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COX OPPOSED
ARMY GOING
TO FRANCE
Even After Lusitania Had Been
Sunk. Democratic Nominee
Was Against Sending Sol
diers to Fight for Freedom.
UPHELD PRUSSIANS IN
RUTHLESS U-BOAT WAR
Former Empress Eugenie Af Jj HEAR) Trying to Fix It In His Mind's Eye
THIRD PARTY
PROSPECTS
BRIGHTEN IIP
Official Sanction Given by
American Labor Group for
Amalgamation With Other
Branches Now in Session.
oi trance Dies at lviaana
EXPERTS ON
COAL ISSUE
German Representative Takes
Malignant Attitude in Effort
To Explain Situation to
Conference of Premiers.
Wife of Nifpoleon the
Third Passes Away
' Happy Leaves Es
tate of $30,000,000.
Madrid, July 11. The former
impress Eugenic of France died
hcie this morning!
The ex-Empress Eugenie was al
most impatient for the end of her
long lease of life. It ran 94 years.
K
Strongly Advocated Combining
American and German Navies
To Sweep Control of Seas
From Great Britain.
Dayton, 0., July 1 1. (Special
Telegram.) On December 13, 1916,
less than four months before Pres
ident Wilson asked congress for
a declaration of war on Germany,
the Dayton News, of which Gov
ernor Cox. the democratic presi
dential nominee, is owner and pub
lisher, said in an. editorial:
"The war has wrecked the world
and accomplished nothing for either
side. Germany has gained nothing
and lost much. The allies have
gained nothing and lost much. The
rime of 511 the ages has accom
plished nothing, save the wrecking of
a similar world. God grant that the
next arm, lifted to wield a sword so
foolishly may be paralyized and that
the brain may be stopped from
thinking before it conceives of war."
The editorial is attracting much
comment among Cox's political en
emies in Dayton,1 and it is likely
to figure in the campaign.
Governor Cox opposed the send
ing of troops to France. Just five
days before the entry of the United
(States in the war one of the News'
editorials readf
He Opposed Army.
"The, best way to injure our
enemy, if Germany should become
our enemy, through a declaration
of war, or because of a state of war,
is to supply the deficiencies of the
allies. These deficiencies consist of
food aryi clothing and munitions of
war. Instead of diverting our re
sources to raising an army of a
couple of million men; instead of
sending men abroad for sentimental,
purpose, we ought to go to work
to supply the allies with everything
they need and they do not need nienrf
lie can nest serve our own purpose
by furnishing other matter than
men."
Condoned U Boat Warfare.
Even after the heavy loss of
American life, iucludiirg women and
children, when the Lusitania was
torpedoed, Governpr Cox's news
paper said editorially that the Ger
man submarines had committced no
crime against the United Slates. In
an editorial in the News, October
16, 1916, was this paragraph:
"We have not heard of many
Americans biting theff finger nails
at the thought of the submarine ac
tivities. All of us feel sorry for a
merchant vessel that is sent to the
bottom of the sea, whether armed
br unarmed. We feel sorry also or
the man-of-war that is sunk imme
diately after an encounter. We
Sympathize with the soldiers who
Ire losing their lives in the trenches,
with miserable humanity in general.
But our skirts are clear as regards
the activities of the German
(Continued Tg Two. Column Two.)
-Harding-Coolidge
Campaign Formally
Opened in New Jersey
Trenton, N. J., July 10 New
Jersey state league of Republican
clubs, with a membership roll of
more than 130.000, formally opened
the Harding and Goolidge campaign
in this state at the league's annual
convention here Saturday. The con
vention accepted the republican at
titude toward the league of nations,
endorsed Harding and Coolidge and
pledged them support; approved the
Chicago platform and congratulated
the women of New Jersey upon' the
near prospect of their getting the
ballot. Great applause greeted the
t.ames of the national candidates.
United States Senator Frelmg-
huysen attacked the league of na
tions, declaring that the issue be
fore the people .was whether thev
wanted their government at Wash
ington or Geneva. State Chairman
Stokes paid a tribute to the women
workers in the party and said if
the men worked with the same en
thusiasm the republican partv
would roll up a majority of 100,000
for Harding in New Jersey.
Commissioner Falconer
Still Has High Temperature
The condition of
City Cdmmis-
sioner l nomas laiconer continues
to cause his family to feel appre
hensive. The attending physician
yesterday said that it would be sev
eral days before it is definitely i
known whether the patient is suf
fering from typhoid fever.
Mr. Falconer's fever was higher
yesterday and therehas been no
appreciable change in his condition
during the last 24 hours.
Seek Manager of WildWest
Show on Charge of Cruelty
Chicago, July 11. Warrants Were
issued today for "Tex" Austin, man
ager of the Cowboy show, which was
conducted in connection with the
Elks convention and for "John
Doe." a covrboy. The warrants is
sued on complaint of the Illinois - J-)
mane society cnargca tnat tne cow
boys mistreated the steers and other
animals, in connection with their
performance in violation of the laws
Brcventing cruelty to animals
Forty-four were sparkling in the
successive roles of the Spanish
Countess Eugenie Marie de Man-
tijo. traveling through Europe, a
visitor to the French court, wife of
Napolfon III, and an occasional re-
gont ot the rrenen empire. J nen in
a day the whole Structure of impe
rial eminence collapsed. The other
half of her life was mournful, so
much so that Eugenie had said: "I
wish I had passed when the sha
dowy fabric of my dream fell apart."
That day of disaster was Septem
ber 4. 1870, when she and all Paris
had heard of the defeat and capture
of Napoleon at Sedan. The em
press was popularly accused of
bringing on that disastrous war with
Prussia. 3
Flees To England.
Historians have since declared
that there is lirtle to support such
charges, but thf riotous mobs of
I'aris, shouting for the new repub
lic, which the deputies proclaimed,
stormed the palace of the Tuileries
and howled imprecations upon Eu
genie's head until the empress' be
came convinced that her life was in
peril. Flight was decided upon, but
one plan after another failed until
an exit was found by way of the
Louvre. The empress, in disguise,
accompanied only by one of her la
dies in waiting, was whirled, away
in a cab to the residence of the
American dentist, Dr. Thomas J.
Evans. Lost to all Paris the ladies
spent the night in the protection of
this chivalrous American and the
next day they were driven off in his
carriage for flight across France to
the channel and the secret board
ing of a yacht for England.
' Misfortunes Follow Her.
But exile was not. enough. Mis
fortune cameln throes. The fall of
the empire was followed by the
OMAHA ASKED TO
GIVE OLD CLOTHES
IN RELIEF DRIVE
Laundries , Will Assist in Col
lecting Discarded Garments
' For Red Cross.
Omaha laundries have agreed to
collect used clothes for near east re
lief, according to Miss Katherine
Reynolds McCormick, 'national
speaker for the Near East Relief and
Red Cross, who is in Omaha to aid
Mrs. R. A. Finley, state director for
Nebraska, in the used clothes drive.
"The laundries will send out fold
ers and collect the clothes," said
Miss McCormick.
Mrs. Finley. returned Saturday
from a conference in ,New York,
where she talked to a number of re
lief workers who have just returned
from the foreign fields. "Their ac
counts of actual experienees prove
the great need of clothing, good
warm clothing, for the suffering
children of those countries, she said.
Churches and fire houses of the
city also will act as receiving depots
for used clothes. Efforts are being
fnade to collect as much clothing as
possible this week so that it may be
sent to New York in time to be
placed on board the relief ship,
which leaves this country Septem
ber 1.
Yesterday Miss McCormick made
four-minute talks at the First Bap
tist. First Presbyterran and First
Central Congregational churches.
Ir. the evening jhe made an address
at the Pearl Memorial church.
Rev. Charles W. Savidge is chair
man of the clothing campaign in
Omaha and Douglas county.
Iowa Governor Takes Rap
At Wilson Administration
Knoxville, Tenn.. July ll.--Open-ing
the republican national cam
paign in Tennessee, Governor Hard
ing of Iowa declared the league of
nations covenant was an'un-Ameri-can
document which would "carry
the American flag into European
kitchens" and get this country into
untold trouble. He scored the
Wilson administration, asserting
that "he kept us out of war, but
he is now keeping us out of peace."
Naval Officers Start on
Cruise in Alaskan Waters
Seattle. Wash.. Julv Ml. With
V
Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Sec
retarv of the Interior Payne and
Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander
of the Pacific fleet, aboard, six de-
! strovers comprising the 23d de
stroyer division, sailed tor a cruise
in Alaska water. Other members
of the party making the cruise in
clude Governor Thomas Riggs, jr.,
of Alaska and Col. Alfred H,
Brooks of the gulf survey.
Lithuanians Deny Plans
For Joint Attack on Poland
Washington, July 11. The LitliU'
anian mission denied Reports which,
it is said, were circulated from War
saw to the eftect that the Lithuan
tans and German planned a joint
attack on Poland this month and
that Lithuania had made large pur
chases ot war material from Gcr
many.
To Form New Cabinet.
Budapcst.'luly 11. Admiral Hor--
thy. the regent, has entrusted Count
Stefan Bethlen w ith the task of
forming a new cabinet to succeed
that of Premier Semeden, which re
signed June 11,
mi
x-Empress "Eutfcii-ic;,
death of the exiled einperor, Na
poleon III., in England three years
later, and the killing of his only son,
the prince imperial, while in battle
with the English against the Zulus.
"Sometimes " wrote the empress in
a letter which has recently come to
light bearing date of 1873 "some
times, on seeing certain children
tearing the wings off butterflies and
tormenting poor things that cannot
show signs of suffering, I have made
the comparison that people some
times pluck out the heart and hurt
it without lenowing the evil they do
with an eternal smile on their lips."
This was written the day before her
husband died. ..
An Unhappy Life.
The empress, in the two score
years that followed, found intimate,
friends in England and interest in
travel, including visits to her former
haunts in Paris. Dressed in black
she passed almost unnoticed, where
once she was the leader of one of
the most brilliant courts of the nine
continued on Page Two. Column Three.)
THREE MEMBERS OF
MINE RESCUE TEAM
ARE VICTIMS OF GAS
Two Other Men Expected to
Die From Effects of
"Black Damp,,'"
Seattle, July 11. Three members
of the Pacific Coast Coal company's
mine rescue team at Black Dia
mond are dead and two others are
expected to die as the result of
breathing gas funies during a prac
tice drill in an abandoned shaft at
Black Diamond shortly before noon
today.
Two other members of the team
were overcome by the fumes, but
suffered no serious harm.
Members of the team said they
knew there was "black damp" in the
shaft, but did not believe there was
danger until some of the men had
toppled over. , The others attempt
ed to drag them to the outer air, but
were themselves overcome. Later
rescuers removed two bodies. The
third was still in -the mine tonight.
Some yeaTs ago a boy wandered
into the abandoned shaft and was
killed by the gas'. Since then it has
been kept locked except when used
for rescue drills.
Congressmen in Mexico
Exchange Blows in Forum
Mexico City, July ll. The last
session of congress was marked with
a display of, pugilistic. ability on the
part of Congressmen Espinoza and
General Marciano Gonzalez. Lawyer
Trige, for the defense of Murguia
now under arrest "on the charee of
implication in the death of CarranzaJ
maae a sensational speecn , attack
ing statements made by Iglesias
Caldcron in the United States on the
death of Carranza.
After a speech by Gonzalez, Es
pinoza rushed at him hitting him
with both fists. Gonzalez returned
the blows and after a short ex
change of blows they were separated.
It was the first time in the history
of Mexico that congressmen have ex
changed blows in the forum.
Nationalists Continue
Raids Along Gulf of Ismid
Constantinople, July ll. Ban
bits are continuing raids along the
north shbre of the Gulf of Ismid
and the eastern shore of the Bos
phorous. The British have hanged 18 na
tionalist leaders and the Greeks have
hanged 12, all charged with instigat
ing attacks at Beikos and other
points near Constantinople in the
Straits Zion fixed by the treaty, Brit
ish warships are still bombarding
bandits near Beikos. There was
fighting Friday night neat Pendik.
rTlie Greek villages of Tal and Kour-
ossi have been burrted by national
ists, who are charged with having
murdered many Greeks.
Iowa Man Arrested in
Chkago on Liquor Charge
Chicago, July 11. James Gal-
braith, manager ' of the Morrison
hotel, and William Sexton of Tama,
la., a guest, were arrested charged
with violating the prohibition laws.
The federal agents asserted that
Galbaugh sold a pint of whiskv to
Sexton and that $10 was seen to
change hands when they broke into
a loom occupied by the latter. Two
pints of whisky were confiscated.
One was found in Galbaugh's uock-
Jjtjjhe agents, said.
9 A"-
SAYS PROTOCOL WILL
INCREASE DISORDERS
Declares Occupation of Ruhr
As Threatened Would Cause
Miners to Refuse to Work
Doing All Possible Now.
"Hy Tli Aaaoelated Preai.
Spa, July 11. Taking up Satur
day the question of coal deliv
eries from Germany, the allied con
ference at the request of Konstan
tin Fchrenbach, German chancellor,
agreed to hear Hugo Stinnes. the
great coal operator, and Otto Hue,
president of the German Miners'
National association.
Dr. Walter Simons, German for
eign minister, said at the opening
of the session that the men did
not represent the German govern
ment, but he thought it advisable
to hear two men so Intimately con
nected with coal production in Ger
many. It is the custom of the confer
ence for speakers to remain seated
but Herr Stinnes stood up. He said:
"I stand because I want to look
my adversaries in the eye."
Speech Considered Offensive.
This was the opening speech of
what the allied delegates considered
a rather offensive speech. Premier
Delacroix of Belgium, who presid
ed, on one occasion reminding
Stinnes that his language was too
forceful.
Dr. Simons said afterw
ard tohe
correspondent he regretted Stinnes
had used such violent and aggressive
language. Stinnes said in sub
stance: "The military protocol, which the
Germans were requested to sign
July 7, will increase discontent and
disorder in Germany. It will make
it more, difficult to maintain om
coal production and will not help
its to increase it.
Men Would Quit.
"It is all very well for you te
tell ns that unless our coal produc
tion and deliveries to you increase
you-will occupy the Ruhf. I may
tell you that if you should expect
by occupation of the Ruhr to obtain
more coal than you now do, you
would find yourselves mistaken.
Not only would you not get more
coal, but less, because the miners
would refuse to work. They are
doing "now all they can with the
meager food 'with which they arc
supplied.
"Notwithstanding exhaustion from
lack cA substantial food they work
three hours extra twice weekly to
increase production. You gentle
men cafinot by an expression of your
will, merely give an order and in
crease our. coal deliveries. That is
why, if practical Jesuits are to be
.obtained, there must be an agree
ment among experts.
"M. Millerand said yesterday that
tfie Germans were accorded the
right to speak as a matter of cour
tesy. I claim to speak as a mat
ter of right and whoever is not af
flicted with the diseased victory"
Here M. Delacroix interrupted
and said: "The object of this con
ference is to arrive at a peaceful
solution and I must therefore ask
Herr Stinnes not to be provocative."
' "Figures Wrong.
Stinnes, resuming, said:
"This conference is the ear
through which Europe could hear
.. r rr, i T .
tne tacts, mat is wny i wisn 10
speak. - Without co-operation noth
ing can be done. -Thai is why, I
wish to speak as a matter of right
and not one of privilege. I cannot
dispute M. Millerand's figures con
cerning France, but his figures re
garding Germany are quite wrong.
Germany has not produced 79 per
cent of- its prewar coal and it is
not true that 63 per cent of the
German iron industries are at work.
"I recognize that the French coal
situation is serious and although
he Versailles treaty was forced up
on Germany, every German em
ployer and workman must strive to
help France as manyof her mines
have been destroyed, although this
destruction was not wanton, but one
of military-rrecessity.
""Germany is reproached for not
living up to its coal obligation?
under the treaty. As a matter of
fact, before the treaty was signed
Germany had voluntarily supplied
France with considerable quanti
ties of coal. The Germans now
recognize that this act was dictated
by an unwarranted sentiment.
"The reparations commission is
now demanding 29,000.000 tons per
annum. It is impossible to comply.
The Ruhr output in May was 220,
000 tons per day. It has now
reached 285,000 tons, this on the
basis of 300 working days per an
num." Male Nurse Charged With
Aiding Aliens to Escape
New York, July 11. Federal in
quiry into recent escape of aliens
from Ellis Island, followed the ar
rest and holding in $2,500 bail of
Xavier F. Iestefano, male nurse at
the immigration station there. Sixteen
aliens were reported to have es
caped Saturday morning but this
vas denied by superintendent Baker.
Destefano was charged vith assist
ing John Tressey, an Irish stow
away, to escape, by supplying him
with a row boat he was said to have
used iif-flight tg Ihj niajg land.
HIGH PRICES, NOT
BEER, TO BE CHIEF
ISSUE-WATSON
Pocketbooks ' More Important
Than Palates. Says Senator
In Support of
Harding.
Washington, July 11. rocket
books will play a more important
part thatf palates in the present
presidential campaign, said Senator
Watstm, republican ;of Indiana, in'
an interview on the poltical situa
tion here.
The public is more interested, he
said, in economic measures which
promise tOy-reduce the cost of op
erating the government and restore
normal conditions thus relieving
the tax burden and the high cost
of living than in the quenching of
a thirst with a glass of beer. The
prohibition issue in his opinion, will
be forgotten before election day
rolls around in November.
Senator Watson told how the G.
O. P. chieftains had decided on
Senator Harding as the nominee.
But, contrary to the widely pub
lished reports that the republican
strategy had been worked out on
the theory that William G. McAdoo
would be the democratic candidate
he declared the leaders at Chicago
counted on Governor Cox winning
at San Francisco when they agreed
bon Harding.
V'We knew after the sixth ballot,"
said the senator, "that we could get
nowhere with the 'deadlocked can
didates' and the first question ive
asked in conference was 'What is
the principal pivotal state?' The an
swer was 'Ohio.'
" 'Wflio is the most formidable
man?' was the next question.
" 'Why. Harding, of course, for
Cox surely will be chosen at San
Francisco.'
"We never reckoned on McAdoo
as a factor. We knew he had to
wrestle with the 'crown prince' han
dicap, and no man ever unloaded on
any government such a miserable
burden as Mr. McAdoo unloaded
when he resigned as director general
of railroads. He resigned at a
most advantageous time for Mr.
McAdoo.
"Yes, he ran awav without offer
ing to aid in the solution of the prob
lem unless his suggestion that the
government continue to operate the
loads for five years nioj-e could be
considered an aid," said Senator
Watson.
Mother Accidentally Shot
By Her Four-Year-Old Son
Greenville, Ky July 11. When
Mrs. Willis Graham, 26 years old,
tried to stop her 4-year-old son,
Harold, from -carrying a loaded shot
gun out of their home, the child
pulled the trigger, killing her in
stantly. The Weather
Forecast.
Mostly fair ' Monday,
ontinued
warm.
Hourly Temperatures.
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SAYS MORRISON
$5,000,000 in Pool to Under
mine Unions, A. F. of L.
. Secretary Declares. '.
By fniveriial Sen Ire.
Washington, July 11. Published
reports that a huge fund is being
raised by big business interests to
combat union labor, under the guise
of maintaining the open shop, were
corroborated today by Frank Mor
rison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor.
Mr. Morrison asserted that the
fund'- already amounted to $5,000,
000 and would be greatly increased.
The real purpose of this fund, he
declared, was to break the power of
organized labor. In a' formal state
ment, he said:
"Such tactics are not new. Among
certain large employing interests
there is a stronger opposition to or
ganized labor since the time the
late David I. Parry was president
of the National Manufacturers as
sociation and the late Charles Post,
head of the citizens alliance.
"While these movements are dis
credited .their anti-trade union pur
pose survives. The so-called open
shop has been supplanted especially
in the west and middle-west by the
'American plan,' the same thing with
a new name. In both the theory of
individual bargaining is stressed."
Mr. Morrison said that the fund
was chiefly contributed by seven
large industrial interests and evi
dence of their activities is in the
rHands of the American Federation
of Labor.
John Robinson Circus to
Stage Big Parade Today
The street parade of the John
Robinson circus will leave the cir
cus grounds at Twenty-first and
Paul streets at 9:30 this morning.
The route will be as follows: ,
South on Twentieth to Cuming,
east on Cuming to Sixteenth, south
on Sixteenth to Douglas, east on
Douglas to Tenth, south on Tenth
to Farnam, west on Farnam to Six
teenth, north on Sixteenth to Cum
ing and back Ao the grounds. Per
formances oF the circus will begin
at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Aurora's Richest Young Man Gives Wife"
1 $ 1 0,000 for Permission to Marry Another
t'hieafo Tribune-Omaha Bee f.eaaed Wire.
Aurora,. III., July 11. The wav
was opened Saturday for the mar
riage of the beautiful Mildred Wcss
ner and Aurora's richest young
man, Daniel Volkjtine, who is 23.
The two have been sweethearts
since childhood and would have
been married long ago, but his wife,
Nora Udstad Volintine, wouldn't
let them. She withdrew her oppo
sition today after a settlement, said
to be approximately $10,000, was
made upon her and a plea of an
nulment which her husband had
made in the Kane county circuit
court at Geneva was 'granted by
Judge Adam A. C. ClifTc.
Volintine told the iudge he was
kidnaped and forced into marrying
Miss Udatad at Crown Point, hid..
when he was but 18 years old, and
2his testimony was not disputed. J.
; amice Anion, now assistant state s j
m httorncy. and Dr. Eugene Pritchard ;
Jj conspired to bring about the msr-j
iase and frightened him -into it, J
MR.SHOBTAIlE
IVIflT l-UilULilttL
PLANTS INCLOSE
Many Witnesses Appear Be
fore Commerce Commission
In Effort to Get Coal
Order Modified. :''
Washington, July' 11. A shut
down of steel mills js threatened be
cause of car shortage, representatives
of more than a score of steel man
ufacturers informed the Inter
state Commerce commission. Daniel
Willard. chairman of v the advisory
committee of the association of rail
way executives, who also appeared
before the commission, was inistant,
however, that any general suspen
sion of industry would be H verted
and that improvement was possible
in the steel trade.
"I believe there will not be any
general shut down of industry," de
clared Mr. Willard. "The situation
I believe will not get any'worse, and
I hclieve we can make it better."
Many Witnesses.
A half score witnesses' appeared
at the closing session. of the com
mission's hearing on possible modi
fication of its order requiring pre
ference to be given coal mines,
except Mississippi, in the assignment
of open top cars. No indication of
the commission's probable action was
given at adjournment.
Addressing the shippers. Chairman
Clark declared the commission real
ized the "utter impossibility" of
pleasing all of them, but urged that
they follow the suggestion of Mr.
Willard to attempt solution of car
service through co-operation between
them and the railroad officials.
By the shippers and the railroads
acting through local car service com
mittees, Mr. Willard expected it
would not be necessary to prevent all
movement of building material and
that materials could be 'moved for
Irijjhway repairs, maintenance and
construction of essential connecting
road, links. Such transportation he
anticipated could be had on the re
turn movement of the open top
equipment to the mines.
Other witnesses in their testimony
(Continued on) Page Two, Column Fonr.)
Volintine said. They told him thai
prison stared him in the face and
that his life would be in peril it
he did not wed the girl. They came
to Lake Geneva, Wis., after him in
&n automobile and spirited him
away from the school he was at
tendingNorthwestern military
academy. ,
On the way to Crown Point they
picked up Miss Udstad at Chicago.
They told him to swear that lie
was 21 years old in order to ge'
the marriage license, he declared
Immediately after the marriage
ceremony he left his wife and re
turned to school. Commenting on
his engagement to Miss Wessncr,
Volintine said:.
"We have been sweethearts for
years and we will be married be-
fore loner. J hone."
"Our engagement has never been
broken." Miss Wessiier said "It
dates back to December 23. 1914."
Miss Wessncr is now 22 year
old.
QUESTION OF NEW NAME
REGARDED AS IMPORTANT
Committee of 48 Opposed to
Word "Labor" on Ground
"That Farmers May Shy
Away Agree on Platform.
By D. F. SULLIVAN.
(JtlrHgn Trihiine-Omalm He l.ensetl Wire.
Chicago. July 11. Official sanction
was given today by the American
Labor party at the first session of
its national convention to the in
formal negotiations in progress for
an amalgamation as a new "third
party," with the groups represented
at the cor.vi ution called by the Com-
mittce of 48 and in session at the'
Hotel Morrison.
As , a result the prospect of
union of the radical groups in one
party became apparently brightf,
although actually the laborites only
recognized "officially" what was al
ready "unofficially" in progress.
Following the action of the labor
party, there were a series of confer
ences between the conference com
mittees of the two conventions. At
this conference efforts were made to
reach an agreement on the points
at which the two conventions are at
variance.
Tnese points are:
The name by which the new party
shall be known. .
Its platform.
Name Important.
The question of the name of the i
t.ew party is regarded as of great
importance by the laDentes, ana ot
minor consequence by the 48'ers. .
The labor representatives are in
clined to insist that the name of the
party should indicate plainly that
union labor men and women com
pose a large part of its membership.
The 48'ers are inclined to believe
tha the word "labor" in the name
of the new party might drive away
the tanner vote and those of others
who are not particularly fond ot
iabcr unions. They favor the name
"American party," butt are inclined
to consider a compromise.
One that has! been suggested is
that the name, of the pany should
be different in the various states.
For instance, ' there is a possibility
that in North Dakota, where the
Nonpartisan league, which is affil
iated with the 48ers, carried the
republican primaries, that electors
who will vote for the Third party
candidate for president will be des-,
ignated as "republicans" on the of
ficial ballot. The situation in the
state is somewhat similar to that
in California in 1912, when' the Roosevelt-Johnson
electors were in the
republican column the Johnson or
ganization controlling the republi- ,
can party machinery in the state.
In other states the third party
leaders migjit run under the wfcll
known name of the Nonpartisan
league, while in the industrial
states "labor party" might be used '
as their designation.
Support Main Essential.
The point made in favor of this
compromise plan is that the name at
the head of the ticket makes little
difference, as long as it is known
that the electors will support the
third party candidates. v
There is also a suggestion before
the conference committees thatthe
candidate for president shall select
the name of the party.
On the platform the conferees
are nearer .together than they are
on the name. This was pointed out
at the labor party convention today
by Max Hayes, the temporary chair
man, who made the public an
nouncement that an agreement on
platform was near.
Both parties aregreed upon the
principal plank of the platform. This
is: J.
"Public ownership of transporta
tion, including stock yards; large
abattoirs, grain elevators, terminal
warehouses, pipelines and tanks.
Public ownership of other pijblic
utilities and of the principal natural
resources, such as coal, oil, natural
gas, mineral deposits, large water
powers and large commercial timber '
tracts."
The disposition, of the 48'ers is to '
keep the platform short and to treat
subjects not included in it with sepa
rate resolutions. The labor party
conferees are inclined to favor defi
nite planks on questions in which
labor unionists are particularly in
tcrested. Little Business on Hand.
The Committee of 48 convention
is to be called together for 10
o'clock tomorrow mornnig, bit there
is little business that cau be trans
acted. The labor party is also to
moet today. The single tax conven
tion at the Auditorium hotel is also
tied up. awaiting developments of
the conferences.
The platform committee of the
Committee of 48 held a session this
afternoon in the Hotel Morrison,
but it was a perfunctory one. Hear
ings were given to various groups
with special causes to plead, includ
ing the "Friends of Irish Freedom.'
It was impossible, however,, for tit
committee to reach any agreement
upon any plank in the platform as
the platform is before the confer
ence committees.
Senator ' La Follette retains his
undisputed lead for the' presiden-l-al
nomination. No definite word
has been received from him as to
whether Jie will accept a nomina
tion, but fhe leaders of bkth par
tics figure that if the amalgama-.
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