The Oregon statesman., July 13, 1920, Page 1, Image 1

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. SEVENTIETH YEAH
HALEM. OREGON, TUESDAY 3IOHXING, JlxV 18. IPSO.
COMMITTEE
INVESTIGATES
JAP QUESTION
Shlma, President of Japanese
Association of America,
Thinks Intermarriage Feas
ible Yankee Girls Dear.
COMMITTEE J)IFFRS
GREATLY IN OPINION
Irish . .Opposes Immigration
1 -Bet Asks Justice for
Japs Here.
SAN FRANQISQO. Jnly 12. Both
American pleas tor closer restriction
Japanese Immigration and Japa
nese (oplnIon in favor of intermar
r iage between Americans and Japa
nese were brought before the immi
gration and naturalization committee
of .the house of representatives at . Its
first hearing today on Pacific coast
immigration questions.
Senator James D. Pbelan of Cali
fornia was the proponent of more
"drastic immigration laws, while John
Pa Irish , of Berkeley, a land owner
of .the 8an Joaquin River delta op
posed further immigration but urged
O'.'decency and justice" for the Japa
nese already here. George Shima,
president of the Japanese Association
of America and known as the "pota
to king" of California, told the coin-
. mittee he believed intermarriage was
a feasible thing. X , .
"There- may be objections now, but
' a hundred years from now we' will
look back upon it as all right." he
said. "When potato seed in. Califor
nia Is no longer good ' we bring In
Oregon seed and the-second year it
la acclimated there is a fine crop of
potatoes.',,, :,..:'-. Y Ji
"To be sure, a good many Japanese
don't make enough money to support
Yankee girls. "They are too expen
sive." he added.-.,,: f :
Shlma said he saw how from a ra
cial point of view' there was anti
pathy between Americans and Japa
nese In California. - but did not be
lieve it was very great in an econom
ic sens. r - :v-- U ... ,
Shlma told the committee that he
once owned 6300 acres of land in
i California, but later sold 3300 of It.
, JUs own work . consisted merely of
superintending operations on his po
tato ranches, he, said. ..with. either 38
or 40 Americana under him. The
Americans farmed barley for him but
not potatoes, be stated. , . - ..
"If I let Americans farm potatoes,
I wouldn't, get . enough , for the
taxes' he. explained. . ; ' ;'i -
In reply to. Congressman John E.
Raker of California, he said .he had
no connection .with any vegetable
production or marketing outside of
potatoes, and denied owing land near
, Klamath Falls, Ore. He and. a San
, Francisco commission merchant own
ed a tract on the Dechutes river in
: Oregon where, they raised seed pota
toes, he said, there being - no lawn
: Oregon against ownership of land by
Jnellrihln aliens. :. '; i -
Shlma described himself as a resi
dent of California for 30 years who
had been, back to Japan only once, a
' Methodist, and.- as president i Of the
Japanese Association of America,-an
opponent i of the" establishment of
Buddhist temples in this country and
of drinking and gambling ) among
' Japanese... .: - -
7How was It you came to be de
corated on your only . visit back to
Japan," Chairman Albert Johnson
asked. "Was it because you were
the leadihz Japanese t businessman
and farmer In this country??
'Oh. no." replied Shlma. ft don't
know myself. But the Japanfse.pa-
" ners said it was ' because my old
school teacher, who was . later . the
emperor's teacher, kept boosting for
me all the time."
i Shlma ..and A. Kanzakl, secretary
of "the Japanese association Of Am
erica, both said the organization had
not .concerned itself with - immigra
tlon questions except to takeia, cen
! bus of Japanese in this country last
year by mea,ns of a .questionnaire,
showing- the date and circumstances
of arrival of each Immigrant.!
- The testimony of Colonel John P.
. Irish was largely ' a detailed reply
ta the points made by Senator Phe
lan In support. of his assertions that
the Japanese were a menace to Cal
, ifornla and likely to dominate the
state economically. " i
t Senator Phelan referred to. letters
which he said had come into his
possession -from sources he declined
to .disclose, indicating that Colonel
Irish was In the employ of Japanese
propagandists. Another letter was
pne he said 'was written by the Jap
snese association to Governor Steph
ens, commending htm for not lnitl
atlng anti-Japanese legislation,' but
"e authenticity of which had been
denied by both parties. .1
, Colonel .Irish declared the Steph
ens letter was a "plan f,' to find! out
It Senator' Phelan was conducting a
system of espionage to get hold, of
the Japanese association correspon
dence. According to Colonel Irish,
the letter .was Jerely stenographic
notes thrown in a -waste basket on
Purpose, the alleged letter suEse-
(Continued on page 2.)
SALEM FLAX AMAZES
EXPERT FROM EUROPE
DR. 1IE1MUC1I SCHNEIDER
BTUIHES METHOD HERB
8 wis Investor Astonishfd at length
of Fibre and Quality of
J? Loral Product.
Dr. Ing jlleinrlch Schneider, an
eminent figure In the flax Industry
in Europe, was a visitor for two
hours in Salem yesterday and when
shown, samples of growing flax pro
duced in this' section expressed him
self as amazed at the length of the
fiber and Us apparently excellent
quality. Dr, Schneider dined with
Edward Schnnke and conferred with
Other local flax men while here. His
home is at Thun, Switzerland. .
f Dr. Schneider has been in the
United State about two months.
His visit in America and Canada is
for the purpose .of studying ' con
ditions in connection .with, the flax
industry. He Is the representative
of Switzerland and Germany.
L .In connection with his investiga
tions of conditions attending the
growing and harvesting of flax, he
jis also studying American methods
of harvesting and American ma
chinery : .
i .Dr. Schneider Is a European au
thority on flax. He la also an in
ventor of machinery for retting; and
drying of the flax. The Schneider
machine is In use In the European
flax industries but not In America,
j Having heard of Salem as a region
suitable for, the growing of flax.. he
jarae, here to Investigate conditions.
TAFT WILL ACT
AS ARBITRATOR
Trunk Line Asks Ex-
President to Repre- .
sent It
MONTREAL. July 12. William
H. Taft has been appointed to repre
sent the Grand Trunk railway sys
tem on the board of arbitration to
determine the amount to be paid by
the dominion government : for the
stock of the corporation.
The announcement was made to
night by Howard Kelly, president of
the Grand .Trunk.)
The Grand Trunk railway is being
taken over by tthe Canadian govern
ment and will, be made part of the
Canadian national system.. ,
unaer legislation passed last year
the government agreed to iassume
the bonded Indebtedness of the
Grand Trunk and its outstanding de
benture stock and to pay the share
holders, most of . whom reside In
Great Britain, an arbitrated price
for their stock.
Jlecently the British shareholders
assented to the plan and the board of
arbitration is .being . named It Is
to consist of, three members, one rep
resenting the Canadian government.
one the Grand Trunk and , the third
to .be named by these two. Mr. Taft
is the railway's nominee. i.
The deal involves the entire Grand
Trunk system, including line in the
United States. - Si, ".."
The taking over of the Tall way was
made necessary, according to the
government, through the failure of
the Grand Trunk company to carry
out its obligations as to the bonds of
the Grand Trunk Pacific, a line con
structed from Winnipeg west to the
Pacific under an agreement with the
government. : The Grand Trunk had
defaulted on the interest on the
Grand Trunk Pacific bonds, which lt
had guaranteed and the government
was compelled to act.
Other members of the board, it
was announced, are Sir Walter Cas
sels, chief judge of .the' .exchequer
court, who will be chairman, and Sir
Thomas White, representing the Can
adian government.
The sittings of. the board will be
held here beginning in September.
LEONARDI STILL
ELUDES HUNTERS
Insane Man Believed to Have
Set Fire Which Destroyed
Hospital Barn.
A force of attendants from the
State hospital for the insane are
searching and officers In all Willam
ette valley townfe are on the lookout
for John Leonard!, Italian. Inmate of
the state hospital farm,, who escaped
soon after midnight early yesterday
morning and who is believed to have
set fire before he left to one of the
large barns on the farm. The barn
was destroyed with a total loss esti
mated at 2 5,0 00. The building was
valued at 120,000 and 300 tons of
hay at 16000.
Leonardi had been considered
harmless, but apparently became vio
lent. Yesterday forenoon he was en
countered .by one of the searchers,
but was armed with a pitchfork and
declared he would not be taken back
to the" institution. Before sufficient
hetp could be called to capture him
Leonardi disappeared and has 'not
been seen since. It is believed he is
bldinsr In the brush and hJLs capture
is expected today. . i
o insurance covered the barn or
contents destroyed by the fire, there
beIngno provision of law whereby
BRITISH MAY
HAVETROUBLE
WITH ULSTER
Carson, Unionist Leader, Says
that if Ulster Can Not Be
Protected the Volunteers
Would Reorganize.
IRISH SHOW SPIRIT IN
: ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Declare Those Guilty of Po
litical Murders
. Must Hang.
BELFAST. July 12. Celebration
of Orangemen's Day had as its feat
ure the customary parade, and in ad
dition, a notable speech by Sir Ed
ward Carson. Ulster unionist leader,
whose pronouncement on the Irish
situation was looked forward to
eagerly.
Sir Edward, as usual, came op to
expectation. He minced no words
and the enthusiasm reached a climax
when be declared in effect that the
government had failed to govern Ire
land and that if It Could not protect
tTlstpr f ho votnnfra witnM rui,n.
ise and Ulster .would take matters
In .its own hands.
Every hamlet, village! and town In
Ulster had a celebration and reports
tonight are that all passed quietly.
even in Londonderry where the two
tactions are represented as ready to
renew the fighting should military
forces .relax.
Belfast was heavily guarded by
soldiers, but the only troops allowed
out of barracks were those on duty.
. Those . people in England who
hoped that a conciliatory note might
b struck Ir. the celebration will be
disappointed. There was nothing
conciliatory about it. From the in
scriptions on the banners across the
streets denouncing the Sinn Feinn.
to Sir c.dward Carson s declaration
that the people of the south would
of their own volition have to hang
those guilty of political murders be
fore Ulster would even consider nn
ion, which the sponsors of the home
rule bill have said they hoped for.
The narade. which it Is estimated
numbered 25,000 wis unique In the
variety of music and its banners.
There was a band to every hair
block. The . banners were gorgeous
silken affairs on which were painted
scenes depicting Ulsters history.
Rain and. wind threatened to de
stroy these . banners, but the return
march from Flnaghy park; where
the ceremonies .were held, was made
In beautiful weather.
. Reverend Oeorge Timmoa. sii
preroe head of . the Orange order In
the United States who is here, with a
tew other Americans for the triennial
session ,of the Imperial Grand : Or
ange council of the world, speaking
at the park,, said: s t
"U'is said that three million Irian
are going to shake the British em
pire. Well. -we have ten million Ir
ish in America and they are not go
ing to shake the American republic.
"It is an ignominious thing for
loyal subjects to be compelled to ad
mit the authority of those profess
ing (to act in the nariie of the so-
called Irish Republic, let, to my
knowledge, there are such men 'n
south and west Ireland, who. osten
sibly at least, have been obliged to
throw in their lot with these Sinn
Feiners to save their persons 'and
property.
"We know, well that. the real bat
tlefield of Ireland in relation to a
republic will be Ulster. We know
well that their one ambition is to
penetrate Ulster and take posesslon
there as elsewhere. Do not let us
close 'our eyes ro the realities of the
situation, whatever the consequences.
"Never will we enter into negotia
tions with the Sinn Fein until of
their own volition they have brought
to the scaffold the men who are giv
ing our country the reputation of
being a country of criminals and as
saslns." i Sir Edward warned the govern
ment that as it had refused Ulster's
repeatedly offered help and because
of its inability to protect Ulster
against machinations of the Sinn
Fein, "We will reorganize In our
own defense the volunteers who lent
you such splendid help to maintain
the empire during the war."
He added:
."But. one thing, we won't submit
to Is that we should be left helpless
in the face of our enemies and we
tell the government that come what
will, in the last resort .we rely upon
ourselves and under God we will de
fend ourselves.'
Great Britain and Japan
Prolong Their Alliance
. i
. LONDON. July 13. Great Britain
and Japn have notified the League
of Nations that they have prolonged
their treaty alliance for a year, ac
cording to the Daily Mail, at the
same time pointing out that the
treaty, terms are in accord with the
principles of the league. .
. The' reason for the prolongation of
the treaty according to the Mail, is
that Great Britain has not. had an
opportunity to consult with ' the do
minions regarding a revision of the
treaty, which is necessitated by the
elimination of German influence In
the far east.
SoSSetonI
ACTIVITY FOR MILLAfiE BILL
BRINGS RECOGNITION'
Elevation to Vice lmttency of X.
tional AsNoriation Attributed
to Leadership.
Effctlve work done by E. F. Carle-
ton, assistant state superintendent uf
rchools In engineering the campaign
In behalf of the elementary school
millag bill prior to the special' elec
tion in May was Instrumental in ele
vating Mr. Carleton to the position
of vice president of the National Edu
cation association to which he was
elected at. the recent Salt Lake con
vention. Of several Vice presidents Mr.
Carleton was reelected to represent
the western states.. He recently
submitted his resignation as assistant
Oregon state superintendent and ac
cepted the superintency of the Eu
gene schools.
ROOSEVELT HAS
TALK WITH COX
Decide to Carry Fight into
Every State, Emphasis
in West
COLUMBUS, Ohio; July 12.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
nominee for vice president, an
uounced today, following a confer
ence with GoYe-tt-C presidential
candidate, that both had decided
they -would consider no state as be
ing hopeless and that they would
carry the fight into every state dur
ing the campaign.
This waa the first definite an
nouncement from the heads of the
ticket since their nomination.
Mr. Roosevelt also reiterated Gov
ernor Cox's Intimation that the cam
paign will be carried into the west
at an early date. He said he ex
pec ted to take the stump after his
notification. The notification . cere
monies, he said, he hoped would be
at his home at Hyde Park. N. Y.
He also stated that he expected to
resign as assistant secretary Of the
navy about August 1, or after the
return of Secretary - - Daniela from
Alaska.. His destm to begin prepar
ation of his notification speech, he
said, would hasten his resignation.
He will go to Eastport. Me., where
his family is. to prepare the speech.
He said he considered the league of
nations a dominant Issue and he ex
pected to make his campaign chiefly
on that Issue. ,
Mr. Roosevelt stated that he hopes
to be in Dayton July 20 when the
Democratic national committee meets
and that also - he - hopes to see the
president soon.
PIONEER WOMAN
PASSES BEYOND
Mrs. Barbara Giesy, Member
of Aurora Colony, Dies at
Hendricks Home.
Mrs. Barbara A. Giesy passed be
yond this life at 11 o'clock last eve
ning at the home of R. J. Hepdrlcks
in this city. She was the mother of
Mrs. Hendricks.
She was the widow of John Giesy
of Aurora, who died December 12.
1886.
Mrs. Giesy was born at Berne.
Switzerland. July 29. .1831, and was
therefore nearly 89 years old
Her father was a teacher, and she
was brought with her parents to
America when she was only a year
old, and they settled at Newmarket.
Mo., where she was married to John
Glay in 1S51.
They came to Washington In 1851
and . to Aurora. Or., a few years
later.
There were 11 children.
John Giesy was; Marlon county
commissioner when the present
county court house was constructed.
Mrs. Giesy had been with her
daughter in Salem for several years.
She was one of the 'last of the
members of the Aurora colony,
where most of her children were
born and where she lived the most
of her active life.
The funeral will be at Aurora
Thursday, and the hour will be an
nounced later, and a more extended
account of her life will appear with
in a few days.
Milk Trickles, War is
Declared,.Cannon Roars
Spilt milk Is not ordinarily a
cause for trouble. In fact one is
often admonished not to cry over
spilt milk. But spilt mHk was the
basis of a complaint registered yes
terday on the police records.
Jack Frost, of South Twelfth antf
Mill streets, according to a complaint
msde by H. M. Cannon, is in the
habit of placing punctured milk cans
in front of his eonfectlonerv store
and permit the milk to trickle down
In front, of Mr. Cannon's second hand
store. -
Officer Verden Morfltt " was de
tailed to Investigate and cheek the
promiscuous milk flow from Frost's
milk cans.
HARDING HAS
CONFERENCE
WITH LEADERS
Says Cox Recognized One
Mistake of Administration
When He Stated He Would
Appoint a "Dirt Farmer."
SENATOR DISCUSSES
PROBLEMS OF LABOR
Conference with Robins, Pro
gressive Leader, is
Satisfactory.
MARION, O.. July 12. Senator
Harding today conferred with Re
publican and progressive leaders and
agricultural experts with whom he
discussed labor, transportation, eco
nomic and social problems. He also
replied to the announcement of
Governor Cox. the Democratic nom
inee, that if elected, a "real farmer"
would be appointed secretary of ag
riculture. -The senator said If the Republican
policies of "practical usefulness" un
der which that department was cre
ated had been carried forward by
the present administration "half our
problems or high cost of living wonld
have been solved in advance."
The principal conference was with
Raymond Robins of Chicago and W.
F. Drown of Toledo.. O., prominent
as progressives In the 1912 campaign
with whom he discussed labor and
economic problems especially. Later
Mr. Robins announced that the con
ference bad been "very satisfactory. '
Matters Involving the part the pro
gressives would take, he said, were
also discussed.
On the fundamentals surrounding
thje general economic situation. Mr.
Robins said he and the senator were
In "substantial ; agreement."
Mr. Robins said he had communi
cated with several labor leaders to
learn their views on the Republican
ticket but most of them wished to
head the senator's speech of accept
ance before committing themselves,
although some had already done so.
He announced, however he would
support the senator.
While this was understood to have
been the first extended conference
at which the senator had discussed
the labor situation at length. It was
understood tonight all other similar
conferences might be expected. Sen
ator Harding is understood to be in
close touch with labor leaders rec
ognized as being of the more conser
vative stripe and he is expected to
seek their . views before discussing
the labor problem in his speech.
Senator Harding when told Gov
ernor Clement of ermont had de
clined to call a special session of the
legislature to consider woman sur
rsge. refused comment except to say
"I had hoped he would."
In his, statement on a secretary- of
agriculture. Senator Harding said be
was gratified to know of the ac
knowledgement "of at least one mis
take of the Democratic administra
tion."
"I note." he added, "that the Dem-
?rratic candidate announces, as one
f the first reforms he has in mind-
to appoint a 'real dirt' farmer secre
tary of agriculture. That Is a re
form the Republican iarty does not
need to adopt. For 16 years we had
a real farmer from a real farm as
secretary of agriculture "Uncle Jim'
llson of Iowa, who made the de
partment the greatest of its sort. He
ran it for the farmers.
"When the - Democrats came into
power they brouKht a university
president as j secretary- and after 'him
a publisher.; The Democratic party
certainly need? to be reiormea in
this regard. , The Republican party
certainly does not. t
"It is gratifying to see this early
recognition, of at least one mUfake
of the Democratic administration
and purpose to correct it by return
ing to Republican method. A lot
of others will be found that can best
be corrected In the same way; and
when the country conies to pass on
the program, it will decide to apply
the Republican method of correction
directly through'a Republican ad
ministration." Florida Legislature Not
to Hold Special Session
PENSACOLA. Fla.. July 12. Gov
ernor Catta has refused to call a
special session of the Florida legip-
Jature to act on woman suffrage, lo
cal suffrage leaders announced to
night. They said the governor con
tended such action would be usele.
The suffragists announced the re
ceipt of a telegram from the gover
nor which !. said if ad as fol
lows: "I tried to aet this through the
lat session. The same members
constitute the legislature now. and
an ex.ra session would be useless."
BKKF FAMINE IX JAMAICA.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. July 12. -
The beef famine here is acute and the
food controller Is commandeering
stocks on hand. He also has made;
arrangements to obtain a supply of
cattle from Columbia. Even people
with money are experiencing hard
ships owing to the lack of foodstuffs.
Colonists on certain parta of the is
land are on the verge of starvation.
M'MINNVILLE WOMAN
MAY CAPTURE PLACE
ROSIXA L. .MILLER SKKKS POST
IX NEXT LSGISLATl'RE
Irlvate Secretary to President Vinton
, Expected to Succeed Hunt a
AKftlMant Clerk.
For the first time in the history
of the Oregon legislature a woman
will probably hold one of the mo -it
important positions at the desk In
the front of the senate chamber, dur
ing the session of 1921.
The appointment of John W. Coch
ran as deputy secretary of state will
give way for a new man as chief
clerk of the senate, a post to which
Mr. Cochran has been elected suc
cessively for a number of sessions,
tils successor will doubtless be John
P. Hunt of Woodburn who has been
assistant at many sessions. Miss Ro
sina L. Miller of McMinnvllle is a
candidate to succeed Mr. Hunt as as
sistant and Indications are that she
will win easily and may not have
opposition.
Miss Miller was private secretary
to W. T. Vinton, president of the
senate at the 1919 session, and pre
viously held clerical positions at the
legislature. She is said to have
lined up a number of the members
of the next senate in her behalf.
Miss Miller takes an active interest
in the Republican organization of
Yamhill county.
SENATOR M'NARY
ARRIVES HOME
Stay in Oregon Timed until
December and Extensive
Travel Planned. .,
I'nited States Senator Charles 1
McNary arrived on the 10:10 o'clock
Oregon Electric train last night from
Washington. 1). Cv, and will be in
the state until December. He was
met In Portland by his brother. John
H. McNary, who accompanied the
senator to Salem.
Senator McNary will spend much
of his time in Salem while In Ore
gon, but expects tlo travel extensive
ly over the state further to acquaint
himself with conditions relating to
his duties In the United States sen
ate. After attending the Republican
national convention at Chicago Sen
ator McNary returned to Washing
ton and New oYrk. In the latter
city he consulted a surgeon relative
to an Injury received to his right
hand In an automobile accident . in
Washington in. 1918 which caused
him partially to lose the use of some
of his fingers and necessitated his
learning to write with his left hand.
It Is said a surgical operation will
practically restore full use of the
hand and the senator will receive
this treatment when he returns east
next winter.
Senator McNary Is at the R. P.
Boise home on Court street.
FIRE DESTROYS
EUGENE STORE
$75,000 is Estimated as Total
Loss in Goods and
BuiTding.
EUGENE. Or.. July 12. The Jarse
dry goods store of F. Dunn on Wil
lamette street in this city was al
most completely destroyed by fire
this afternoon and the two-story
brick building In which it is locate!
was so badlv damaged that it is ex
pected it will have to be rebuilt. The
fire, starting in the furnace room,
spread rapidly and the entire rear
portion of the building was ablaxe
by the time the fireman reached the
scene. It took them one hour to
subdue the flames. The fire reached
the upper story which is divided Int
to apartments and office rooms and
getting a start between ,the ceillnc
and roof, burning fiercely. Mr.
Dunn s stock of goods was valued at
fr.O.OOO nnd he had It rartlally In
sured. The building s owned by
Mrs.' Edna I)iRcles.-or ItorVeley. Cal..
and Miss Ama Dunn, of- Kugcne. It
i estimated that It waa damaged to
the extent of S2.1.O00.
Dr. Anna Maurer. mhose offices
and apartments were on the second
floor of the building, suffered a loss
of $2000 with no insurance.
Boys Can't Drive Cars,
Farmers Make Complaint
Complaints, particularly from far
mers and ranchers, are reaching the
office of Governor Olcott relative !o
the automobile drivers'. liceaKe law
which prevents pereons under 1
years old from driving cars.
Since the law became operative
the farmer himself in many Instance
must ko on errands to town or send
one of his hired men instead of trusi
ing the automobile to boys under
This provision of the act. It is
claimed, causes ranch inconvenience
and loss of tlne on the farms.
Grand Jury Investigates
Sugar Profiteering
PORTI.AND. Or.. July 12. A
siecial federal crsnd Jury was railed
here today by Federal Judge Wolver
ton. According to Assistant United
States Attorney Hall Lusk, Investiga
tion of alleged sugar profiteering will
be taken up by the inquisitorial
body.
PRICE, nvi CENTS
THIRD PARTY
FAILS TO FIND
COMPROMISE
Labor Party Gives Ultimatum
Accuses Leader of Try
ing to Use Labor Party as
Cats-Paw Are Skeptical
"FARMER LABOR" MAY.
BE NAME OF NEW PARTY
Joint Session to Be Held on
, Tuesday if Can Reach
Compromise.
CHICAGO, July 12. Her re sent
tives of five political and semi-political
organizations marched today in
formal fashion nnder the sheltering
wing of the committee of 4S's at
tempt to create a new fusion party,
but the labor , party, conceded , the
most Important group, was still out
side the fusion arrangements at
night. - A statement from the confer
ence room Indicated tension rraa
high, and that the committee of 4 8
representatives objected to the-tern
"Democratic operation" as applied
to government - ownership of rail
roads for which both stand; there
were also differences over the name
for the new party, labor men Je
mandlng the Inclusion of the tieflnilo
word "labor."
Meanwhile the labor party and the
convention of the committee of 4 8
continued to progress. Each mem
ber of the party platform committee
was armed with three platform
drafts, each containing an Irish free
dom plank, to which the committee
of 48 delegates were said to object. x
The 48 convention listened to ora
tory, with no action until Just be
fore the close, representatives of the
American constitutional party, the
American party of Texas, which has ,
not previously participated In the ac
tivities, single taxers. World War
eterans association and Rank and
File veterans organizations marcfifd
Into the hall. '
Failure Threat ens -"Amalgamation
of the labor par?
and committee of "4 S In a new party
.movement was threatened with fail- .
ore tonight when the labor group
adopted an ultimatum giving onUi
10 a. m. Tuesday for the forty-eigV-
ers to show a disposition to compro
mise. .
The ultimatum was proposed by
Max S. Hayes, national chairman of
the labor party.
The convention decided to pro
ceed tomorrow to adopt a platform
and nominate candidates if amalga
mation falls.
The ultimatum carried after four
hours debate In which the forty-
eight leaders were criticized as "plu
tocratic philanthropists trying to u.-e
the labor party as a catspaw."
Labor delegates proposed that. If
a compromise could be reached the
two parties would hold a joint ses
sion Tuesday night to adopt a plat
form and nominate candidates.
Delegates were skeptical that the
get-together movement would suc
ceed, but efforts of the more radical '
to force an immediate break were
discouraged by the more conserva
tive. During the argument. Dudley
Field Malone former Democratic
leader and collector of the port ot
New York, arrived as a representa
tive of the committee ot 48.
- Malone, who Is also a member of
the labor party, attempted to placate
the delegates, grown restive under
might last in Thursday or longer.
He declared there were no unsur
mountable difficulties in the way of
amalgamation.
The convention adjourned until
tomorrow after adopting the ultima
tum. Lragae IHnrassed
The league of nations Issue was
mentioned before the committee of
4 8 convention for the first time when
Toscan Itennet of Connecticut, pre
sented the report of the labor wty
and committee of 48 conference com
mittees when- the labor party coa
vntion convened tonight.
The report recommended amal&n
mation and a joint platform.
Mr. Dennett said the conferees
struck a snag on a party name, the
labor group holding out for "Farm-er-I.abor."
The labor rroup. he said, wanted
to bold a joint convention but the
proposition was rejected by the com
mittee of 48.
Former delegates caucused today
and approved the proposed "Farmer
Labor" title, he announced.
lwnnett. n veiled terms. criti
cized the attitude of the 4X party
conferees and added he blleved 'the
rank and file of the committee of 45
are with us."
OFfar Maddaux. Introduced to
speak on world federation, aserted
President Wilson had "run Counter
to every American Instinct" by the
league structure he created and the
manner in which It presented .
"Nevertheless." Maddaux continued,
"he made an Issue which cannot be
evaded, on which there can be n
ln.sy-f online. It is something- nhout
which the people are thinking."
The convention applauded both
the criticism of the president's atti
tude and the declaration that the
lea rue was an Issue to be met,
"All the horrible nightmare of war
will sure us in the face again if
we do not meet the Issue." Maddaux
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