The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-12
TO AMALGAMATE
ALLPROGRESSIVES


be given hearings later.
Eamon DE Valera, president OF the
Irish republic, will address the forty
Fighters on this matter.
o. NJ. Thomson, OF North Dakota
one Of the leaders of the Nonpartisar
league there. explained to the forty
Fighter convention at length today the
workings of the league. He described
the state owned mills, banks and other
institutions.
"The democratic party he said,
has in its seven years reign given us
everything we need to support such a
movement as this. They have strad-
died the most important issues OF the
day and named a candidate who can
not be swallowed without pinnng a
clothespin on your nostrils. They-could
not have got worse man, save one,
perhaps, and the republicans got him.
''If we do not get together we de-
serve what we will get"
Great applause greeted this state
ment and there were loud cries OF
"well stick"
Woman Gives Invitation.
Amalgamation efforts We're carried
further today under the direction OF the
committee of forty eight. A speclai
subcommittee headed by Mrs. Ina r;
| williams of Washington state, carried
invitations to representatives OF the
| Nonpartisan league, the single-taN con-
vention, the World War Veterans as
sociation and the American constitu-
tional party that delegates attend ,n tne
| committee of forty y-eight convention.
All agreed to go that far, 1t was sald' on
| the understanding that they were not
| bound to remain in the sessions or sup
| port the decisions. T..
| The question OF a name 1or Ine ~
| sionist organization projected worrleu
| the SON ference committees. Inc
| farmer labor party was a suggestion
seriously considered today.
FIqht on irish Issue.
Excitement was provided by plat
form fig1ht over the Irish question. The
negro question was brought before the
convention by Rev. w. X. Bagnall,
negro minister Of Detroit. He was IN,
troduced as a speaker Tor the Natioila' iona
Association for the Advancement of Col
ored People. o, w. Thomson. lecturer
for the national nonpartisan league, told
the forty EIGHT convention delegates OF
state enterprises initiated ny the league
administration inaugurated in North
Dakota. He said the league had given
union labor all it had asked and more.
During the long walt for conference
reports, Swinburne Hale, OF New YORK
telling of deportation proceedings OF the
federal government. attacked Atty' Gen
Palmer and won applause. Hale told his
audience that Farley p. Christensen, OF
Utsh, permanent chairman of the con-
vention, was one ''of the, first defenders
of the l. w w" The delegates cheered
at this until Chairman Christensen was
forced to acknowledge by bowling.
1.-The department of labor has since
become emancipated," Hale said. deal
ing with Palmer, "by the courage OF
Louis Post"
Louis Post cheered.
Here the delegates. number OF them
rising gave three cheers for the assist
ant secretary of labor. whose impeaeh-
ment has been urged by Atty. Gen. Pal
mer.
Hale referred to himself ecasualy as
IAN old fashioned revolutionary Ameri-
can" and asserted that Atty. Gen. Pal
mer has the highest ideals and the
lowest practices of any Official In our
history"
Eamonn de Valera. who got rousing
reception as he entered the hall, cut
short Hale's talk, and was presented as
president of the Irish republic"
De Valera was appiauded when he
said the Irish question" was an Am
erlcan question" He asked for recogni-
tion of the Irish government In Ire-
land He was warmly applauded as he
concluded.
Arthur @. Hayes, Of the confer
enoe committee OF the forty eight.
ers, declared at noon:
'lt is no longer question OF
whether we will amaloamate, but
Of how" His sentiments were
echoed by others.
Representatives of the committee of
forty y-cight the American labor pnrty
the Nonpartisan league, the single tax
party and the American constitutional
ist party held a series of conferences
throughout the morning endeavoring to
reach an agreement. SO many details
and angles to the merger cropped up.
however, that the actual union was de-
layed Leaders on all sides were con-
fident that the coalition will be per-
fectly before many hours.
1t Is probable that night sessions oil
the two majority conventions in ses-
sion here-the committee of forty eight
and the American labor party-will
be held tonight.
BY that time 1t is expected that the |
subcommittee will have perfected thelr |
convention to hold a night session. in
timating that by that time 1t would he
ready to report. The session was agreed
to by the convention.
Palmer VIII Have TO Go.
Swinburne Hale was introduced by |
the chairman as "the man who has been
hot on the trail of Atty.-Gen. a.
Mitchell Palmer"
before the next March fourth. The
cabinet is very much perturhed over
the situation and IL is not unlikely thAt |
Mr. Palmer will quietly pack his grip |
and go this summer. III he does not
there is Senator Frances resolution IN |
department of justice expenditures and |
ON the committee to which his resolu-
tion would be referred are Senators |
France, Borah. and Gore"
WILL PREVENT REVOLUTION.
"There is nothing between US and
revolution, except the new party
that Is TO be born here" Hale said
an4d loud cheers.
"a don't like revolution and
don't like war. ! won't volunteer
and | won't be drafted In any war
either OF offense or efense. pre-
dict that II this country goes TO
war with Mexico our soldiers Will
see to II that we do not get very
far into Mexico" he concluded.
is AMERICAN ISSUE.
1.-The principle of the self deter.
minatIon OF nations" the lrlsn
President De Valera, declared, "Is
not being applied 10 ireland.
"Thls question Is an American
CUSTOM" he continued, I'VE In Ire
land are affected by your attitude.
'In ireland there are two govern
ments. One Is by the Irish for the
irish and by the will OF the people
The other is a foreign government
and maintained only by brute force.
One Of those two governments VIII
be recognized by the American gov
ernment.
THE people Of ireland have never
recognized the imperial sovereignty OF
Great Britain. that might makes right
Your refusal To recognize ireland Is
to telling Great Britain toy
90 ahead. to reconquer Ireland. We
know the American people DO not awnt
That. You do not want England 10 es-
tahlish a chain OF blockhouscs In Ire
land TO keep ireland down.
1T is not a question ~ trying to get
England or France or any other country
10 recognize Ireland. II is question
n vour recognizing yourself