The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-08-06

Policy Committee brought in ma
iority report in favor of entering the
Republican primaries. A Minority
report favoring third party was
then brought in and read. Motion was
made to adopt the Minority report.
Elmer Smith, attorney from Cen
tralia, then took the floor in favor
of a third party He discussed it
from three angles, Legal, Moral and
the best chances of winning this fall.
Alex Mackel, former attorney for the
Socialist Party of Butte talked for
a third party as did Robert Harlin,
Anna Louise Strong, L. w. Buck,
Phil Pearl, Homer T. Bone, Joe Hoff-
man and many others. A vote was
finally taken which adopted the
Minority report in favor Of a third
party 149 to 81, which was then
made unanimous.
The Non-Partisan League conven-
ton voted first 10 to Is to adopt
the Majority report. They then laid
it on the table to wait the action
of our convention. The Snohomish
County delegation in the Triple
Alliance voted for third party and
the N. P. L. delegate, A. G. Zeibell,
voted straight down the line for a
third party and was with us all thru
the fight. The N. P. LIS carried the
fight far into the night, with the
leaders and organizers opposed to a
third party and finally when the vote
was taken at II p. m. it had lost 20
to 10, and so the N. p. w. will file
on The Republican ticket.
There is no split between the vari-
all means simply that we will go
Gus groups that met in Yakima. This
down the line on third party ticket.
The N. P. L. will enter the Repub-
lican primaries and if they are de-
feated there, they will go down the
line behind us. At any rate we are
all going to work together harmoni-
ously to carry the election this fall.
Thursday morning committee
Railwaymen's Welfare League came
to our convention and asked US to
reconsider our former vote in favor
of a third party, saying that their
vote was final to go down on the
Republican primaries. The entire
morning was taken up with a discus
sion as to whether or not we would
reconsider but when the vote was
taken it stood 70 to 32 against recon
sidering, then was made unanimous,
so the third party was definitely,
absolutely launched. A resolution
was then introduced to affiliate with
the National Farm-Labor party,
which will have to go to referen-
dunn vote of the membership.
When we convened in the after
noon Homer T. Bone reported for the
Platform Committee. The platform
adopted is the joint platform which
was adopted unanimously by the
Joint committee of 40, 10 from each
of the four groups. 1t contains only
five planks and ten plank legis-
lative platform.
The various conventions adjourned,
ours at 6:30, very jubilant over the
results accomplished and ready to go
down the line to victory. We meet
again on September 18th, primary
day, to nominate our candidates for
the general election in November in
conformity with the state primary
laws.
Snohomish County delegates
from each group caucussed by them
selves and discussed thoroughly pro
and con all questions so that all
through the convention Snohomish
County showed magnificent solid
arity. Our women delegates were a
factor in our delegation, and we are
proud that Snohomish County sent
women as we'll as men.
We, backed by the Lewis County
delegation were most instrumental in
carrying that convention through vic
toriously without split.
Farmer-LabOr PlatOfm
Following is the platform and the
legislative program adopted:
/. Immediate and absolute restora-
ton of free speech, free press, peace
able assemblage, and all other rights
guaranteed under the constitution
Repeal of the criminal syndicalism
act and release of all political pris-
onerS.
2. Public ownership and democratic
operation of public utilities, the
means of transportation and distribu-
ton, and of any other undertaking
found necessary to prevent profiteer-
ing.
8. Public ownership and control of
all natural resources, including water
power sites.
a. Labor's effort to secure a just
share in the management of indus
try; labor's right to organize; to
bargain collectively through repre-
sentatives of it's own choosing; and
labor's right to strike unhampered
by the Injunction.