New-York tribune., 1922-02-22
Socialist Groups and Foes
of Compcrs Unwiilingly
Adop: Campaign Plan
He Presented Il, Denver
10 Organize Nationally
Will Seek 10 Nominate and
Elect Men Pledged 10 In
tercsts of Producing Glass
F-on Q star corrcznandent

agree even on name. representatives
OF the er-iabor-Socialist and
other groups endeavoring to form a
political coalition here concluded their
deliberations by decision to launch
their movement before the voters Of
the country without the benefit of a
christening.
Members of the general committee
we're chosen At night meeting. They
were Warren s. Stone, OF the Brother
hood of Engineers; Basil NJ Manly, for
merly of the Industrial Relations Com
mission; Bet Marsh, OF the Farmers
National Council; +. !. Manion, Of the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers; Miss
Agnes Nestor, Of the Glove Workers
Union; William II. Johnston, of the
international Association Of Machin-
lists; Sidney Hillman, Of the Amagama-
ted Clothing Workers; William Green.
of the United Mine Workers; Joseph
A Franklin, Of the Boilermakers'
Union; George II. Griffith, Of the Non
Morris Hillouit. J. G.. Brown and Mrs.
Edward F. Costigan.
Declaring that the name chosen for
the coalition by it's committee on or
ganization. "The American Voters
Union" would never do rs properly
symbolizirg the aims ard "progres-
eivisr' Of the various groups repre-
sented, the delegates contented them
selves merely with formulating
plan of action" and an address to the
American people and decided to hold
vhat was characterized as another
exc rience meeting on December 2,
after the elections next Fall
Joke fer Gompers
YV, - Ill
unwittingly and unsuspectingly, de-
clared for number Of the principles
adopted at the Denver convention OF
the American Federation of Labor. the
organization that they are charged bv
conservative labor leaders with seek
ing to undermine. And the "plan of
action adopted was revealed rs almost
identical with program for political
actHtes chosen unanimously at the
same Denver convention and which is
now under consideration by the execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor in Washington with a
view to placing 1t in active general
operation
"If ever q joke was perpetrated the
coalitionists have inflicted one on
themselves. especially in view of the
lact that they were out so strongly to
get Samuel Gompers,'" it was ex
SlanCnpSt
American Federation Of Labor support
ers here.
The "Plan of Action
ne plan of action" OF the coalition
ists calls for:
Uniting of all labor farmer. CO.
operative and progressive political
forces represented "for the pur
pose of securing the nomination
and election of Senators and Represen
tatlves to Congress and to the various
state legislatures and Of other public
othcers in the coming election Of 1929
VINO are pledged to the interests Of the
producing classes and to the principles
o.. o. genuine democracy in agriculture,
with this end in view, it is urged
there be organized "ioint committees
WITHIN each state. Congressional dis
trlct' county and muuici Dalitv" to OBJ
tam the election of such renereseu.a-
tives. %
< Organization Of general commit
zee OF flfteen members as the head or
the coalition, to "co-operate with and
assist the local organizations in the
coming election and to call q confer.
ence on December 2, 1922. "for the nur-
pose of considering and acting unon
the proposition of further unifvinr
and modifying the forces Of the aeri
cuitural workers and other bodies for
political action"
Groups to be invited to participate
arc progressive organizations Of far,o-
efS labor orgaNizati ous, co-operative
socletles, Socialist, Farmer-Labor and
single Tax parties, "and other liberal
po4lncal groups, and such other orpan-
izatlons. bodies and persons as the
committee may invite; provided thev
are IN accord with the purposes of this
conference" '''''
Propaganda Plans Later
Basis of Representation, addition to
members, selection of officers. emplov-
ment OF organizers, propaganda and it's
{puollcation and other questions are
ieft IN the hands of the general COM
mlttee. The same section continues.
for the primaries and fall elections
OF 1872 the organizations represented
are urged to make all possible efforts
70 nominate and elect all public Of
ncers IN accord with the purposes of
this conference. The method of secur-
ing the nomination and election shoN
De lett to the judgment Of the respec-
tive state and local organizations in
cooperation with the general commit
tee"
3. "The expenses of the general com
mittee shall be met by the organjza-
tons supporting this movement. in pro !
portion TO their respective numerical I
strength and with due regard to their
ability to paw"
Additional recommendation tha. or
ganlzation for conducting campaigns
IN the coming elections be carried on
chiehy by representatives of the va
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