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Show DEMAND RECALL OF THE U. S. SOLDIERS Illinois Socialists, in Convention Assembled, As-sembled, Declare for Constant Opposition to War. CHICAGO, May 4.- Illtnois Socialists, Social-ists, assembled in state convention in Chicago today, declared for constant opposition to the war, for immediate recall of our soldiers from France, and asked that President Wilson demand at once a conference of delegates from all warriDg nations selected by the various peoples, not the governments to execute a peace for the world and democracy. For more than ten hours in committee commit-tee and on the floor, the battle waged on this issue. The convention demanded, demand-ed, too, that the American government immediately recognize the "Socialist Russian government" the Bolsheviki. The convention nominated for United States senator William B. Lloyd of Chicago. |