The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-19

DIFFERENCE HELD
AT H ULL HOUSE
% Organizations Are
Represented

On OrganlzaClonSs conference against
militarism and the menace OF new
wars was successfully held here yes
terday at Hull House.
The conference. initiated by the
Students Anti-Militarist League, was
attended by delegates from the fol
lowing organizations: The South
Side Community Service, the Third
Unitarian Church, the League of Ma
tions Non-Partisan Association, the
International Women's League for
Peace and Freedom, the Chicago So
cial Study Group, the Freiheit Youth
Club, the Interracial Youth Forum,
the Labor Sports Union, Lithuanian
Youth Club, American Negro Labor
Congress, Jewish MARKHAM Youth Al
lance, Students Anti Militarist
League, the India Society, the FLIP
inc Association of Chicago, the Cen
trail Young Mems Christian Associa-
/ ton, the Austin Speakers Club, the
Friends of Nature, the Young Peo-
pies Socialist League, the Young
Workers League, the Chicago Joint
Board Of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union.
Jane Adams Opens Conference.
Miss Jane Adams opened the con-
ference with a short Introductory talk
under the craftsmanship of Mr.. Glot-
ger Of the Students Anti-Militarist
League. She spoke Of the need Of
uniting the right and left wings OF
the movement against militarism into
single unit to carry on the drive.
After her, delegate after delegate
arose and expressed plainly the senti-
ment that unity or action was necs-
sary and that the formation Of a fed
erative organization should result
from the conference.
The representative of the Filipino
Association Of Chicago pledged the
support OF over 700 Chicago Filipinos
and declared, in a speech which was
enthusiastically received, that Amer
lean Imperialism in the Philippines
had been the history OF rapine, helm
Gus crime and oppression.
Mr.. Jaeger, of the Third Unitarian
Church, also expressed militantly his
opposition to war and militarism as
one who had gained sufficient expert
ence in the last war dagger is a
world war veteran) to fight against the
next one.
The other organizations present ex-
pressed their opinions similarly.
sehachtman saeAks.
Max Schachtman, OF the Young
Workers League, spoke on the prob
lens Of the conference pointing out
that united struggle alone could &C.
lively counterfeit the spread of Amer.
lean imperialist militarism.
The resolutions committee Of the
conference brot in two resolutions
which were unanimously adopted by
the delegates. One resolution con-
demned the policy of military train
ing in the schools and urged the sub
stitution therefore of a. physical cul-
ture program, and 1t also hit at the
Citizens Military Training Camps.
The other resolution, expressed its
general opposition to war and militar-
ism, demanded the withdrawal of all
American troops from foreign lands
and waters, demanded the genuine
and unhampered freedom of the Phil
ippines, Haiti, Nicaragua, and other
American colonies and semi-colonies,
and endorsed the demand of organ
lied labor against the use of troops
in case of strikes.
Conference Elects Executive.
The recommendation that the con-
ference elect an executive committee,
with representatives of all the organ
izations present, to carry out the de-
cisions OF the conference was concur
red in unanimously and a committee
Of some twenty delegates elected.
This committee was instructed to call
broader conference for the same
purpose before the endlof the coming
month of June. It is expected that
at this forthcoming conference, more
than a hundred organizations, youth
bodies, peace groups. labor unions
and the like, will be in attendance.
The executive committee will meet
next Sunday at Hull House to con-
slider plans for its work and the COM
ing conference. The honorary chair
man of the united organizations is
Miss Jane Adams and the honorary
vice-chairman is Mr.. David Rhys viii
liams. Mr.. Glotzer, acting secretary,
may be reached at Hull House, 500
S. Halsted street, care Of the Stu
dents Anti-Militarist League.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS