The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-12

asked that working people" transfer
their savings, deposited in "capitalist
banks" to league institutions. He de-
clared the grain farmers OF the north
west needed S25, 900. 900 and that through
tho proposed transfer their needs could
be met at a low rate OF interest.
Thompson's appeal was responded TO
with a resolution by the convention
which made his speech a part OF the
record OF proceedings Max Hayes
chairman OF tho national labor commit
tee. speaking in behalf Of the resolu-
tion said the appeal could thus he wide
ly distributed and labor would an
swcr."
Migratory Workers.
Claims of the ;nigratory workers tor
changes in the general election laws
were presented by John II. Kelly, rep
Irscntlng the Brotherhood welfare as
scciation. Kelly declared that men VINO
follow their jobs" are distrpnchised
through operation of local election stat
utCs.
A communication from the Womens
Peace society urging universal disarma-
mont was read The 'one big union
group appeared at today's session ana
distributed their propaganda.
Miss Maude MtCleary, OF the feder-
atcd press, advised the labor party
members to cease buying or supporting
tho ''capitalistic press" She charaed
tho Associated Press ''garbled its stories
or sent out plain lies about what we
are trying TO do"
She told the delegation that II they
nominated Senator La Toilette Tor pres.
ldent the Capitalist press would So
hotnGe" the news by not printing any
thing about him.
gwinhurne Hale continued his speech
after the conference report had been
hcGrd. -.
"We'vo got 10 get after these mayors;
these chambers OF commerce, thcae lo'al
authorities" he asserted III We want
this country free, deny that any
body can commit crime ny ut'eilns
words out of his mouth or making MACK
marks on paper. | know they are uYln
tventy-four people here for criminal
syndicalism' ! deny that there ~ any
such crime, Free speech is being fought
by these local authorities
"soldlers for la Toilette
There is nothing that standt Or" E ~
now party which is being toTmeu NJ.
II don't want revolution. Nopody
yrhr was n soldier wants force ana Nl"-
Icrce was a soldier VIII never
be drafted or serve aEaio IN HhI.n
war Of offensc or defense. gu
that soldiers will not Note u" 20
E,,Ile,tc n We nominate him here. am
ars. kno, that they Will ] know 100
,t., n ,hcv try another war with Mex
TO-, ,hev VIII have to fight the "orId
VA, veterans 70 get Il over.
Three Platform Orats.
Three complete platform drafts were
I'm the hands Of the labor party tcso,
in,iors committcc wnen they renewed
delibarationE this afternoon. In the
main. Rol crt NJ Buck. OF Illinois. chair
man Of the committee. said they follow
The declaration Of principles adopted 10y
the party al iE hrst national conNen.
ton last November. Naturalization o'
raw materials, public utilities and the
principal Industries " included.
A plank for Irish freedom. 10 whlch
The committee Of forty eight h said IN
he opposed IL part of each OF the
proposed drafts. Each. also, Buck sara.
has n "tnEe" Of single taNiEm. hut no
out -and-out declaration is included, be-
cause the labor party favorE 'streply
graduated income taxes The labor
committee viii complete its hnal dratts
tonight and tomorrow Will 20 into con-
ference With the committee OF iorty'
eight platform writer's In an effort 10
IRON out differences.