The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
Control Industrial Disputes Be-
fore Next Congress-Capper.
Treaty With Reservations or
Rejection, He Forecasts.
CUMMINS BILL is FAVORED
Wood Strength for Presidency
Growing Rapidly, Claim.
Asserts Public Approval Swing
ing Toward the G. O. p.


ing the regular session will involve
federal regulation and controls of in
dustrial disputes, according to state
ment in Topeka by Senator Arthur
Capper. The junior United States SEN
ator predicted adoption of the peace
treaty with the Lodge reservations or
absolute rejection of the document
with pa ssa ge of formal resolution de-
clarfng the war with GERMANY at an
end.
Senator Capper's experiences in
Washington have failed to produce the
thrills which went with four years in
the governors chair in Kansas. The
ladies just dearly love the national
capital. Senator Capper declared. But
the new senators and congressman are
not so wild about the place.
About the best thing that can be
said about Washington from. the
standpoint of a new memper is the
fact that life is less strenuous than in
Kansas" Senator Capper asserted.
There are no 200 mile a day cam
paign trips by motor car. Then. too.
I miss the familiar faces on Kansas
avenue and the personal l~associations
that have meant so much among the
home people. But the ladies Just
dearly love the city,
- Senate Into Labor Issue.
Concerning the labor situation. SEN
ator Capper forecast frank acceptance
of the issue by the senate. He said a
strong sentiment was growing for the
Cummins bill, altho constitutional law
yer members are beginning to point
to flaws in THE measure. Both the
Cummins bill in the senate and the
Esch bill in the house, tho, relate di-
rectly to the, railroad problems. They
have no, direct application to the coal
strike problem.
The Esch bill which passed the
house is less drastic than the Cum
minis BILL" said Senator Capper. THE
Cummins bill provides for an indus
trial board and imprisonment and
fines for railroad workers who go on a
strike.
an my judgment much time will be
devoted to the industrial problems
during the regular session which opens
next Monday. The senate is apparent
ly quite ready to meet the issue and
may take up the industrial measures
at an early date. Constitutional law
yers doubt the ability of congress to
deny to a man his right to quit work
On the other hand there is a strong
sentiment against interference with
public welfare thru strikes in indus
tries which provide necessities of life"
What --of the peace treaty ~ was
! "onei of two. things win happen.'
was the reply. Either the treaty will
ultimately win adoption with the
Lodge reservations incorporated or it
will be flatly rejected. In that case a
resolution will be passed declaring the
war at an end
Criticism for Wilson.
Senator Capper stated that failure
of President Wilson to confer with
senate members-even leaders of his
own psrty-had occasioned much crit
icism. In several instances it has
weakened his following and broken
his strength with certain senate Demo-
Gratis.
Concerning the presidential situa-
ton, Senator Capper stated that in his
judgment Gen. Leonard Wood was
the strongest individual candidate in
the Republican ranks.
I'm my opinion General Wood is
gaining strength right along" said
Senator 'Capper. He is unquestion-
ably the strongest individual Republi-
can candidate today. Everywhere
there is feeling that the Republicans
will win next year. Even among con-
servative Democrats there is a frank
acknowledgement that the trend is
toward the Republican party
Among the Democrats, there Is a
divided opinion as to the strength of
McAdoo and Palmer. They are ap-
parently the strong men before the
next Democrat national convention"
Senator and Mrs. Capper will return
to Washington Saturday.
Senator Charles Curtis did not re-
turn for the short vacation between the
convening of the regular session. He
is busy in Washington with the noun
tain high appropriation bills to be
considered in the new congress-