Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-05

cised him for alleged failure to tax
rich corporations.
THE office of the internal reve-
nue. commissioner needs an investi-
cation and q cleaning out and I am
willing to furnish the evidence" said
Representative Frear, adding that
the chief solicitor formerly was an
usher in the White House.
Edward Heating, POSTMASTER at
tonight's dinner, introduced the new
senators who are associated with
the conference, and remarked that
the last election had "left lingering
on the political stage a few figures"
some of whom "think they have a
mandate to fill the supreme court
bench with railroad attorneys, and
fill private Golfers with, millions
taken from the people"
Senator's elect who spoke were
Lynn j. Frazier, North Dakota;
Henrik Shipstead, Minnesota: B. K.
Wheeler, Montana, and Smith Brok'
hart. Iowa.
The latter declared among ap-
plause that one of the tasks of the
new congress was ito figure out
who it is that owes the $30-a-month
soldier of the war his adjusted COM
pensation, and then to figure out a
way to make those people pay it."
In opening the conference as
chairman of the Peoples Legislative
service, Senator LaFollette said the
time appeared opportune for the pro-
gressive movement, and there seems
to be a mandate growing out of the
election for a movement to ''adVance
the interests of the people, He de-
clared organization yesterday of the
new bloc was "the greatest and most
encouraging thing" in his eXper-
fence.
Each Step Planned
at is proposed" said Senator La
Toilette, that each legislative step
shall be we'll grounded and not all
at one stroke.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed headed by Frederic c.
Howe, former immigration commits
sioner at New York. Other members
designated included President Com
pers of the federation of labor,
who retired in favor of Andrew Flu
ruseth, president of the Interna-
| tional Seamens Union; GrenVille
! Mcfarland, Boston; Herbert F. Ba-
ker, president of the farmers ma
| tional council Miss Elizabeth Hau'
| ser, secretary of the National Lea
| que of Women voters; Amos Pin
chot of New York Senator Sheppard
Of Texas; Representative Huddles
| ton, of Alabama; Representative
John M. Uelson, of Wisconsin
George l.. Berry, president of the
Pressman's Union; p. H. Callahan,
Louisville; William II. Johnston, Of
the international Machinists Union
| D. B. Robertson, of the Firemen's
and Enginemens Brotherhood; ant
Miss Ethel Smith of the Woman's
Trade Union League.
A special committee to draft sep
arate resolutions declaring for a ma
tional movement for direct primaries
was headed by, former Representa-
tive Heating of Colorado. Other
members included Warren S. Stone
of the locomotive engineers brother
hood; Ben Marsh, of the Farmers
National Council George L. Record
of New Jersey; Senator Ladd o
North Dakota; Frank Morrison
secretary of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and Howard Wur
liter, Cincinnati.
Abolition of College
Abolition of the presidential cleo
toral college was advocated by Sen
ator Norris, Republican, Nebraska
in a speech to the conference OF
bringing the government back t.
the people"
I'm framing the constitution
Senator Norris said, "our forefath
ers were graping in the dark, eX
perimenting to some extent" at
really had placed very little power
directly in the hands of the people
He charged machine CONTROL" o
national political conventions AM
urged that the people should be al
lowed to choose nominees for presi
dent as well as other offices.
A third party, Senator Norris
said, was for practical results OF
/ impossibility." entailing great eX
pense and labor while direct nomina
, ton of presidential candidates would
give the independent voter the RICH