The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03
SPEAKERS F[AY
 DAUGHERTY FOR
 ALLEGED ERRORS
National Governmental Re- forms Proposed During Sessions-Administra-
 tions Criticized
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New York attorney. Senator LaFol. 1ette presided over the open ses sions today and speeches were de- livered by President Gompers of ths American Federation of Labor; Gov ernor Blaine of Wisconsin; Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska; Sena. tor Frookhart, republican,, Iowa Senators-elec Wheeler, democrat Montana and Frazier. republican Frear. wisconsin, and Sinclair, North Dakota.
 Resolutions adopted Unanimously by the convention declared that the movement was "nonpartisan" and designed primarily to promote pro. gressive legislation. Other resolu. tions called for extension of the di- rect primary, including abolishment of the electoral college and direct election of President and Vice Presi- dent. Another resolution called or President Harding to release "all free speech prisoners
 Call Another Conference
 The conference, declared, however that 1t was impossible in a single day to formulate a complete legisla- tive and economic program.
 Appointment by Senator LaFollette of a nonpartisan committee to pro- vide for national cooperation of pro- progressives was suggested. At the same time a date for calling another conference Of progressives was left open but Senator LaFollette an- nounced that 8 conference of pro- sressive governors would be held next January.
 Attorney General Daugherty and Secretary Mellon of the treasury de- partment drew the especial ire of speakers.
 At the dinner tonight. Mir. Unter- myer presented an indictment" against the Attorney General. char acterizing him as a "cheap poli- tician" and charging him with nu- merous alleged derelictions. Mir. Untermyer urged an Investigation of the department of justice and the alien property custodian's office and declared that there was "camouflage enforcement of prohibition laws" by the department of justice.
 Mir. Untermyer said Mir. Daugherty was "conspicuously unfit" for his office and was appointed solely on the basis of pehsonal friendship and political service for President Hard- ing.
 He has made a virtual dead let- ter of the antitrust law" said MT. Untermyer. The war fraud cases have ended in a complete fizzle."
 Mellon Attacked
 Improper conduct in tho General Electric, New Haven railroad, United Gas and other cases also was charged against the attorney general by MT. Untermyer who in addition sug- gested numerous legislative reforms including amendment of the federal reserve act, protection of the public against fraudulent securities. regu- iation of stock and commodity ex- changes, federal licensing of inter- state corporations. transfer of antfa ! trust prosecutions to the federal rade commission and prohibition of tax free securities.
 Secretary Mellon was attacked by Governor Blaine and Representative Frear for alleged failure to collect taxes from wealthy corporations and Representative Frear urged an in- vestigation and cleaning" of the in- ternal revenue commissioners of- flee.
 During the convention Senator La Toilette announced further details of the progressive bloc's organization through appointment of an advisory committee. Those appointed were Senators. Borah, republican,, Idaho: I4add. republican. North Dakota Ashurst, democrat, Arizona; and Sheppard. democrat, Texas and Rep resentatives Collins, democrat. Mississippi; Logan, democrat. South Carolina. Woodruff, republican, Michigan; and Beck. republican Wisconsin.
 The next meeting of the progress sive bloc is planned early in the dications of its first fight being shipping bill.
 Bank Board Played
 Senator Brookhart of Iowa ..t the open session today attacked the fed ,eral reserve system which he said was "controlled by the non-partisan league of Wall street" He also de- nounoed the deflation policy of 1920 which, he said, was "a money strike. ordered by Wall street." and which hurt the farmers 10 times more than all labor strikes. The federal re- serve board. he said, might well be composed "of three farmers. two laborers. two little business men, and one big business man."
 Representative Sinclair, republican. North Dakota, urged agricultural credits but criticized the administra- ton credit program and also the war finance corporation system of making loans to farmers through bankers. Secretary Mellon was criti- cixed by Representative Frear, re- publican, Wisconsin. who went over his controversy with the cabinet of ficial regarding taxation of corpora tions' surplus profits. He said Sec retary Mellon was reported to be worth $300.000,o00 with an income of s50,ooo a day and criticized him for alleged failure to tax rich corpora tions.
 "Ths office of the internal revenue commissioner needs an investigation and cleaning out and I am willing to furnish the evidence" said Repre- sentative Frear. adding that the chief solicitor formerly was an usher in the White House.
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