The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-31
STOP At CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 31.-The
special train carrying about 100 east
ern delegates to the convention of
the Peoples Council of America for
Democracy and Peace, somewhere in
the west" reached here early this
morning and left for the west 'at $3.50
a. m. The train is scheduled 20
reach Chicago at $50 p. III. Erief stops
will be made at Toledo and other
points en- route.
Linley V. Gordon, Of New York,
southern organizer and member of the
general organization committee, said
."o easter delegates could not say
where the convention would be held.
Al.er cOnferrlng ny telephone With
Lewis p. LOchner, executive secre-
tary, he said a meeting of members
Of the executive committee will be
held in Chicago this evening to de-
eide the matter
Mr. Gordon said the special train
made several stops in New York
state yesterday afternoon and eve
ming, and delegates were given cordial
receptions.
reports that this organization is
financed by German gold, are abso-
lutely false" Mr.. Gordon said.
Every dollar raised for the support
of this movement has been raised by
popular subscription. The coming
convention will be an organization
one. 1t is our hope to have a per-
manent body advocating peace sitting
continuously in Washington until the
close of the war"
Executive committee members de-
MED, all rumors that the delegates
headed for washington would drop OH
at Milwaukee, or some other point, for
a meeting in Wisconsin. One groul,
would continue eastward as ruse so
that leaders might discuss the pro-
posed peace conference with officials
without public interruption.
Reports were current that the coun~
ellis committee had been advised by
their representatives, in Milwaukee
that the meeting would result In vio-
lence if held there.
Done With Temporizing.
1--WE have done with temporizing,'
said Mr.. LOchner. 1--WE have been de-
MED our rights in Minnesota and the
.uayor of hudson, Wis, has throw.
us out without even hearing. There
must be an immediate accounting"
Western bound delegates have been
advised to proceed to Washington
following is the organized committee
statement:
hn 10
MED its lawful right of assembly I'M
der the United States constitution by
an un-American governor Of Mime
sofa. There is no time to enforce
this right in the courts. Constitution
al rights of the people are being SIM
| ilarly denied in every state in the I'M
ion. The peace purposes OF the Peo-
pies Council of America is to resist
this tendency toward Prussianism and
to uphold the constitutional liberty
and right of the people of the A,neri-
can republic.
Goes to Washington.
Therefore, the executive commit
tee has decided to transfer its meet
ing place from Minneapolis to Wash
ington, d.. G. The government OF the
District of Columbia is in control Of
congress, and if our rights are denied
in Washington they will be denied US
by the United States government and
not by the unpatriotic caprice of any
lOcel official @-.h
'fWe have . telegraphed: our dele
gates to go to Washington and we will
meet and organize a league for
dem, crazy and settle the peace terms
in that city. If we cannot find suit
able building, we will assemble on
the nlaza in front of the capitol.
There will be no further temporizing.
Either the people have the right
peacefully to assemble and speak
their thoughts lawfully and to petit
ton, their government, or they have
not" Il ., So
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