Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-14
THIRD PARTY
PLATE 0 R N
COMPLETED
Committee Named to Draft
Document Reports Total CT
Nine PIanks to Convention
Bitter Fight Expected.
URGE RECOGNITION OF
IRELAND AND SOVIETS
Single Tax Proposal Is Not
Mentioned-SoIdiers' Bonus
And Public Ownership Of
Utilities Recommended.

Utilities Recommended.
Chicago, July 15--The platform
committee of the new party COM
pieted its work late today and re-
ported nine planks to the conven-
ton.
Recognition of Ireland and soviet
Russia and league Of nations to
tie "end that all kings and wars be
abolished'' were included.
Other planks covered:
A soldiers bonus and steeply
graduated income tax; democratic
control of industry by the workers
and public ownership and operation
OF public utilities and natural re-
sources.
A bitter fight over several planks
was predicted BY members of the
platform committee. The single
takers plank was not included in the
platform as it was presented to the
convention.
The remaining planks were de-
voted to reduction of the'cost OF liv-
ing; increased production; promo
tor of agricultural prosperity and a
bill of rights for labor.
J. A. H. Hopkins of New York,
chairman of the 4S'ers' national
committee, was elected joint chair
man to preside over the amalga
mated convention with John II.
Walker of the labor party.
Mr., Hopkins, in his speech of &C.
ccptance, said the two parties had
come together on the only common
ground they could agree on.
Would Cork Oratory.
A motion to cork the flow of ora
tory was voted down and Alien Nc
Curdy, George l.. Record and Dud-
ley Field Malone, all leading 4S'ers
of New York and New Jersey, were
called to the platform.
The great thing has happened
and a new party has been born to-
day" Amos Pinchot said amid
cheers He suggested the only work
remaining to be done was to take
the democratic and republican par
ties out and bury them'
O. M. THOMSON, Nonpartlsan
league leader from Minneapolis. ad-
dressed thu delegates, after which a
motion that no more speaking be
permitted was adopted by volume
OF "ayes."
The chairman then called for the
report of committees.
The international relations plank
has been acceded to by the leaders,
but is directly contrary to the result
of the referendum taken by the
party.
Besides advocating recognition o.
the Irish republic and Russian So
Wet, the plank proposes lifting OF
the Russian blockade and refusal to
fight Mexico at the behest OF Wall
street"
lin Duncan finally obtained sui
ficient order to introduce John II
Walker, labor party chairman, as
the next governor of Illinois
\ !. The question OF representation
! came up just as the platform com,
J mittec entered the hall AND debate
followed that was characterized by
pleas for unity.
Meet Again Today.
With the 4S convention OH recorc
as agreeing to amalgamate thu!
afternoon, the labor party conven
tion, with Nonpartisan leaguers anG
some of the single takers officially
participating, went ahead hearing e
4 ports for a short time and then ad
Ajourned until this afternoon to hole
the first joint meeting with the 49rs
Before adjourning the labor party
session indicated that the new party
planned to nominate presidential
candidate possibly tonight, and tha
there may be state tickets in some
sections.
Three proposals of the labor
group, however, stand in the way
of a complete agreement on party
principles. They were: Propose
for capital tax levy, nationalist
ton of mines aud the Plumb plar
for tripartite railroad control.
Labor Was Conciliatory.
Evidence of the labor convention
conciliatory mood was given by sew
eral motions to give the confer
ence committee free hand" and t.
bend every effort in the direction
of agreement. Labor spokesmel
argued it could do their cause II,
harm to continue the negotiations
since the 4Srs had shown I"
genuine disposition and desire t,
get together"
The convention was thrown int
an uproar when Robert NJ. Buck
Chicago, chairman of the labor reso
lutions committee, made motto
that credentials of the 48'rs be hor
ored and the hall prepared for
joint convention.
The motion carried amid cheer
and on its heels a half hundre
farmer delegates from the 4S cor
vention arrived and were seate
after a tumultuous demonstration
The farmer delegates raised
Nonpartisan league standard aboy
=. their seats.
William Renter, a Nonpartisa
Lacquer from South Dakota. al
nounced the farmers, after spendir
FIVE days looking over all the col
ventions in session here. had needle
. their interests were identical Wi
labor"
1--WE have decided to come ov,
and stand with labor, fight with
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