Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-12
CHEER THREAT OF 4
u. s. REVOLUTION
BY LABOR PARTY
Third Party Delegates
Join in Acclaiming Rule
of Russia by Reds.
PROMISE TO DO SAME
KIND OF A JOB HERE.
Convention Favors Alliance
With Third Party in Fight
Against "Greed of Gold" 3
REDDEsT KIND OF A PLATFORM
Standardization OF All Kinds of In.
dustrics and Power of Courts
Attacked. Il
PROMISE TO DO SAME :
KIND OF A JOB HERE.
REDDEsT KIND OF A PLATFORM
Naturalization OF All Kinds of In.
dustrics and Power of Courts
Attacked.
IRy Associated pres, !

OF the minority political movement
under the banner of third party
drew I step nearer today when the
Labor party OF the United States
opened it's second national conven-
tion. with representatives Of many
other organizations present.
The Committee of Forty-Eight and
the single-tax conventions were In
recess over Sunday. but attended the
Labor convention in force.
John Fitzpatrick. president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, a key
note speaker, brought the convention
to the highest enthusiasm with
plea that the day would come when
tho working people OF the United
States would get together and do a
job such as the workers of Russia
have done"
The biggest demonstration OF the
day was accorded this references:
delegates stamped and whistled, and
when one called for Three cheers
for Soviet Russia!" they were given.
Fitzpatrick declared thsro was noth-
Ing to prevent the hand and brain,
workers taking the government out,
OF the hands OF. not Americans, but
international. financial pirates" and
advised all the minority groups to
unite on one ticket.
In opening the convention, MAY
Hayes. chairman of the Labor party,s
national committee, declared that.
every political group assembIedI In
this city agrees in substance 2tha
platform" which the Labor party had
formulated last November. This
statement brought forth prolonged
applause in which delegates wearing.
badges of the single takers. Forty
Fighters and other elements attend
ing the convention joined
November Labor Platform.
The NoveE-oer labor platform do
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, world wide dis,
armament. national budget and linn.
itation OF the United States SUI
preme Courts power to veto legisla-
ton"
The convention responded to the
suggestions OF Fitzpatrick and Hayes
by naming committee OF twelve to
confer with n similar group from the
Committee OF Forty Eight in an ef-
fort to develop common ground ON
which all could meet. This commit
tee was intended to iron out details
that proved stumbling blocks to ANAL
gamation.
Throughout the discussion on COM
binins the strength of the minority
groups there appeared trend Of op-
timism among the delegates Speak
ers argued that by such action they
were presenting a solid front against
a common enemy."@
c. ]. France. of Seattle, who pre-
sentcd the Forty y-Eighters' invitation
10 the Labor group to join the new
party movement, told the convention
the question of platform was Incl
dental and beneath 1t: are the eco
nomic principles for which all OF you
and us can fight.
"Farmcr-Labor. Party.
AS a name for the new party.
Farmer-Labor' was suggested It's
consideration. however. was post
poned.
The thunder OF foot-stamping and
cheering punctuated the FitzpatricL
address. His speech lost all repres-
sion in its references to Russia and
Ireland and to the Republican and
Democratic parties.
for years and years labor has fol-
lowed the old routine of appealine
10 existing political parties" Fitx-
patrick said. I'VE havo gone to them
with our programs. maxim gno dif-
ference whether the Democratic or
Republican party was in power. ana
nave come away with our promises.
only TO see those promises broken
and shattered. iG
30 now we are through. we have
gotten our own people together. We
nave tried to say. IL words have
meaning. that this program Of ours
was big aad broad enough for every
ma" and woman who does usefpI,
work with hand or brain 10 stand
upon, though big business has per-
Vertsd our statement in an ATTEMPT
to show that 1t is not worthy OF sun.
port There are other groups here
IN chicago now and I can tell you,
we are all agreed: we have ali got
me same program. There isn't any
thing sufficient to prevent the hand
ana brain workers OF the United
States from taking the government
out OF the hands OF, not Americans.
but OF International financial pirates
---and do 1t now" E
Fitzpatrick Drowned In Tumult. r
Fitzpatrick halted for tho tumuIts
to subside as he made the point.
The Republican party me. here
last month. he resumed. They
drew up their platform and nominas-s3
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