The Washington times., 1924-06-02
lot moro Of enthusiastic generl
welfare at home aAd$ abroad L 80
New Issues Appearing,

lot moro Of enthusiastic general
welfare at home and abroad L 81
New Issues Appearing. ts
Meanwhile, however, as this seS.
sion OF Congress draws TO an end,
II Ia producing issues which begin
20 cloud the prospects for q good
old-fashioped normal campaign, and
which begin to cast upon our politi.
cal scenery the shadow Of new vast
vague third.party aspirations and
movements.
The railroad trade unionists have
come into Congress with a bill
the Howell Barkley bill--which rem.
resents their idea Of what the rela.
tons between labor and capital and
the public on railroads should be.
These railroad trades unionists
have been the financial core OF the
efforts which recently have elected
so many radical United States SEN
ators.
II they do not get their Howell.
Barkley bin through Congress, they
are going to feel inclined to curse
both old parties and to 60 off in
q mad rush into some new third
party. They intend to hold a ma
tional convention in Cleveland on
July 4 to consider 1t all.
Farmers On Rampage.
They win not get the Howell.
BarlIley bill, II IL the Republican
leadership in the House of Repre-
eentatives can prevent them from
getting 1t, and they are likely to
meet In Cleveland ON July 1 In q
high bad temper.
Meanwhile the Northwestern
farmers have come into ConRresa
with a bill-the McNary.HauRen
oill--whtch represents their firm
ana final idea Of how the Federal
Government should help them IN
their present distress over the low
prices Of certain basic agricultural
commodities.
Large numbers Of these North.
western farmers have already voted
through their organizations to send
delegates to the outright third party
convention which will meet In ST.
Paul on the seventeenth Of next
month.
II they do not get the McNary.
Haugen bill, or its equivalent, these
Northwestern farmers win In mutt.
tudes be in favor Of going along
with q new third.party movement.
whether La Toilette IL willing to &C.
cept it's nomination for the Presi.
dency or not.
Congress largely is afraid Of the
McNary-Haugen bill and afraid Of
anything like 1t. In its present
form, according to a statement by
Congressman Haugen Of Iowa, who
Is one Of its authors, the bill would
increase the cost OF living for the
whole population Of the country by
245 per cent.
Third Party Benefits.
The Senate has already rejected
one farm relief bill. Irrespective Of
the action Of the House OF Repre-.
sentativcs, the Senate, II It passes
the McNary- Haugen bill, Is likely to
pass II only In some modified form.
The delegates in the June IL con.
vention in st. Paul are likely to
have abundant reason to be able to
say that Congress has not met thar
demands promptly or fully.
The railroad trade unioniSts and
the Northwestern farmers have
been, and are, the chief fuel for a
third.party fire In the United States
today. The last act Of this Con.
gress, through rejection Of the
Howell Barley bill ana OF the
McNary. Haugen bill. may be to set
d match to that fuel ana start that
fire for the campaign Of this Tall.
Then the campaign would present
the following picture:
The Republicans for justice 20
the peoples money, the Democrats
for justice to the peoples welfare,
the third.party.ites for justice. to
labor and to the farmer.
The neutral observer can heartily
report that each party Is going to
be firmly for justice.
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