The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-27
Socialists May Have Publicity
Organ in Kansas.
Party Council Working Out
Plans for Newspaper.
PLATFORM A PLEA FOR PEACE
End War ON Terms of No An.
nexatiOns-NO Indemnities.
John r. Stone of Fort Scott
Chairman State Committee.

A Socialist newspaper is to be
established in Kansas, If plans are
| matured which were begun at a meet
ing of the Socialist party council held
this afternoon in the office of the
secretary of state. The location of
the newspaper has not been deter
mined. but it will be the official or
gan OF the party in Kansas and will
be established by the combined con
tributions of party members.
apparently the Socialists do not realize
that the government in a recent order has
said that no new newspaper can be estab-
nsned Tor the duration Of the war.-$ditor.)
The product of the Socialist press,
I The New Appeal" published at Gil
rard. was declared by Mrs. Ida Baloof
state secretary of the Socialist party,
to be one of the most efficient pro-
rnoters Of the Democratic politics in
the state.
The chairman chosen for the coun-
ell was George w. Kleihage of Law
|, renee. Mrs. Beloof of Winfield, a lee
turer and organizer of the party, was
CHOSEN secretary of the council John
X. Stone of Fort Scott was named as
permanent chairman of the party for
Kansas. Kleihage is the party's can
didate for governor.
Try for Early Peace.
Georse Snyder of Columbus. Kan,
was chosen to head a committee for
the outlining of the councils pro-
gram. PAo
The platform ratified by the coun-
Gil, was one adopted by a referendum
vote OF the party membership. The
PLATFORM declared in favor of asking
congress, with the cooperation of the
president, to try for an early peace
between the nations on a basis of JUS
tice and democracy, and on the demo-
cratic terms of no annexations, no in
IDENTITIES, and the self-determination
OF the destinies of the small nations.
Employment for Soldiers.
The platform took up the matter of
the problem Of unemployed men after
the war shall have demobilized the
army. The party proposes. If placed
in power. to provide employment for
idle labor by the building of highways,
offering laboring days Of eight hours
m length. and fixing the wage of So
a day totbe paid to the Iaborers. Ike
Gilberg, who was a visitor at the meet
ing, suggested that no fixed wage
should be named, but that the words
AN equitable wage" be substituted
for 50. The platform, however. is not
subject to change in the party council,
so it was adopted as written. 1t con-
tanned also a plank endorsing the ma
tional amendment for prohibition.
Party Is Growing.
Mrs. Beloof made a report on the
Chicago meeting regarding campaign
plans. The party in Kansas will con-
duct its campaign chiefly thru the
mails. and thru its newspaper, in case
one is established.
Mrs. Beloof, speaking of the status
of the numerical strength of the party
said: I'VE are told that the party is
dead. In spite of, prosecutions and
mob violence melted by the capitals
tic press; in spite of the fact that
many of our members have left us be-
cause they were not strong enough to
stand against those prosecutions, we
still gained. in the first six months of.
1918, 5000 new members. The hon
est ones will come back to US; for such
men as John Spargo cannot long lend
themselves to the work of muzzling
free speech"