South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-02
PACIFISTS ARE
BALKED AGAIN
Then DISBAND
Meeting Broken Up in Chicago
by Police on Order of Gov.
lOWden-May0r Will
ing They Go On.
AssocIated Pross Serrirn

Associated Press Service.
NEW YORK. sept 1.-The
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy today autographed an
other appeal 10 Gov. Burnuuist OF
Minnesota urging him TO permit the
Peoples Council OF America for De
mOcracy and Peace 20 hold their
convention i'm Minneapolis. The tel
egram stated the alliance felt that
the activities OF the council were
opposed TO the best interests OF
America. but maintained that
right of free speech and peaceful
assemblage rise superior % that"
CHICAGO, Sept 1.-The organic
ing committee of the Peoples Couu-
ell OF America for Democracy and
Pease disbanded here tonight.
Louis II. Lochner, executive secre-
tary, issued a statement 10 that eff
feet and stated that the delegates
had accomplished their purpose He
issued the following formal state
I1ent:
I'VE have formed a permanent
organization which was our purpose
and we are satisfied. This was done
before the police stopped the meet
ing in the West Side Auditorium
and we are now disbanded."
What the meeting accomplished
before the advent of the police was
10 appoint "a nominating committee.
This committee was said TO have
power To act as an executive COM
mittee
The members Of the nominating
committee are
Prof. Robert ~ Lovett, Univer-
sity Of Chicago; Victor Berger. Mil
waukee James Salutsky. New
York; Mary Winsor, Philadelphia;
Emily Green Balch, wellesley col
Iege; Frank Stevens, Delaware; Sa-
rah Bard Field San Francisco. and
j.. Maybrick. san Antonio. Tex
Police Break Up Meeting.
The summary dispersal of the
meeting OF the organization commit
tee here this afternoon by the po-
lice. on order from the governor.
added Illinois 20 the forbidden
states OF Minnesota, Wisconsin ana
Utah.
Seymour Stedman the local So
cialst leader and former candidate
Of that party for governor who was
chairman of the meeting, cOuncelied
the delegates. who numbered about
200. 10 stay in Chicago. promising
that a court order permitting the
meeting Will DE applied for next
Monday. Later it was decided I'm a
secret session OF leaders 20 hold no
meeting i'm Chicago and debate CEN
.ered upon whether Co force the
convection ON Minneapolis or To- go
10 Washington.
Der. - still BclligcrCnt.
The delegate -ere still beuiEer-
,nt and some who suggested leasing
IN excursion boat and holding the
meeting on Lake Michigan We're
secuted as lackius the courage of
their convictions
GOV. Lowdeu's attention was CALI
I'd 10 the meeting 10y the Chicago
chamber of commerce. which al
legged that the gathering was
.avowedly antagonistic TO our ma
tionaI purposes iu the present world
crisis"
The governor ordered that troops
take the situation Bon hand. but
hanged his mind and got Chief OF
Police SchuettIer ON the Ions dis
tanke telephone The latter at once
dispatched Wesley "a. Westbrook.
the assistant chief with go men i'm
automobiles to the West Side Audi
forum where the meeting was i'm
progress.
Mayor l. Willing.
Mavor Thompson did not see the
situation as did the governor. The
r,avor was al his summer home NJ
the suburb Of Lake Forest
Il can see nothing 20 prevent
them from meeting i'm Chicago. he
said over the telephone. "Pacidsts
are Iaw-abidinE citizens
chief Schuettler is "a Thompson
appointee. but he did not hesitate TO
follow instructions from the gov
ernor.