South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-12
Third PARTY
AMALGAMATI0N
DRAWING NEAR
Members Hold Demonstration
Sunday-Give Cheers for
Soviet Russia.
by Associated Press:

CHICAGO, July 11.-Amalgama-
nation Of the minority political
movements under the banner of a
third party drew a step nearer Sun
| day when the labor party of the
United States opened its second ma
| tional convention with representa-
| tives OF many other organizations
| present
The committee of forty eight and
| the Single Tax conventions were in
| recess over sunday, but attended the
labor convention in force.
John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Chicago I ederatiOn of Labor, a key
note speaker brought the conven-
| tiOn TO the highest enthusiasm with
| plea that the day would come
when the working people Of the
United States would get together and
do a job such as the workers OF
Russia have done"
Big Demonstration
The biggest demonstration Of the
day was accorded this reference
Delegates stamped and whistled. and
when one called for three cheers
for soviet Russia" they were given.
Fitzpatrick declared there was
nothing 10 prevent the hand and
brain workers taking the govern
ment out of the hands of, not Amer
leans, but international financial
pirates and advised all the minority
groups TO unite on one ticket"
In opening the convention Max
Hays, chairman of the labor partv's
national committee. declared that
every political group assembled IN
this city agrees in substance to the
platform which the labor party had
formulated last November. This
statement brought forth prolonged
applause in which delegates wearing
badges of the Single Takers, forty
lighters and other clements attend
ing the convention joined.
November Platform
The november labor pfatfoffn de-
clared for naturalization of all es
sential industries. abolition of the
United States senate and of injunc
ton power OF judges in labor dis
pUtcs, declared for tho Plumb plan,
steep income taxes, world wide dis
armament, u national budget ana
| limitation of United states supreme
courts power 10 veto legislation"
Tho convention responded to the
suggestions of Fitzpatrick and Hays
ty naming a committee OF twelve
To confer with a similar group from
the committee of forty eight in ar
GILOEN 10 uGNGlOl Il COlniHOn SIOuHu
on which all could meet. This
conference was intended 10 iron out
details that proved stumbling blocks
10 amalgamation.
Throughout the discussion on
combining the strength of the mi
nority groups there appeared
trend of optimism. Speakers argued
that by such action they were pre-
scnting a solid front against a
common enemy"
AS u name for the new party.
Farmer Labor" was suggested It's
consideration, however, was post
poned.
The thunder Of footstampiny and
cheering punctuated the f'itzpatrick
address. His speech lost all repres-
sion in its references 10 Russia and
| Ireland and 10 the republican and
| democratic parties.
Follows Routine
For years and years labor has
| followed the routine of appealing to
existing political parties" FitZpat-
| PICK said We have gone to them
without programs. making no diff
ference whether the democratic or
republican party was in power and
| have come away with our promises.
only TO see those promises broken
L anu SAA4AAtAtu-
SO now we are through. We have
gotten our own people together. We
have tried 10 say. If words have
meaning, that this program of ours
was big and broad enough for every
man and woman who does useful
work with hand or brain TO stand
upon. though big business perverted
our statement in an attempt to show
il is wholly Il proposition for organ
'Zcd labor. There are other groups
here in Chicago now. and l can tell
ycu we are all agreed; we have all
got the same program. There IS not
anything sufficient TO prevent the
hand and brain workers OF tae
United states from taking the gov
| ernment out Of the hands Cf-not
! Americans but international finan-
| cial pirates--and do il now
Sixty Trade Unions
Sixty trades union groups and
other organizations are represented
in the la bor> group. Miners and rail-
road men predominant in the union
| section. other groups whose Gre
! dcntials We're approved include the
Farmers Educational and Cooper2-
tive Alliance, National People ;
League, Nurses Association Of Chi
cago. Plumb Plan league, Chicago
Trade union league. Loyal Star
league Woman's Union Labor
league. Kansas City Yardmen's as
sociation. Friends o. Freedom for
| India Young Democracy NOn-par-
tISan league, Welfare Association OF
Washington. Farmers Organization,
WCrld War Veterans and American
Union Against Aiili'ariSm.
Calling Of the roll was interrupt
| eli by prolonged cheering when the
name 4 Alexander HCwat. leader OF
| the Kansas Miners. who was sent %
| Jail in connection with the violation
Of the new Kansas industrial court
| law. was reached
Complete Organization
Permanent organization was COM
| pleted Sunday night with the cleo
| ton Of John II. Walker, miner lead
er and former president OF the Hi
nois Federation Of Labor, as chair
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