South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-27
OH FURY OF PARTY SPIRIT
WHERE ARE THE VIRTUES NOT
FORGOTTEN IN THY HOLY NAME

FOk(IOI / TN IN lily Hull NAME
ERTAINLY, Il is an wrong u couldn't be
otherwise. Pres't Wilson did il and the presi-
- dent is not Of a particular political mould;
or the mould OF the Gods own Party" in
fallibles The reason that he did IL was all right.
Italy All The president however. should
have done 1t differently Too n ich appeal TO the
people and too little consideration for the 'consti
tuted representatives Of the people IS the thing at
fault Refusing 10 be sidetracked by the peoples
rnisrepresentatves" servants special interests
and going their heads TO the people. has ever
been his unpardona6le crime
And so the president is getting il now from the
snti-administrationists. because ne spoke to the
world. and the people Of Italy well. over the
heads OF Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister
sonnino They say he precipitated crisis All they
needed TO do 10 be wrong. and stand for their
wrong like wall. for the president and the
others Of the "bg -FOUR" to talk "at"-but this is
unimpOrtant
The important thing as the INSTRUMENTATION
meiodeon Of these parts-always squaking it's pique
-dscloses. is
This disposition on Mr. wilson's part to ignore
the duly constituted representatives of a gov
eminent including our own-when he finds II
difficult to deal with them seems TO be the weak
spot IN his makeup. With an intuitiveness al
most unnatural he what often proves
20 be the answer 10 a complex question far I'm
advance. but he Lack patience 10 deal with
those not so keen TO whom power has
been duly delegated. and he goes their
heads
"One would almost think Mr. Wilson would
have learned better by this time. His
multifariOus troubles his league Of nations
is due primarily to his ignoring Of the United
states senate" etc
which very LAST sentence you find the whole rub.
The president has ignored the United States
doing, ignored those senator's of Goods
own Party who. like the kings of old including
the emperor Of Germany, and present king of
Italy by their divine right" do wrong"
But there seems to be a precedent for the presi-
dent. entirely within his right constituted rep
resentative" to ignore the United states senate if
ne likes Remember that Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge
has the leader that body. of opposition to
the president with the plain object in view of
ting Europe against him. If possible. For home
sumption. and an excuse for his rantings, the
Massachusetts has quoted washington's
farewell address to congress. countless times. The
phrase the mischiefs foreign intrigue therein
is dear to his heart Curously enough, he has
At to quote one part OF the very sentence in
which that phrase occurs II begins with Wash
ington's hope that his may then
reeur to moderate the fury Of party spirit"
washington's plea for the moderation of the fury
Of party spirit may fail 20 influence Sen. Lodge.
but how ne fan influenced by his
eloquent words IN 1867
NO one. think. doubt the absolute power
the president initiate and carry all
gotfat.ons: after treaty has been return
ed to him with the ratification of the senate
o withhold &c from ratification If he fit
20 do. There is no doubt that the senate
by resolution advise the president TO enter
negotiation advise the president 10 refrain
from a negotiation: but those resolutions have
no binding force whatsoever and the action OF
.he senate becomes operative and actually eff
fective only when a treaty is actually submitted
20 Il. have possible right to break sud
denly into the middle of a negotiation and de-
mand from the president what instructions he
has given 10 his representative"
True Sen Lodge then supporting the policies
OF a Goods Own Party" president. on, fury
OF party spirit what forgotten in thy name?
And isn't It possible too that much OF this objec-
ZION to the president going the heads of the
constituted representatives. the people is due 10
his success in It, and 10 the probability that he viii
do likewise with his treaty when he comes back
home with reference TO the senate If that body
shows disposition II down? His appeal TO
the people already made the opposition senators
more trouble than the opposition senator's have
made him. Witness how they have shifted their
bearings from opposing the League Of Nations 10
pretending that they only wanted the covenants
amended: hoping against hope fear, that the
short memoried public viii forget.