The sun., 1919-03-05
WAR CONGRESS AT
END; SCORE WILSON


sideration and are willing to assume
the responsibility of the impaired
efficiency of the Government and
OF the embarrassed finances Of the
country during the time Of my en-
forced absence"
Some Senators with good memories
pointed out that the President did not
hesitate to leave the regular session
at It's beginning and go to Europe. On
the occasion Of his appearance then
they recalled his address included
these two statements:
II shall be in close touch with
you and with affairs on this side
OF the water and you will know all
that do"
II shall not be inaccessible. The
cables and the wireless will render
me available for any counsel or
service you may desire Of me and
1 shall be happy in the thought
that I am constantly In touch with
the mighty matters OF domestic
policy with which we shall have to
deal"
One of the two Senators did not
hesitate to analyze the situation
though most OF the Senatorial COM
ment to-day had to do with the posi-
ton in which the President and his
League of Nations legislation finds
itself. However, Senator Poindexter
(wash.), said:
AS TO the legislation the President
refers to, the Democratic majority in
the Senate, which is in control, is we'll
known to be subject to the Presidents
wishes. and must OF course be re-
sponsible for the results of the session
OF Congress. The sundry civil sppro-
priation bill. carrying ss5l.17l.000.
was never even reported to the Senate
for action: the third deficiency bill,
carrying $4,000. 900. including the
railroad fund. referred to by the
President was not reported to the
Senate until late in the day Of
March l.
The navy bill, appropriating 3s24.-
70s,o00 under the Presidents plan for
universal peace and for disa rma ment,
was not called up for consideration in
the Senate until the day before ad-
tournment. The same was true OF the
army bill, appropriating $1,23S.7s2.-
900.
Calls Wilson Responsible.
las to the Presidents action in 60
ing to Europe in behalf OF the pro-
posed constitution for world govern
ment, which cannot possibly be rati-
fired by the Senate. and consequences
which ne says II will have upon the
Government business with neither the
Executive nor legislative branches of
the Government present in Washing
ton, he himself OF course must be re-
sponsible.
las to the embarrassment of the
Government. It was the Government
itself. or that part of the Government
which under the Constitution Is ex-
clusively authorized to deal with these
matters, which did the thing OF which
the President complains. There seems
to be quite a Misrepresentation as to
what the Government consists Of In
view of some. the President himself
has greatly embarrassed the Govern
ment"
Senator Moses On. HI made the fol-
lowing comment on the situation:
THE fate of legislation in the
closing days OF this session has rested
as usual in the hands OF tho minority
and had Republican Senators been so
disposed they could have prevented
by organized or unorga mixed flibuster
the passage of any legislation en-
braced In the Presidents programme.
"As always, however. Republicans
have been able to differentiate be-
tween good and bad legislation, be-
tween necessary and unnecessary
legislation. and they have been guided
now as always by patriotism rather
than by partisanship and have not at
tempted to block the passage OF any
measure vital to the essential inter-
ests of the country.
Republicans have not yielded
their conviction of the necessity to
have an extra session OF the Sixty
sixth Congress at the earliest pos
sibe moment. and the failure of the
army, navy, agricultural and sundry
civil appropriation bills will neces-
state the summoning of an extra SEES
sion in time to enable these appro-
priations to be made prior to the
30th Of June"
Senator France (Md.) saw the stu
alton in this light:
II don't believe that the American
people ever condemned men who have
the courage to do their duty as they
see II. believe It. is apparent to the
whole nation that the interests OF he
country demand that Congress be
in session in order to deal with
the pressing reconstruction problems
which are upon us and which have
not as yet received that careful con-
sideration which would have resulted
In constructive action. Under the
theory of our Government with its
equal and independent coordinate
branches I believe that Congress
could be and should be solving these
reconstruction problems during the
Presidents absence"
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