The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-04
Attempt No Meetings.

Chicago. Sept. 3.-Delegates to the
Peoples Council of America for De-
mOcracy and Peace made no effort to
hold public meetings today or tonight.
Several conferences We're held at ho-
tells where the delegates are quartered
Some of the pacifists attended a la
Dor picnic. having previously an
nounced they would make speeches
there If permitted to do so. None made
an address, but no person would say
that they either asked permission to
speak or were denied the privilege. A
large force of deputy sheriffs was sent
to the picnic grounds by Sheriff Trea-
ger who has been cooperating with
Adjutant General Dickson since the
arrival of the four companies of ma
tional guardsmen from Springfield
Sunday night.
Sheriff Treager declined to state
what instructions had been given to
the deputies adding that he was CO.
operating with Adjutant General Dick
son and would be governed by in
structions from the commander of the
state troops.
Thompson Hides Himself.
Mayor Thompson, by whose instruc-
tions the meeting of pacifists was held
under police protection, was in seclu-
sion throughout the day. Members of
the state council OF defense discussed
possibility of action against the mayor
for what WAS regarded as his illegal
action in permitting the pacifist meet
ing to be held in defiance of Governor
I.owdens orders Members of several
patriotic organizations also informally
discussed the mayors action.
\ number of the delegates to the
peace conference left tonight. Many
regarded their objectas having been ac-
compished when the meeting was held
after having been prevented in three
states
Report of Committee.
= The report of the resolutions COM
mittee as given out tonight contained
the following:
The events of the last few days
clearly show how far America has
gone in depriving herself of democracy
in order to export it abroad. The ac-
ton OF Governor Burnquist of Min
ncsota, Governor Philip of Wisconsin
and Governor LoWden of Illinois in
fOrbdding the peaceful and law abid
ing convention of the constituent as
sembly of the Peoples Council of
America for Democracy and Peace, was
taken against the vigorous protest of
the labor organizations in each state,
who now see clearly what lies behind
the attempt to stifle free assemblage.
for labor is to be the next victim. The
governor of North Dakota alone, like
a true American, and the mayors of
Minneapolis. Milwaukee and Chicago
welcomed and offered to protect the
conference.
Asks for Reputation.
I'VE urge the people of the United
States TO repudiate this violent assault
on the rights of free speech and free
assembiage: and as the only effective
answer, we call upon them to organ
ize in peaceablc and law-abding as
semblage to adopt legal and constitu
tional methods to protect their rights
and liberties"
The resolutions accept the presi
dents reply to the pope as the first
clear and definite statement of the
war aims of this country"
So far as could be learned the reso-
buttons We're not adopted at the formal
meeting of the delegates. 1t was said
by the leaders of the organization that
much of its work, blocked by the ad-
vent of Illinois soldiers. would be COM
pleted by mail referendum vote.
Charges Against Thompson.
II was announced tonight by officers
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