New-York tribune., 1919-04-09


buildings, stock and machinery of reclaimed
or purchased lands, to be sold as going
concerns, on longtime amortzed payments,
to returning soldiers and to others able to
make small initial payments, all such un-
dertakings to be provided with free schools
for vocational training
THE ENFRANCHTSEMENT OF WOMEN
s. Tho complete enfranchisement Of won-
en-, with equal opportunities with men and
equal pay for equal services
NO WAR PRICES IN TINE OF PEACE
T. The immediate reduction of freight and
passenger rates, especially on food and fuel
POLITICAL RIGHTS OF PUBLIC EN-
PLOYES
g. The immediate abandonment of all in
reference with the political rights of en-
poyes in the public service, or the exercise
of any further postoffice censorship.
THE MILLIONAIRES AND THE WAR
DEBT
9. The national debt created by the war
should be liQuidated; and to that end there
should be an income tax and inheritance tax.
graduated upward from $4,000 until all in
comes above 100000 per annum, and all in
heritance above that amount. shall be appro
priated for that purpose until the debt is
paid; and all incomes not accounted for
and all income producing properties, Sc
curltles and inheritances not listed for this
purpose shall be forfeited to the govern
ment.
GAMBLING IN LIES NECESSITIES 70
RE MADE JMDOCcrDrr7
H. Ihe use of the mails, telegraphs. teIe
phones, express companies and banks shall
be denied for making sales of goods. prom
critics, investments or securities. excent for
direct delivery by the owner or his author
lzed agent; and then Of the specific goods
properties, investments or securities in
VOWED, In order to eliminate gambling and
speculation In necessities Of life.
The Chicago Labor party came back with
fourteen points of its own:
l. Right to organize.
x Democratic control Of industry
o. Elght-hour day and minimum wage.
A. Abolition Of unemployment.
D. Equal rights for men and women.
t. Stop profiteering
T. Abolish Kaisersm in education
D. Soldiers and sailors insurance for al,
workers.
s. Abolition of inheritances abor.
$100oOO
10. Public ownership and nationaliza+ior
OF natural resources and railroads and nnh-
lie utilities p"'-
IL. Free speech, free press. free asseu-
blage
IL. Labor repre- sentation in tba ,o,.
ment. e9AA
10. Labor in the peace conference.
IA An end to kings and wars.
4 National Convention
Ihe next step was the presence of tho
Nonpartlsan Leagues Governor North
Dakota's Governor--Lynn ]. Frazier ~ +ho
ratification meeting Of the CHICAGO 1obor
party. Frazier explained the farner., ,s-.,
latlve accomplishments, and received
pieoee that the Illinois Federation of Labor
would deposit its funds with tho Nor+h
DaKota state bank If big Biz" tried .o
wreck the new enterprise
rollowlng the ratification meeting. Il ho-
came known that the Nonpartisan roac,.
mad taken an active part in an aoreerar.
by which the farmer organization will
par'iclpate IN national convention to
wh'ch representatives of all the city labor
parties formed or forming will be calIod
with the announcement from tho abortive
National party Of pro-war Socialists. in
teliigentsia and social reformers that Il
VIII stand ready to join the new party
movement, the existence of third party
IN 1920 is practical certainty
Leaders of the Nonpartisan resc,c ,cd
tho labor parties feel dissatisfaction with
both the policies and the personalities of
tho two old parties They have their own
policies pretty we'll outlined, but in talk