Evening star., 1920-07-15
'48ERS' BOLT THIRD
FARTY AND RESUME
THEIR CONVENTION
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right of free speech. amnesty for po-
| litical prisoners, repeal of espionage.
sedition and criminal syndicalist"
laws, referendum and recall for fed
! eral judges and equal suffrage for
I all.
| 2. Demands withdrawal of the
United States from participation un-
| der the Versailles treaty in the re-
duction of conquered peoples to eco
| nomic or political subjugation. rec
ognition of the republic Of Ireland
| and the new Russian government.
abolition of secret treaties and with
drawal of the United States from
| the dictatorship we exercise over the
Philippines. Cuba, Porto Rico. Guam
and Hawaii" This section also
pledges support to "a league Of free
peoples"
! 8. Demands democratic control Of
industries. laying down the right of
labor for an increasing share in the
responsibilities and management Of
industry"
4. Calls for public ownership of all
public utilities and natural resources
and immediate repeal of the Esch-
Cummins railroad law.
The unqualified right of all workers.
including government workers, to
strike.
Freedom from compulsory arbitra
ton.
Maximum standard eight-hour day
and forty-four-ho week.
Old age unemployment payments
and workers compensation to insure
workers against accident and disease.
Abolition Of employment of children
under sixteen years, complete and ef-
fective protection of women in indus
try with equal pay for equal work.
abolition of private employment de-
tectlve agencies used against strikes
and exclusion from interstate com
merce of convict labor products.
Demands Made for Farmers.
S. Demands favorable laws for farm
ers. establishment of public markets,
extension of federal farm loan sys-
tenn, organization of state and ma
tional service to guide applicants for
farms and farmers already on land
and promotion of farmers benefit or
help"
g. Advocates government economy
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 France" demanding that war-ac
quired wealth be taxed so as to shift
the tax burden from the poor. ex-
pressing opposition to consumption
taxes and recommending steeply
graduated income taxes for federal
revenue and taxation of land values
and sharply graduated Inheritance
taxes for state and local government
T. Urges reduction of the cost of
living by sterilization of currency,
federal control of meat packing in
dustry and enforcement of present
laws against profiteers, especially
the big ones.
S. Favors justice to soldiers of the
world war as a matter of right and
not of charity" recommending pay
ment of sum Sufficient to make
their war pay not less than their
peace-time earnings"
9. Labor's bill of rights. which in
cludes declarations for
The unqualified right Of all work.
ers, including government workers,
to strike.
Freedom from compulsory arbitra-
ton.
Maximum standard eight-hour day
and fortyfour-hour week.
Old-age unemployment payments
and workmen's compensation to in
sure workers against accident and
disease.
Abolition of employment of chill
dren under sixteen years, complete
and effective protection of women in
industry. with equal pay for equal
work; abolition of private employ
strikes, and exclusion from inter-
state commerce of convict labor
products.
Not all was harmony in the fusion
convention during the hours the
platform and candidates were under
discussion. Heated debate also de-
veloped over the choice of a name
for the newborn political group. The
forty Fighters carried their unsuc-
cessful committee fight against the
socalistic doctrines of the radical
laborites to the floor. Pursuing the
same tactics they used throughout
the platform discussion. they at
tempted to force their wishes across
through the use of Senator La Fol-
lette's name.
Labor Leaders Block Demands.
An embryo stampede and a forty
five-minute demonstration for the
Wisconsin senator resulted from the
injection of this issue. But the well
laid plans were nullified by labor
leaders, who blocked demands for
an immediate consideration of a
platform said to be satisfactory to
La Toilette, and which: it was
claimed. had been concealed by com
mittee intrigue" The laborites got
their plaform before the convention
first, and, although minority re-
port, drawn along lines said to be
acceptable to the Wiscontin senator
was presented, the majority faction
won.
Rumblings heard behind the scenes
ton during the heated platform dis
cussions. with forty Fighters charg-
| ing the fusion party with being boss
ridden by a clique"
Secret diplomacy, they said, was
at work. c. J. France of Seattle.