The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-13
FiIibuster and Opposition to League of Nations Thoroughly DiScred-
 it's Opposition.
PEOPLE WITH PRESIDENT
All Americans Are Behind Wilson; Doubtful if Re- pubIicans Can Extri'
 cate Themselves.

WASHINGTON, March 6. The leaders of the Republican party have gone to the mat with President Will son, and been worsted. The party is in a more serious state than ever before in history, and it will be more good luck than good man agemcnt if it recovers in time to make a satisfactory showing in next years campaign.
 The only thing that can save lt is prompt and thorough repudiation of the men who have maneuvered t into it's present embarrassing DO sition, and just as prompt and thor )ugh reorganization under such men IS William H. Taft and those who nave stood with him in supporting he League of Nations.
 American People Want League
 There is no way of escaping this conclusion Men opposing the League say that they don't know what # means, and that it seems to involve his or that thing that is contrary 0 American history and American precedence But the American peo- Jle want it, and, moreover, are de .ermined to have it. This is settled beyond any doubt.
 Public opinion is crystalizing with l rapidity that is astonishing to men n this city who for years have been accustomed to following it. They say they never have seen anything ike it. By the time the President has finished his work in Paris and to start for home to prepare for the ,pecial session of the new Congress. hey predict that Senator Lodges ist of thirty-nine opposing Senators will begin to approach the vanish ng point. Not even the Senate car ong stand the face of an overwhelm ng popular demand.
 Wilson Policy SkiIIfulIy Shaped
 The worst thing that could happen 0 the Republican party-and the hing that will happen to it unless iome fairy godmother is controlling ts destiny-would be for it to be maneuvered into position of oppo. sition to the League. MT. Wilson is most skilIfully shaping his polcJ to that end.
 If the Democratic party, assuming an appeal to the voters next year, supports the League, and the Re publican, party opposes it-with off shoots of protest here and there within party lines, like those which appeared in 1S96-the League will win by a much larger majority than that which was given Mckinley over Bryan, and the Republican organi zation will he years in recovering it's old-time hold on public conf dence.
 It is true that the caucus of Re publican Senators did not vote in 'avor of the filibuster which brought he recent session to a close with more than one-half of its work un- done That was for the sake of the record.
 Senate Flibuster Made Effective
 It was well understood, however and even the announcement of the purpose was made, that individual Republicans, acting on their per sonal responsibility. would make the filibuster quite as effective as ii caucus action had been taken. And that is precisely what they did
 There is a threatend paralysis of the Government through lack of 'unds to support it. This, however. ean be averted by special session called in May or June. But there is no way of undoing the widespread and lasting harm that has been done by failure to provide funds for the railroads; for placing re- turning soldiers on farms, in ac- cordance with Secretady Lanes plan. Cor continuing the operations of the Shipping Board: for amending the Immigration law so as to keep un