The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-12
WANTS LAB0RING
MEN TO DEPOSIT
IN LEAGUE BANKS
Novel Scheme is Proposed by
Organizer in a Speech Before
Labor Party Convention
PARTY COMBINE PROCEEDS
Russian Soviet is Chcered by
Delegates to Convention in Chi
cagO to Form Third Party

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league representatives today appealed
to the labor party convention for the
financial support of it's party men,
bers in moving the league farmers
crops. Carl D. Thompson, league
leader, asked that working people"
transfer their savings deposited in
"capitalistic banks" to league institu-
tions.
He declared that the grain farmers
Of the northwest needed $25,00O,00O
and that through the proposed trans
fer their needs could be met at low
rate Of interest.
Put It On Record
ThompsOn's appeal was responded
to with a resolution by the convention
which made his speech a part of the
records. Max Hays, national labor
committee chairman, speaking in be.
half of the resolution said the appeal
could thus be widely distributed and
Labor would answer"
Before adjournment at noon the con.
vention agreed to a night session, to
receive a report of the conference
commission from the forty-eighter's
convention.
Says New Party Assured
Formation of new party is no
longer question Of whether" but of
"how," Arthur Hayes, chairman of the
conference committee, representing
the comforting elements, told the com.
mittee of 48 convention today.
MIR. Hayes made this statement in
presenting the first report of the con-
ference report. The report assured
the delegates that before they left the
city amalgamation of all political par.
ties meeting here would be effected.
Assurances were given that all groups
would join.
Thompson, the spokesman. for the
A. f.. ThOmasOn. a lecturer, for the
National Nonpartisan league, enter
tanned the convention delegates with
"a recital of state enterprises initiated
by the league administration in North
Dakota. He said the league had given
union labor "all it had asked for and
some. more"
Attack Deportations
Speakers were called np to entertain
the committee of 48 delegates during
the long wait for conference reports.
Swinburne Hale, of New York, talking
about deportation proceedings of the
federal government, attacked Attorney
General Palmer and won applause.
Hale told his audience that Farley P.
Christinsen of Utah, permanent chair.
man of the convention was zone of
the first defenders of the l. w. w."
"The department of labor had since
become emapcipated," Hale said, deal
ing with "by the courage Of Louis +.
Post"
Cheer De Valera
Here the delegates gave three cheers
for the assistant secretary Of labor
whose impeachment has been urged
by Attorney General Palmer.
Eamonn De Valera, president of the
Irish republic" who got a rousing re-
ception as he entered the hall, cut
short Hales talk and was presented
as president Of the Irish republic
De Valera was applauded when he said
"rhe Irish question" was an Amer
lean question"
Conference committees appointed
yesterday by the labor convention and
Saturday by the forty-eighters smooth
ed out objections to amalgamati0n in
a protracted session last night and
adopted series Of recommendations
to be offered to the convention today.
Keep Indemnity
Besides urging the combining of
forces under a common standard with
a common name they also proposed ap.
pOintment of several subcommittee
to draft machinery under which the
combine will work and tn nrpnarn q
joint platform. The recommendations,
if approved as the leaders expect,
means that the two conventions will
preserve their separate identity and
continue to function in separate con.
ventions with committees reporting
identical reports.
The single tax party also in nation.
al convention is divided, according to
of various leadSr, on the
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