New-York tribune., 1920-07-14

mer Collector of the Port of New York.
Let no one fear the term radical
ism," he said, 1--WE are all radical" He
advocated the strict enforcement of
prohibition.
II hope labor does not see it's destiny
through a glass of light wine" he said.
The radical faction in the Labor con-
vention threatened for several hours
with the Forty-eighters Immediately.
More conservative delegates. however,
STAYED off the impending split by
throwing their support behind the ulti-
matum, which postponed decision until
to-day and gave the conferees another
opportunity. The ultimatum was in
the nature of compromise between
the widely divergent views of the ex-
treme left and the right wing, one
favoring an immediate break and the
other indefinite continuation of the ne
gotiations.
Dramatic appeals for unity by Fran
els Dillon, of Indiana, and Dudley Field
Malone, Of New York, were credited
with having turned the tide against
the radicals. Malone, one of the Forty
eight leaders and also member of the
Labor party, was summoned hastily to
the hall when the radical group threat
ened to force the split, and final ap-
| peal placated the more restive ones
with promise that the rank and fils
of the Forty Fighters would back the
Labor branch if amalgamation proved
| impossible.
The new party's plan Of organiza-
tion, as embodied in the, report of the
joint conference committee, will be as
follows:
Rasic of TIri<ad Acftor
II. The Labor party of the United
States and the Committee of Forty
eight shall unite in new political
party.
"2. The new party's national organi-
zatien at ,oos shall confne its activities dur
ing 1920 to the election of President,
ce-President and members of both
houses of the Congress.
"3. The basis of organization con-
troll of the new party shall be as fol-
lows:
"a national committee composed of
three members from each state, at
least one of whom shall be a woman,
shall be selected. This national COM
mittee shall select an executive COM
mittee of nine, which executive COM
mittee shall be in charge of the 1920
campaign. The national executive
committee members of each state
shall be the executive committee of
the organization in such state, in 50 far
as the purposes of the national cam
paign are concerned.
a. The existing national commit
teemen of the Labor party shall be
deemed elected to the national COM
mlttee of the new party. At least one
Of the national committeeman in each
state shall be a member of the Com
mlttee OF Forty-eight and at least
one shall be member of the Labor
party. Any vacancies now existing
shall be filled by joint caucus of the
immediately following the present ma
tlonal convention of the new party.
Any vacancies later occurring shall be
filled by the executive committee.
Political Activities in State Units
while the foregoing basis of union
IS centered primarily upon national
political activity, your committee
recognizes that the new party must
necessarily be interested in the de-
velopment of such activities in state
or smaller political units as shall pro-
mote the strength of the national
organization and aid in carrying out
its policies. Your committee do there
fore agree as follows:
Il. In all states where the Labor
party shall have an existing organiza-
tion, which has arranged for the plac-
ing of ticket in the field or where
a, ticket has already been so placed in
the field, that organization shall be the
recognized state organization for the
1920 campaign.
=. In all states where the Commit
tee Of Forty eight shall have an ex,
listing organization, which has arranged
for the placing of ticket in the field
or where ticket has already been so
placed in the field, that organization
shall be the recognized state organiza-
ton of the 1920 campaign.
"3. In all states other than those in
cluded above any existing state organl-
zations Of the Labor party and Of the
Committee of Forty-eight shall CO.
operate in insuring that a ticket, in
substantial harmony with the prin-
ciples for which the new party stands,
shall be placed in the field in the
1920 campaign.
Temporary Rules of Organization
During the 1920 campaign the ma
subject to any notifications imposed
by the provisions of this joint report
and further subject to any changes
which may be adopted by the united
convention of the new party to be at
once assembled under the agreements,
shall be the constitution of the new
party.
"The convention of the new party
here assembled under this agreement
shall appoint commimttee of ten. five
from the former labor party organiza-
tion and five from the former Commit
tee of Forty eight organization, which
committee shall be charged with the
duty of drafting new constitution for
the party. This committee shall COM
plete it's work either during this con-
vention or Immediately thereafter.
The constitution agreed upon by this
committee shall be forthwith printed
and furnished to all national or state