The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-14
NEW ALIGNMENT
Of THE PEOPLE; !;
Progresives Warn Republican,
and Democrats That Great =!
Change is Com
ing.
FOR WELFARE POLL
Menace Of eoIshevism Should us
STOPPED at once by Abandon
ment Of Ostrich
Tactics.
FOR WELFARE POLL
[By L. C. Martin. United Press STAFF
COrrespondent1

/ Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-That q
new alignment of the people is com
ing that will sweep away existing
political parties unless they face and
solve readjustment problems, was the
warning sounded to democratic and
republican chieftains today by Sena-
tors Kenyon and Borah, progressive
leaders.
Ii They cautioned against ostrich
tactics as means of disposing OF
/ the menace Of bolshevism in the
United States. They urged honest.
fearless, straightforward tactics by
the government and political leaders
! to cope with reconstruction problems
/ affecting the great mass Of the
American people.
After sounding the warning to
4 stand patters" In both parties that
"a terrific jolt is coming to them
from the American people unless
present conditions are remedied,
!. Borah. and Kenyon outlined ways OF
meeting the bolshevism menace to
this country.
Those in power, whether in politi-
cal parties or in the government who
blind themselves to the menace of
bolshevism in the country are court
ing disaster said Kenyon. 'The
workers Of this country recognize the
menace. They don't want bolshevism.
They fear 1t. But they realize it Is
/ spreading here and that something
must be done to stop it. They look
! to their leaders to stop It.
Appeals are being made to repub-
| lican and democratic party leaders to
In{,. i've r1o
for a broad, wise governmental vel
fare policy that will recognize the
rights of the workers as they have
never been recognized. One of the
most conservative men in the repub-
| lican party discussed the question
with me recently, because of requests
from his constituents that he get con-
gress busy on welfare legislation He
is a party leader, a presidential pos
sibilitx He realizes the menace. But
all the party leaders do not.
What the people want is action,
not talk; results. not promises. The
wise political party is the one which
will go on record for and then OBJ
tain laws like the following:
"One-Creating at once commits
sion on public works to cooperate
with the states in pushing necessary
public work during hard times and to
act as a buffer in absorption Of sur
plus labor In the reconstruction
period. This will remove the unem-
ployment menace. which is growing
by leaps and bounds.
"Two-Creating national employ
ment bureau to cooperate with the
states.
'~Three-Providing help In estab-
fishing homes for workers. Finance
this by plan similar to the farm
loan banks.
"Four-vocationn training for all.
"FYve-Extending soldiers and
sailors insurance to men in industry.
"Six-Establishment of courts Of
mediation and conciliation (volun-
tary).
"Seven-Old age. sickness and dis.
ability insurance.
Borah, a bitter foe of the, doctrine
of wiping out bolshevism by repres-
sion or force, said:
zone hears upon every hand these
days the doctrine of force. We are
to force peace, and we are to have
force to maintain peace, we are to
have force, to end our labor disturb
ances. Instead of talking force and
repression, let us preach cooperation
and tolerance Bolshevism is the
fruit Of force. We must kick the
psychology Of war from our midst.
we must avoid ostrich tactics il we
don't want terrific jolt from the
people.
sThere are few general principles
which If we adhere to them will sim
plify the situation:
"One-We must get back absolutely
to the constitutional government, to
the principles upon which our fathers
built and eschew all arbitrary meas
ures.
.Hrwo-we must establish complete
freedom Of speech and Of the press. No
man in these times should be embar
rnssed in the free ana open discussion
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