The Washington times., 1922-12-01
PR3GRESS|VEs
MEETING IN
SECRET
Senators and Congressman
Join La Toilette in First
Peoples Conference.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL.
International News Service.


International News Service.
"Constructive, practical, do
cisi,c action that will strike
swiftly and effectively at the
economic evils from which the
American people must be freed,
was declared by Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin, 70
be the chief objective of the Pro,
gressive conferences which opened
here today with q meeting OF
present and newly-elected pro.
yressive members Of Congress AZ
the Capitol.
Meet Behind Closed Doors.
Behind the closed doors Of the
Senate Agriculture committee room
a militant group Of progressive req
resentatives Of the ,Repubican'
Democratic, Non-Partisan and Far
mer Labor parties set to wcrk on
Legislative program which they
hoped would meet the pressing
needs of the people back home.
It was intended that the progran'
should, as Senator La Toilette ex-
dressed it, translate in progress'vr
Legislative accomplishment irrespsc.
tive of party lines. the results Oh
the recent election.
Senator.elect Henrik Shipsteed OF
Minnesota. the first member OF the
Senate to be elected by the Farmer
Labor party. was present.
\ "The election revealed unmistak'
ably" said Shipstead, that the peo-
pie are awakening to fu!i reaIl1a'
tion of the terrible price they nav
paid for rema' aiming asleep 20 wha'
has been going on around 'heh'
II West Hit Hard.
Il ct have Just come from the North
ljvvest where frightful economic con-
llditIons surround the farmer, the
the worker, and the small
banker. The people Of Minnesota
land North Dakota have spoken FOR
IA clean, honest economic and IMAM,
"My idea OF New York. and by
that mean the controlling interests
lthere, is that they sit back and
look upon the rest of the country
lnuch as Great Britain looks upon
India. This is not feudal country
land the people are not serfs. Wall
lS iOt SuOoSh W sAsS FS~F>~
Ito lay down the laws"
Shipstead declared there "are
Lsmall as well as big bankers who
Iare good American citizens. but
Ilfhere are q lot of big bankers who
lare just international bankers and
rot good Americans at all..,-,e
. N The Federal reserve system must
be rescued from the grip Of these
International financial interests ant
teorganized in the interests OF th'
People themselves, he :. Id.
Scores Reserve Policy.
'The deflation policy Of the FED
eral Reserve Board brought ruin
, bankruptcy. even suicide, to the peo
pk of my section Of the country" N
added. "The board must be changet
50 that a recurrence Of such a polio,
cen be rendered impossible
rThe election clearly demonstrated
tint the people are waking up ant
dong some thinking for themselves,
satd Senator-elect Lynn j. Frazier
oflNorth Dakota, another new Sen
atr. 'The people are realizing tina
il hey are going to ger anything TO
themselves from legislation the!
must elect representatives who vii
see that legislation is enacted for tn
betterment Of the people.
The common people are going Il
get q squarer deal from now on thai
, they have ever gotten before. Thos
. who attempt to stand between tn
people and a square deal are sure I
| We .enud'ated by the-people."
Frazier TaIlss Little.
yazier In not talkatfve. The so
of Scotch Presbyterians, he has tn
quiet reserve of the Scot without hi
: dourness. He r. deliberate Il
speech. Farm work has given hir
broad shoulders and deep chest. II
. Is q great bulk Of man with
, large, bald head.
Senator-elect Burton X. wheele
. (DemD Of Montana. who Joined ShiI
| stead, Frazier and other new Pr
! gressive Senators at the meeting
} but forty years old-the youngest q
J those who are to sit in the new Ser
| ate. Shipstead. however. 10 but on
I year his senior. Wheeler's stand o
economic questions gave him the er
, dorsement OF the Non-Partisa
League.
, Wheeler Opposes Subsidy.
II am absolutely opposed to tn
] ship subsidy" Wheeler said. II r
3 gard the present Republican tart
as extremely injurious to the coui
try. particularly to the West"
Az the doors Of the committs
4 room closed, 1t was stated that
!, was planned to have the discussic
proceed along non-partisan lint
with the thought in the mind
those present that the party lah
!, counts for little or nothing - ool
pared with the character % H. -
' ator or Representative apd the psi
4 ciples he advocates"
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