Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-18
LABOR GROUP SEEKS
TO LINE Up FRIENDS
FOR COORDINATION
Conferences Today 20 Secure Bet
ter Team Work IN Legis
lativc Matters
TO WAGE PICHT
ON ANTI STRIKE BILL
NJ hssoct.,.d Pros. N gvsrv Yvssiar

NJ Associated Press ~ Every Kveniur
Washington. Dee rs Further ON
ferences between lalor leaders and Senai
ors and representative n ibf ialDf
group" ia Congress were yiannrd igdaf
in the movement 81 secure cloeof oos1rdinn
tion IN legislative matters
The first conference held yesisrdav 80
understood 20 have bsen initiated larselq
by senator Ia Follc'te. Repiblican, We
consiD, ~ D result " 'hr unDpToaed pas-
sage IN tho senate last ThurViaf NJ 'fe
Poindeztef anti-s,rikc b'll while 's 1Gpou
ents were ron watch There Wae a. 20
sibilitv that he fighl agains' thr rneasIrr
on the motion 20 fec0under mH1r 1f
Senator IA Folle''e you'd feZin 'tf
Senste today
Washington. Dee Is usr ron
t,artisan uolitical movement 1sa nrffafff
here yeqtrfda~ II is intended ~ adrora',
and further prpgressive ard literal '@zs'9
ti0n The pe0u,lo vii - rdgeafri
means ~ An elahorats pr0paga'ta
rending features n laTmak'ng uN -
planned % them ls viewed from rr hf
vsnced position
Iloadery n the various -aIl-1ad s'sr
organizations snd fhr ohief rrprf .r-i't
tives of other proEreesive -oyiies mr' -r.
terdav - diac'iss ne legislative prugrnru
This applies not gnly - ~ work 1i 'f~
f,re-enf sessi0n but q 'hs rrv' ongrrse
Senators Walsh n Mavsaohi ivef VIZ
ris. Gronna. ~ Folle''n snd Frtrrr
tended tho meeting. ~ aid ~ ator- ief
ladd Representatives fresr and Burke
we're among fh0,ue prssenf from 80 iluuaa
senator's Kenyon J0hrsor a'.i1rn.a
Cauer and others ~ literal -endrress
were invited ppt iid n0' attend '.rr7
reticence was manifested ~ bnse preserf
A statement was .sssIed rr N1'Iiam h
Johnston, president ~ ne lnfsrnatapnel
ASSOCIATION of Naehiui=ts indicating fn~
aims and objects ~ ne meeting I' 'o'
lows.
IA number n nenhsrs ~ 'he Horse
and senate met hrs morning o. 10 Ne
Y rhinista' Building with ne heads ~ fhe
I railroad labor organizations ard The lead-
ers u the other progressive 0rEaniga-
I tons 70 discuss the general legislative
situation.
4 'eThe conference zrrw out ~ the fart
! that the leaders of the railroad lanOr organ
nations were nesting ~ ihls tine 1
Z Washington % discuss various problems
and the time Vss thought ~ - opporfune
for general discllsnOn of fhe entire legls-
lstIve situation.
IN fE4c rfuft-~F OF fllf fAs~iAAt.ttA SIX
aestions were made that a bureau 81 iegie-
fative information should be established -
acf with the liberal members of the Hnusr
and senate. This suggestion vas en-
Dhaslze-i by the pazsage 0f the Pnin-
dexter bill prohibiting strikes IN interstate
commerce because opponents ~ thls
measure had not been properly warned
thatit was 10 te taken up by the senate
NO definite action was taken nv he
conference, but IL was agreed that .atsr
gneetingp would be held a. which plans iar
bringing about q better coordination 10
the liberal forces 81 the country with err.
representatives n the House aud senate
would beform1lAted. 81 som - anything
II concrete character has been tEreed
upon hv the conference. announcCmrui
viii be uaadei due cDurse, together rifh
the names oi those present.
The statement 0f prp-uieuf I1nn-foI.
was gwen out ~ he Ytre -ri.afn.
La Toilette This .cd to .n- ~.,ri 'aa.
many CongressInen I'd liberal ss.4 ra-
gressive minds wlll hencel0rrh r.-.uvriH
with the various organlzatlous lar. ~ -'n
same achievements n rlew
some legislators vac -rtcn-r,l thr ni.
ference poohpoohed le -Egr-rl.u aa
this IS a political movement r-acaing q
20 The next administration ana .i' 4lf--
with az objective .n he eleci.ous 81.
wears hence. Because 1rgauizcl au'
actively participated q be- .ast -ampaig
an impression prevails that 7uAtlcs ma-.
be bound up wlth ne plans indrr Nas
The passage of the PoindeNtrr aill pro
hibIung strikes IN interstate -iln mere,
whlchis used a. an illustration oi a hat -l'
bureau Of legislative mi 1rmatlon u.- -ght a.
complish. could not have 1een erec'c'
except by personal yalance i came 20
On the senate calendar one 1blcrtlaI
from any Senator would have preventet
consideration Of IT, No senator gave th'
matter sufficient attention % knuW wha
was transpiI ne Hence the 1bRoOou
measure slipped through.
4 motion Z or reconsideration has lepl
entered BY senator Ia Toilette 80 th'
first opportunity he VIII press hls motion
The belief prevails that -he piea .or -
consideration viii be granted