The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-19
Congress to Settle
Many Vexed Problems

VIII devolve upon the 66th
Vital as they were to the re-estab-
hshment of the American people on
safe and sane peace nAsis the knotty
questions which confronted the post
bellum senate and house OF the Sos
and EOS did not eaual-porhaps-ee
tainiy did not exceed lin fsr-reachins
Importance TO the immediate future and
welfare OF the American nations those
tremendous and perplexing problems
which the senate and house of today
must meet
G. o. p. WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE
Upon the Republican majority in both
chambers OF the legislative branch Of
tho national government will be thrown
the fun hrunt of the immense RESPONSE
biiities involved in the making and re-
making of legislation hound TO affect 10
an extent Vet TO be determined. every
man. woman and child living under the
American hag.
Naturally the peace treaty with the
league OF nations covenant "incxtricab-
~ interviewer with IT." which must be
submitted TO the senate for approval or
disapproval. doomed large today over
even the formshties and prehminaries
which attended the assembling and or
SANITATION of both branches of congress.
While the senate alone will have 10
deal with the document in which the
destiny of the American people is SO
closely bound up. the house viii be ever
mindful Of it IN determining the legis-
iative course the Republican leaders
have already tentatively mapped out
NOT UNTIL WILSON'S RETURN
Not until the return of President VII
g..
pated before the middle Of June. is The
complete official text OF the peace treaty
expected 70 reach the senate.
1t would not surprise senate leaders
if the president appeared with it in per
son at the capitol before they have a
real opportunity to study its multi
tudinous details. In the meanwhile
senators. both Republicans and Demo
Gratis. who are svowed opponents OF the
proposed league of uations. Will prohab-
~ have to content themselves with fiery
oratorical skirmishing on the senate
floor.
a resolution calling for the submits
sion TO the senate, forthwith Of the
peace treaty by the state department.
which Senator Johnson. progressive Re
publican. OF California, who is one OF
I
to introduce in the senate today MAY
prove the opening wedge for the deliv-
! cry Of flaming addresses on the admin
! istration's plans TO have the Unitei
/ States enter the league.
/ Senator Lodge. of Msssa chusetts. he
Republican majority leader OF the sen
ate. who is TO be chairman Of the sen
ate foreign relations committee u
/ which the peace treaty must first be re-
\ fer-ed for preliminary action. was re
ported TO have prepared a statement IL
which he. too. would urge that the sen
ate be afforded an early opportunity x
digest the whole treaty without having
10 wait for the president to get bacl
I from abroad. In his statement, TIN
| Massachusetts, senator was also expect
| ed to define the present attitude of mo-
| only himself but those Of his Repubh
can colleagues. who. like himself. err
opposed TO the proposed league OF ma
lions covenant, even in its amended, o.
modified form. But until the complete
official text of the eighty thousand wor,
document which state department off