Evening star., 1923-07-07
FARMER-LAB0R|TES
!, DON'T FEAR SPLIT
'Freed of Red Menace, 7"
They Declare, After Mi
nority Bolts Session.
by the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July z.-Defeated in ef-
forts to promote unity of political ac-
tion among minority political and in
dustrial groups, but well -satlsned
with results, farmer-labor party and
federated farmer-labor party dele
gates went home today. each party in
tent on putting its finger in the 1924
political pie.
Leaders of the farmer-labor party
who fought against affiliation with
the federated party in the face of a
split in their own ranks said their
party was freed of a red menace
and on its feet stronger than ever in
pursuit OF independent political sat
tsfactfon.'' The federated farmer-la-
Dor party welcomed 10 its ranks the
delegates who bolted the farmer-la-
Dor convention and elected five of
them to its executive committee.
Prepare For Campaigns.
Both parties prepared to launch
programs of Intensive activity leading to
individual platforms and presidential
candidates in 1921. Jay q: Brown, ma
tional secretary of the farmer-labor
dtately approach all groups of work
ers who could accept it's principles
and solicit their affiliation. The date
of the party'S nominating convention
will be fixed later. The constitution
of the federated party calls for Il
nominating convention in December
or January, and it will send invita-
,tions to coming labor conferences to
unite with it, leaders said.
William Bouck, representing farm
nf h ing bon n
ttonal chairman of the federated
party yesterday; Joseph Manley, New
York structural iron workers, ma
Iobal Slonal -s secretary; W. H: Green cen
chairman: F. Fl. Shoemaker, Wiscon-
sin Farmers Equity Society, second
vice chairman. Headquarters will be
here, leaders announced
Minority Leaves Party.
The minority faction left the
farmer labor party yesterday after
the defeat by the convention of a
motion made by NJ. Toscan Bennett.
member of the party's national execu-
tive committee, which proposed plac-
ing five garmer-laborites on the
executive committee of the federated
group with reservations. Speeches
for and against the motion consumed
the entire final session OF the conVen-
tion.
Former farmer la borites elected to
the federated executive committee
are c. J. Stevens, Kentucky. Mrs.
Kennedy. Washington state: Richard
Swift, Illinois, and J: NJ. Rasmiller,
wisconsin. Claims of Kennedy that
units in Washington, Ohio, Kentucky.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho
and California were lost to- the farmer
labor party by the split were denied
by Secretary Brown of that party.
. John Fitzpatrick, president Of the
Chicago Federation Of Labor. and
Robert NJ. Buck, Chicago la abor leader
and editor, with the Illinois unit. led
the fight against aftiliation OF the
farmer labor party with the federated
party. I'VE. want political better
ment for the. workers and aor farmers, th
ballot in our own ranks and not from
a dictatorship in Russia" declared
Fitzpatrick
Charges Convention Packed.
Charges that the workers party
hacked the convention, steam-rollered
ii and stole the farmer-iaoor name
were made by Buck.
The conference, originally called by
the farmer-labor party to find com
Ilnon ground for political action by
minority political parties. farmer, la
bor economic, industrial and CO.
500 delegates, who were seated In
the farmer-labor convention on the
first day.
Standardization of all public utilf-
ties is advocated in the federated
party platform, which includes dele
cations for operation of industries on
q basis of increased control by farm
ers and workers; security against
Jestitution, unemployment, sickness
and high prices; eight-hour maxi
mum work day; compelling the fed
eral reserve bank to serve farmers
upd uorkerS. child abor RESTRICTS ed
10 those over eighteen years; mini
mum living wage; soldier bonus. and
social, maternity and insurance laws
Resolution adopted by the conference
urged recognition of soviet Russia
and Mexico, elimination of military
propa ganda from public schools and
cnfranchisemert of citizens in the
District of Columbia