The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-02-28
WILSON and SENATE
STANDING FAR APART
President Will Not Dare To
Force a Vote
Just Now.
by Morton NJ. Milford.

tween the President and the Senate
On. The fact was fully realized in
all congressional and political circles
OF the nations capital tonight.
IL was the feeling of many Sen
determined to dominate in his great
est undertaking just in the same
manner in which he has done in
lesser undertakings.
All discussion in Washington to-
day has been centered on the Presi-
dents speech, at Boston yesterday
afternoon.
There is only one construction to
be placed on the Presidents speech, 3"
said one Senator to-day. who re-
quested that his name be withheld
He is not going TO ask the Senate
90 accept his plan for a League of
Nations. Instead he intends to ap-
peal to the country to make the SEN
ate accept It,"
II is generally conceded here that
the President has thrown to those
who disagree with him distinct chal-
leuge. The opposition to a League
OF Nations, at least, takes this view
of the matter. and most of those that
disagree with certain salient points
OF the Presidents plan also take this
position.
Senators who are friendly to the
President and to the League of Ma
ton plan did not hesitate to-day to
express satisfaction over his Boston
sleech. They say. with confidence
that he has gone about the effort of
winning ratification in the most tell
ing way. They point TO the fact that
he has appealed to the humanity of
American people and that in doing so
he has touched the note which will
undoubtedly give the most effective
response.
In appealing to the sympathy of
the nations people supporters of the
League of Nation plan claim that
President ,.hson has set in motion
sentimental machinery that will
sweep the opposition off it's feet.
They believe that legal arguments of
opponents of the League of Nations,
no matter how profound, will avail
nothing against the onsweeping tide
sympathy with his great task. II will !
be impossible, say these friends of !
the President. for the greatest legal
lights of the Senate to command the .
attention of the people to their ar
guments that the appeals of Mr.. Will ,
son to the mass of people will get.
While the League advocates were
highly optimistic to-day. the oppo-
nents of the League of Nations in
the Senate made 1t plain that they
were not in the least unmindful of
the possibilities of the situation as
outlined. These Senators. however,
will continue to point out the menace
to Americas future, as they view it,
in the league plan.
II was said at the capitol to-day
that If President Wilson at the din
ner to the Foreign Relations Commit
tee tomorrow night insists upon the
meeting being confidential, some of
the committeeman will ask to be ex-
cused from the assembly. Taking
the stand that they will not allow
themselves to be bound in confidence
TO keep anything that is told to them
from the people. 1t is intimated that
at least some of the Senators will in
form the President before the discus
sion started that, If any confidence
is to be asked he will prefer to
leave.
With the exception of Senator
Borah and Senator Fall, all of the
members of the Foreign Relations
Committee of the Senate have ac-
cepted the invitation to the White
House.
The prevailing opinion at the capt.
toll is that he will not address Con-
gress. but will get his views before
the people in other ways. If this Is
true, opponents of the pain for
League of Nations assume that 1t is
part of his campaigne to move upon
the Senate on the flank and turn the I
opposing Senators in the rear by
pressure brought on them from
home.
Every indication now is that the S
opposing Senators will pick up the c
gauntlet thrown down by the Presi- c
dent and that there viii be a contest