The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-13

Relief for P,
Chicago, July 1s.-AmaIeamatIon
OF the principal groups attempting
10 FORM q new party was effected
mere today. The committee OF for
y'.eleht voted to Join the national
league group and a delegation Of
= single takers marched Into the la
Dor convention and announced they
also had decided to amaaamate.
evidence Of the labor conven.
tlon's eonelIIatory mood was alven
Dy several motions to give the con.
Ierence committee a free hand and
20 bend every effort" In the dlrec.
men argued It could do their cause
no harm to continue the ,neeotla.
tons, since the forty Fighters had
SHOWN "a genuine disposition and
desire to GET together"
movement to instruct the confer
ence committee on the three plank.
sun In dispute was blocked, leaving tht
way open for compromise.
Ihe single takers arrived on the
heels OF the farmers and indorsed thc
amalgamation movement.
On motion of Max S. Hayes Cleve.
hnd., Chairman Of the labor party ma
Iionai committee, nomination of presi-
GENITAL candidates of the united new
party was made a special order of
business for $50 o'clock tonight.
The convention was thrown into an
uproar when Robert M. Buck, of Chi
cago, chairman of the labor resolutions
committee, made motion that creden-
tlais or the forty-e Fighters be honored
vention.
The motion carried amid cheers and
on It's heels a half hundred farmer dell
egates from the forty Fighters conven-
tion arrived and were seated after a
tumultuous demonstration
The farmer delegates raisad Nav
~ partisan league standard above their
seats. .a
William Renter, Nonpartisan
the farmers. after spending Ave days
looking over all the conventions in ses-
sion mere, had decided their interests
were identical with labor"
We have decided to come over and
stand with labor, fight with labor and
op;n orsani5e asa with labor" Renter said.
Partial Report.
The platform committee brought in a
partial report containing one plank
PUBLIC ownership and democratic con-
trol OF transportation, including stock
yards, large abattoirs, grain elevators,
tanks" were urged in tins this plank: IS anu
Chairman Farley r. Christensen as
troiF represented the demands as''o Of the the
labor party.
During the discussion, Harry Neu-
berger. Of New York In favoring the
adoption of the report said:
1--WE may not be. able to grab the en-
tire earth at this time, but we can take
this step in that direction"
tie was given a. roar of applause. |
debate was shut off and the report |
Stumbling Block. .-,.- ....-,
The committee Of forty eight dele
gates voted to amalgamate before they |
had heard the report of their confer
ence committee on the stumbling |
blocks to proposed union. These
points were the Plumb plan and impo- /
sition of capital tax.
The convention heard the remainder
of the resolutions committees report !
and approved the cooperative store
movement, election laws giving migra
tory workers a vote, and number of
other resolutions, including:
Relief from starvation wages and
inhuman treatment" for postal EN-
ployes. sympathy for Eugene Debs and
Jim LarlSin, martyrs to the cause;
demand for the immediate repeal of
the Cummins- -Esch law and demo-
cratic management" of the railroads.
national ticket only Is provided for
in the coming election by the report
of the joint conference committees of
the minority groups But the report
ties had organized for a state campaign
that organization shall be the recog-
nized state body for 1920
Swinburne Hale, of New York, told
the delegates that in his opinion the
only differences in the conferences with
the labor group were on details. He
offered a resolution discharging the va
rious committees and resolving to meet
at 2:30 pm. today with. the labor party
in a mass convention Of the two par
ties.
Resolution Tabled.
After two votes the resolution was !
tabled.
The committee on political procedure /
then madN a report providing In detail I
for amalgamation of the labor party {
and the committee Of forty-eight by
joint meeting of the two conventions. {
George II Record, Dudley Field Ma
lone. Allen McCurdy and c., J: France.
of Washington. took the platform be- !
fore the convention and Mr.. Record !
explained the differences. c
I'VE feel that Senator Robert La Fol- ]
iette might not agree to run as our 9
candidate II these things were all ac- '
cepted," Record said. Yells OF mo. i
no. and this is no time TO talk about !
candidates interrupted him. Then c
favor OF La Follette's name.
Record read some of the planks
agreed to by the Fighters and the
labor party men. The convention held
agreement included planks declaring
for recognition by the United States Of 4
Russian and Irish governments and
carried its demonstration further when
a plank declaring for referendum be-
fore war except after an act OF actual C
invasion" n
Another agreement plank advocated q
refusal to go to war with Mexico at /
the behest Of Wall street" I
Labor Joins Also. r
Records report was interrupted L
by a notification given TO the con. II
VentIon that the labor party gath. Z
erIno had also decided for amalea-
nation. Arrangements were made s
Immediately 20 parade the forty. C
elpht convention delegates In
body Into the other convention In q
sightseeing automobile buses. fl
labor party committee entered 7
tire hall and was warmly welcomed. a
Max Hayes, who headed the COM p
rnttee, told them all would be II
seated In the labor convention. He o
said they could Twin by 1924"
peIeastes yelled back 1920" "i
have u upon substantial authority
that the old parties have had their
agents In these eonNeH.!Sss." he v
asserted, "buttonholinp delegates TO
keep our minority groups apart 80
the Victory will be easier for them" :.
Immediate repeal OF the Cummins- y
Esch transportation act, read by Rec 6
,rd when he resumed as another agree y
mont plank, got cheers from the forty .
II midnight the conference setn back a
uto session nv their conventions. re- u
,pcncd their discussions In a final et- !.
ort to reach an REreemet satisfactory | q
o both groups =
The radical Afction in the labor con-
-ention threatened for several hours last
light 10 break of negotiations with the
ortv-ejchtcrs. More Conservative dele r,
ates. however. stayed off the impend- r
nE split. rl