The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-26

| Loyalty of Kansas to the court of in
dustrial relations is today displayed to
the nation. More than $50 men and
women who believe in the right of the
state to safeguard an innocent public
against Industrial strife, started for
New York to root for Gov. Henry J.
Allen in his debate with Samuel
Gompers president of the American
Federation of Labor. The special
left Topeka at 1850 this afternoon.
This morning j. H. Lee. president
of the Kansas Day club, declared every
reservation on the Broadway special
had been taken. He continued to re-
ceive additional calls for tickets. In
view of the demand during the last
few days, it may be necessary to add
| an extra Pullman to the train in leav
ling Kansas City at O'Clock tonight
| Friends of Governor Allen and the
industrial court act planned the spe-
cial to New York when the Allen
Gompers debate was announced The
special was chartered as an expression
| favorable to Governor Allen who leaves
/ to defend the Kansas law on foreign
territory. 1t also is a testimonial in
behalf of the plan and purpose Of the
new state enactment.
| 1t is the purpose of President Lee
and OIneT persons dCllVe IN securing
the train to give the down-east folks
a true assurance that Kansas not only
approves her new law and recon-
mends it to the nation, but is willing
to fight for the purposes of the act.
Consequently when the Kansas gov
ernor and the labor chief take the
stage in Carnegie Hall Friday night,
the compact delegation from the Sun
flower state will offer testimonial for
their governor and their law
| Nationwide Interest.
| The big debate has already become
a matter of nationwide interest and
concern Calls for abstracts of the
speeches have come to Topeka from
London and Paris and before the end
of the week, Governor Aliens speech
may be a matter of international in
terest.
| Under the rules of the debate, there
/ will be no decision as to final results.
Both Governor Allen and President
Gompers will submit the question of
| industrial and labor control and regu-
lation to the public for decision. Each
speaker will be allowed the broadest
i scope and range in his arguments.
While there is no fixed subject to
| that effect, there is a generally as
cepted opinion that the debate will
concern the right of a state to con-
troll labor and industrial problems as
provided under the Kansas law. Alton
presidential nominee in 1904, has been
named as presiding judge. Each
speaker has been allotted ninety min
utes. Gompers has the opening and
| closing of the debate, with a brief
period in which Governor Allen may
make final reply
Texts of the speeches must come
| out of New York Friday night.
Neither Governor Allen nor Presid lent
Gompers have released to newspaper
! correspondents copies or extracts
from speeches.
Interest in East.
Interest in the coming of the kan
sas special to Broadway for the big
! oratorial show is declared to be gen.
| eral in the east. Newspapers in De-
! troit, Buffalo and other cities have
arranged to send special correspond
ents to cover the debate. Several of
the correspondents are expected to
| join the Kansas special.
/ 1T looks just now as tho we may
need an extra coach or two" said
! President Lee of the Kansas Day club
I'VE have sold every berth on the five
standard Pullman sieepers and may
need a sixth :.eeping car. Every sec
ton of the state will be represented in
| giving assurances to the east-and the
entire world for that matter-that
| Kansas is squarely behind the law and
| just as earnestly supporting Governor
4 Allen in the debate. Kansans don't
feel that Henry Allen is ever in need
of cheer leaders when he goes on the
platform. He is quite able to meet
any one in debate in New York or
any other place. But the special will
testify that Kansas is not only with
| him. but is genuinely behind the law"
Decorations for Delegations.
Banners. flags and badges have
been provided for the men and women
on the special. A special car from
Wichita arrived today. At least one
car will be added in Kansas City. The
| overflow from three cars from To-
peka may make necessary additional
sleeping quarters. The special will
carry five or six Pu1lmans. observation
car. diner and baggage car.
The Kansans will be breakfast
guests of the Kansas Day club of Chi
cago Thursday morning. Leaving
Chicago at $50 in the morning. the
/ special will run over the Wabash and
| New York Central lines to New York
An hours stop will be made Thursday