Evening star., 1923-07-06
NEW PARTY TAKES
! RADICAL INITIATIVE
Resolutions Against Violence
in Change of Rule Tabled
by Federated Body.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 6.--Any weapon
may be used in obtaining political
control of government by the new
federated farmerlabor party, created
here last night. it is indicated in the
tabling of a resolution by the con-
vention which would have excluded
any group from it's platform which
advocated force or violence or which
in any way was affiliated with an or
ganization that sought political satis-
faction except through the ballot.
This radical action twice was sup
ported. first by tabling the substi-
tute platform of the farmer-labor
caucus, which included such a Sec
tion. and later by tabling a resolution
recommended by the minority of the
resolution committee. Sentiment of
the conference on each occasion was
expressed in unfailing voice.
The federated farmer-labor party
adjourned as a convention early to-
day with only routine business of the
elected executive committee on its
handS. This committee will meet late
today to choose an executive council
other officers and map out a pro-
gram of state and local activity.
Party to Reconvene.
The farmer-labor party will recon-
vene its convention to decide its fate
as party. 1t refused to join in the
platform as adopted by the federated
group. but reserved final decision un-
III the platform was officially
brought before it's convention. Ma
tonal officers OF the farmer labor
party last night were or the opinion
that the party would not subscribe to
the federated organization.
me representatives of the workers
party, an acknowledged branch of the
communists, were iubilant over the
SSutcome' they pointing out that the
eddThmer,iaoor adtha party was "on the run"
reject, then the farmer labor party
was scrapped. If 1t is voted to partcf-
pate, then its organization will be
merged. Some strength to these argu-
number of state groups of the farm
er-labor party served notice in the
caucus that they would go with the
federated party regardless OF the off :
cial action of their convention. 1t
appeared to observers that the radi-
calls had captured the convention of
the farmer-labor party. which call
ed delegates from industrial. economic
and farmers organizations to meet
with them in reaching a common
ground of political unity.
"Red" Speeches Stir.
Red" speeches, which became more
pronounced as the convention neared
It's close, kept the delegaes in al
most continual demonstration. either
in applause or in boos and Kisses
Advocates of the platform openly ad-
mitted their red" beliefs and Haunted
communist doctrines in the face of
delegates who would suggest con-
servatism.
C. r. Ruthenberg of Cleveland, Jo-
eeph Manley of New York, William z.
Foster OF Chicago and W. E. Zeuch OF
Wisconsin,. generals in the organic
Ing of the new party, are menluers OF
the national executive committee.
Ruthenberg and Foster were tried
for alleged communistic activities
under the Michigan anti-syndicalist
laws. The committee also includes
F. H. Shoemaker of the Wisconsin
Equity Farmers Society, who made
the original motion that killed the
substitute platform of the farmer-la-