Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-02
Form Progressive Bloc
That VIII Function
Throughout Nation.
$50 'REST MINDS" MEET
Labor Leaders Also Present At All
Day SesiOn-La Toilette leading
Spirit in New Party Slowly Taking
Form.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The progress
Give movement must work slowly anG
carefully if it is TO succeed. Senator
La Toilette, Wisconsin. warned today
in ope0ing a conference of progress
siye men and women here from all
narts of the country. Each step
taken must be based on through m
vestigatinn and research, so tnat the
progressive movement shall suffer no
set backs. La Follettee declared.
Washington Dec. 2-The best
minds" OF liberal and progressive
GROUPS i'm the United States met mere
TODAY to discus means OF adding M
netns to the progressive trend OF eco
nomic and political thought among
the American people
The progressiyes gathered under
tho AUSPICES of the Peoples Legisla-
five Service. an organization created
bv a handful Of men in congress Two
years ago.
Today's session was a sequel to and
in = sense a part of the meeting OIL
congressional progressives at the capi-
fol YESTERDAY, when q definite pro
o.ressive bloc was formed. While that
6loc works in congress, the progress
fves who met here today Will work III
the various states. The bloc VIII seek
enactment of progressive Legislation
The other progressives will keep the
congressional group in touch with
the country, and will TRIP to stimulate
and rally public opinion along pro-
gressive lines.
An all day session was planned, be
ginning at 10 a. m. and ending tomght
with a dinner at which Samuel Inter
mver. former Senator Bristow OF Kan
sos and othe noted men and women
will speak.
The dav session is to be devoted
first to a review of the work done by
the Legislative Service since IT'S IN.
ception, and second to discussion OF
ulaps for enlarging the scope OF us
nctivities in future. The Organlza-
tion's purpose is the dissemination OF
i,formation concerning important puo
iic questions, and the organization OF
progressive thought wherever poSsi-
Bile.
Senator LaFollet;e. Wisconsin,
nO1u OF lnS OIft'--dNlOIl' W. ASF.
ON the work. Governor John Blaine
of Wisconsin, will address the dele
rates at the morning session. Many
others will speak, as the program
calls for general and frank discus
sion
Members of the newly organized
progressive bloc will attend, except
senator Borah, who will speak TO-
night in Boston.
Total attendance at the conference
will be about $50, according to a list
of acceptances made public today,
This list includes the names of lead
erS i'm the labor movement, farm or
panizations, women'S activities, the
church, civic bodies and state and ma
tional governments.
Samuel Gompers, head of the Am
e~ican Federation of Labor, victor
lIurdock, member of the Federal
Trade Commission. Warren 5. Stone
head of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
live Engineers, Herbert Quick, edl-
tor. Amos Pinchot, brother of the
poyernor-elect of Pennsylvania, Mrs
ABBY Scott Baker, suffrage leader
Miss Elizabeth Hauser, of the League
of Women Voters, Mrs. Florence
Kelley. Consumers League, Rev. f
Ernest Johnson. of the committee OF
church and social service of the Fed
,ral Council of Churches and tormel
Gov. Record of New Jersey Will b'
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