New-York tribune., 1922-01-30
National Labor
Party Indorsed
BY Socialists
Welcome Opportunity to
Join Rail Unions i'm Cosl;-
'ion at Chicago on Feb
rnary 20, Says Gerber
lime Declared Opportunc
Formation of Congressional
Bloc Also Suggested to
Get Desired Legislation

Socialists Of the United State. a,j1l
welcome the opportunity to co-operste
with the railroad and machinists'
unions IN the formation Of a coalition
or all factors in the national life com
posed OF or friendly to organized labor,
~ was declared yesterday By julius
Ierber, executive secretary Of tho
Ne" York branch Of the Socialist partr.
viewing the Republican and Demo
cra'ic partics as partly disntegratire,
as is shonn by their Congressional d.
VISIONS into blocs, regardless of the
old party lines Mr.. Gerber said "the
present time is ono Of the most oppor-
tune IN the country's history for ths
formation Of new liberal political
party, federated organization on a
basis similar to that Of the Bri.is,
| Labor party
ne expressed tine hope that thi.
would be the outcome when organlza-
ton Of the coalition is attempted :,
chicago on February 90, although the
announced purpose OF the pronosed
alliance thus far given out for n,,blic
consumption is merely "to further the
interests OF labor and to throw Inc
support Of labor to candidates for
public office that are favorable to il.
regardless of political party"
Conservatives in Movement
rms point is Of cardinal interest -
nose spccuating on tho results a. .6o
Inlcago gathering. 1t represents :,
po'lcy which has been maintained for
cons lderablc time by Samuel Gompcrs
ahd other conservative labor leaders
And many Of the chief hackers Of tho
codlit'on, including Warren S Stone.
president of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, and 3. ". jewell, q.
,ne hallway Employees Department o.
inc american Federation OF Labor. ara
known as conservatives. at least com
paratlvely, IN the labor movement
however according to the announce
ment from Chicago. the ORGANIZATIONS
with which they wish to effect the coal
ltlon are the Socia party tho Nov,
partisan League. the Farmer-Labor
party. the Committee Of Forty-ejyit.
and' which IS regarded as of especial
significance. the American Federation
OF Labor as d body. Heads of all these
organizations, all OF whom except those
OF the American Federation of Labor.
tavor the entrance of organized labor
and ITS adhcrents into politics as =
separate party, have hccu invited t.
attend the Chicago conference.
Labor Bloc Contemplated
One other speculative view Of tn.
; proposal is that is is tho ain, Of is
baGkcrs to form the coalition for the
chief purpose. for the present a;
least, of bringing about the orgaliz
ing Of labor bloc" in Congress. to
compete with tho various other "hlocs"
now IN existence there. or, because or
the obvious bid for farmer support and
what already has been accomplished in
the way Of :: labor agricultural en-
tentc. to effect an alliance Of organized
labor with tho farmers IN the prcsen,
"agricultural bloc
Mr.. Gerber feels certain that
strong effort will be made at the gait.
crng on behalf Of the national labor
party idea
"President Harding politically find,
himself now as Lenine has found him
self IN Russia irving to remedy the
great unrest and other vital problem
Of tho country by backing measures
satisfactory to ind:strv. but who'll
unsat'Sfactcrv To tho falmers and th,
work kers." said Gerber
Ihere has been created erea.
mass OF people which has become thor
oughly disguised with tho old part
management "f the country's AFFAIR.".
and which feels that the public is en-
titled to new deal and much moro
liberal deal III the administration OF
their government. am convinced that
a new party. Of the sort proposed, Is
lust what the country needs to-dav,
and that the Socialist party will ratifv
the coalition. after it is effected, at il,
annual convention. which Will be held
IN Cle NelaMd on An,-il 90 :.