The New York herald., 1922-01-27
Inacticn OH Important
Legislation Gives Bloc
Chance to Strike.
DANGER NOW REALIZED
Congress Members Aroused
Over Agricultural Insurg-
ency and Home Protests.
BY LOUIS sEIBOLD.


Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HnRALp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Jan. 26.
The winter adjournment of domes-
tic politics to give the international
conference a clear field turns out to
have been merely a recess.
The injection of the new insurgent
movement staged by resentful agri-
cultural interests has brought about
a situation most disturbing to both the
major parties because of the uncer-
tainties as to the ultimate trend of its
influence. The growth of the new
tangled agrarian enterprise. which to
date successfully has resisted profess
sional cajolery and coercion. has stood
the Republican and Democratic lead
ers on their heads.
The general agricultural conference
called by the President provided con-
vincing evidence of the power of the
new movement to-day by passing a
resolution commencing and approving
"the action Of those members of the
House and Senate comprising the ag-
ricultural bloc who. regardless of
party, 50 early saw the emergency and
have so consistently supported a con-
structive program for the improve
ment OF agriculture and the bettering
Of rural life
Rush for New hand Wagon.
At the same time 1t extended a life
line to the President, who repeatedly
deplored the agricultural bloc in Con-
gress. by commencing him for calling
the conference. The inference Is that
the dirt farmers" in the conference
expect and hope that the President
will annex the new agricultural move
ment by giving the farmers of the
country everything they want.
With little appreciation Of the be-
wildering sequence Of recent events.
professional politicians have been
compelled to admit that the political
soil of the country was never more
fecund for the propagation of insur-
gency than at present. When they FL
nally did realize what was going on
throughout the country, while Con-
gress was wandering around aimlessly
in fog, members of the two Houses
of the National Legislature ran true
to form by falling all over themselves
In panic to climb on the new band
wagon.
They expected that the new enter
prise would run its course, and that
the organized professional influences,
which usually prove effective, would
head off real rebellion. They are not
now quite sure whether the insurgent
outfit will finally prove susceptible to
the usual remedies. Most of them
frankly admit that they underesti-
mated the virility of the new disease,
and that unless they devise some hith-
erto <nntried panacea the deft and re-
soufceful manipulators of the new
agricultural movement will either
hlackmail them out of unheard of con-
cessions to the farmers or split both
parties wide open.
warnings From "Back Home"
Reports reaching the worried Sena-
tors and Representatives, who finally
have been aroused from state of
icthargy, have brought little comfort
regarding the character and scope of
the new movement. II did not take
them long TO learn that the people
were expecting something more than
social functions, optimistic predictions
and long winded speeches from their
representatives in the Legislative
branch OF tie Government.
Tho Republicans found that the peo-
pie back home were disappointed st
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