Evening star., 1919-07-27
BY n, o. MESSENGER.

y in the Senate tnat tne Seid
torial wolves are after the Will
son lamb" and are intent upon "eat-
ing him up" Democratic leaders IN
the Senate have decided to adopt a
more vigorous and combative attl-
tude toward the republicans in de-
Tending President Wilson from at
tack This decision crystallized aft
er the attack upon the President by
Senator Brandegee last Thursday, IN
connection with the delay in the sub
mission of the proposed Franco
American treaty.
The democratic leaders came to the
conclusion that it was time for them
to take cognizance of the criticism
of the President by tfz republicans
and resent it. The Chairman of the
democratic national committee,
Homer S. Cummings. who is on tour
of the far west. telegraphed advice
to the democrats in the Senate to de-
fend the President.
AS it is part of the republican policy
to hold the President responsible for
the treaty of peace, the league of ma
tions and the Shantung feature, fur
ther attacks are expected and, with
the determination to hit back. some
lively times may be expected from
now on. The senatorial wolves" are
going to keep right on after the
"lamb," it is said.
Former President Tafts recession
from support of the treaty in it's
present form
G. o. p. WELCOMES was the occa-
RETURN OF TAFT. sion of great
deal of talk in
fact is, Mr.. Taft's course in support
ing the President has been great
grief to his friends in Congress and
the political world. When Mr.. Taft
appeared on the stage with President
Wilson upon the eve of the Presi-
dents departure for Europe. the sec
ond time he was bitterly criticised
by many republicans for joining in
with the President in whole-hearted
support of the league of nations at
a time when every other republican of
national note was demanding changes
in the text of the covenant. There
after he wrote newspaper articles de-
Tending the league, and every day
widened the breach between him and
his former party associates and sup
porters. Everybody said that his pres
idential chances had gone glimmering
with his pursuance of this policy.
Mr.. Taft is now back in touch with
his republican friends, apparently,
since he joins in the demand for
reservations to the treaty. The politi-
clans are asking whether this change
of attitude has any significance in
connection with possible presidential
aspirations?
Senator Frank Kellogg of Mime
sofa is alleged to have his eye on
the presidential
PRESIDENTIAL BEE IN i n i on.
BUSY IN SENATE. The Sen e
fairly bristles
with presidential possibilities now.
There are Senators Hiram Johnson of
California, Harding of Ohio, Norris of
Nebraska, Lenroot of Wisconsin,, La
Toilette of Wisconsin. Cummins of
Iowa, Kenyon of Iowa, Borah of
Idaho, Knox of Pennsylvania, Poin-
dexter of Washington, Watson of In
i diana, Capper of Kansas and Sher-
man of Illinois among the republicans.
On the democratic side are Hitchcock
of Nebraska. Chamberlain of Oregon,
Underwood of Alabama and Walsh of
Montana.
Apparently the meat packers are
genuinely scared over the possibility
of regula-
MEAT PACKERS SHOW tfon Of
SYMPTOMS OF ALARM. their busi-
ness b y
Congress. judging from the propa-
ganda they have set in motion to de-
feat the Kenyon and Kendrick bills
to put the packing business under fed
sral control. Senator Kenyon exposed
the extent and character of the propa
ganda- which is under way in every
section of the country. The packers, il
is charged, have enlisted the oppo-
sition of other lines of business to the
bills by spreading the alarm that if
Congress undertakes to license the
meat packing business, it may next
set out to license other industries, un-
til no business will be safe from con-
gressional interference. The propa-
ganda is so palpable to senators that
IT is losing the effect desired by its
authors, it is said.
"I believe the people of the United
states are as interested in the high
cost of living as they are in the
league of nations, if not more So
Senator Kenyon contended. II believe
thew are looking to Congress to take
some action on that question. Sena-
tors. are troubled as to what they can
do. and so are members of the House
Of Representatives 1t is not an easy
about our being able to do much, II
anything. The only proposition within
my knowledge pending in the Ameri-
can Congress looking to some actor
along this line are two bills intro
iduced by the senator from Wyoming
Mr.. Kendrick and myself. These bills
as vet have not even been considered
by a committee and will not be fol
another month. Yet kilograms are
coming in all the time protesting
AGAINST such bills even being intro.
duced."
Senator Kenyon went on to show