New-York tribune., 1918-02-18

W. l.. Dana, ousted recently from his
professorship at Columbia for paciiist
preachments. followed with 500, and
pacitist and Socialist organizations from
various parts Of the country fell swiftly
into line. Altogether about $4,000 was
raised.
At the international dinner, which
wound up the convention last night, tho
remainder of the desired $4,000 was
subscribed.
There was more speech making at
The dinner. too, but it came as rather
ar anti-cimaX after the fireworks Of
the afternoon.
Daniel Kiefcr, Of Cincinnati, attacked
The National Security League on the
score of Prussianism; Lajpat Raj at
tackled the British government on the
score of pretty nearly everything in
sight, but especially India; Patrick Nc
Carlan urged the rights of Ireland.
which he held TO be in the category of
'bmall people, and Louis P. Lochner,
Louis Boudin and James II. Maurcr also
spoke.
About seven hundred persons at,
tended the dinner. Miss Emily Green
Balch, Of Wellesley, acted as chairman.
Whether the pacifsts will be per-
mttcd 10 send a delegate to Europe to
confer with the labor elements in Eng
land, France, Russia and Italy as to
their attitude on peace will be put up to
the State Department. probably to-day.
Passport To BE Requested
This was decided upon by the Ma
tional Labor and Peace Conference at
its business session in Bryant Hall yes
tcrday morning. James II. Maurcr,
president of tho Pennsylvania state
Federation Of Labor, who was elected
by the conference to represent Amcri
can workmcn at peace conference to
be held in London the latter part of
lhis month, was authorized TO apply
forthwith for his passport and start for
London Immediately.
Dir. Magncs read extracts from d
Manchcstcr tEngland) newspaper to
show that Arthur Henderson, the Brit
isb labor leader, had announced that a
labor conference viii be held in Lon
don beginning next week, that it would
continue for some time and that dele
gates from other countries would be
welcome. He said this refuted the as
Scrtion of the British labor mission,
now in this country, that no conference
had been called.
incidentally It was announced that
the members of the British mission
who on Saturday had been invited by
telegraph to come from Washington
and speak before the conference here
had not answered the invitation.
Attempts of the I. W. w. to have
William D. Haywood elected as an al
tcrnate in case Mr.. Maurcr could 10.
go were frustrated by the pacifsts
themselves. They defeated. q motion
to send him. Haywood is under in
dictmcnt in Chicago. Joseph D. Can
non. all organizer for the Mine. Metal
and Smeltcr Workers. Union. was
elected alternate.
Mnct ~
voted TO a discussion OF the "construc-
tive world programme for democracy
and peace" which was published in
tull in Tho Tribune yesterday. George
f. Roewer, chairman Of the Peoples
Council or Boston, presided.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk-
man, the anarchists. who are now serv-
enforcement Of the daft law. were not
forgotten. Harry Weinberger. who de-
tended them. put through resolution
demanding "amnesty for political pris-
oners' at the end Of the war
hen the provision IN the pro-
gramme which favors the abolition of
the manE sacture OF munitions of war
vas reached debate Was precipitated.
Some delegates argued that excention
should be made for the manufactures Of
munltions for an international polica
force.
More Wars Predicted
a Ncrbal encounter between Scot.
Nearing and NJ. Maurcr developed in
the discussion over q question whether
the paciiists should favor "no rcstric-
tons on voluntary migration." MIR.
Nearing opposed all restrictions Of mi.
grafton and predicted that within ten
years war would break out between Ger
many and Japan on one side and Eng
land and the United States on the other
unless this country removed its rcstric-
tions against Asiat;c labor.
The peace of The world is in danger
as long as America keeps Chinese and
Japanese labor out of this country"
said Mr.. Nearing. "Amcricans were al.