The Washington herald., 1922-11-19
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II have everywhere been impressed
with the fact that there II Z. deep
and insistent public sentiment which
win earnestly support . sincere ef-
fort to mobilize the progressive forces
IN Congress.
For my own part am ready to
participate in such q movement at
the present time, and am convinced
that II proper action IN taken without
delay great opportunity for public
service win be presented.
within the next few days, / ex-
pect to consult with my colleagues
in both branches of Congress, and
trust that some definite understand
ing may soon be reached"
The interview with the stormy
petrol from Wisconsin" lasting
three-quarters Of an hour. left no
doubt Of the fighting mood in which
he comes back to take up the bludg-
con Of the progressives. Among
the high lights Of his pronounce
ments. in addition to his formal dec
laration. were:
!. There viii be no new third
party organized from Washington
at this time. II there is 70 be
third party. the demand VIII have
the progressive group in Congress
Is carrying on the fight against the
foes Immediately at hand.
2 An extra session of the new
Congress after March will be
forced.
8 The Newberry case must be
reopened
4. A soldier bonus bill will be
re-enacted.
THIRD PARTY VIEWS.
Senator La Follette's views on the
third party question were given
In response TO questions. He said:
when a party Of progressiNes
amalgamating all the progressives
Of the country is formed, 1t viii
not be formed by any set OF men
passing a resolution creating IT,
The accomplishment Of such a de-
sired object might easily be jeopar-
died by attempts to speed up the
trend In the meantime.
But eventually there VIII be n
definite line of cleavage between
the progressives and conservatives.
You can't hurry this up. but This
Administration can hasten II, and,
In my Judgment. II has moved 'or-
ward considerably in the last .wo
or three years.
1t Is the duty Of any man elect
ed by a constituency to look after
things he can do today. tomorrow
and the next day. I am not chas-
ing any win o. the wisps."
Regarding the present, Senator
La Toilette said:
MUST PREPARE PROGRAM.
MY interest in the present situa-
ton lies In translating the results
of the election into legislation. Dur
ing my time in public lie, II mas
been my practice to do the thing
next in hand. The progressivas
now in the two branches and those
to come will have In mind interpre-
tation of the sentiment expressed
November Z. We must prepare
program OF constructive action.
Asked what legislation he had in
mind. he replied that he did not want
to formulate any program for others
and that it would be foolish" to give
out his own ideas.
The action OF several States in vot-
ing for State bonus proposals was In
terpreted by Senator LaFollette as a
'.plain endorsement Of a Federal
bonus" He said:
The States are being forced to do
In their limited way what the Fed
eral Government should do IN a
thorough-going way.
Regarding the Newberry case. the
Senator recalled that many witnesses
were not available in the Lorimer
case at the time it was first tried by
the Senate and similarly In the New
berry case important witnesses were
missing. Afterwards in the Lorimer
case new evidence was obtained. the
case reopened and the Illinois Sena-
tor unseated.
EEwBERRY CASE VIEWS.
"I said in the closing passages of
my address on the Nvwberry case.
he added, that such a development
might come about in the Newberry
case. While not desiring to make
any prediction, obviously l expect
the Newberry case to be reopened."
The progressive leaders view with
regard to an extra session OF the
new Congress was outlined In re-
Spouse to a suggestion that the new
ly-elected progressives cannot get to
work until December, 1928, unless
there should be an extra session. He
said:
Zone of the unfortunate things
that a repudiated Congress sits from
November to March after 1t Is re-
pudiated and the Congress newly
selected by the people must wait
thirteen months before taking office,
unless there Is an extra session.
Members Of the repudiated Con-
Rress have an opportunity to go on
without any sense of responsibility.
and many of them, without any
political future, are responsible to
no one"
Discussing proposed Administra-
ton measures which must be de-
feated," Senator La Toilette re-
ferred. among other things. to the
contemplated merger of the rail-
roads Into small number of
monster systems and giving the
Railroad Labor Board coercive
power to prohibit and punish
strikes and other lawful activities
Of employees He added:
Great interests are employing
their influence with high officials
IN the Administration to effect the
immediate transfer of the national
forests to the control of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, whose de-
clared policy and practice Is to