Evening star., 1924-06-23
SOCIALISTS REFUSE
AID TO LA Toilette
Wisconsin Group to Favor Adher-
ent to Its Principles Rather Than
an Independent Candidate.
BERGER RAPS COMMUNISTS
Platform Asking U. S. Control of
Resources Is Adopted.

BY the Associated Press
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, June 25.-The
state socialist convention went on
record here yesterday as being un-
alterably opposed to any move that
may be made at the conference for
progressive political action in Cleve-
land on July to indorse any candi-
date running as an Independent. The
resolution further provided that lin
the event that no real labor party is
formed at Cleveland we favor the
placing on the ballot a full national
ticket"
The resolution was adopted shortly
before adjournment, only after
heated debate over an amendment
offered by Congressman Victor l..
Berger, which would have substituted
IA phrase that would have placed the
convention as opposed to indoTsing
any candidate running as an inde
pendent ION an old party ticket"
In making his plea for the amend
ed resolution. Representative Berger
said that while he believed in the
Socialist party, Yet greater than the
party Is the movement of the work
ing class and farmers 'If | had to
choose between the broad mass of the
people and the parties. | would drop
the parties, he said. so do not tie
our hands before we go to Cleveland
| will not be bound by the resolution
If you pass ii. If it had not been for
the Left Wing and the Communists,
this would have been the time for
the real great Socialist movement.
But we must now start to build anew
Do not tie our hands"
Socialism Put Above In Toilette.
Other speakers asked the question
send delegates e
strictions?
Mayor Daniel Hoan, who presented
the resolution to the platform COM
mittee. in opposing Mr. Berger's
amendment said there was a concrete
movement to indorSe La Toilette as
an individual at Cleveland.
Whether you indorse La Toilette
or McAdoo, the principle is the same
! said Mayor Hoan. There is a vital
! difference between indorsing an in
dividual and forming an organization.
| do not want to tie our kite on the
! tail of an individuals kite, be it La
| Toilette or any one else, without an
| organization and without a principle.
! defy any one to point out Il political
Jehovah. We must have party with
| the principles We stand for
IF | thought the socialists had any
| thing to gain by supporting an in
| dependent, | would back him. But
/ suppose a man gets the electoral vote
| of a dozen states. what good will it
/ do for the Socialist party"
| Reform Platform Adopted.
The amendment finally was beaten
| by substantial majority and the
! resolution was adopted by approXi-
! mately the same relative vote.
The convention adopted a platform
| and indorsed state ticket headed by
| William F.. Quick of Milwaukee for
! governor.
| The platform declared for light wines
| and beer. an eight-hour day for indus
| trial workers, insurance against unem-
| ployment and sickness and an old-age
| pension.
| The platform advocated the principles
of public ownership and cooperative
ownership for the immediate national or
state ownership of water powers, rail-
roads, canals, oil wells and coal mines.
1t also advocated an elastic federal
banking system in which farmers should
have 40 per cent of the controlling rep
resentatives and the industrial workers
20 per cent.