El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-05
NEW LABOR PARTY MAY SERVE To-
BRING ISSUES CLEARLY BEFORE US|

THE new labor party, organized at Chicago, has no
reason to expect better fate than third parties Of the
past Practically all third parties have been successful
only in influencing the two great parties This may be
the purpose Of the labor party
# tie law abiding radical elements Of the country
could be brought together under banner it might prove
beneficial providing the banner not red one Concen-
ra0n OF radicals Sc political organization might tend
toward restraint within the party itself, and also by
larry concentrating the conservative elements in op
position party It would bring the issues sharply before
the people for discussion and decision.
Many political leaders believe the present tendency is
toward radical and conservative party IF this is
ta be the lineup 1t do harm to hear what the rad
as propose ther platform that whatever good they
nay nave y their theories may ne put 70 me rest ana tns
bad discarded and for all Reds Of various hues
from glazing crimson to the Palest pink, and under one
nag they might strike balance that would give the coun-
Try fair idea Of what the radcals really propose.
But it would be difficult task to get al the reformers
into party. Since the ended the Socialists have
split in twain and the extremists composed Of the W
r. and BolsheTsts are operating BY themselves So the
prospect that the labor party VII be able aaga
mate the various radical elements is not fatterns Labor
itself IS nos IN accord on the policy Of separate political
party. Under the leadership Of Samuel Gompers the
American Federation Of Labor has long held to the theory
that can be accomplished by operating through the
two predominant parties supporting the one which qives
their demands the most favorable consideration
Efforts to bng the farmers and aborers together into
political organization also likely to fail 4Far
ing the farmer has been taToute occupation Of poll
cans for the past fifty years. but rule the farmers
have refused to be farmed They are an Independent
thinking lot Of and in the past have shown their
ability 20 look after their interests without profess
s0na political advice. There have been local exceptions
Ike the Populist movement IN Kansas and the present
Farmer Non-Partissn League in North Dakota and
rounding states but they have reached stage Of
national influence And too these have been Independent
farmers movements, not affiliated with organized labor.
The claim is made that the labor and farm elements
cooperating IN the North Dakota movement but It
must be remembered that North Dakota is strictly farm
state with considerable labor element and whatever
recognition has been given the labor unions BY the farmers
who in control has likely been for political effect in
other states where the NonParsan League hopes TO e
tend its influence
conservative II has been only IN cases where they
have had real for grievance that they have rebeed
against the existing order North Dakota farmers found
they not being dealt with fairly by the big ware
house and milling interests and they sought the only
remedy at their command political action The condition
vas purely local and they find remedy It may be
expected that id the Popusts Of Kansas the leaguers
VII drift hack to the Old parties Of their choice.
Just the Progressive party served purpose IN re-
generstng the Republican party which had fallen into
5sepute the labor party may Be Of 70 the country
in dfsreutiatng between the good and the bad IN Tadi-
casm Its greatest mission might Be to show labor that
is truly American the danger Of the course outlined By
the extreme radicals. Labor be counted today,
has in the past to the cost before attempting to
overurn the existing ORDER and reaction Is to come
when the leaders Of labor able to point OFT c
their followers Just what the program Of the vicious prop
agandists would lead to