Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15

all day to complete their work. No pro
gram or forecast Of this work was an
nounced.
At the time of this decision the con
ference had not assured itself of its
status. j. A. III. Hopkins, chairman Of
the Committee of Forty eight, presid-
ing, told the delegates he could not
answer what the technical position OF
the committee was.
Apparently proceeding on the expec
| tation that the committee preserved its
entity, Chairman Hopkins proposed
that it might either operate in similar
manner to the Nonpartisan League, in =
dorsing candidates, or it might select
a name and where the members of the
committee chose they could run their
ticket under this name.
May Form Fourth Party
The bolting Forty eighters" at their
meeting considered a proposal to or
ganize a fourth party and some of the
delegates appeared to favor it. There
were demands to know whether Senator
La Toilette would stand as a presi-
dental candidate IL nominated. Arthur
]. Hays, of New York, opposed the step
as unsportsmanlike.
Richard Potts. of Texas, led bolt
from the hall and as he was on his way
he was asked if he would support the
Forty eight If La Toilette and w. j.
Bryan were nominated. mo, l won't, 4"
he retorted. christensen (the farmer
labor nominee) is better"
Chairman Hopkins suggested that the
Committee of Forty eight retain its
ytltna ,.
without n national ticket, but remaining
active in local and state matters.
Gilbert Z. Roe. Of New York, former
law partner of Senator La Toilette, who
represented the latter in the new party
activities. was asked to speak.
II We had great encouragement from
the happenings here in the last two
days" Roe said. 1--WE tried the ex-
pertinent of getting middle class people
in touch with the labor class, and
though it hasn't worked well it hasn't
worked badly.
Labor is intolerant, the rest of us
are intolerant. They swallowed up
everybody else, because they had plan
and n group which worked together.
That was inevitable. I don't see why
we should fly off in opposite directions
and 60 to fighting each other now. We
belong together.
Senator La Toilette was asked to
become a candidate upon u platform
which contained some things of which
he did not approve. AS an honest,
careful man he could not accept, and l
think even the labor men will respect
his stand"
Christensen, who was present, inter-
rupted Roe. II was drafted for the
Farmer Labor party" he said. "You
and l wanted Senator La Toilette. I'm
derstand, II by any means you can now
get him, l am not in your way"
There was demonstration.
II am not going to prove disloyal,
untruthful, unfaithful, especially not to
the workingmen who nominated me-"
Christensen declared. ''If you can do
anything to get them. count me out"
''You can never make class party
in this country and have it amount to
anything said Mr.. Roe on resuming
and reaching what he characterized as
the fundamental mistake" of the La
Dor party people. "You can never
build up a Labor party successfully in
this country as in Great Britain" Re-
ferring to the Labor party attitude
toward the intellectuals" of the Com
mittee of Forty eight, Mr.. Roe said,
addressing himself to the Labor party
people:
There isn't more intolerant intel
lectual in this country than the labor
leader is. You must understand you
are not going to dictate to the intel
lectuals any more than the intellectuals
are going to dictate to you"
Nine Labor. Farmer PIanks
The platform, as adopted by the
labor farmer group, contains nine
planks, summarized as follows:
First: Americani2ation - demands
the right of free speech, amnesty for
political prisoners, repeal of espionage,
sedition and criminal syndicalist"
laws. referendum and recall for federal
judges and equal suffrage for all. Z,
Second. Demands withdrawal of the
United States from participation under
the Versailles treaty in the reduction
OF conquered peoples to economic or
political su61ugation, recognition Of the
republic of Ireland and the new Rus
sian Government" abolition of secret
treaties and withdrawal of the United
States from the dictatorship we exer-
else over the Philippines, Cuba, Porto
Rico, Guam and Hawaii" This sec
tion also pledges support to "a league
of free peoples"
Third. Demands democratic control
of industries, laying down the fright
of labor for an increasing share in the
responsibilities and management of in
dustry."
Fourth, Calls for public ownership
of all public utilities and natural re-
sources and immediate repeal of the
Esch- -Cummins railroad law.
Favorable Laws for Farmers
Fifth. Demands favorable laws for
farmers, establishment of public mar
kets, extension of federal farm loan
system, organization of state and ma
tional service to guide applicants for
farms and farmers already ON land and
promotion of farmers benefit organiza-
tions which actually will help"
Sixth. Advocates government econ
omy to replace ''extravagance that has
run riot under. the present administra-
tion, denouncing the system that .'has
created one war millionaire for. every
three American soldiers killed IN
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