The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-02

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. The movement for the organization of the Progressive Bloc" in Congress. intimations of which were given in recent conference called by Sen ator La Toilette, took definite form yesterday in a meeting held be- hind closed doors and attended by more than a score of senators and representatives of the present and the coming Congress. The meeting yesterday was preliminary to a gen eral conference which is to be held today, and was called by La Toilette and Representative Huddleston, of Alabama. The organization which has been regarded by some as the germ of a third party, is declared by La Toilette to have no such object.
 "The time is opportune for a con ference to discuss a definite pro gram for the cooperation of all the progressives in Congress-" the call stated over the signatures of Sem ator La Toilette, as chairman of the Peoples Legislative Service, and Representative George Huddleston of Alabama, vice chairman. The peo- people have doney the call declared, s'all that could be done at this cleo tion 10 express their will that this government shall be genuinely pro gressive."
 The preliminary list carried the names of Senators La Toilette, Nor ris and Ladd, Republicans, and Sen ator Walsh of Massachusetts, Demo crat, in addition to 2 dozen mem bers of the House. It embodied all leaders of the 'big four" railroad brotherhoods, the heads of the prin- cipal unions in the American Fed eration of Labor, notably William H. Johnston and B. M. Jewell, who con ducted the shopmen's strike. Farmer organizations were represented lib erally. The editors of The New Republic, The, Nation and Labor were named. It was expected that Senator William E. Borah, William Jennings Bryan and Senator-elect Shipstead of Minnesota, Frazier of North Dakota, Wheeler of Montana, Dill of Washington and Ferris of Michigan would be invited. Gov ernors of half dozen states also will be asked to attend. There was considerable discussion of the pos sibiiity of Clifford Pinchot, governor elect of Pennsylvania, being invited due to personal differences between Pinchot and I.a Toilette, tine pro gressivism'' of the former being nearer akin that of Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin.
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 Among the leading progressives outside Congress to whom 1nvlta- tions to the meeting were sent are Jane Addams, John W. Altman, Birmingham; Mrs. George W. Cole man. Boston; Herbert Croley, edi- tor -of tkes New Republic; Gilsen Gardner, Washington; Rev. John H. Holmes, New York; Mrs. Florence Kelly, National Consumers League; !; Judge Ben Lindsey, Denver; Miss Anne Martin, Reno, Nevada; Samuel Jntermyer, New York; Prof. Tyrel Williams, St. Louis, and the heads of all the railroad brotherhoods and unions represented in the railroad department of the American Fedora tion of Labor. .,s 8
 Senator Walsh of Massachusetts will participate in any movement to promote progressive legislation, but will have nothing to do with any third party talk. When asked now the third party idea looked to him. Senator La Toilette declared he wal near-sighted on the third party ques' tion.
 When a party amalgamation oi all the prograssives is formed" Sen ator La Toilette said. 1t VII! not De born through set of men passinG resolutions. When the time Is ripe : party may be born, but 1t will come through the resistless demand of the people. l am not chasing any VIII o'-the-wisps."
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