New Britain herald., 1920-07-14
H FUL[ETTE READY
 TO HEAD NEW PARTY
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The birth of the new party yester- | day after five days of conferences, was attended by tumultuous scenes in which more than once the fiedgling | movement faced shipwreck on the | rocks of jealousies and group antag- onisms. In the very beginning the l labor party organization grabbed the ! rudder and steered the course until consideration of the platform reso- { lutions was begun. Several blanks had been read and approved when the Forty-eighters began to interpose strenuous objections to their relega- ton to the background.
 Christensen Is Chosen.
 There followed quickly demands for revision of tho procedure by which the resolutions were being passed. Leaders of the IS delega- ton insisted on a more prominent position in the proceedings and the labor leaders surrendered the chair manship to Farley Christensen of Utah who presided over the original 4s convention.
 The concession failed utterly. how ever. to iron out the widely divergent views of platform blanks. As a re- suit the fusion movement was again
 
 ton in which it has been during more than 50 hours of backing and pull ing in conference meetings.
 Forty-eighters then played their trump card when they brought Sem ator LaFoilette's influence to bear and demanded platform concessions before their presidential candidate would consent to make the race. Questions of natio onaIization of es- sentiai industries and a plank deal ing with foreign relations were the principal stumbling blocks. LaFol- lette's representatives held out strong ly against inclusion of these blanks as dictated by the labor party.
 Planks Cause Dispute.
 Two blanks of the platform being drafted by the conference commit tee of the labor party and the Com mittee of IS still were in dispute when word was received by Senator La Toilette objecting to certain plans in the tentative draft.
 The Plumb plan and a declaration for government ownership of mines were in dispute
 z An official version of the tentative draft which did not meet Senator LaFoliette's approval follows:
 1ARepeaI of all sedition and crim- inal anarchy statutes.
 2--Amnesty for political prisoners jailed because of religious belief or industrial activity. .,
 3--Recornifion of the right of all workers. including government em- ployes to strike, and stripping Of the courts of powers seized" in dealing with industrial disputes and injunc- ton proceedings
 4-Recognition of right of free speech. free press. free assemblage and the right of asylum.
 5-DcclaratioH against war except in case of invasion. without a refer cndum vote.
 6-Recognition of The Irish re- public, and tho new goyerpment in Russia and immediate lifting of trade restrictions with Russia
 7-Denial of military or financial aid to any foreign government in- vading Ireland or Russia 2 s-Declaration for government ownership of utilities generally.
 9-Discharge of national war debts and of all obligations to soldiers sailors and marines in the late war by means of graduated capital tax levy, imposed especially on profiteers. Other PIanks Suggested.
 Other blanks in the unofficial yer sion fla .or the referendum and re- call. declare the United States should not aid in exploitation of weaker nations flor the benefit of | money masters" favor refusal to go | to war with Mexico for the benefit of Wall street." and urge abandon ment of America's "imperialistic | Iaf forr1, with rarard n Cnha | Hawaii. Qua m and San