Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-15

bilities, in addition to La Toilette and
Henry Ford, whose candidacy was
Withdrawn by his friends here last
night. Amos Pinchot, New York, and
George Record, New Jersey, regard
ed as second choice to La Toilette
for the nomination, were the princi-
pal hackers of the defeated Commit
tee of Forty-eight program.
In view of this situation, it was
thought the place might go to Dudley
Field Malone, former collector of
the port Of New York and a member
of both the Committee of Forty-eight
and the American Labor party; John
Fitzpatrick, president of the Illinois
Federation of Labor, or Governor l..
j. Frazier, Non-Partisan league lead
er of North Dakota.
Adjournment in Sight
The liberal organizations which
have definitely cast their lot with
the Laborites include the Non-Parti-
san league, World War Veterans,
Rank and File Veterans association,
American Constitutional party and
American Party of Texas.
Ultimate action of the Committee
Of Forty-eight organization was
problematical,$ but it was generally
believed it would be split, with some
of it's personnel remaining loyal to
its recognized leaders, while the re-
matnder carried on with the Labor
ties.
Predictions were made today that
the third party" would formally
adopt the name Of "Farmer-Labor
party''-the title accepted by the SUBJ
committee which had that matter
under advisement-put through its
radical platform, select presidential
and vice presidential candidates and
adjourn sine die this afternoon.
Two planks of the platform being
drafted by the conference committee
of the Labor party and the Commit
tee of Forty-Eight still were in dis
pute when word was received that
Senator La Toilette objected to GER
tain planks in the tentative draft.
Inclusion of the Plumb plan and
declaration for government owner
ship of mines were said to be the
points in dispute.
Tentative Platform
The unofficial version Of the tenta-
tive draft which did not meet Sena
tor La FoIlette's approval, follows:
1. Repeal of all sedition and Grim.
inal anarchy statutes.
2. Amnesty for political prisoners
Jailed because of religious belief or
industrial activity.
8. Recognition of the right Of
workers, including government en-
ployes, to strike, and stripping of
the courts of powers seized" in deal
ing with industrial disputes and in
JuuCllOHdl proceedings,
4. Recognition of right of free
speech, free press, free, assemblage
and the right of asylum.
5. Declaration against war except
in case of invasion, without a refer
endum vote.
6. Recognition of the Irish re-
public" and the new government in
Russia" and immediate lifting Of
trade restrictions with Russia.
Z. Denial of military or financial
aid to any foreign government in
vading Ireland or Russia.
s. Declaration for government
ownership of utilities generally.
8. Discharge of national war debts
to and all obligations to soldiers
sailors and marines in the late wa
by means Of a graduated capital tax
levy, imposed especially on prof
iteers.
Other planks in the unofficial ver-
sion favor the referendum and recall
declaration the United States should
not aid in exploitation of weaker ma
tions for the benefit of money mas
ters," refusal to go to war with Mex
leo for the benefit of Wall street"
and abandonment of Americas i'm
perialistic platform with regard to
Cuba. the Philippines, Hawaii, Guam
and Santo Domingo"