The New York herald., 1922-02-22
Dissatisfied Elements of
Various Reform Bodies to
!. Unite for Campaign.
OUTLINE GRIEVANCES
SJudge Made Laws With War
( Profiteering, Condemned in
/? Formal Statement.

GuCe OL representatives lTOIn ldrIner
and labor unions. railroad and miners
hnions, Socialists, Farmer-Labor party
leaders and others dissatisfied with
americas present political leadership
Ind resulted in the appointment of a
national committee to meet in New
York December IL to organize what is
expected to be a new political party.
Refraining from drafting platform.
che conference declared for home rule
in the organization of State and local
committees.
The conference declared its aims
scan best be accomplished by united
political action suited to the peculiar
conditions ard needs OF each section
and State"
Committee Is Named.
The organization tonight termed It
self conference for progressive polit
ical action" and selected n national
committee OF fifteen which will act as
an executive committee. The committee
follows
= j. c. Brown, Chicago. national Sec
Tetary Farmer Labor party.
Mrs. Edward z. Costgan. Colorado,
National League OF Women Voters.
George II. Griffith, National Nom
Partisan League.
Joseph A Franklin, Kansas City,
president Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
Group 2. railroad organizations.
William Green, indianapolis. secre-
rary United Mine Workers of America.
Sidney Hlllman. New York, president
Anlalgamated Clothing Workers.
Frederic c. Howe. New York. public
group.
William II. Johnston, Washington.
president International Association or
Machinists.
Morris Hillquit. New York, Socialist
party.
e. ]. Manion. ST. Louis. president
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, group
three. railroad organizations.
Edward Heating, Washington, public
group.
Basil NJ Manly. Washington, public
group.
Warren s. Stone, Cleveland, grand
chief Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers. group one, railroad organizations
Miss Agnes Nestor Chicago Women's
Trade Union League.
Benjamin c. Marsh, Washington,
Farmers National Council.
Many Elements Represented.
Nationally known Socialists, including
Morris Hillquit and William "a. Foster
of New York and Victor Berger of Mil
waukee, mingled with representatives of
conservative farmer organizations and
labor unions, speaking in the same meet
ing with Benjamin C. Marsh of the
Farmers National Council, A. G. Town
ley of the Non-partisan League, John
H. Walker. president of the Illinois Fed
Grafton of Labor. and Frederic c. Howe,
former Commissioner of Immigration at
New York. William II. Johnston, presi-
dent of the International Association of
Machlnists. was chairman.
The plan of action provided for the
selection of committee OF fifteen which
would cooperate with local committees
in the fall elections. On December IL
Il will meet to consider and act on the
proposition of further unifying and mo-
bilizing the forces Of the agricultural
and Industrial workers and other bodies
and movements for political action"
Organizations TO be invited are pro-
gressive organizations OF farmers and
labor. cooperative societies, the Socialist
and Farmer-Labor parties. single takers
and other political groups.
Proper organization of State COM
mttees was urged and seven groups had
already begun preliminary work to-
night.
A declaration OF grievances" was
drafted by the program committee.
Quoting from the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the Bill OF Rights. 1t re-
asserted adherence to the principles Of
those documents and assailed the Re-
publican and Democratic parties.
Norris Hillquit. protesting against
reiteration Of ancient declarations, de-
clared there should be more constructive
ideas, but he was hastily informed that
the committees report intended only an
address TO the people. No attempt had
been made, It was explained, to draft a
platform
The Declaration Of Grievances" ex-
pressed a desire to restore the Govern
ment Of the United States 10 the noble
ends and high purposes for which It was
conceived"
Assailing both dominant political
parties, the declaration charged that
life. liberty and the pursuit OF happi-
ness all have been sacrificed upon the
altar of greed"
Free speech has been stined a free
press has been throttled and the right
OF assembly has been denied" il as
serted. The seating Of Senator New
berry Of Michigan, was characterized
as sanctioning "the wholesale corrup-
tion Of tho electorate" while it was
tnafRod lne ftuefhl Reserve system ndd
been used TO defeat and crush farmers
and Independent business men"
"They have conscripted 1000, 900
men and boys while they permitted cor
porations and individuals to extort un-
considerable war profits and have sac
rificed the soldiers just demands for
equitable compensation 20 the dictates
Of Melonism and the selfish interests
OF tax lodging capitalists and war
profteers," the declaration said.
II was also charged that excess profits
taxes and the taxes upon the incomes
or milllonaires have been reduced while
the resources of n nation have been
aquandered in wasteful and fraudulent
contracts and subsidies"
The railroads have been permitted to
operate for speculative gain, according
20 the statement a campaign Of ruth
less Imperialism" was wagcd in Haiti
and San Domingo. Judge made laws"
has been exalted above the statutes" :"
organized crimes and conspiracies OF
trusts" have gone unhampered, ami
Ah.ercanism has been surrendered to
tsaiyism."