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SAYS nEWpARTY
. Is NOW ASSURED
Not so Sure How II is to Be
Formed, However.
PREDICTS An AMALGAMATI(lii
Arthur A. Hays Insists All Political
Interests Gathered in Chicago Even
tuaiIy Will Unite.

Chicago, July Reformation of a
new party is no longer question Of
whether, but of how, Arthur 4. Hayes
chairman of the conference commit
tee representing the comforting ele-
ments, told the committee Of forty
eight convention.
Mr.. Hayes made this statement i'll
presenting the first report Of the con
ference committee to the convention
of tie committee of forty eight.
Discussion was continuing, he said,
among representatives Of the commit
tee of f0rty-eight, the National Labor
party, the Non-Partisan League, of
South Dakota, World War Veterans
American constitutional committee,
Rank and File Veterans and Single
Tax party.
The report read assured the dele
gates that before they left the city
amalgamation Of all Political parties
meeting here would be effected.
Assurances were given in it that
all groups would join in one big con
tention.
Arrangements were at once begun
looking to a mass-meeting OF the dele
yates 10 the various conventions.
Svineburne Hale continued his
speech after de Valera and the confer
ence report had been heard.
We've got to get after these may
ors, these chambers OF commerce.
these local authorities he asserted
pAp
ny that anybody can commit a CRIME
Inv uttering words out OF his mouth,
or making black marks on paper. |
know they are trying tWenty-tour PEG
ple here for criminal syndicallsm.
| deny that there is any slch crime.
Free speech is being fought by these
local authorities.
There is nothing that stands be
tween the United States and reFolu-
ton but the new party which is being
formed here.
Il don't want revolution. Nobody
who was a soldier wants force and
violence. I was a soldier. | will never
he drafted or serve again in another
war Of offense or defense. You hear
that soldiers will not vote for lafol-
!ette if we nominate him here. / am
one; I know that they will Know
100. that if they try another war with
Mexico they will have to fight the
world war veterans to get it over"
Hale got three cheers and pro
fonged demonstration.
delegation pleading for the indie,
incidence Of India appeared before the
platform committee. 1t was headed
bv T. Das, Of New York, and DIR. NJ
Krhsna, of Hsslbay.
No committee reports being ready
after the recess, Chairman Christen'
| sen asked the convention TO stall IT
session and listen to speakers.
A delegate was sent to the Labor
party convention to invite one or more
Of the Labor party people to address
the corTention of forty-eighters.
British rule in India was denounc
ed by Taraknath Das, of New York
sDeaking for the Friends of Freedom
for India.
When Das finished his appeal fol
sympathy for Indian independence he
was given an ovation, half the eonyen
ton rising in applause.
After Frank P. Walsh, of Kansas
City. and Dudley Field Malone, of New
York, had presented the argument IN
favor of a plank advocating recogni-
ton by this country of the republic
of ireland, and Demarest Lloyd, OF
Boston, had opposed such plank, the
Irish question was passed.
The Single Tax advocates were then
invited tn present their arguments te