The Washington times., 1922-11-19
. progressive candidates who were

successful at the recent election. =.
II have everywhere been impressed
With the fact that there u a deep
and insistent public sentiment which
win earnestly support q sincere ef'
Fort to mobilize the progressive forces
IN Congress.
For my own part I am ready TO
participate In such q movement al
the present time. and i am convinced
that n proper action Ia taken without
delay great opportunity Tor puoiic
service will be presented.
"Wfthin the next few days. I ex'
pect to consult with my colleagues
In both branches Of Congress. and
trust that some definite understand
ing may soon be reached"
The Interview with the stormy
petrei from Wisconsin" lasting
three-quarters OF an hour. left no
doubt Of the fighting mood In which
he comes back to take up the bluds'
con of the progressives. Among
the high lights OF his pronounce
ments, In addition to his formal dec
laration. were:
1. There viii be no new third
party organized from Washington
at this time. II there ts 70 be
third party. the demand VIII nave
to come up from the country. while
the progressive group in Congress
is carrying on the fight against the
foes Immediately at hand.
2. An extra session or the new
Congress after March 4 VIII DC
forced.
8. The Newberry case must be
:. A soldier bonus bill will be
re-enacted.
THIRD PARTY VIEWS.
Senator La Foilette's views on the
third party Question We're given
in response to questions. He said:
when a party Of progressiVes
amalgnmating all the progressives
of the country Is formed. It VIII
not be formed by any SET OF men
passing a resolution creating II.
The accomplishment OF such a de-
sired object might easily be Jeopar-
dized by attempts to speed up the
trend In the meantime.
But eventually there VIII De
definite line Of cleavage between
the progressives and conservatiV,.s. ,.s.
You can't hurry this up, but mis-
Administration can hasten 1t, and.
in my Judgment, 1t has moved or
ward considerably in the last .wo
or three years.
TT IL the duty Of any man elect
ed BY a constituency to look at-er
things he can do today, tomorrow
and the next day. I am not chas-
ing any viii o. the Wisps."
Regarding the present, Senator
La Toilette said:
MUST PREPARE PROGRAM.
my interest In the present situa.
tion Hes in translating the results
Of the election into legisla ton. Dur.
ing my time in public life. mas
been my practice to do the thing
next in hand. The progressives
now in the two branches and those
TO come will have In mind interpre,
tation of the sentiment expressed
November T. We must prepare q
urograrn of constructive action.
Asked what legislation he had IN
mind, he replied that he did not want
20 formulate any program Tor others
ana that 1t would be foolish TO give
out his own ideas.
The action of several States in vot'
ing for State bonus proposals was IN
terpreted by Senator LaFollette as d
"piain endorsement OF Federa'
bonus" He said:
"The States are being forced to DC
IN their limited way what the FED
eral Government should 90 IN
thorough-going way.
Regarding the Newberry case, the
Senator recalled that many witnesses
were not available in the Lorimer
case at the time II was first tried Dy
the Senate and similarly In the New.
berry case important witnesses were
nissinr. Afterwards in the Lorimer
case new evidence was obtained. the
case reopened and the Illinois Sena'
tor unseated.
NEWBERRY CASE VIEWS.
..I said In the closing passages OF
NV address on the Nswberry case,
he added. THAT such a development
might come about in the Newberry
case. While not desiring to make
sny prediction, obviously expect
the Newberry case to be reopened.
The progressive leaders view with
vesar I'd to an extra session OF the
new Congress was outlined In re-
eponse to a suggestion that the new
NEGLECTED. progressives cannot get TO
work until December, 1923. unless
there should be an extra session. he
said:
zone of the unfortunate things
about our FORM o. BOSeihuiohs 80
that q repudiated Congress sits from
November to March after 1t II re-
pudiated and the Congress newly.
selected by the people must wait
thirteen months. before taking Office
unless there, In an extra session.
members of the repudiated Con-
Rress have an opportunity to 60 on
without any sense Of responsibility
and many of them. without any
politics. future, are responsible to
Discnssing proposed Administra.
tion maeSures which ''msst be, de-
feated," Senator La Toilette re.
ferred, among other things, to the
contemplated merger Of the rail.
roads into y small number OF
monster systems and giving the
Railroad Labor Board coercive
power to prohibit and punish
strikes and other lawful activities
Of employees" He added:
Great interests are employing
their influence with high officials
fns the Administration to effect the
immediate tranNfer Of the national
forests to the control Of the Secre.
tary of the Interior, whose de.