Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
MAY Join IN WAR
ON D|SLOYA[N
Democratic-R Republican COM
bine to Keep Socialists Out
of Congress Hinted.
INITIAL ACTION TAKEN

lNI IHI ~ IIUN IHN6N
Fred B. Lynch, democratic national
committeeman for Minnesota and one
Of the active executives in the manage
ment Of the presidential campaign of
1915, has been designated by the ma
tional committee to head a subcommit-
tee which is to negotiate with the re-
publicans for bipartisan nominations to
combat disloyalty and socialist candi-
dates for the elective Offices.
Morris HillQuit, defeated socialist
candidate for mayor of Greater New
York, has announced that the watch
word OF the socialists shall be con to
Washington" the idea being to conduct
a vigorous campaign next fall for the
election of socialists to the national
House Of Representatives..
A c. Townley, president of tho Non
Partisan League. and Representative
Baer of North Dakota, elected to Con-
gress by that organization. have start
cd q campaign to organize in the state
of New York along the lines pursued
d
league, 1t has been heretofore an
nounced. also will enter the senatorial
campaigns in Montana. Idaho, Wyom-
ing and other western states.
Recent Developments.
There are three political develop
ments since last Monday. The most
important is considered to be the ac-
tion of the democratic national COM
mittee. which was taken at a con-
ference Of national leaders with state
chairmen In Chicago. 1t has direct
bearing upon the situation expected to
grow out Of tho two other events. which
were anticipated
The general plan evolved by the Chi
cago conference contsmplates. to put
the case bluntly. coordination Of effort
against disloyalty. wherever disloyalty
candidates for national legislative pub
lie ofiice, either In House or Senate, are
put forward. the idea 10 that the re-
publicans and democrats OF the terri
be supported by both.
This is designed to prevent, by an
otherwise possible division Of votes, a
disloyalty candidate slipping in. In
districts where the socialist vote is
negligible or where no pronounced dis
loyalty campaign is threatened politics
would be allowed to take its natural
course and the two parties night It out
Naturally a system OF give and take
would be inaugurated between the re-
publicans and democrats in the eelec-
tion Of party men to appeal to both
party electoratea 80
1uposs to Be esTysd.
The spirit Of this program II that the
first essential in the election of the
next House Of Representatives and fhe
thirty new senators is that the nations
election Of disloyaiists. aocisiists or 81.
what 10 called by the politicians. "pac-
Inst mute" They are all in the same
catsgory. in the purvisw Of the present
II the war continues the next Con-
gress will have Just al important work
to do. It is said. as this CongresA Sane
and loyal men will be nesded to do II.
and the political management OF the
two great parties proposes to use every
endeayor, even TO the point OF submerE-
ing party differences and party politi-
The-~announcement Of Morris HILL
quit that the: socialists will make q
drive for the next House IL not re-
garded as idle Boosting by the political
socialists at the election in New York
furnished food for reflection. though
not occasion for alarm, further than
to warn Of the necessity of taking
aCIlOu TO onset IT.
The invasion Of New York by the
Non-Partisan League will be watched
1t Is said, very carefully by the po-
litical managers. This organization.
originally OF farmers for their own
protection, has been captured horse.
foot and dragoon by socialists In some
communities in the west. It II not
regarded as safely loyal to the Union.
Gives Senator La Toilette a Chance.
Under its cloak Senator La Toilette
made the speech In Minnesota which
is now under scrutiny by \ Senate
committee. The league has been de-
MED a hearing in some Of the ardent1y
loyal states Of the west.
The initial effort OF the leagues
drive in New York was adroitly ca
mounaged to the public. A mass meet
ing was held In Cooper Union. pre-
sided over by John Mitchell, late Of
tho miners. chairman Of the state food
commission. 1t was given out that
the league is to organize to resist the
middlerlen in. behalf of the farmer
and the consumer. President Townley
disclaimed intent to urge an anti-war
campaign. The audience probably was
unfamiliar with the leagues political
record. On the stage with him was
Representative Baer Of North Dakota.
After telling his audience that the
farmers of North Dakota had lost
SOS, ,GOO, 900 of their wheat crop through
the middlemen, Mr. Townley said: I'VE
must get the cooperation between the
farmer and the consumer. Whether
you call II state ownership or social