The spectator., 1919-01-07
WILSON TRIP MAY
 PAC|FY CONGRESS
DIFFERENCES WILL BE WIPED OUT IF HE NEGoTIATES A
 SATISFACTORY PEACE.
KlTCHlN JOLLlES DEFEATED
They Do Not Exactly Appreciate His Story-Two New Senators and Three Representatives Are Sworn In for xne Coming Terms.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

By ARTHUR w. DUNN.
 Washington.-In case there is a se- were rupture between congress and the president, the presidents friends be- Aieve that he will be supported by the people. 1t is generally the case that a president can win before the people when be 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 skirmishes that occurred between President Roosevelt and con- ;greSS, although they never came down ito 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 divi- sions which occurred. When Presi- dent Taft had his differences with con- egress, 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 -aIntii these differences become actual and sharp. IL Is possible that all diff Serences 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 ease if he has succeeded in negotiat- Ing satisfactory peace treaty.
 While there has been jollification on the Republican side of the house of representatives owing to the success of the party. there are quite 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 Kitchin
 
 tries were exchanged, and finally Kitchin told this story: After the cleo Vtion 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; land let me give you little piece of advice. Of course you fellows want to redeem your dis tricts and restore them to the Repub- sican party. The way to do that is for yuu to search very carefully and each one of you find a real popular Repub- Nican in your district to run next time" Do you want that to apply to us?' asked Congressman Miller of Mime sota, who was one among the de Heated.
 When congress convened after its adjournment, two new senators and three new representatives were wait ing to be sworn in. In the senate Will Ham P. PoIlack 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 chairmanShips. al- though unimportant 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- sume his old position as minority Header. He dipped into everything and showed that he was lon the job" just as in the days gone by. He iis much thinner than he was in those golden days and his friends who saw tiim in action thought that he lacked some of the pep" which has been characteristic of him in the past There Is still considerable speculation ms to whether he is going to have the health to continue his duties as minori- ty leader and also to assume the re- ->onsibilities of the speakership if he
 70 become speaker.
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