Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

M fiction who declared for
clean hearth, a cracking
fire and the rigors of the
game" this being her conception Oh
ideal conditions for rubber of whist :
That expression. 1.-The rigors OF the
game" is suggested as applicable 10
the coming contest between the Sen :
ate and the President over the league
of nations He will be in our midst
Tuesday. wind and weather permit
ting, and that same day Congress re-
convenes from its recess of one week
and will be prepared to receive any
communication he may see fit to make
Then for the rigors of the game
after he has submitted the treaty. A
perfectly corking time will prooaoly
he experienced by all concerned, as
col Roosevelt crest his souD would
have put it. There is no doubt that
it is going to be bully fight, just
such a one as the colonel would have
reveled in.
The President is expected to return
breathing defiance to his opponents IN
the Senate and with unqualified rati-
fcation as his ultimatum. He will
nnd a very much disturbed and per-
turbed Senate-many men OF many
minds. Some of his democratic ad-
visers will urge him to listen to sug-
eestions of compromise as to reser-
vations: compromise. they will assure
him. that will likely satisfy the de-
mands Of the opposition without vi
tally hurting the treaty or the cove
nant Of the league of nations. If he
declines to heed this advice, the demo-
cratic minority. with the possible ex-
, ception of two senators. will stand by
him and see the thing through.
On the opposing side he will find
republicans of shades of opinion
varying from absolute and uncom-
promising opposition to the covenant
and all its works to senators who
want this or that or the other reser-
walton made. but do not care to see
the league defeated. Again. he will
be urged to compromise. if he deigns
to consult with republican leaders.
which he probably will not do. 1t
will then be necessary for him to
carry out the plan of appealing to
the country and building back fire
under the resisting senators.
CONGRESS comes back and gets down
to work again, with the republicans
finding family
G. o. p. REvELs row on h e i r
IN FAMILY ROW. hands and i'll
feeling prevail
II is the result of efforts on the part
Of the House leadership to cut and
slash appropriations right and left
in making a record for economy.
while the Senate was insisting that
the slashing was really going to the
extent of hampering public projects
and the public business. 1t got to
the point where. on the day of the
taking Of the recess, Senate leaders
went. over to the House in person
and read the riot act to some of the
economists, declaring that the Senate
had drawn the line at the elimina-
zion Of necessary appropriations and
proposed to see to it that the de-
partnents of the government were
rot crippled It was declared that
the Senate republican leaders talked
like . Dutch uncle" to some of the
House leaders and told them outright
that the House would have to change
its tactics.
Here is a case in point illustrative
Of the elusive character of some of
the boast ed
ECONOMY WITH economies. It
A STRING tor fell out that
the House, in
At Of Z economy sent the conferees on
the military bill back into conference.
with Instructions to cut down some
Of the Senate increases for the appro-
priations for the support of the Army.
The conferees returned and reported
that they had saved s1o2,ooo,00o on
the bfll
But" added rugged old Julius
Kahn. the chairman of the committee.
a very serious minded man and not
addicted to buncombe, sit is only fair
to say that Gen. Lord. the director of
fnance of the War Department, an
nounced to Senator Wadsworth and
me tina, there would undoubtedly be
deficiency appropriation by January
next"
"Whoopeer' cried the House, we've
backed the Senate down hundred
and Two million dollars" OF course,
the deficiency. which Gen. Lord esti-
mated will consequently ensue. will
be chargable to the next session and
not figure against the economies of
this session.
Senate was fine pabulum for the demo-
Gratis. They
ROW BRINGS JOY just ate it
TO THE OPPOSITION. up with
sight of the republican floor leader
Roasting" the republican committee
OIL military affairs, because it had al
lowed a republican Senate to be ex-
travagant. was sight to be seen;
and while they said il was plumb
sranlous the way Uncle Julius Kahn
vas manhandled by his own leaders
Il was nuts for them and they thor
oughly enjoyed the whole proceeding
The Senate leaders were highly in
dignant at the way the party linen
VAS laundered in the open House and
d ii not mince words in saving So