Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-22

Sidney Hillman. New York, president
Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Fred
! eric &. Howe, New York public group
| William III. Johnston, Washington
president International Association OF
Machinists; Morris Hillquit New York
socialist party; E. j. Manion, st. Louis
president Order of Railroad Telegraph.
ers, Group 3. railroad organizations
Edward keating, Washington. public
group; Basil NJ Manly, Washington
public group; Warren S. Stone. Cieye.
land, grand chief, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Group l. railroad or
CARNATIONS: Miss Agnes Nestor. Chi
cago. women's trade union league
Benjamin G. Marsh. Washington Farm
ers National Council
The committee of Is will select its
chairman.
No National Platform So Far
Refraining from drafting national
platform. the conference declared for
home rule in the organization of state
and local committees. These will
function in the 1922 elections to elect
representatives who will administer
government for the common good and
the protection, prosperity and happi-
ness Of the people
The conference declared that pres
ent usurpation by the invisible gov
ernment of plutocracy and privilege
must be broken and that this can best
be accomplished by united political
action suited to the peculiar condi-
tons and needs of each section and
state"
Nationally known socialists .includ-
ing Morris Hillquit and William y.
Foster, of New York. and Victor
Berger. of Milwaukee. mingled with
representatives. of conservative farm
er organizations and labor unions
speaking in the same meeting with
Benjamin e. Marsh, of the Farmers
National council. A. G. Townley, of
the Nonpartisan league, John II.
Walker, president of the Illinois Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. and DIR. Frederick
t. Howe. former commissioner of i'm
migration at New York.
Though Divergent, Easily Unite
Small differences were merged and
an agreement reached by representa-
tives of organizations which hereto
fore have been looked upon as widely
divergent. William III. Johnston. pres
ident of the international Association
of Machinists and chairman of the
conference, declared it was the most
surprisingly harmonious experience of
his life
The plan of action. as adopted from
a report of the committee headed by
DIR. Howe. provided for the selection
of a committee of fifteen-not named
as yet-which would cooperate with
local committees in the coming fall
elections On December II, it will
meet to Consider and act on the
of further unifying and
the forces of the agricul-
tural and industrial workers and other
bodies and movements for political
action"
The organizations to be invited are
organizations of farmers
and labor. cooperative societies. the
socialist and farmer-labor parties.
single takers and other liberal politi-
cal groups. Other bodies of persons
friendly to the movement also may
be invited.
Viii at Once Organize States
The expenses of the general com
mittee, it was decided. would be met
BY the supporting organizations.
Prompt organization of state com
mittees was urged and several groups,
lrawing membership from all elements
attending the conference. already have
begun preliminary work.
The declaration of grievances ex-
pressed desire to restore the gov
arnment of the United States to the
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