The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-25
KU KLUX AND
WORLD LEAGUE
FOUGHT OVER

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Ayres of Kansas, Senator David r.
Walsh of Massachusetts, former
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of
Nebraska, Senator Pittman of Ne
vada, Newton d. Baker of Ohio,
Senator Robert l.. Owen of Okla
homa and Rep. Finis j. Barrett of
Tennessee were optimistic but not
inclined before they went into ex-
ecutive session to make definite pre-
dictorG as to when they would
finish their task.
Long Hearings
The hearing of the full committee,
which was begun shortly after add
journment of the opening session
of the convention yesterday after
noon, continued until / o'clock this
morning with most of the oratory
centering about the League of Ma
tions and prohibition. A large
number of other subjects were dis
cussed by spokesman, however, and
the committee was warned by Harry
b. Halves of Missouri ara t,Uli.s
Aitchele of Colorado that the fight
for specific denunciation of the
Ku Klux Khan would be carried to
the convention floor if the name of
the order should be left out of the
"civil and religious liberties plank"
by the platform drafters. Commit
teemen from Massachusetts, Ohio,
Minnesota and Wisconsin also went
| on record as urging mention of the
Khan, and when opposing views were
invited by the chair, including
call for imperial wizard Evans, no
voice was raised against the pro-
posal.
What Women Want
Among the numerous topics
brought before the committee, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, national COM
mittee woman from New York, adj
| vanced a fairly comprehensive sur
vey when she submitted u report on
behalf Of the women members who
had been appointed to consider sug
gestions from women's organiza-
tions.
Making no recommendations she
listed as the subjects in which wo-
men had displayed especial inter-
est, conservation, the League of
Nations, the World Court, home
economics cooperation by the feder-
al government, tariff reduction, es-
Enlistment Of a department Of edu-
cation, protection of the rights of
Indians. civil service reforms, equal
rights, public and child welfare,
social hygiene, prison reform, pro-
lection of women in industry and
law enforcement.
Other suggestions advanced during
the hearing included a plank pro-
posed by William Jennings Bryan
dealing with campaign contributions
and expenditures, declaration for
Philippine Independence and pledges
having to do with increased pay
for postal workers, steps to combat
the traffic in narcotic drugs a.
home and abroad, and suffrage for
the District Of Columbia.
Farm Relief
Varying views on farm relief were
set forth by Carl Vrooman, former
assistant secretary of the National
Council of Cooperative Marketing
Associations, and Benjamin c..
Marsh, managing director of the
Farmers National Council.
Mr.. Vrooman and Rep. Aswell ad
yocated the proposal worked out by
group of western delegates for
declaration fostering a cooperative
marketing system without a govern
ment subsidy of agriculture in any
form, and this was Endorsed by Mr..
Peteet.
Mr.. Marsh, on the other hand,
spoke for creation of a government
organization to buy farm products
and sell them abroad, government
| ownership of railroads, tariff revi-
! sions, aid in carrying their debts
and abolition of price-fixing organi-
cations.
Although no opponents of prohi-
bition appeared before the commit
tee, its friends advanced conflicting
views. Wayne b. Wheeler, general
counsel of the anti-salooR league,
Bishop James ]. Cannon Jr. and
others said they would be content
with simple law enforcement
plank, but Oliver w. Stewart Of the
Flying Squadron Incorporated, adj
vocated a declaration for rigid en-
forcement of the eighteenth amend
ment of the Volstead act.
Organized Labor Appears
The requests Of organized labor
as REPRESENTED by the American
Federation of Labor were placed be-
fore the drafting committee today
by President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison. These were the same as
urged upon the recent Republican
convention. Among the more impor-
/. tant was insistence on repeal OF
! the anti-trusts laws, and the enact
ment of legislation legalizing econ
omic organizations; prohibition of
court injunctions in industrial dis
i putes, child labor constitutional
amendment; authorization of agree
-ments between employers and -,em-
ployes: the rehabilitation Of former