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Following Mr. La Follette's blast, Samuel Gompers expressed his disapproval of the St. Paul Convention. The Committee of 48, a Progressive organization, withdrew its support of the convention. William Z. Foster and C. E. Ruthenberg, leaders of the Workers' Party (Communist), issued a counterblast saying that Mr. La Follette was really opposed to the "formation of a class Farmer-Labor Party to fight the battles of farmers and workers." A number of organizers of the convention declared that Senator La Follette was in error about the Communists. But with Mr. La Follette and his followers deserting the St. Paul...
...South China Party rather than an All China Party. The Presidents and Parliaments of Peking soon began to display a vacillating propensity in politics and eventually frittered away all chance of exerting any real authority over the country. The Tuchuns (War Lords) became more powerful than before; Dr. Sun withdrew his support from Peking and the historic divergencies of the North and South became once more intensified...
...vote of 194 to 181 withdrew from Committee the Barkley Bill (to abolish the Railroad Labor Board) and brought it up for consideration. A combination of Democrats and Republican insurgents brought about this action which was made possible by the changes in the rules which they forced through at the beginning of this session (TIME...
Next November Massachusetts will select a Senator. David Ignatius Walsh, Democrat, is the present occupant of that post. He will stand for reelection. Meanwhile the Republicans are planning to oppose him. One of the aspirants for the Republican nomination was William M. Butler. But he withdrew two weeks ago when President Coolidge chose him to head the Republican campaign next Fall. In withdrawing, Mr. Butler expressed the hope that Governor Channing Cox of Massachusetts would be the Republican nominee. Last week Mr. Cox announced that he planned to retire, would...
Last week the question was brought to a friendly conclusion. Great Britain withdrew its charges against Slater and Brooks. Secretary Hughes announced, through Ambassador Kellogg, his intention to reopen the Consulate at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and to appoint Charles Roy Nasmith as Consul. Premier MacDonald's letter to the Ambassador said : "I have the honor to inform you that after further consideration, His Majesty's Government are prepared not to insist upon the charge of exceeding their consular authority, laid about a year and a half ago, against the then American Consul and Vice Consul at Newcastle...