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DIFFERENCES WILL BE WIPED
OUT If HE NEeoTIATEs A
SATISFACTORY PEACE.
KlTCHIN JoLLIES DEFEATED
They DO Not Exactly Appreciate His
story-Two New Senators and Three
Representatives Are Sworn In for
the Coming Terms.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

president. the presidents friends be-
lleye that he vii. be supported by the
people. II is generally the case that q
president can win before the people
when he is opposed by congress. That
does not always happen, but In most
instances the people seem to think
that the president Is doing the best
he can and that congress is trying TO
Interfere with him. That was the view
during the sklrmlshes that occurred
between President Roosevelt and con-
gress, although they never came down
TO real contest, because congress
weakened before that stage. President
Cleveland had many differences with
congress and sometimes the people
were with him and sometimes against
him. But 1t was his party in congress
that suffered on account of the divl-
slons which occurred. When Presl-
dent Taft had his differences with con-
gress, and vetoed many bills which
congress passed, the verdict of the
people was with congress and against
the president.
So far there have not been any real.
decided differences between President
Wilson and congress. save only as
opinion in congress has been antago-
nistic to the presidents trip abroad.
The differences are prospective to a
large extent and 1t Is not likely that
the people will undertake to decide
until these differences become actual
and sharp. 1t is possible that all diff
ferences will be wiped out and that
congress and the president will be
found In agreement when he returns
from Europe. This Is sure to be the
case II he has succeeded in negotiat-
ing a satisfactory peace treaty.
While there has been jollfication on
the Republican side of the house of
representatives owing TO the success
of the party, there are quite a number
who are not joining In the festivities,
as they are among the defeated. A
group of these defeated was in the
corridor one day when Leader Kitchln
came along and number of pleasant
tries were exchanged and finally
Kitchin told this story: After the cleo
tion in 1910 when many Republicans
were defeated he found a group Of
them before the fire In the house lob
by, all very gloomy and serious. Boys,
you shouldn't take this so seriously"
KitchIn told them; "and let me give
you q little piece of advice. OF course
you fellows want to redeem your dis
tricts and restore them to the Repub-
llcan party. The way to do that is for
you to search very carefully and each
one Of you find real popular Repub-
ilcan in your district to run next time"
do you want that to apply to usi"
asked Congressman Miller Of Mime
sofa, who was one among the de-
feated.
When congress convened after Its
adjournment, two new senator's and
sAree new representatives were wait
ing TO be sworn In. In the senate Will
liam p. Pollack took the oath as sue
cessor to Senator Tillman Of South
Carolina. while Edward ]. Gay was
sent by Louisiana to fill the place Of
the late Senator Broussard. Within
FIVE minutes Pollock and Gay, both Of
whom are Democrats. had been assign
ed to committee ehairmanshlps, al
though unlmportant ones. In the house
of representatives two Wisconsin men.
Nelson and Lambert, and an Ohioan,
Davey. were sworn In. This gives
both senate and house full member
ship.
James r. Mann started with the
beginning of the session to re-
sumo his old position as minority
leader. He dipped into everything
and showed that he was ION the
Job" just as In the days gone by. He
is much thinner than he was In those
golden days and his friends who saw
him In action thought that he lacked
some Of the pep" which has been
Characteristic Of him In the past
There is still considerable speculation
rs % whether he Is going to have the
health to continue his duties as mlnori-
| ~ leader and also to assume the re-
sponsibilities of the speakershlp II he
decides to become speaker.
There Is a noticeable difference In
the minority leadership By Mann and
that OF GilIett of Massachusetts, who
has been acting leader during Mann's
illness. Mann Is a natural-born heck
Ter; he delights In heckling the Demo
cratic side. Everybody has been say
ing since he returned that he Is 'the
same Jim Mann In the matter Of stir
ring up the Democrats Gillett. on
the contrary. is miId-mannered. but
none the less effective or successful In
winning points for his side.
Conspicuous on the Democratic side
OF the house of representatives one
day was a man in officers uniform, the
wings on his coat denotlng that he be-
longed 10 the aviation eerps. No one
could guess who he was. for 1t had
been asserted that OF the several men
who left fh& house uf rpnrpsnntaffxnz