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Show IpOLLETTE CALLS OUT FOR PEOPLE'S BLOC PROGRESSIVES IN SENATE TO FIGHT TORIES Constructive Program of Liberal Legislation Group's Object LABORITES INVOLVED Borah and Johnson Expected Expect-ed to Belong to Working Unit n J BART OAMPBELXi Inte rnational Sows Service staff Cor-ri-poinIrnl WASHINGTON, Nov. is Control of congTess bv a militant bl-partisnn 'peoples bloc." was tho primary objective ob-jective of a rlnplng summons tonight by Senator Robert M. LaFolletto, Republican, Re-publican, of Wisconsin, to leading progressive pro-gressive men and women throughout the country to unite in laying down a constructive program of national legislation ;id policy. LaFolIette, as chairman of the Peoples' Peo-ples' Legislative Service, organized two years ago by hltn and other Republican-Progressive senators, called first for a conference of all present and newly elected progn-ssivo members of congress on December La and, second, tor another conference of representative representa-tive progressives both in and out of ongn ss on December 2 Both confer-encea confer-encea are to be held hero. OPEN LETTER SENT As a result of the rcoont elrrtion II Is apparent that the tlmo ."Is opportune" oppor-tune" for a conference to discuss a definite plan for the co-operation of all th progressives In congress, it was stated In the op-n letter, embodying the call which vas signed by LoFol-.-tt nnd Rppresentativo Oeorgc Hud-dleston, Hud-dleston, Democrat of Alabama, vice chairman of the People's Legislative, Service. ' In conjunction with this conference of members of congrcas. it seeme fle-sirabh fle-sirabh to consult with a represents,- 1 1 - group of influcnthil men and women wo-men regarding S program of constructive construc-tive policies and measures." It was disclosed that tlie. second con-Cerence con-Cerence was intended to bring together togeth-er some of the foremost leaders of ag-ricultural ag-ricultural and labor organization with a nuiul.er ot ' be.-t proi'i iv. minds" . In other walks of life. It was expected expect-ed that leading progressive Republic-ana Republic-ana like Senators Borah, of Idaho, and Johns.. n of California, would Join with LaFolIette and his nssoclntes of ; (ho People's Legislative Service, in helping to mould a "genuinely progressive" pro-gressive" platform of which the msur-p msur-p m farmer-labor and progressive elements ele-ments could unite. CALL No SURPRISE LsFoUette'8 call was not unexp- et- I ed at, it has been 1 o r.-di ad o wed by prt- . lous confer. n.-H b.'v.een him and other progressives regarding the practicability prac-ticability of Inaugurating a movement that would set up a bipartisan ' progressive pro-gressive bloc" In congress and a. the same time keep before tbe people the kind of progress. ,n which the progressives progres-sives hope to win In 1,92.4 La 'oiu tte d-1 lared thai he had not the slightest Idea of joining any rm'yp; ment now for the "creation of a third party " "1 am not chasing any "wlll-o -tbe-wtsps," he remarked. OPPOSE SHIP SUBSIDY lie said that his chief Interest In-terest at present was "translating the results of the recent election into tho rlghl kind ol legislation." The firm thing to bi done by the progresTBlves iwas to "prevent the enactment of bad I legislation, such as the ship .subsidy, and th. proposal to give tho railroad labor board i oen h B pow er to prohibit and punish strikes and other lawful activities of employes." "The time has now come for tne organization of u well defined group tin eupporl of uecepted progressive principles and policies," he added "The announced irogram of the ad-lntnlstrntlon ad-lntnlstrntlon makes plain the necessity lor immediate action." PREDICTS SHARP OIEA Gh. Lafollette predicted that sooner or later a "clear line of cleavage which would separate 'he sheep from the go ' .'.I I. .b e " i " d " a 'el that thi progn v ould be found " Unci un against the conservatives In two i distinctive groups which the country J could not mistake." d The administration can hasten the time when thin time of cleavage wi I I'tnke place by eontlnulng to pursue in ' the future the course thrt It has pur-,1 pur-,1 se.j in tlie past," he added. ' After reviewing the circumstances 1 . attending the formation of the People a Legislative Service "after an election Mia which reaction had triumphed." the M letter explained that it was decided at ! that tim that It was "premature to tinued on page Two,; uu PR001K1IS (Continued from Page One.) attempt to organize the handful of progressives in congress. "But without organization," the int- j ter continued, "those members of con- j gross who are devoted to the people's interest, hnvo struggled manfullv , against overwhelming odds and have I won many important victories. BLOC K '. 1 1 lOUS BILLS "They havo blocked many vicious bills, have saved the taxpayers hundreds hun-dreds of millions of dollars, and exposed ex-posed some glguntk evils, but above all they havo lot the people know what was happening In Washington. "The people have responded. They have elected a very considerable num- 1 bor of senators and representath es with splendid records or fidelity to j public service. They have elono all that could lie (lone at this election to express their will that this government j shall be genuinely progressive " At the top of the letter was ap-pi ap-pi nded the name of William H. Johns-ton, Johns-ton, president of the International As-SOCiation As-SOCiation of Machinist and secretary and treasurer of the People's Legls-lative Legls-lative Service, while at the bottom was attached a long list of tho members of the national council of that organlra-tlon. organlra-tlon. which included th names of Senators Sen-ators France, of Maryland, Ladd of North Dakota and Norrls: of Nebraska, Nebras-ka, Republicans, and Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts Democrat, as well as I an array of Republican and Democrat-io Democrat-io members of the house. LABOR LEADERS NAMED Other nances Included in the list were those of J. A Franklin, presl- j elent of tho International Brotherhood Of Boilermakers, E F Grable, presi- I dent of the United Brotherhood of I Maintenance of Way Employes of the American Federation of Labor, James W. Klein, president of International ' Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, J. P. j Knomm, president of the International I Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. E. J. Manlon. president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, Warren S i Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomcdive Engineer? and other well known labor leaders |