Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-12

dates cannot be nominated. Inc
committee declared that in those
states where the primary law Toes
not exist a demand for the enactment
of such a law should be made on the
incoming legislators, in states where
the law is defective efforts should pc
made to correct the law and that ef-
forts Of big business and politicians
to abolish or devitall2e the primary
should be defeated
Achievements
Summarizing the achievements OF
the recent election the report states
that it has brought together the IN
dustrial workers and farmers and dem
onstrated their common economic ana
| political interests and that they can
| and will unite their forces In the po-
| litical field and lit has given dignity
and standing to the progressive move
| ment that it has never had before.
Farmers and labor have discovered
| their Joint power through the primary
| and there is no question but what poll
teal and industrial future is safer
Johnston, international president of
Johnston, intentional president OF the
machinists union said here Monday III
opening the conference for progressive
| political action over what he is pre-
siding.
Our first experiment is ended and
our first preliminary skirmish on be-
half of equal and exact justice has
| come to q close" President Johnston
! declared. summarizing the recent cleo
lions. Through you as a result OF the
efforts made by your associates and
neighbors at home the American peo-
pie have spoken most emphatlcaily.
"On November Z the stored up
wraB Of the people was let loose
against the so-called captains of in
dustry, the f~reebooters profiteers.
Dlundarers and political puppets of
| the discredited Harding 'administra-
ton.
"On that day American citizens vot-
ed more intelligently than they ever
did before. They voted with rare dis
elimination and magnificent independ-
ence. They not only brandished the
big stick of outraged Indignation, but
they used it that day most effectively,
so thoroughly. in fact, that the pre-
datory interests in and out OF the
present administration are. still tremb-
ling with pain from the wallops they
got and they are quivering with fear as
to what is likely to happen to them
when the voting intelligence and indie
pendence Of the people develops in ev-
cry executive and judicial district Of
our land.
Primaries important
'You showed them how helpless
they were and h&w ineffective their
ballots were on election day if they
had no choice between two evils. The
first place to make n choice is at the
primaries. You have exposed the
greatest iniquity of the slight of hand
Shell game in American politics,
/! whereby candidates on both major
party tickets have heretofore been
handpicked by the predatory un-Amer-
lean corporate interests.
"a very deliberate and dishonest
propaganda of craftsmanship and pre-
iudice has been kept III circulation to
foster mistrust among the farm work
ers az against the city workers. For
tunately the dawn is breaking and we
now see each other more clearly.
I'VE laboring people of the city and
country have no selfish program. We
,~ould not and will not attempt to ben
Gift at the expense of others. What
we want. and what we will have, is
~iustice. Justice in prices aud wages.
! Justice il industrial and political con
troll.
I'VE are NOT mendicants showing
favor or blessing of any other groups.
any parties. any institution. We have
our limitations. but they are becom-
ing less. We have our shortcomings
but they are becoming fewer.
we have consecrated our lives to
the highest ideals Of fair play IN in.
dustry and the proper representation
on politics. Thus there will b.
brought together in understanding ant
political fellowship those great con
structive and productive forces upoI
which the welfare of the nation fun
damantalIY rests