Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-25
News Behind the News
Arrest Merely Curtain Raiser
Labor Ticket Enters Field . Nation
al Significance =.

WASHINGTON.-Whe or net it was so
intended Congressman Vito Marcantonios ar
rest in New York for trying to lead a parade of
relief workers may be considered as something
of a curtain-raiser on the New York mayoralty
campaign of 1887 with implications as to the
presidential campaign Of 1910.
There are plans for labor or farmer-labor
party ticket in the municipal campaign Certain
radical elements are grooming Marcantonio as
the candidate fer mayor, and Marcantonio Is
establishing himself a leader of militant la
Dor and unemployed groups.
These facts have national significance be-
cause they must be linked with general move
ment among radicals of varying degree toward
a permanent third party which would present a
presidential ticket in 1910 and lay foundations
in the meantime.
The LaFollettes of Wisconsin. Gov. Floyd B.
Olson of Minnesota, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
of New York President John Lewis Cf the mine
workers, Vice President Frank German of the
textile workers, and many other leaders in poll
tics and labor including Socialists and Commun-
lists, are thinking in those terms.
There is as yet no general cohesion in the
movement and there may never be, but the es-
sential nucleus for such party is the American
labor movement and it is believed that if Lewis
obtains control of the A F. OF l.. labor party
will be here TO stay
Probably there is more labor sentiment for
such party now than ever before. although most
exponents of third party thought favor re-elec-
tion of Roosevelt this year to avoid what they
term a restoration of reactonary Republican
ISM"
The idea Of running Marcantonio or anoth
er radical for mayor of New York next year
isn't accompanied by any hope of victory. But
it's ambitious enough. Those who harbor it--and
it may may not come off-feel that if labor
candidate could poll say, $4,000 votes, the psy
Geological effect over the country would be
sufficient to stimulate organization for 1898
elections.
The New York situation is cloudy however
(Marcantonio and LaGuardia, fer instance, are
at swords points, and one knows how far
the former can get), so it's silly to prophesy.
Most third party plans may be considered in
the huddle, hot air, stage but it is quite
likely that there will be labor party or similar
tickets for state offices this year in states be-
sides Wisconsin and Minnesota, where control
already has been won by the Progressive and
Farmer-Labor parties, respectively.
There is a possibility that Haywood Broun
will run for governor of New York as a labor
party candidate. with the aim of polling the
$4,000 votes needed to put the partys ticket on
the ballot in the 1888 elections.
Herbert HCover's recent recommendation
that. because Of the dangers of monetary infla-
ton, institutions hedge their holdings in securi-
ties payable in dollars by purchasing common
stocks. real estate. and other non-money values,
was not made for political effect 1t came from
the heart.
For some time the ex-president himself has
been investing his money in real estate; and
certain of his friends have reported that he
prefers property in relatively obscure places
that mob would be likely to reach.