The New York herald., 1922-12-03
RADICAL -NSURCENT
GROUP IS Aiming TO
BREAK UP PARTIES
Movement Is Toward a Ma
tional NOn-Partisan
League.
LA TOILETTE TACTICS
Has Borah Appointed
Chairman of the Advis-
DRY Committee.
UNTERMYER IN ATTACK
Assails Daugherty, Wall ST.,
Stock Exchange and Dry
Enforcement.
UNTERMYER IN ATTACK
Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Brreau.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALB
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Dec. 2.
Insurgents and radicals in the Sem
ate and the House OF Representatives
with their sympathizers from many
parts of the country practically COM
pleted the organization to-day of what
appears to be a National Non-P Partisan
League.
The conference at its two business
sessions during the day and at din
ner tonight made no motion or ges-
ture toward a third party. On the
contrary, most of it's speakers, those
in and out OF Congress, emphasized
that the gathering and the movement
it represented stood for the disintegra-
tion Of parties rather than for any
party.
This was emphasized when the COM
mittee on direct primary reported.
recommending measures for secret an0
direct primaries and the abolition of
all conventions. The recommendations
contained references to party tickets
and those references were attacked on
many sides as countenancing parties.
The movement might be called tn
Wisconsin idea, because Wisconsin
| dominated the membership and TO an
/ extent the leadership both in and out
of Congress.
Nothing Remedial Offered.
The days conference dealt with gem
eralities and economic conditions In
broad way and did not attempt to frame
any specific legislation to remedy condi-
tons which were attacked The Ad-
ministration WIS assailed principally
Attorney General Daugherty and Secre-
tary Mellon The Federal Reserve sys-
TEN as at present organized also was
target for criticism.
Announcement was made OF the BIZ
partisan advisory committee named at
the conference OF insurgent and radical
Senators and Representatives yesterday.
The members are Senator'S Boran' re
publican Idaho), chairman Iadd. Re-
! publican On. d. Ashurst, Democrat
| (Ariz.), and Sheppard. Democrat TEX }.
and Representatives Woodruff, Republic
can (Mich.) Beck. Republican (Wis.)
Collins. Democrat (Miss.), and Logan
Democrat (S. CO.
Surprise was occasioned by the nam
| ing OF Senator Borah. While he has
stood as a leader OF insurgents In Con,
gress he has made IL plain that he wouin
| go along only so far as LEGISLATION was
/ concerned. The naming of Borah Is re-
garded as a political move. as senator
! la Toilette. who organized and directed
/ stems aSlut
I and gives to Senator Borah the Senate
leadership. The committee was nafncu
by Senator Norris (Neb).
The public conferences OF the insur-
gents and their sympathizers were AT
| tended by all the radical Senators anu
/ Representatives-elect, some ~'overnols cover Toi
/ elect and "A large delegation of Non-Fsr-
tisan Ieaguers and labor leaders. Tnsre
we're nearly ESQ altogether.
snmueI Untermyer's Attack.
Samuel Untermyer made speech az
the dinner tonight In which he heid
! the appointment and the actions OF
| Attorney-G General Daugherty up TO puphe
scorn. attacked the New YORK STOCK En-
| change and recommended Legislation lot
/ further regulation OF corporate secu'i0ieN
/ and of stock exchanges.
/ Mr. IIn,crmyer called Mr.. Daugherty
| a cheap politician. demanded an invesu'
I cation OF the Department OF Justice.
| ridiculed prohibition enforcement ana
| added that Mr.. Daugherty was entirely
! unfit for the position he holds.
| He classed as injurious the Untsu
I states Steel Corporation. the Genera.
| Electric and the United Gas Improve |.
/ ,nent Company. He discussed the evi,
/ revealed bv the Lockwood investigatoi
| ana said OF the Attorney-General;
.s'rhe thought that man of this
I character. with whom political oppor-
tunism is the dominant consideration.
! determining tho personnel of our Federsi
| Judiciary. and that he has virtually al
/ this moment IN his control the selection
OF twenty-three Federal district judges
scattered throughout the country, ant
\ that he Is and is TO be potent factor
/ in reconstitutinz the greatest court in
| the world. may well give us pause.
subject OF Grave Concern.
I 'rt cannot but be the subject OF grave
concern TO those OF my profession who
are impatiently awaiting the many
urgently needed reforms Inv the admin
istration of Justice. Let US hope against
hone and against the unSavory record
I this man has made IN office that our
worst fears will not be realized In the
character OF these selections.
mo amount OF public service that the
| Presiient may perform can counteract
tho harm he has dcnc In placing this
unfit man IN tho exalted post he holds
The President has struck n blow at the
administration OF Justice from which II
will not soon recover"
Mr. Untermyer said there were more
| thfn thirty cases recommended by tho
Federal Trade Commission 20 the Attor-
ney-General for prosecution under the
antitrust law but In which no action
had been taken. The New York lawyer
! declared also that IL already was ap-
parent that the war fraud cases. OF
which we have heard so much by way
OF propa gsuda. will end in a complete
/ fizzle" He added that between polit-
( cal pressure by influential offenders
upon ono side and incapacity a o deal
| In. ..a.L I'm nv.