The Washington times., 1922-12-02
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Non-Partisan Organization OF
Noted Men and Women Ask
Freedom for Politicals.
By J. BART CAMPBELL
International News Service.


Organization of Peoples Leg
islative Bloc" to work and cooper
ate with the Progressive Con-
gressional Bloc" formed yesterday.
was effected here today at the
opening Of a conference Of about
800 progressive men and women in
and out of Congress. called by
Senator La Toilette of wisconsin.
and his associates.
The new ~Blocv IL composed Of
leading Representatives OF organ
ised labor, ssricnitursi and sother,.
'ofxsnf1ations. .g
Senator La Toilette opened the
meeting with q declaration that
those engaged In the new progress.
sive movement were committed to
good. sound, progressive work and
economic thinking"
He said IL was "an advance move
mont for constructive, practical. ag-
gressive legislative action. although
IL was not proposed to attempt the
lknYO8clDAG OE W hCC0IklpAl6u GNCIy-
thing at one strike"
He warned that the movement
must proceed carefully and
cautiously" after making most
thoroughgoing investigation OF the
vital economic and other important
problems for which practical 90
luton must be sought.
Lynn Frazier Talks.
The first OF the newiy.elected pro-
gressive Senators to be called upon
by La Toilette to address the meet
ing was Lynn J. Frazier Of North
Dakota. who drew graphic pic
ture Of what he described - the
"deplorable distress of the farmers
of the Northwest. whose crops, he
said, were going to rot and ruin
because Of excessive freight rates
and Inadequate transportation.
A resolution was adopted to the
effect that those present should
speak and act "'only upon th<. en-
press understanding that they were
engaged in q movement. that was
non-partisan in purpose"
q As the resolution originally read
the term "non-politicai" was used.
but this was eliminated and mon.
partisan" substituted for Il, at the
suggestion Of Samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Fedora.
ton Of Labor.
4 There is no action that this or
any other conference could take
with regard to the important sub
jects before W. which would not
be political" said Gomperu. The
him. ; K 81 go
The following COMMITTEES, on re-.
olutions was appointed: Herbert r.
Baker. president Of the sFarrners'
National Council: Frederic p. Howe,
GreapviIle 8. MacFariand, Miss
Elizabeth Hauser, secretary Of the
National League OF Women votAs
Amos Pinchot. brother OF Governor
elect Clifford Pinchot. OF Pennsyl.
Dem.j OF Teras. conxrcssmen Hnd.
dleston tDem.) Of Alabama and Mel.
con Rep,l Of Wisconsin, George L.
Berry. president Of the InternafionaI
Pressmen's Union; p. III. Callahan,
Louisville, KY; william n. Johns-
ton, president International Anvo-
citation OF Machinists; d.. H. Rob
ertson, president Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Ffremen and Enginefner:
Miss Ethel Smith,, OF the Woman's
Trade Union League, and Andrew
Furuseth, president InternationsI
Seanien's Union.
Noted Persons On CommItfes.
The following special COMMITTEES
was also appointed TO consider the
REORGANIZATION Of the country'a cleo
tive system proposed at yesfer6Ayse
conference Of progressive Senators
and Congressmen; Former Con-
gressman Edward Keating of Colo-
rado: Warren 8. Stone. grand chief
OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo(ive
Engineers: Ben G. Marsh, director
o fthe Fsrmers' National Council;
Dante Pierce. Des Molnes, Ycwa.
publisher Of q chain Of Agricultural
periodicals; Senator I1add C7ep) o.
North Dakota: George T.. Record.
OF Jersey City. former Roosevelt
progressive who unnecessarily
tried TO win the Senatorial noni-
nation from Senator Frelinghuysen