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Show ILL ACT 01 Socialists in Convention to Adopt Constitution and Platform Indianapolis, Ind., "May 13. After the election of committees on resolutions, resolu-tions, platform and constitution, tho socialist national convention was today to-day to begin consideration of reports of special committees on Immigration, extension of socialist propaganda among farmers and a campaign for tho votes of women In states that have. granted them the ballot. The committee on immigration has been unable to agree and majority and minority reports will bo submitted. submit-ted. The majority report declares tho party should advocate stricter Asiatic exclusion on the ground that "owing to social and racial peculiarities the Asiatic races are tho most difficult to mold Into an effective revolutionary revolution-ary body, that the capitalists welcome this immigration and that its effect upon economic and political class organizations or-ganizations is destructive."' "That tho idea of national seclusion Is fallacious and Asiatic immigrants can and will bo arrayed against the capitalist class." is maintained in tho minority report It denies that tho workers of the Pacific coast demand de-mand stricter Asiatic exclusion-Candidates exclusion-Candidates for president and vice-president vice-president are to be nominated on Friday. The convention will adjourn Saturday. Satur-day. oo |