The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-15
48'ERS IN BOLT
AGAINST PARTY
Two Hundred Delegates
Move Out and Hold
Another Session.
LABOR IS TOO RADICAL
New Party's Platform Re-
garded Too Communistic by
intellectual Group"
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new party began when It was shown
that the minority report would be
Overwhelmingly defeated. James
Ferguson, former governor of Texas
was the first to openly pull out OF the
merting He was followed by dele
gates from several states, none OF
whim were identified with the labor
party.
A near stampede developed whom
an attempt was made to forestall
Introduction OF the majority plat
form report and submission to tho
convention OF a report that was re-
puted to be acceptable to Senator
Robert NJ. IaFollette. The senator's
friends launched the attack with n
declaration that the convention was
boss ridden and clique controlled"
end that the senator's own platform
heas had been buried In secret
meeting.
The storm broke with all the furore
Of riot and LaFollette delegates
we're quick to seize the psychological
moment to spring their presidential
boom A big photograph of the
senator, flag -draped and huge red
banner Inscribed with his name were
ewung~before the convention and the
demonstration was on. 1t lasted
about three quarters of an hour.
The preamble and two planks OF
the majority report are given out.
The preamble declared that in the
United States the "power OF governs
ment has been stolen from the peo-
ple," classed the peace conference as
..vIa soil ll.a tfNNa q
,ers OF our government league them
selves with the money masters OF
other nations to prevent self-deter-
mination by helpless peoples" de-
clared that effort Is now being made
In the United states TO "stifle discus
sion and strip rights and liberties
from Americans and announced
that into this breach must step
amalcamated groups of men and
women who perform useful work
with hand and brain"
The first plank. entitled 100 per
cent Americanism," called for repeal
OF laws against espionage, criminal
syndicalism and seditlon and de-
manded restoration of civil 'iber-
ties and American doctrines"
Election of federal judges and es-
tablishment of the initiative, refer.
endum and recall, applying to war
issues. except in cases OF actual
military INVASION" were demanded.
The second plank headed: "Abol-
fish militarism at home and abroad"
demands withdrawal OF the United
States from further participation IN
the treaty OF Versailles" and offers
recognition to elected governments
In Russia and Ireland" with re
fusal to go to war with Mexico at the
behest of Wall street"
1t asks also for withdrawal from
the dictatorship over the Philip
pines, Hawaii, Haiti. Dominican re-
public, Porto Rico, Cuba, Samoa.
and Guam"
on democratic control of indus
try" the platform declares for 'the
right Of labor to an increasing share
in the responsibilities and manage-
ment of industry, application of this
principle to he developed in accord
ance with the experience of actual
operation"
Public ownership and operation
with democratic control of all public
utilities and natural resources, in
cluding large abattoirs, stock yards,
grain elevators water powers and
cold storage and terminal ware
houses" was declared for in the