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gress. which viii become the definite
platform of the new movement.
4. This legislative program or plat
form will be publicly promulgated. Presi-
dent Harding and the Republican party
leaders will then be asked to accept II
and to put it into effect.
3. If the Republican organization VIII
not accept 1t or make II effective so Tar
as lies in its power to do so. then II is
proposed that the insurgents appeal d.
rectly to the country with their legisla-
tive program as an issue.
8. At that point II VIII be deter
mined whether or not a third party VIII
be launched by the Insurgents If their
legislative program meets with hearty
popular support they propose that steps
be taken then. but not before, 10 organ
ize a definite independent, national po-
litical movement in the form of a new
party.
Theoretically the Republican insur-
gents win admit that both OF the old
parties should be given chance TO ac-
cept the insurgent legislative program,
but they do not see any real hope for
the success OF a liberal program through
the Democratic party as whole be-
cause of the domination OF that party
by the conservative solid South. They
are looking, therefore. to the Republican
party first and after that to possible
third party movement.
Insist ON Real Issue.
The insurgents behind this program
of action do not believe II will be pos
sible to launch a serious third party
movement now. II may be possible, they
think, by following such plan as here
outlined. They insist that the new
movement must have real Issue and
there must be a popular demand before
a new party can hope for national sue
cess Such an issue would be furnished,
in their opinion, II the Republican party
would refuse TO adopt the proposed in.
surgent legislative program.
Many OF the insurgents of both par
ties believe the ultimate goal OF any
third party movement should be to brlng
about a realignment of the voters and
politicians. of the whole country into new
liberal and conservative parties that
present Republican and Democratic
parties and the various outlying political
groups. They say the recent Democratic
election gains do not mean that the
voters preferred the Democratic party
so much as that they are floundering
between both of the old parties, swing
ing first 70 one side and then the other,
because they are dissatisfied WITH
things as they are and yet have no
place to go.
Johnston Calls Conference.
An important factor in the insurgent
movement developed to-day when VIII
liam H. Johnston, president Of the Inter-
national Association of Machinists, an
nounced that he will confer here Sunday
with labor leaders and officials or
farm bureaus with a view of mapping
out program for the guidance OF
Mr.. Johnston is chairman OF
the conference for progressive polltlcal
action which was organized last Febru-
ary. A national meeting OF the confer
ence has been called to meet at Chicago
December IL to review results OF the
recent election and to discuss the ad-
visibility of the formation of a third
party.
On the national committee of the con-
ference is represented the Farmer La
Dor party: the National Non-partisan
League; Boiler Makers Union; tho
United Mine Workers of America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Inter-
national Association of Machinists :.
Railroad Telegraphers Womens Trade
Union and the Farmers National Coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Johnston said steps will be taken
at the meeting Sunday TO have Congress
adopt resolution In faver of recogni-
tion of Soviet Russia and will map out
"a program to block passage of any
mt LET. = "a fn
Esch- -Cummins law repealed. Tie con-
ference viii go on record in favor Of
recognition of the principle of the civ.
ing wage" The third party movement
may be discussed informally.
Those who will attend the conference.
according 10 Johnston. are: Warren