South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-27
FARM LABOR BLOC
JOINS FOR VOTES
Eyes of Toilers' Army Watch
Results of Chicago Par
lev Last Week.

WASHINGTON. Feb % - The
( thoughts OF a great army OF t0ilers
OF the farm and the workshop are
/ focused upon a conference at Chi
cago this week OF pregressive-lIbe
. Spokesman for union labor agrlcul-
tural and other organizations bent
upon "electins the right kind OF
men" in this years congressional
| elections
The formation OF a "farmer-labor
I bloc" 10 conserve the best interests
OF the producer. the working man
( and the consumer. 10 bring about
I an understanding between all peo-
\ pie who are genuinely interested in
the public welfare" is the purpose
! OF the conference which was called
/ by some OF the foremost leaders OF
/ organized labor. il was stated
William II Johnson. president OF
\ the International Association of Ma
/ chinists, and others prominently
identified with the so-called pro
! gressive wing of the American Fed
! Grafton Of Labor who are taking an
active part i'm the conference. repudi-
ated the suggestion that they had
the formation of a third party in
mind.
Boring from Within"
1T is the intention OF those par
ticipating 10 launch a movement
| rather for the purpose Of boring
/ from within. instead Of from with
\ out. both tn republican and demo
I cratic parties In the coming congress
sional primaries and TO get behind
! Congressional candidates OF either
: party who can be depended upon "a
/ serve the best interests of the com
mon people in either the senate OF
! house they explained.
The defeat OF members Of the
I senate and house who are regarded
as "of the res ctionary forces is also
planned, and a nationwide drive
is TO he undertaken, it was stated. tC
seat in both chambers men who "are
real friends rot only OF the farmer
and of labor but Of the great masse.
Of the people
eve feel that the reactionary
forces and special interests which
are now in control OF every branch
OF the government are pursuing G
! policy which has already wreck ed
American industry and agriculture
/ causing widespread bankruptcy and
! nationwide Unemployment, and
which. if not arrested, is destined tc
| destroy the fundamental principles
| OF liberty upon which this govern
ment was established" said John
ston I'VE have invited to the con-
} ference men and women from al
groups of American life who we fee
can best express the hopes and Gc-
sires of those great masses of Ameri-
can people who are suffering from
acute economic and financial dis
tress."
"Put Right Men In"
"Put the right kind Of men in con-
Eress' is TO be the slogan OF the
countrywide political movement the
/ conference is 10 inaugurate 1t is
planned by the labor and agrarian
leaders behind the conference to
concentrate their forces in certain
states where they regard Industrial
and agricultural interests as espe-
cially propitious for the election OF
senatorial and congressional candi-
dates who can be counted upon to be
entirely in sympathy with the kind
\ OF legislation the proposed farmer
! labor bloc" intends to foster.
| An alliance between the labor and
| agricultural interests would also dc
much TO further the promised fight
/ between the progressive liberal and
/ the "reactionary" forces in this
| years congressional campaign, il
was predicted. and 10 prevent the re-