New York, Feb. 7.
Norman Thomas, Socialist can-date for the Presidency in the Inst national election, to-day characterize ed as "fantastic" a proposal by imud Church to create a now liberal Party in the United States because "the country is suffering from religious dictation and political restraint.'
Mr. Church, who is president of the Carnegie Institute and has for years been known as a leading Re-Publican who has taken part in national campaigns since 2806, said that his proposed new party would take the best planks from all existing parties.
Continuing" his "comment on the scheme, Mr. 'Thomas' said that Mr. 'Church's only conerete proposal' was. the abolition.of the Eighteenth. (Prohibition) Amendment, which is} sufficient ground for such a: movement.
Mr. Thomas said that any new party must be based on a strong. [economic and social policy.
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