BOOM FOUR PARTIES ON UNION PLATFORM

Representatives of four political parties will speak from the same platform in the Union Monday evening, October 18. The speakers will be Congressman Joseph Walsh, Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska, Swinburne Hale '05 and Dr. Norman Thomas. This announcement was made at the first meeting of the Student Liberal Club, under whose auspices the speeches will be conducted. Last year the Student Liberal Club conducted a series of lectures on Russia and the Bolshevik problem, and this year the club is continuing its policy of imparting information through lectures on subjects of immediate interest.

Hitchcock Close to Wilson

Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, former Postmaster General and Administration leader in the Senate, who led the fight for the ratification of the treaty, will speak for the Democrats. Senator Hitchcock was in close touch with President Wilson during his term of office and is in a position to speak authoritatively of the relation of the Democratic platform to the principal issues of the campaign.

Swinburne Hale '05 will represent the Farmer Labor party. Mr. Hale was one of the leaders of the newly-organized party at its convention in Chicago last July. He was one of the 12 American lawyers who signed the report on the "Illegal Practices of the United States Department of Justice." At present he is practicing law in New York City.

Dr. Norman Thomas, who will speak for the Socialist party, is the editor of "The World Tomorrow," one of the foremost liberal religious journals of the country.

Walsh Republican Exponent

Congressman Joseph Walsh of the 16th Massachusetts district will expound the Republican doctrines. Mr. Walsh is a prominent figure in Congress, having acted as Speaker of the House in Representative Gillette's absence.

The order of the speeches will be determined by lots drawn on the platform at the beginning of the evening. The name of the chairman of the meeting will be announced later. The meeting will be open to all members of the Union and the Student Liberal Club. It will not be in any sense a debate among the different speakers, although opportunity will be given for questions at the close of the will be a non-partisan symposium for the program.