Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
SEES NEED OF NEW
! POLITICAL PARTY
Editor Willard Says U. S.
Lacks Militant and Diverg-
2, ent Opposition Forces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINTER PARK, Fla. March 60
A new political party in this country
is highly desirable and the building OF
it is largely a question OF money ana
through organization, Oswald Garrison
! Willard, editor of the Nation. told the
first annual Institute of Craftsmanship
at Rollins College last night.
1--WE are without the militant and
divergent opposition which our gc'ern-
mental machinery calls for" said Mr..
Willard. 1T is an undeniable truth that
the Democratic party Is no longer sep
arated from the Republican party by
sharp political differences and clearly
defined party principles.
and pulled down its government. who
bombarded Vera Cruz and violated the
sanctity of Mexican territory can
hardly throw stones at the Republicans
for keeping troops in Nicaragua and IN
China.
I'm the last campaign the Democrats
abandoned the historic prinGlpie OF
tariff for revenue only. So Tar as the
tariff is concerned, the only difference
now between the parties is one or de-
gree Both are clearly protectionist.
Industries Cause Drift to G. o. p.
'Obvious. too. is the fact that the
greater the industrial revival in the
South, the more rapidly will the Demo-
cratic party, as at present led, drift to
the Republican position in matters
economic. The need of new align
ment of voters into a conservative and,
a radical camp is entirely desir-
able y
.'The difficulty of the situation today
is that since the death of the senior
yANS fe
standing leader about whom an or
ganization can be built, and there is no
Single compelling economic ISSUE"
Mr.. Willard, whose theme was the
Hope for Liberalism in the United
States" said that waiting for bad times
to create compelling issue WOULD
place liberalism in the position OF await
ing the coming of social misery ana
economic distress before 1t could make
a militant campaign
However popular" Mr.. Willard con-
tinued, 1T is apparent the last election
shows that there are more and more
people ready to cast off party ties than
ever before in our history. II
We 90 back beyond the La Toilette CAM
raien of 1924 there stands out the as
fonishing fact that nearly five millions
Of Americans voted for the Wisconsin
leader, as against vote Of $4,000 Tor
the candidate of the historic Democratic
party"
Lacked Adequate Financial Backing.
Mr.. Willard expressed the belief that
"with adequate funds and sufncient or
ganization for publicity and intelligent
direction" these nearly five millions OF
votes could have been doubled
Turning to what he said liberals OBJ
jected to In the present ruling party's
tendencies, Mr.. Willard declared that
most liberals are utterly opposed to the
recent tendencies in our foreign policy.
- They want the Dwight Morrow
method of treating Mexico applied to
all OF Central America and not the
Marine method. They are opposed to
the doctrine that the flag follows the
dollar.
I'VE have actually lived to see a
President of the United States Calvin
Coolidge, demand of the assembled edi-
tors of the country that all criticism of
the foreign policy of the Government
cease in time of peace as well as In
time of war-an assumption of COM
plete righteousness and infallibil;ty
worthy of Bismarck or the Pope"
Mr.. Willard concluded by saying that
he believed decline OF militant OPP
position between political parties in
this country would be danger to the
governmental system.
The institute is being held under the