Evening star., 1919-03-09

the President in his wisdom may
see fit to assemble it Then will set in
tire hay-making season for the poiti-
cans looking forward to the presidential
and congressional campaigns of 1920.
The republicans will become the doers
OF things. the democrats fall back into
tie role of critics, and at the end the
chroniciers can say with the cub re-
porter, "A pleasant time was had by
all"
The hold-over congressman who are in
town say that the President must scowl
nred grit his teeth at the thought OF the
time when he must call that republican
Congress in extra session to pass the
appropriation bills before the end Of the
fiscal year.
Vision Address to Congress.
They wonder II he viii adhere to his
Practice OF addressing the Congress in
person, or if he won't go back to the old
custom Of sending a secretary to the
portals of the House and Senate with
the announcement. 'I am directed by
the President OF the United States to
deliver message in writing"
They are moved to this. question, they
cay, by belief that the President fairly
hates and detests republicans and all
their works, at all times, and since the
recent '.run-ir'' with the Senate repub-
Gcans It is assumed that his detestation
OF republicans has increased, If such
thing were posaible. President Wilson,
they say, believes it impossible for re-
publican to be aetuated by any but an
Glterior and partisan motive.
So they let their fancy run to the pic
fure of a possible join. session of the
House and Senate whose nnajorities will
be composed Of republicans. sitting in
antagonistic mood. while he addressed
them, realizing that every sentence was
meeting the acid test of hostile party
Judgment and being weighed for its
merit. its meaning and its sincerity.
They declare IL win be quite different
experiences for the President from talk
fng to a majority that would back up
anything he said because it was their
President who said it.
There Is general regret among con-
greSsmen--and that term includes. of
course. senators and representatives,
for senator IS a member of the Con-
gress-oyer the friction between the
Congress and the executive. No one
gloats oyer IL politically, nor sees any
good to come of it. Time. the great
healer. may not be applicable in suffi-
cient modicum TO soothe the irritation
between now and early June. 1t is
not happy prospect
Republican Road Not Easy.
Indications are already accumuiat-
fng pointing to the certainty that it is
not going TO be altogether a prom
enade on the sunny side Of the street
for the republicans. either in the next
Congress or the ensuing presidential
campaign. The republicans will be
charged with the solution Of many
difficult problems which the war left
and which constitute liabilities with
out corresponding political assets.
Moreover, the shadow OF factional
strife is already being cast by an on
coming cloud. as yet no bigger than a
mans hand, it is true. but potential of
growth. Republican leaders say that it
&riH require the utmost good manage
Snent. tact, forbearance and consid-
eration TO prevent a recurrence of the
old factional bitterness between the
progressives and the old-line repub-
1fcans. both In Congress and the party
at large. in the approaching campaign.
in the Senate clash has been avert
ed. it Is believed. by concessions
cheerfully made to the progressives
on the part of the old-line leaders.
in the House affairs are more unset
tied, with trouble threatened by
nicholas Longworth. President Roose-
velts son-in-law. in case the oId-line
leaders DO not yield completely and
absolutely TO the demands of one fac
tion. Sfr. Lonsworth and his ASSOC
Gates. having won in the speakership
contest by defeating Mr.. Mann. now
insist upon turning out all the COM
snittee chsirnen who have earned
their places by long service and put
. ting IN men chosen by them, and
Shreaten 10 carry the contest into the
sext republican caucus.
II they succeed in overturning the
5ecommend ndations of the committee on
committees and installing chairmen
tt tHfsl OWN btltELioI TtSdEoieSS OIL
the claims of seniority of service. it
s. declared by republicans that the
party will take hold OF the next
House with bitterness rampant and
division inevitable.
FactionaI Strife Deadly.
Thoughtful republicans IN the
House declare that. taking into con-
siderat!on the gravity and especially
fhe perplexity OF the problems which
+hs majority party in the next Con-
sress inherited as the aftermath OF
The war. factional strife will be alb
soluteiy deadly to the party in the
next campaign, since nothing can be
accomplished in the solution OF the
problems without good team work
und harmony.
These men go on TO point out that
the majority will be faced by a mill
fant minority, under the leadership
Of an aggressive and very wise old
owl. Champ Clark. himself candidate
Sor a presidential nomination and
charged with the responsibility OF
gaining all possible advantage for
SIs party first, himself to shine in the
reflected glow OF It. Furthermore, they
point out that President Wilson, with
all his great power OF appeal 70 the
people and means of reaching them,
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