Evening star., 1920-07-12

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nomination in the labor convention,
and probably in the forty-eight meet
ing; too. the senator's friends say
poth groups are ready to nominate
Walsh as Running Mate.
frank p Walsh. Kansas City:
Charles II. IngersolI, watch manu-
facturer. and Henry Ford have been
mentioned for the nomination. but
mere is no apparent concerted action
20 iurther the prospects of any one
OF them- Walsh is also being dis
cussed for Vice President.
yesterday was given over to the
opening session of the labor conven-
tion, with delegates from sixty trade
union groups and other organizations
represented The forty Fighters and
the single takers. whose convention
opened Saturday. had recessed for the
day and practically their entire mem
bership attended the labor conven-
tion. many participating as active
delegates
prominent among those assuming a
dual delegate role was James Duncan.
one of the leaders of the general
strike in Seattle last year. Duncan
the Washington delegation to the con- :
Vention of the committee of forty
e1sht and yesterday was chosen vice
chairman of the labor convention.
Pray for IA Soviet Here.
The radical groups. who. according
to Swinburne Hale, one of their lead
ers. were in the minority in the forty
eight convention Saturday, were in
the ascendancy yesterday. and Wig
prayed for the day when the workers
of America would follow the example
set by the workers of Russia.
Every reference to Russia. and Ire
land. too. was applauded with will,
and when John Fitzpatrick. the labor
keynoter. praised the Russian revo-
luton three cheers for soviet Russia
were called and given.
While the committe of forty-ei light
and the single tax conventions were
in recess over Sunday, their delegates
attended the labor convention in
force.
John Fitzpatrick. president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. key
note speaker brought the labor con-
vention to the highest enthusiasm
with plea that the day would
come when the working people of the
United States would get together and
do job such as the workers of Rus
Sia have done
The biggest demonstration of the
day was accorded this reference, dele
gates stamped and whistled. and when
one called for three cheers for soviet
Russia" they were given.
Urges United Front.
Fitzpatrick declared there was moth
ing to prevent the hand and brain
workers taking the government out
of the hands of. not Americans but in
financial pirates" and ad-
vised all the minority groups to unite
on one ticket.
In opening the convention, Max
Hayes, chairman of the labor party's
national committee. declared that
every political group assembled In
platform which the labor party had
formulated last November.
The November labor platform de-
clared for naturalization OF all es-
sential industries. abolition OF the
United States Senate and of injunc-
tion power of judges In labor dis-
putes, declared for the Plumb plan,
steep income taxes. worldwide dis
armament, national budget and
Limitation of 1.-The United States Su-
preme Courts power to veto legis-
lation."
Throughout the discussion on COM
bining the strength of the minority
groups there appeared a trend of
optimism among the delegates. Speak
ers argued that by such action they
were presenting solid front against
common enemys
lowed the old routine of appealing
to existing political parties" Fitz-
patrick said 1--WE have gone to them
with our programs. making no differ
ence whether the democratic or re-
publican party was in power. and
only to see those promises broken
and shattered.
"Progrnm Big and Broad.
UCo pou are fhrouOh Wo boua
gotten our own people together. We
have tried to say, if words have mean
ing that this program of our was big
and broad enough for every man and
woman who does useful work with
hand or brain to stand upon. though
big business has perverted our state
ment in an attempt to show it is
wholly a proposition for organized
labor"
Sixty trades union groups and other
are represented in the
labor convention Miners and railway
men predominate in the union section.
Other groups whose credentials were
include. the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Alliance,
National Peoples League. Nurses AS
sociation of Chicago. Plumb Plan
League. Chicago University Liberal
Club Women's Trade Union League.
Loyal Star League, Women's Union
Labor League. Kansas City Yardmen's
Friends of Freedom for
India. Young Democracy. Non-Parti-
san League, Welfare Association of
Washington. Farmers Organization,
World War Veterans and American
Union against Militarism.
Hownt Is Given Ovation.
Calling of the roll was interrupted
by prolonged cheering, when the name
of Alexander Howat, leader Of the
Kansas miners, who was sent to Jail
in connection with violation of the
new Kansas industrial court law, was
reached.
Permanent organization was COM
pleted last night with the election of
John H. Walker. mine leader, and
former president of the Illinois Fed
Grafton Of Labor. as chairman. Walk
er defeated James Duncan, who was
then unanimously chosen vice chair
man.
In his speech of acceptance. Walker
assailed the democratic and the re-
publican conventions. He declared the
delegates at both represented the
steel trust and profiteering mer-
chants" and that Boise Penrose, "spe-
cial representative of the steel
trust" picked the republican nomi-
nees He said Attorney General Palm
er chose the democratic ticket.
FEDERAL CLERKS MUST