Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
PRESIDENT SCORES
CONGRESS ACTIONS
Voices Strong Feeling in State
ment on Eve of Depart
ure for Paris.
INDIcTs UNRULY SENATORS
Says They Deliberately Plan to
Embarrass Government and
Imperil Interest.
INDIcTs UNRULY SENATORS
BY JOSEPH n. QUAIL.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-Presidcnt
Wilson left the Capitol this afternoon,
en- route to France. highly incensed
az the lawmaking branch OF the gov
crnmeIit which, he considered. had de-
liberately blocked needed legislation
In an cfort to embarrass him and de-
lay his return to Paris. The Sixty
NTH. Congress was adjourned sine die
just prior to his departure. with more
than half Of ite membership as highly
Indignant at him because of a belief
that he had exceeded his executive
powers and attempted to bully them
into doing his will.
The situation is without. precedent
In the history of national legislation
In this coultEy. There have been many
the past and: the. Congresses with
which they had to deal. but never one
SO SO serious as this or where there was
President Wilson made no attempt
to s99 CONCEAL ms his irrigation Before lsay
ne. displayed It. He. said: ~
"A group Of men in the Senate have
deli6eTately chosen to embarrass the
imperil the financial interests of the
railway systems Of the country, and to
make arbitrary use of powers Intend
the people.
SAYS TT IS PLAINLY HIS
DUTY TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
.,,1t 1T is plainly my present duty to
Z Is also. my duty to be in close CO con-. rs.
the tse session sss tas eSsrEess polie business during
these two duties. and confidently hope
thiGs that 1 am making the right
at rs not in the interest of the right
conduct Of public affairs that should
While ths n Go1gress II special Session
In Washington, because of more
pressing duty elsewhere. to co operate
II take 1t for granted that the men
who have obstructed and prevented
the passage of necessary legislation
tion. and are willing to assume the re-
Of ne government and the embars-
the time of,nny enforced Sabsence,HfI5 ~,
a =; Eafhsss 4hE}a 4H1s2i !. vInws j
The Irritation. and anger on the
as vs Ia sSs pas
1i StEp9iifns afassr SiasssSrS g,.hn few
for Instance. said:
~ do not believe that the American
the courage to do their duty as they
see 1t l belieye 1t Is apparent to the
wnole nation! that the, interests OF the
session in order ofdeaI with the press
ing reconstruction problems which are
upon upon US "a and which have not as yet re-
would have resulted. in, constructive
action. Under the theory OF our gov
ernment. with its equal and independ-
Congress should be and could be soiv-
ing these reconstruction problems dur
ing the Presidents absence"
SENATOR POINDExTER MAKES
SARCASTIC COMPARISON
Senator Poindexter issued a state
ment in reply. in which he made sar-
farewell address with his speech at the
Committee. He said:
Ihere are. at any rate. not so many
ABUSIVE epithets In this statement as
ocratic National COMMITTEES luncheon
for those attempting TO bring peace TO
the world. peace which has been de-
of the armistice:. for those, also. who
are attempting to save the independ-
ence and liberty of the United States
vsnSer whien the IN Prssident resident proposes to sur
Epithets are not arguments. and
something 1aiiea ,1 more persuasive and inumi
na'ng the W have to be presented by
lnteliisently: judged by. the American
people. AT any rate, the men he de-
nounces have the advantage OF being
a group instead of single individuals.
and. compose probably majority Of
the Senate, whereas the Constitution
requires two-thirds to give validity to
the Presidents proposal"
Senator Moses. Of New Hampshire,
also issued statement in reply to the
President, in the course of which he
said : - - -
THE country is in a. crisis. as the
President has found time to declare
during his. brief stay in America, not
only In his Boston speech, but In pri-
vate conversations-yet ne purposes to
himself and his capital, where he
himself and his capital, where he
would have no agency OF the govern
ment functioninE in spite of the ma