The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-05-03
Nashville, Tenn, May 3, Is
PEEVED.

- llllOl lhCu ludl, DIS a
result of introduction of the Brandegee
resolution in the Senate, the President
is disposed to explain in confidence 10
the senate foreign affairs committee
his reasons for opposing a declare.
ton OF war against either Turkey or
Bulgaria or both. And that. so far as
can be judged, was exactly what the
Brandegee resolution was intended 70
bring about.
The war resolution, it should he
borne in mind, was introduced in the
hrst place by Senator King, of Utah,
democrat Senator Brandegee of
connecticut republican, merely pre-.
scented a resolution calling for action
n the King measure. The Brande.
gee resolution gave several senators.
mostly republicans an opportunity TO
state their willingness to vote for war
Also it permitted senator's, republican
nd democratic, to make clear their
resentment of the frequently Indicated
executive policy of ignoring the Senate
The real force back of the discussion
was not so much partisan as bi-par-
tisan. 1t was affronted senatorial dig,
nifty and sense of Importance EXPIRES.
sing itself.
Some of the republicans, no doubt,
are willing to make capitol of the an
tagnoism between the senators and
the White House. In another sense,
1t is also probably true that the ap.
proach of selections is tending to-
loosen the hold of the administration
on Congress an dto make easier the
development of free talk. Senator
Brandegee himself announced after a
day of discussion, some of it sharp,
that he had no intention of pressing
his resolution, believing the publicity
given the question would cause the
foreign relations committee to give
it early consideration" Since Senator
Brandegee is a member of that COM
mittee the chances are he spoke with
warrant. The President evidently
thinks so, for he has given the fores-
falling word.
81 think the time has come" said
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, when
we should have information and have
it direct"
And that expresses best of all the
motive back of the demonstration.
1t really appears from every stand
point as if the president ought to meet
the Senate half way. 1t would be good
patriotism and good politics, too. 1t
is easy to enter into the feelings of
senators who have been at least hither
to prominent and who are treated as
children incompetent either to give
advice or be given information. If
there is an element of justification for
the Presidents lack of confidence in
them, that does not change the situa-
tiOn particularly. Certainly he could
find time to go through the motions
W consultation now and then, and
present at least the appearance of
frankness. A little of that policy
would molily the democratic sena-
tors, at any rate, and would take away
from the republicans most of their
leverage Beside it would actually
promote unity everywhere.
The Senate doesn't now especially
want war on Bulgaria and Turkey.
Some senators may sincerely feel that
war should be declared But the ma.
jority Of them are quite willing to
leave the matter to the executive if
the executive will only be sufficient.
lv polite to pretend to consult with
them. 1t naturally CRATES on senator's
eyres to be told every day or two in
Creels messages of "the government
to the people" and in all the admins
tration newspapers that senators are
ignorant of everything connected with
the war, when one of the reasons they
re so ignorant is the fact that the gov
eminent won't tell them anything.
little of the spirit of rapproche-
ment between the White House and