Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
Country Offers Estimates
Of Progressive Conference

part may well be discussed" is welcomed
| by the DeS Moines Tribune Capital, rec
ognizing that periods of vaguenesS
| have come and gone before" and that
| possibly the real significance OF this
Progressive drumbeating is that this
particular period of vagueness is be-
ginning to approach its end" The Rock
Island Argus offers the judgment: The
gathering of group of assorted radi-
| Gals would be of no great importance
were it not for two things. In the first
place, such a meeting, with its accom-
panying publicity, aggravates the bust
ness depression, because 1t creates the
impression in some minds that the
country is afflicted with so many ills
that the situation is well nigh hope
less. And in the second place 1t so hap
pens that those who made up the con-
ference will occupy positions of great
influence in the next Congress"
X X X
Feeling that sit is too bad that any
one ever called a conference of Pro-
gressives," the Omaha World-Herald
voices the Judgment: Your true Pro-
gressive will not compromise. He Is
| the one apostle of the true light and
the rest of the world Is made up of
people of only two kinds-those who
are for him and those who are against
him. Those who are against him are
untouchables. He will not make con-
cessions to them or accept concessions
| from them. He scorns to show toward
| them any of the wiles of diplomacy.
| They are the enemy. It is little short
of inhumanity to bring such individual
| lists into the conference chamber, to ex-
pect them to be tactful and friendly and
| constructive. If they were thus, they
would not be progressive"
THE Progressives are looking to the
Democratic party as the hope of saliva
| tion," thinks the Charlotte Observer,
with the further statement: ct is pos
sible, judged by the existing trend of
thought, that the Progressives, instead
OF promoting the new party plan, may
come over to the Democracy and help
elect the next President. Sentiment is
developing in favor of Roosevelt, and
it is reasonably sure that if the Pro-
gressives should join forces with the
Democrats and unite on Roosevelt the
next occupant of the White House will
be Democrat"
Coalition between the West and the
Democratic party has long been a dream
of liberals states the Richmond News
Leader, but the Savannah Morning
News holds that the ProgressiveS vote
the straight Republican ticket at the
polls" and the Charlotte News, obServ-
ing that there is much in their theories
that Democrats should not condone,"
advises that "the party leaders had bet
ter beware how they carry on with
Them" The Houston Chronicle charges:
Chaos and pandemonium seem dear to
their hearts. System and consistency
and practically would crush their poetic
souls"
More favorable to the possibly last
ing results of the conference is the
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat. with
the conclusion that never has the Ma
ton called SO loudly for unselflsh Lead
ership" as at present. The San Jose
Mercury Herald Endorses the contention
of Senator Moses that there. is evil
dence of seething in several sections of
the country, but the seethers cannot get
together. because they have no ideas in
common and the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader makes the appraisal. One
gains the impression that the confer
ence consists in the main of shrewd
politicians who are attempting to capi-
talize upon the prevalent unrest for
their personal advantage"