Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Senators and Representatives
Address Meeting Assem-
bIed to Consider Program.
COMMITTEE TO PREPARE
PLAN OF FUTURE ACTION
Speaker Declares Partisanship to Be
Greatest of All Present
Day Evils"

Break king of old party ties and the
formation of a new party were limited
al a meeting at Freunds last evening,
which was attended by several of the
most prominent senators and repre-
sentatives in Congress. Present meth
DDS OF Congress were flayed and many
remedies offered for the abolition of
present economic evils. One speaker
it would be impossible to get the Ten
Commandments passed by the nation 5
greatest legislative body.
The greatest of all present-day evils
is partisanship. according to Senator
Norris. Men around this table now
will go out agreed on certain subjects.
and We will fight to the death on the
political field. Because of partisanshp
we have never been able to get to the
matter of inheritance tax.
I'VE should fight greed and selfish
ness in our own party as quick as in
any other. Our patriotism should be
such that no man should give his al
Iegiance to a man or party which does
not make for the best interests OF the
country"
Other Speakers Heard.
THE solution of the root of eco
nomic ills is getting the government out
of the hands of the interests" declared
Representative Hinebaugh of Illinois.
It am going to continue to work with
the men 1 think will help me in gain
ing the ultimate object
Representative Falconer of Washing
ton urged his auditors to get togeth-
err" Senator Ashurst of Arizona advo-
Gated the creation Of idealiSm in the
hearts of the people. for" he said,
or virtuous by the mere passage OF
laws" He also urged the passage of
the immigration bill.
At the end of the meeting Repre-
sentative w. J. Macdonald of Michigan
was empowered to select five men for
a committee. with himself as an ex-
officio member, to sum up the general
purposes as outlined at the meeting
and to make plans for immediate &C
ton.
Many Express Views.
Others who spoke, in addition to
those already named, were: Senator
Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota. Charles
Edward Russell, Carl Vrooman. as
sistant secretary of agriculture; Rep
resentative w. ]. Bryan of Washington,
Clifford Pinchot. w. L. Stoddard, ellison
Gardner. Representative Clyde Kelley
of Pennsylvania, Representative Robert
L. Crosser of Ohio, Senator Owen OF
Oklahoma, Jackson Ralston, D. B.
Wheeler. Frank Morrison, secretary of
the American Federation Of Labor;
Representative Edward Heating o.
Colorado. Benton MacKaye. w G. Nc
Murchy. John Brown of the United
Mine Workers. Laurence Todd. Arthur
Holder of the American Federation of
Labor. A. J. McKelway, Ray Evans,
Representative Rulings. Mai w. o.
Owen, T.. s. A.. retired: Prof. William
NJ. Coleman. Y. Fitzpatrick. Judson
King. D. A. Slattery, secretary of the
Conservation Association; Art Young.
Representative Buckley of Penpsyl-
vania. Allan l.. Benson. A. i. Mann. r.
NJ Kerbey, Mark Foote. c. G. Hoag.
Lynn Haines, Walter Durand. Repre-
sentative Anderson of Minnesota. Rep
resentative Stevens of New Hampshire.
Martin Williams, Mr.: Potter of Phila-
delphia, Louis Gutenberg and &. W..
Roberts.