Arizona republican., 1920-07-13
SAYS LABOR NJ CATS PAW FUR
 'FORTY-EIGHTS'
Compromise Demanded by Laborites by 10 A. M. Today in Ultimatum - Declares Unalterable Op- position to League in Any Form
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 CHICAGO, July I2-Amalgamation of the Labor party and Committee of Forty eight in a new party movement was threatened with failure tonight when the labor group adopted an uIti- matum giving until 10 a. m., Tuesday for the forty -eighters to show q dis position to compromise.
 The ultimatum was proposed by Max s. Hayes national chairman of the Labor party.
 The convention decided to proceed tomorrow to adopt a platform and nominate candidates if amalgamation fails.
 The ultimatum carried after an hours debate in which the forty eight leaders were criticised as ''plu- toeratic philanthropists trying to use the Labor party as a cats paw"
 May Adopt Platform Tonight
 Labor delegates proposed that if a compromise could be reached. the two parties hold a joint session Tuesday night to adopt platform and nomi- nate candidates
 Delegates were sI1eptical that the together movement would succeed but efforts of the more radical to force an immediate break were discouraged by the more conservative.
 During the argument, Dudley Field Malone. former Democratic leader and collector of the port of New York. ar . rived as a representative of the Com mittee of 4S.
 Malone. who is also member of the Labor party, attempted to Dlacate the delegates, grown reStiVe over the prospect that the convention might last into Thursday or longer. He de- clared there were no unsurnountable difficulties in the way of amalgama- ton.
 UnaIterably Opposed to League
 The convention adjourned to 9:30 tomorrow morning after adopting the ultimatum.
 In answer to a question by a New York delegate, Mir. Maddaux said:
 '1 would reject the league of na- tions with or without reservations.
 An indication that the conference committee was by no means ready to report was had when J. H. Hopkins, chairman of the national committee. addressed the delegates and pleaded for patience
 "Our mills may be grinding slowly but we hope they are grinding surely. D he said.
 The convention adjourned at 10: 20 D. m. to meet tomorrovsat 9:30 o'clock.
 Party Name Stumbling Block
 Representatives Of live political and semi political organizations marched today in formal fashion under the shell tering wing of the Committee of Forty eight's attempt to create a new fusion party. but the Labor party, conceded che most important group. was still outside of the fusion arrangements at night. Statements from the confer ence indicated that tension was high, and that the Committee of Forty eight representatives objected to the term democratic operation" as applied to government ownership of railroads. for which both stand; there were also diff ferences over the name for the new party. labor men demanding the inclu- sion of the definite word labor"
 Meanwhile the Labor party and the convention of the Committee of Forty eight continued to progress. Each member of the Labor party platform committee was armed with three plat form drafts. each containing an Irish freedom plank. to which the Commit tee of Forty eight delegates were said to object. The forty eight convention, listened to OratOry. with no action un- til just before the close. when repre- sentatives of the American Copstitu- tional party. the American Party of Texas. which has not previously par ticipated in the activities. Single Tax CTS. World War Veterans associa ton. and Rank and File Veterans or ganization, marched into the hall