Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-17
Radicals Have Field Day
in Convention; Dunn,
of Butte, Is for Plan to
Bludgeon Capital.
American Flag Kissed IN
Film of Preparedness
Day; Russian Aid Of
fered for Labor War.

Chicago, Ian. i6.-This was field
day for the extreme radicals at the
national labor congress called to
consider program for iiberating
Thomas J. Mooney and Warren
Billings.
Virtually, every principle of the
socialists and the |. w. W. was urg-
ed for adoption in the flood of ora
tory which occupied both the morn
ing and afternoon sessions.
Speakers demanded the organiza-
tioH of an American soviet, the
press and capitalist class were de-
nounced and the declaration was
made that new day for labor is at
hand in which the masses will rule
the world. Pleas were made for in-
dustriai democracy and solidarity
of labor and the American Fedora
tion Of Labor was bitterly assailed-
The radical delegates and crowd in
the gallery loudly cheered the rev.
oiutionary sentiments expressed by
the speakers.
The climax was reached when a
moving picture was shown Of the
Mooney case. One scene showed SOL
diers carrying an American flag in
the San Francisco preparedness day
parade and there were Kisses from
some OF the radicals in the crowd
when this was flashed on the screen.
WILL BE RADICAL PROGRAM.
The committee on resolutions is ex
pected 10 make its final report, tomor
row, after which the convention will ad
journ. Tonight the leaders of both tn,
conservatives and radicals were unahl,
to predict with any degree of accuracy
what the congress would do at it.
closing sessions
The report, it is said, viii recommend
the adoption of the program of the In
Workers Defense league fol
the liberation of Mooney and Billings
and make some kind Of declaration OF
the numerous radical ideas suggested fol
the policy of organized labor during thu
reconstruction period.
A telegram was read from Eugene Y
Dehs. expressing regret at his inabiIit,
To come To Chicago and address the con.
sention because of the conditions impos.
ed by Faaeral Judge ID. C. Westenhover
Of Cleveland. when the socialist leade,
was released on bail after his conviction
for violation of the espionage law
Hour for Action Says Debs.
Debs, in his message. wired:
Free speech prevails in Russia. but
IS dead IN the United States since the
world has been made safe for democracy
The conservative element has the un.
qualified approval and support of tht
capitalist press, which can only NEAR
that the conservative element is true tc
The capitalist class and false to the
working class
i am with and for the radicals.
"The hour has struck for action.
Long Winded resolutions and humble
petitions to corporation tools in
public office and corrupt politicians
are worse than useless. Mooney is
innocent and the whole werid knows
1t. The convention can do no less
than demand his unconditional re-
lease and issue an uttimatum to that
effect, giving due notice that if that
fails general strike will follow
at specified time and Industry be
paraiyzed thruout the land. Appeal
has been made to their consciences
In vain, and now let the batteries
of labor be opened on their profits.
There IS no half way ground. Every
possible expedient has been. tried
and failed. and now the working
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