The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-19
CHIEFS PLANNING
NEW SENATE BLOC
La Toilette Issues Call for
National Conference
December l
CAPPER JOINS BOB
Assails Ship Subsidy Meas
ure; Declares Election Was
Victory of Liberals

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s.--A call
sives TO meet here December 1 and 2
and organize a progressive group In
congress was issued tonight by Sem
ator La Toilette. republican. Wis
consln, and Representative Huddles-
ton. democrat. Alabama, chairman
and vice chairman, respectively, of
the peoples legislative committee.
plan National Council.
Formation OF not oniy cohesive
progressive bloc in senate and house
but also n national council OF pro-
grcsslVea without regard to party was
rhs apparent object of government.
There was no mention of a third
political party and before the call
went to Senator La Toilette declared
a new party must be n matter Of
evolution ana could not be estab-
lished through meeting Of any group
OF men and adOpaon OF resolutions.
The call proposed meeting Of
progressive members of congress
December / and OF n gathering Of
progressive leaders generally on De-
cember 2. Invitations TO the latter
nounced to a Representative group
OF influential progressive men and
women throughout the country"
whose names were not diyulged.
Telegraphic replies were requested
and II was said tho name of those
accepting would be announced as
replies were received. Previous 10
announcement of the conference csil
Senator La Toilette issued a state
ment declaring that the time has
come for the organization OF a we'll
defined group In support OF accepted
prOgressives principles and policies.
and the defeat Of the@0d mi nistratiOn
ship subsidy bill, proposed anti
strike legislation ana projected
tgansfer OF federal forests 10 the in
terror department.
CRpper Likewise Active.
Senator Capper. republican, Kan
sas. chairman of the farm bloc, al
most at the same time issued n
statement declaring against the ship
subsidy bill and outlining "A pro
gam OF legislation including farm
credits. prOhihs->On OF taX-fTcc Sc
curities and reduction OF freight
rates and government taxes Both
Senators La Toilette and Capper said
the recent elections were a victory
for the progTe ssives over the reac-
tiouaries, but n was not apparent 10
what extent the plans Of the farm
. bloc might coincide with those OF
the La ette-Huddlcston group.
The call issued by Senator la Fol-
lrttc aud representative HuddlestOn.
the latter a strong labor champion
in the house, announced that u was
for the organization OF an active
working Rrouh in congress The
general conference on Dece mber .,
IL was said further, would include
leading prOgressiyes and not al
ready actively affiliated with tho
| peoples executive service An
| orgs nization formed two years ago
at a dinn~~ OF senators, representa-
! tivss and others.
Blocked Many Vicious BIIls."
1T was decided at that time that
| II was premature 10 attempt TO
| organize the handful Of progresslves
| in the two houses OF congress" said
| the catl, hut without organization
these members OF congress who are
/ devoted 10 the peoples interests
| have struggled manfully against
1 overwhelming odds and have won
many important victories. They
have blocked many vicious bills and
| have saved the Taxpayers hundreds
| of millions Of dollars and exposed
some gigantic evils. Bur above all
they have let the people know what
was happening IN Washington.
The people have respOnded They
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