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Show BERGER UNREPENTANT. Victor Li. Berger is again to challenge chal-lenge public opinion and tho loyalty of a Milwaukee constituency by making mak-ing another race for the houso of representatives, rep-resentatives, which recently denied him a scat on the gTound that he was unfit to represent nn American district dis-trict in congress. Berger announces a platform which may bo taken as proof that he has neither changed his political politi-cal views nor accepted the judgment of congress as binding on his constituents. constit-uents. According to his platform lie is "against" almost everything in general and the. government in particular, particu-lar, and "for" nil of those isms and doctrines which closed tho doors of congress against his admittance ns a member of the house. I Berger may make the race nnd bo reelected; re-elected; he seems to reasonably certain cer-tain of tho quality of I lie patriotism of tin) voters of his constituency. But even if reelected it docs not follow that he will take a seat in congress. JIo mny be "vindicated" by enough of Milwntikeean.4 of his own doubtful brand of citizenship, but he will remain repudiated by real American! clue-whore. clue-whore. That Berger is not nlonft in his radicalism radi-calism is evidenced by the proceeding of tho National Bnbor party in Chicago, Chi-cago, which is about to declaro for tho nationalization of railroads, mines nnd Other industries, if Chairman Haves' statement is homo out; is oppOGed to private ownership of public utilities; will usk the abolition of "government by injunction"; will fight "capitalism" "capital-ism" to the Inst ditch; nlign itself against the league of nations; demand that soviet Kuhhui bo let alone, nnd declare tot shorter hours of lnbnr, more wages nnd no nrtnicH nnd no interference interfer-ence with strikes. This is not. all the program Contemplates, but it indicates tho position of this newest of champions cham-pions of the downtrodden and oppressed op-pressed proletariat, The National Labor pnrty lias not yet selected a candidate for tho presidency. pres-idency. Merger seems ho thoroughly in accord with Hayes' ict of principles ns to suggest tho advisability of making Milwaukee tho permanent headquarteri of his new freedom movement, and honoring hon-oring Merger with its leadership in tin' battle to come next yenr. |