South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-03
NARROW LEADERS
INJECT POLITICS
4. G. o. P. Bosses Daily Give De-
mcnStrationS of Inability
to Stop Game.
BY JOHN j. CARSON.

Nevs-Times Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. g. Sept. g.
Republican leaders in congress arc
daily giving demonstrations Of their
utter inability 20 refrain from try
ing 20 play the game OF politics No
matter what issue arises. whether
great or small. whether II involves
"a question OF patriotism. or public
policy or business, no matter what
IL involves, they manage 20 inject
politics into It somewhere.
one Of the latest instances IS in
the plan for congress 70 do honor to
Gen John J. Pershing upon his re-
turn 10 America some time in Sep
TENDER They are trying 20 make
10 a republican affair, and II demo-
Gratis in the house. with whom the
idea for a JOint-sessiOn OF the two
houses OF congress in honor Of Gen.
Pershing originated, hadn't been big
enough and patriotic enough 10 al
low the republicans 10 be the whole
show" Il is really doubtful If they
/. would have been able 10 get through
a resolution providing for the Joint
session which is now assured.
The republican speaker Of the
house. Mr Gillett. very frankly told
The original author OF the resolu-
I tion, who happened TO be a demo-
crat, Mr.. Caldwell Of New York, that
he thought the resolution calling
+he Joint session ought 10 be intro
duced by a republican. and unless
SIR Caldwell. who urged that It was
not q political matter. and that poll
tics should not be injected into it.
had consented TO the withdrawal OF
his name from the resolution and
the substitution OF republican
name therefor. the chances are the
resolution would yet be where II had
remained for weeks, buried" with
the rules committee Of which Rep.
Campbell. republican OF Kansas, is
chairman.
Fortunately. however because Mr..
Caldwell is an American before he
is a democrat, and Is more a patriot
than a party man, and because he
consented TO have a republican ia
Their" his resolution, the rules com
mittee has reported out a special
rule for the immediate consideration
of the Pershing resolution, and the
plans for doing honor 10 the com
mander OF the American expedition
airy forces won't be further delayed.
Tried TO Sldetrack Resolution.
The idea Of a Joint session Of con-
gress to pay honor 10 the American
commander-in-chief originated with
Rep. Caldwell many weeks ago, ear
" in July. About July II he pre-
pared and placed in Speaker Gil
let's basket a concurrent resolution
, providing for the joint session. The
next day Mr. Caldwell approached
Speaker Gillett while the latter was
in the chair. told him he had intro
duCed the resolution and asked If i;
had been called 10 his. the Speak er's
attention. Mr.. Gillett replied that
IL had. There upon Mr.. Caldwell
asked II ne might be recognized by
the Speaker to bring 1t before the
house. Speaker Gillett replied:
Caldwell. when you fellows (the
democrats) were in power. the re-
publicans never had anything OF
that kind"
Without stopping 10 remind Gil
lett that during the eight years
Champ Clark was speaker no charge
Of narrow partisanship was ever
lodged against him, Mr. Caldwell
fastened TO assure the speaker that
10 was not a question Of politics. and
told him that he. Caldwell. was per
fectly willing that anyone the
speaker or fellow republicans might
name should introduce the resolu-
ton, and expressed his willingness.
20 turn il over to any republican
member Of the house the speaker
might suggest.
Demands Introduction by Republican
Speaker Gillett then very frankly
.old Mr.. Caldwell he thought i
would be better for a republican tC
introduce the resolution. though h,
failed 20 say why. and that in tn,
meantime ne thought IL would be
good plan 10 refer the resolution q
the steering committee which is
made up entirely OF republicans
Very Well" said Mr.. Caldwell
when can you do that"
The speaker replied that he wouIt