Evening star., 1919-08-22
Two Camps Who Favor Diff
ferent Methods of Reserva-
tions and Radicals.
LAST NAMED INCREASE
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.


other powers. but binding upon the
United States.
A third party. hitherto confined only
to Senators BOrah and Johnson, re-
publicans. and Senator Reed, demo-
crat. has now arisen and organized.
They are eight in number. They
constitute the radical and irrecon-
cilable opposition to the peace treaty
and league of nations, and would not
be disheartened if the whole document
were defeated and 1t were necessary
to negotiate new peace with Ger
many.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania has
and with him are Senators Moses of
New Hampshire, Brandegee of Con-
necticut, Poindexter of Washington,
Fall of New Mexico and Borah, John
son and Reed.
Groups to Be Watched.
1t is this group which should be
watched. though some republicans are
inclined to discount their Importance
First they were three-now they are
eight. And here and there they may
get another convert before the fight is
over. Their damage, however. is not
so much to the treaty. for it will ulti-
mately be ratified, but to the leader
ship of the republican party in the
Senate within fourteen months of the
presidential election of 1920.
Senator Lodge. republican leader.
from the beginning. He has ATTENDED
some OF their meetings, but more as
harmonizer than sympathizer. He has
been unable to keep them in line
They have wanted to do all sorts of
luton to declare a separate. peace
with Germany to a separation Of the
league covenant from the treaty and
the adoption of a general resolution
Europe aid whenever emer-
gencies arise. They have pulled and
tried to steer a united party through
the shoals Of dissension.
Gives Reasons for Stand.
And why? The reasons are as
reasons.
First, Senator Knox. He is a for
mer Secretary of State and also a
former Attorney General. and as such
he feels qualified to do his own lead
ing. He was accustomed in his day
ment of State and direct the chair
man of the Senate foreign relations
on administration policy.
And his friends and admirers believe
him not at all insusceptible Of being
struck by the proverbial lightning
to dark horses" Naturally, Mr..
Knox does not take that seriously,
but. nevertheless, he is impelled to
follow his own inclinations and to
interpret public opinion as befits q
man of his high prestige and position.
Second. Senator Brandegee Of Con-
necticut. He IL an able lawyer and
possesses a keen analytical mind. His
colloQuies with President Wilson were
incisive and sharp. His disposition is
to be destructive critic. Throughout
his term of service, he has rarely au-
thored any constructive measure. but
he has found a good deal Of fault with
the proposals Of others. and has
brought about amendment on many
things. 1t is natural for him to pick
the treaty and league to pieces and it
Is also natural for him to offer no
substitute. but to put the burden of
that on others who are vested with
the responsibility. Also he is persist
ent and courageous and he will stick
to his position, whether he deserts
some of his intimate friends and col
leagues or his party altogether.
As to Senator johnson.
Third, Senator johnson Of Cali
lOIHl1s k1S C4IuS TO tue senate not
only after he was once q vice presi-
Dental candidate on the famous bull
moose ticket. but after a record as
governor that enabled him to carry
his state by q 25o.000 majority at the
some time that q fellow republican,
Charles Evans Hughes, lost out en-
tirely: Mr.. Johnson 10 being doomed
sives in the Senate say they would
support him. The California senator
is blazing his own trail. And he is
consistent.
He took his position before the
President came back from Europe
tunity to 60 out before the country
especially the east. where Hiram
Johnson isn't so well known-is well
coined by his friends as a splendid
approach to eastern republicanism,
which somehow holds him responsible
for the presidential defeat Of Hughes
in 1916
Fourth. Senator Poindexter of
Washington. He is another presiden-
tial possibility as viewed by his in
Inmates. Pacific coast newspapers
have referred to 1t. Moreover, he is
a Roosevelt progressive. He has not
followed the Lodge leadership in the
past and Is as likely to be Independent
of it in the future.
He is an intense nationalist. He be-
1ieves America ought to mind her own
business and protect her own citizens
notably those on the Mexican bor-
der-before venturing into fields
across the seas for altruistic or other
purposes.
Sixth-Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire. He is a newcomer in tho Senate
and very much a Roosevelt descendant.
He believes Leonard Wood ought to be
President and that America should steer
clear of Europe. He Is dear friend
of Senator. Lodge. but he hasn't felt
obliged to let friendship interfere with
his public predictions.
Seventh-Senator Borah. Like Mr..
Fall of New Mexico, he is an avowed
nationalist. He believes in state rights,
even though q republican, and has a
horror of participating in European af-
fairs.
He is q remarkable orator and q
bold politician. He would lead q
third party In this country on any
issue that appealed to him, regardless
of what his move might mean to the
regular republican party's fortunes in
1920. He is q radical and thinks on
many questions not much differently
than does Senator La Toilette Of Wis
group of eight, but whose previous
expressions would entitle him to q
place among the irreconcilable op.
ponents OF the league and peace
treaty.
Eighth. Senator Reed. He is b rea-
son unto himself. Though a democrat
should be granted. 1t is said, it would