New-York tribune., 1922-12-01
Law Makers Meet Behind
Closed Doors for First
Conference on Program
of Congressional Action
Untermyer Speaker
AT Final Dinner
Radicals Expected From
All Parts of Country TO
Attend General Sessions
From Tas 7r.ssus's we,Amoton Bsr,sa

WASHINGTON. Nov. Political
and legislative interest IN Washington
% conferred on tho conferences Of Pro
grelsivet which will De held here To-.
morrow and SATURDAY. To.morrav
Progressive Senators and Hous, mcm-
bers will meet behind closed doors on
legislation and arc expected % put for
ward an extensive program OF meas
ures which their spensorr regard a. IN
the public interest. Saturday Is the
general conference Of Progrossiyes,
which will include large number Of
persons Of moro or less radical ten
deucies from different psrts OF the
country, au we'll a. Progressive Sena-
tors and Representatives.
A statement concerning features Of
the program was given out by Basil N.
Manly, director Of the Peoples Legis-
latlvo Service. Mr. Manly made the
following statements
"Tho conferences Of Progressiyes
called under the suspiees Of the Peo-
ple'e Legislative Service 90 meet IN
Washington December and will be
conelaced by dinner given IN honor
Of the new Progressive Senators, Rep
resentstiyes and Governors. The din
ner will be az the Mems City Club, G
Street, on Saturday evening, at 1880.
Arrangements for accommodating 800
people have been made, an dseversi
hundred reservations from nearby
cities have been received.
Yictors To Re Congratulated
- large number from Western cities
have also siRnified their intention Of
being present This will be the second
Congressional dinner OF the Peoples
Legislative Service, the hrst having
been held two years ago. - the begin
ming Of the present Congress.
"The progressive Saustors, Rep-esen-
tstives and Governors who we're sue
cessful al the Yeeen. electors will re-
spJnd 20 congratulations. r.on their
victories. Tho ineVly eleete1 Sen1tors
who will be present are: Smith W.
Brookhart, OF lowp; Lynn J. Frazier,
Of North Dakota; Hendrix Shipstesd. o.
Minnesota and Burton X. Wheelsr Of
Mont2na.
Senator n. B. Howell, Of Nebraska,
has written that he is making every
effort 20 arrange bis affairs co that
10 will be possible for him 20 attend
the conference and dinner.
Edward Keating, Of Colorado, for
mer member Of the House % Repre-
sentstiveB, will set a. toagtmaster.
1.-THE principal cpeaker of the eve
ming will be Samucl untermyer. Of hew
York, the noted attorney vEo for many
years has been q coaspicuous hgure IN
important work in the interests Of the
public. Several years ago he conducted
for the Puio committee on coucentra-
tion Of credit searching investigation
OF the money trust, and during the
last two ycarl he has hcen conducting
as counsel for the Loekwoc3 commit
tee OF the New York Legislature q
series OF Investigations on housing, In
surance, building trade. combinations
and other questions which intimately
concern the people in every part Of
the country.
Other Speakers To BE Announced
"Sfr. Untermyer Is expected TO deal
broadly with The present economic
eituation in tho United State5 and 20
propose some remedies, which, IN hiG
opinion, will greatly improve existing
conditions.
"Forner Senator Joseph l.. Bristow'
of Kangau, who wag one Of the famous
group Of fighting insurgents' III The
dsvs Of Cannon and Aldrich, will also
speak. Tho subject Of his address will
be "A Word From the Old Progress
cives'
"The names Of other speakers will
be announced later.
SENATOR Robert ". Ii Toilette will
report 10 those present nt the dinner
upon what has been accomplished by
the Peoples Legislative Service during
the two years in which II has been
organized.n