The New York herald., 1922-11-15
DEMAND NEW PARTY
IF REPUBLICANS FAIL
TO REFORM POLICIES
Liberal Leaders to Confer
Soon in Washington
Over Program.
SEEK UNITY OF ACTION
Defeat of Ship Subsidy,
Tariff and Rail Revision
Demanded.
BORAH ISSUES WARNING
Declares Administration Risks
Suicide if 1t Tries to Carry
Out Plans.
BORAH ISSUES WARNING
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. g., Nov. H.
Reform your system or we will do
it for YOU" is the battle cry of inde-
pendent and liberal Republicans who
have arrived here since the election
last week They say Old Guard rep
resentatives are to have a chance to
adopt new policies and methods
THE New York HERALD was informed
to-day that there Is a movement to
bring TO Washington liberal leaders
from every State for an early confer
ence with Senator'S Borah tIdaho),
La Toilette (Wis.) and Norris (Neb)
and members of the House who have
insurgent leanings. This conference
would include Gov.-elect Clifford Pin
chot Of Pennsylvania, Albert j. Bever-
idge of Indiana former Senator Bris-
tow OF Kansas and many supporters
Of Senator'S Borah and La Toilette
throughout the country.
At the meeting a program will be
considered with view to removing
differences and working out a plat
form of principles on which all liberal
elements can stand. Demands of the
independents will be the defeat of the
ship subsidy bill, a revision of the
Fordney- McCumber tariff act. the re-
peal OF the Esch- -Cummins transpor-
tation act. amendments TO the Federal
Reserve act to make 1t easier for
| money to reach the farmer and lib
eral foreign policy. Including the rec
ognition of Soviet Russia.
The first definite step to force new
ideas oa Congress is to be a thorough
organization of the liberal element in
the present House and Senate. Those
OF that group who remain in the Sixty
eighth Congress Will be in position TO
exact consideration when the lime comes
to elect new officers Of the two cham
bers Of Congress.
The present plan is 10 serve notice on
the leaders that they cannot rush
through legislation not acceptable to the
people of the nation. The ship subsidy
bill proposed by President Harding will
be fought to a finish. Its consideration
will bring the first show of resistance.
To Block Reactionary Measures.
Buoyed up by the returns last week.
Senators Borah and others OF the liberal
group In the Senate will. begin at once
to block "reactionary-' measures and
formulate definite program for con-
structive legislation. Senator Borah viii
have a lot to DO with shaping the des-
tiny OF the. rev movement. which has a
chance for success only in the presenta-
ton of definite program. The new
element in Congress will organize. al
most on a new party basis. and attempt
to put through measures. and there even
is some talk Of a new party.
That the extraordinary and the next
regular session OK Congress. the one con-
vening November 20. and the other the
first Monday I'm December. are to be
more like political conventions than de-
Lucrative legislative bodies. was made
clear by to-days incidents.
Already the majority party in the
present Congress is pulling apart into
groups to catch step with the sentiment
expressed at the polls week ago.
Senator Borah asserted that II the ad-
mInistration tried to pass the ship sub
sdy bill Il would be making delber-
ate attempt at suicide. This matter. he
said. should be put over until the sixty
eighth Congress. He warned that any
effort TO carry out the White House
program would result in the blocking OF
all legislation at this time.
Senator Borah's declaration followed
"A statement Of the President to-day to
the effect that the principal reason for
calling the extra session was 20 press
for immediate action on the shipping
legislation.