Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
SOCIALISTS NAME
PARTY CANDIDATE
L. b. PassmOre. Msline, Selected by
Socialists in Mass Convention to
Make Race for Congress.

Socialists held a mass convention at
their headquarters, 1924 Third ave-
nue.. Moline, yesterday afternoon at
which time, E. B. Passmore, was Sc
lected as a candidate for congress
from the Fourteenth congressional
district. Mr.. Passmore is president
of the Progressive Railroad lodge OF
Machinists,~ Silvis, and has long been
an active worker in the party Edgar
Owens, Moline, was reelected state
central committeeman 1t was ar
ranged to have a mass meeting of
workers Friday evening at Turner
hall, Moline, to discuss campaign
plans.
The following resolution, endorsing
the Russian formula to end the world
war, was adopted: "The war frenzy
which has gripped many nations, in
Guiding our own, is waning. The So
cialist party-of the Fourteenth con-
gressional district of Illinois, in con-
formity with the position of the ma
tional Socialist party as expressed by
the executive committee, deems it D
be its duty to state its views as to
the best methods of obtaining speedy
general and democratic peace.
I'VE endorse unreseryedly the peace
program of the Russian Socialist gov
eminent, based upon the demand for
the evacuation of all territory occu-
pied by hostile forces, and its phySi
cal restoration from an international
fund; ,the right of all nations and in
a of -
determine their own destinies; the un-
restricted freedom of travel and trans
portation over land and sea; full
equality of trade conditions among all
nations; universal disarmament; open
| diplomacy, and an effective interna-
tional organization to preserve peace.
to protect the rights of weaker peo-
Piles Including the natives in the COL
onies) and to insure the stability of
international relations.
| 1--WE are unalterably opposed to all
! anneXationist and imperialistic de-
signs, all plans Of enforced geograph-
ical or political readjustments, and
all punitive measures included in the
war aims of the contending ruling
classes and their governments.
I'VE emphatically deny that it is
necessary for the people of the United
States to spill their blood and waste
their treasure in order to rearrangn
/ the map of Europe. If Encouragement
is necessary, it can be more speedily
and more effectively accomplished by
the peace conference.
THE present situation demands
more than a mere statement of. war
aims or peace terms. An agreement
to enter into peace negotiations is now
imperative. To agree upon details OF
peace is impossible until the repre-
sentatives of the belligerent nations
meet one another in conference.
"The statement of detailed condi-
lions is futile. Such details are quite
as likely to multiply the causes OF
disagreement, magnify the difficulties
and delay peace as they are to bring
peace.
I'VE earnestly urge the official rec
ognition of the present Russian So.
cialist government and the invitation
to take part in the peace conference
of the Russians and the central pow
ers be concurred in. And we demand
that every effort be put forth by thu
government of the United States t
secure the participation of the allie!
in the conference.
"A decision by the United State!
and the allies to join in the confer
ence will electrify the peoples of tn;
, world. 1t will take the ground iron
under the crowned robbers of the cen
trail powers. 1t will deprive the auto
Gratis of all arguments now used t,
deceive their people and maintain
themselves in power. This is the roa,
to peace"
Support for the I. W. w. movemen
: was pledged in the appended resOlu
ton: THE Socialist party OF the Four
teenth congressional district of Hi
nois in convention assembled pledge
: its support to all economic organiza
, lions of the working class and de
clares the lynching, deportation, pros
ecution and persecution of the Indus
| trial Workers of the World is an at
tack on every toiler in America, an
we now call attention to the fact tina
! the charges Of incendiarism, tn
}. burning of crops and forests and tn
: vicious destruction of property mad
. by the public press against the /. "
w. have proven pure fabrication
2 wherever put to legal test.
THE Socialist party has always e1
tended its aid, material and moral. t
g organized labor whenever and whel
ever it was attacked by the capita
: istic class, and this without referenc
to the form OF organization or specie
policies; therefore, we pledge our SUI
port to the Industrial Workers of tn
World now facing trial in Chicago an
elsewhere, and demand for them
fair unprejudiced trial and urge OIL
members to use every effort to ASST
the Industrial Workers of the Worl
by familiariZing the public with I'll
real facts, to overcome the falsehooc
and misinformation with which tt
capitalist press has poisoned the pull
lie mind and judgment against thes
workers, who are now singled out II
destruction, just as other labor orgal
izations and leaders have been sil
;. gled out for destruction by the san
capitalist forces in the past
HOUSING PLAN UP.
0 r. B. Lourie has called a meetii
!. of the housing committee OF she NJ
e line Commercial club for noon todi
: in the club dining room. Plans Il
1 financing the construction of houses