewhere
for a lighting place. and the Rabbit Ex-
press may become the Flying Dutchman
Of the railroads. The prospects arc be-
ing debated tonight as the special
whixses westward through the Mohawk
Valley and conferences heavy with Ger
man gutturals are occurring IN all Of
the Pullmans Of the six car train.
There are Guskin and Luksin, Silver
stein and Goldberg. Silver and wel.n-
sky. Bergman and Baskin. Bladeck.
B!rn. waldman. Karsten and Haas.
Sonnenschein and Friedman. Singer and
Song. Stern and Joe Cohen, Berger and
Brock, Kicker and Rowe. and Poyntz.
with a Rauh or two and a Lulow and a
Sehl.
In this list Of duly accredited dele
gates Of and to the pretcntiously yclept
Constituent Assembly Of the Peoples
Council Of America for Democracy and
Peace" one gets the favor Of this paci-
fist dish, a flavor far more like Ge-
dampfte F1eish rian like the roast beef
OF old England. which never sufficiently
to be strafed Is.
Uplifters Are Present.
Among the lesser leaders on the Rab-
bit Express. the Herr Lochner being In
the West to keep that destination from
getting away from tho train. and the
Herr Hillouit having missed the train IN
New York this morning. were a dozen
or 40 fairly we'll known Uplifters OF the
folks that simply have not
been able for years 10 keep their names
out Of the public printA Leila Faye
pair Of bright black eyed stenographers
West Thirteenth street. and dictated
OF hope and promise between
stops. Chrystal Eastman. tall. broad
sanguinely complexioned,
positive in manner. lowered above the
figure Of Prof. Henry Wadsworth Long
fellow Dana, one of the most minute
pacihsts. In captivity. Max. Crystals
brother and editor Of that Socialist and
then some paper. which would monkey
with the Federal buzssaw. the Masses.
referred from time to time TO the brutal
autocracy Of capitalists and militarists
which has ext!nguished liberty in this
"why. It's got so that every time try
TO collect my thoughts they pinch me for
illegal assemblage.' Eastman COM
others visible and audible as the Rabbit
Express hoped northward were Maud
suffrage militant who has been
lifted or pushed out of so many
public meetings. and who never has been
known to lose an argument or win
fight with Commissioner Woods's order
enforcing cops: Emily Green Balch OF
Wellesley. Karl Karsten Of the Columbia
Union. Mrs Ada Chase Dudley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott II. Perky and one Catalenetti.
not luminously identified as yet.
" IlcH IL SdIHc u Cdl!lils lHt TDll anu
taking the entrance fees at the train
shed gate In Weehawken there were
several absent brethren and sisters.
had happened to absent
Rabbi Magnes, tho Rev. Judah L.. and
one Of tho bell wethers Of the flocks. no
less ono than Morris Hilluuit. failed
to show up. 1t was suggested that they
would approach Fargo individually and
without ostentation. but one guessed
they weren't coming at all. Also Helen
Keller had been advertised by the paci-
FIST press agent as one OF those who
had thrilled to the Vests wild desire
for peace. but tf,e Rabbit Express had to
get under way without Miss Keller.
The X. F. was a bit late in gettins
away from the wicked. war loving at
mosphere Of New York. II was 3 p NJ.
before Jake Panken gave the word to
Possibly the delay was
due to the natural pacifists' hope for a
little farewell sendoff bv the public, but
the public acted as II IL didn't know or