Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-06-27
FORMER RESIDENT
HEADS MISSION
A. M. Simons viii Attend Socialist
Meeting in England---M Move Said
to Have Presidents Approval

A. NJ. Simons, 921 Bartlett avenue,
Milwaukee, will head a commission of
seven American Socialists and la
Dor men to represent the United
States at the London conference of
entente and neutral Socialists called
by the British Labor party for June %.
Sending of the special mission has
been announced at the offices of the
American Alliance Of Labor and De.
mocracy in New York. 1t is said the
move has the full approval of Presi
dent Wilson The alliance is a patri
otto labor organization of which Sam
uel P. Gompers is president and which
is closely affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
JOHN sPARGo ON MISSION
Mr.. Simons was called to Washing
ton several days ago in connection
with the mission Louis Kopelin, edi
tor of The New Appeal, the leading
Socialist paper in the United States
which is supporting the government
in the war; Alexander Howatt, presi
dent of District IA, United Mine Work
ers of America, also loyal Socialist
and John Spargo, formerly member Of
the national executive committee Of
the Socialist party, are the other three
members who are now on their way tC
Europe.
After arriving across the Atlantic
the commission will be Joined by Pro
lessor George D. Heron, welI-known
American Socialist, who has been in
Berne, Switzerland, since the war
broke out; Charles Edward. Russell
and Frank Bohn, also well-known
American Socialists Before returning
the party will visit France and Italy.
NOTED WRITER AND LECTURER
Mr.. Simons is known international
ly as a. Socialist lecturer and writer
on economic subjects. He was born
in North Freedom, Wis, October g.
1870. He received his B. L. degree
from the University of Wisconsin,
class of '95, with special honors in
economics. From 1895 to 1899 he was
engaged in social settlement and as
sociated charity work in Chicago. He
was editor OF The Workers Call, later
The Chicago Daily Socialist, from 1893
to- 1900; of The InternatiOnalist Social
ist Review from 1900 to 1906 Of The
Chicago Daily Socialist from 1905 tc
1910; of The Coming Nation from 1910
to 1913. He came to Milwaukee IN
1913 and became editor of the national
edition of the Socialist organ.
When the Socialist party adopted
the st. Louis platform in 1917, Mr.
Simons at once warned the PARTY
members against attempting to carry
out the pledges made IN that Plat
forrn. AS a result he was expelled
from the party He organized -
Wisconsin Loyalty legion, ar p =.
the time of leaving Milwaukee was
in charge Of the literature department
of che legion in this: state. He hSs
been a. contributor to The Milwauke&
Journal, TIE New Republic and othe1
publications. Among the books writ
ten BY him are: The American Farm
err; Glass Struggles in America, thirt
edition; Social Forces in American
History, fourth edition; Wasting HUI
man Life. Mr.. Simons has been del
egate to almost every national conveH
ton of the Socialist party in the UnTt
ed States and a delegate to internd
iCnal conferences of the party. He i
personally acquainted with English
French, German and Russian Social
list leaders, and his intimate knowl
edge of labor movements in both TIT
United States and Europe qualify hin
for his mission abroad.
Mr.. Simons spoke in Baraboo las
year. His parents, MFR. and Mrs. Hor
ace 3. Simons, reside at 1919 Eas
street, Baraboo. Mrs. Simons, ne'
! Miss May Wood resided in Barabo'
at the time of their marriage.