Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-20

CONFERENCE TO
SEEK u. S. RULE
Leaders Predict Complete
Party Ticket in Field
Before 1924.
COALITION IS LIKELY

CHICAGO, Feb. 0.-Representatives of
united labor and farmers laid plans
here today to gain political control of
the United States.
Coalition of the various groups Of Ia
Dor will be effected around the United
Farmers National bloc" formed here
Saturday, it was stated on good au-
thority.
Leaders predicted an entire national
ticket Of the contemplated party would
be in the field by 1924.
Until that time, candidates Of other
parties If satisfactory will be given the
support of the new party. In case all
other candidates are unsatisfactory, the
party will put their choice in the field.
Labor, according to William Johnston,
president of the Brotherhood of Machln-
lists who called the meeting, will not
find it difficult to cooperate with the
United Farmers National bloc
I'VE expect to build up the Senate
farm bloc and make a real American
bloc" he said.
The meeting here is unique, as this is
the first attempt to get the various
groups of labor and farms together.
SESSION WILL
LAST THREE DAYS.
tinue for three days
Besides the sixteen standard railway
unions, representatives of the Socialist
party, the United Mine Workers, Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, American So
city of Equity, committee of forty eight,
Farmer Labor party, NOnpartisan League
Single Takers and many other groups
will attend.
Representatives Of the American Teach
ers' Association and prominent clergymen
also are expected to take part in the
meeting.
Arthur C. Townley, president Of the Ma
tional Non Partisan League and said to
be one of the leaders of the United Farm
ers' National bloc" will take an active
part In the meetings 1t was reported
President John L. Lewis of the United
Mine Workers will attend tomorrow and
will hold a conference with officials
Of the railway unions relative to the
threatened coal strike. The rail unions
probably will promise him moral support
in the strike and pass resolutions to that
effect according to Johnston.
LABOR PLANS NO
THIRD PARTY.
Labor has no idea Of forming a sep
arate third party" said Mr. Johnston.
Il am fully acquainted with the new
United Farmers National BLOC. ana AN
sure we viii have no difficulty IN CO.
operating with it.
After free discussion, I hope all the
groups will reach the same conclusion.
We find fault with existing conditions,
but we are no tblameless." Johnston, in
abiding to the possibilities Of this coali-
ton, pointed out there are nearly two
million men in the railroad unions alone
in normal times; there are 10000 min
ers and the farm movement expects to
have nearly 1000, 900 members. Then.
too, there are the various other unions.
This does not count the wives of the
workers who also are voters.
Johnston attacked bitterly the present
Administration.
1T is a notorious fact" he said mot
one piece of remedial, helpful legisla
ton looking forward to general recon
struction tending to benefit the whole
people has been introduced by any mem
Der Of Congress known to be in active
cooperation with the Chief Executive"
President Harding, Johnston said, has
mot sent to Congress a single sugges-
ton that can be construed as being
physically or spiritually beneficial to the
people Of the United States since taking
Office"