The sun., 1919-02-27
WILSON FACES
THREAT TO BALK
VICTORY ISSUE
Failure to Call Extra Ses-
sion Imperils Plan of
I. S. Financing.
CONGRESS Is SCRAPPY
Effort to Place Blame on Re-
publicans for Delay Causes
Resentment.
CONGRESS Is SCRAPPY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The row be-
tween the President and the Senate
started in earnest to-day, with every
promise of developing into a free for
all before the President again takes
his departure for Paris.
The match was touched to the tinder
by the Presidents Boston speech. in
which he flung down the gauntlet to
the opponents of his proposal for a
League OF Nations. Fuel was heaped
on the flames by the knowledge gained
late last night mat the President had
no intention OF calling an extra session
Of Congress at an early date.
With scores OF highly important
bills piled UP and awaiting legislative
action this move was construed in only
one way-that the President wanted
to put the blame for the delays OF
Congress on the shoulders OF the Re-
publicans, particularly in the Senate.
despite the fact that the chairmen o;
all OF the committees in both branches
Of Congress are Democrats and that
action in committees on bills OF every
character is largely in their hands.
Senator KELLOGG Demurs.
to-day and finally published said the
President placed blame for Congressional
delays on the Republicans. This report
managed to intrude itself into the Senate
deliberations Senator Kellogg (Minn)
forsook his ordinarily mild attitude
toward the discussions bearing on the
League OF Nations. based on the Presi-
dents conception OF its constitution, and
called the attention OF Congress- and
the country to the true situation.
Senator Kellogg declared in effect that
the charge was false. He denied that
the Republican Senators or any Repub-
licans had blocked or delayed any legis-
lation before Congress He took the cal
endar OF bills and resolutions and dem
onstrated that practically all of them
had come to the Senate for action by
committees and then by the Senate itself
within the last ten days.
Senator Smoot (Utah). Republican. in
terrupted to show that bills disposing Of
to the Senate for action. despite the fact
that the SiXty-fifth Congress comes to a
close on Tuesday next.
1t was made very plain that the Re-
publican Senators resented bitterly the
imputation from the White House that
they have acted as obstructionists in
order TO force an extra session OF Con-
gress-when Republicans will control
both branches.
Swanson Makes Suggestion.
During the course of Senator Kellogg's
remarks Senator Swanson (va), Demo-
crat chairman CT the Naval Affairs
Committee, suggested that cleaning up
the work still before the Senate could
be expedited by permitting the report OF
his committee and taking up for imme-
dlste consideration the naval appropria-
ton bill.
Senator Jones (Wash). Republican.
objected to this request.
The Senate had a morning hour to-
day lasting from - o'clock until q"
said Senator Jones. During that time
the naval appropriation hlll could have
been brought before the Senate without
the necessity of asking unanimous con-
sent"
Senator Swanson said his committee
had not finished the bin until after 2
o'clock. Senator lopSi.c cefused to with
draw his objection. however. ansrrN-
mated that the effort to bring the naval
bill up was merely a move to try to
substantiate the Presidents attitude
that the Republicans have strewn boul-
ders In the paths OF necessary legisla-
ton.
Senator Thomas tColO. Democrat. al
this juncture in the acrimonious inter-
change interrupted to say that he dis
approved of the effort to use the clogRed
condition OF the Congressional calendars
as a partisan argument either way at
Is too much like the pot calling the
kettle black" said Senator Thomas, who
is known 10 be out OF patience with the
intrusion OF partisan excuses for the
congestion OF the legislative calendars
on the part OF his own party's adherents.
st is not a question OF party Cleav-
age" said he. During the time we
have been In session both Republicans
and Democrats have succeeded in delay
ing enactment of vital legislation"
scheme May He JoIted.
The threat OF the President TO hold
Congress out OF session despite the alb
solute necessity OF putting essential ap-
preparation bills through may he rudely
jolted by failure to authorize tho issue
of further Federal obligations, other
bonds or notes. during the present ses-
sion. This matter was cut and dried UP
until the moment OF the Presidents re-
turn to his own country.
Since he has permitted to become
knowr. however. that he considers the
opposition 10 his plans for information
alism to he Republican plot enthusi-
asm for passage OF the note issue ai-
thoriza ton has dropped to a low ebb