The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-02
POLITICAL STORM
IN WAKE OF WILSON
Democrats Lined Up Behind Presi'
dent, While Republicans At Their
Old Tricks Of Trying To Dis
credit Him-President Rest
ing Before Beginning
Arduous Labors.

Washington, Aug. S1.-Polltlcal
pandemonium is expected this week
in the senate if Republicans OF the
foreign relations committee carry out
their plan for reporting on the peace
treaty before Wednesday night when
the president leaves on his stumping
tour of the country.
Following conferences with the
president, Senator Hitchcock, ad-
ministration leader, is planning to
line ND Democrats for the hardest
fight they have yet put up in con-
gress.
Democrats will open the battle
the minute the treaty is reported.
sGt must be ratified without a.
pnendment," said Senator Hitchcock
following his White House confer
ences.
Meanwhile, Republicans while pre-
naring to meet the Democratic
charge, also are planning to 60 to
the country in opposition to the
president.
Republicans may send out spe-
,cial orators train to trail the presl-
dent and attempt to refute his argu-
mcnts for adoption Of the treaty as
it stands.
The ecalm that precedes the
storm" is looked for Monday and
Tuesday, both at the capital and the
White House. ..
President Resting.
Acting on the~sd<:ess Of Rear Ad-
miral Cary T.. Grayson, the presl-
dent will take it easy before leaving
on his tour. The president began
taking it easy today when he did lit
tie work and went for an automobile
ride in the afternoon.
Golf tomorrow and Tuesday Will
be tho Presidents program with q
little routine work on Tuesday.
Only the critical labor situation
precipisated by the demands Of the
steel workers seems likely to mar
the presidential plans for a rest for
the next two days. The president
may aecede to requests Of union
officials that he take a hand in this
by writing or telegraphing Judge
Gary. chairman Of the United States
Steel corporation. Mr.. Gary has
twice refused to meet the steel work
ers' union officials.
What action President Wilson
will take, if he gets into the fight,
will depend on whether the work
ers today put into effect their threat
to strike. The committee which
failed to obtain an audience with Mr..
Gary were placed under orders, they
said, to call strike unless Mr.. Gary
acceded to their demand for meet
ing by last midnight. Committeeman
left here late last night declaring
they had received no communication
from Gary indicating he has changed
his policy.
Union officials say that in de-
1nanding that the United States
Steel corporation recognize their
Union, they are merely asking for
one of the principles on which the
national war labor board acted during
the war.
President May Act.
j Officials here today expressed the
belief the president tomorrow will
act in the matter. No intirnation as
TO whether their belief was well
founded came from the White House
Soday.
3 But whether or not he takes a
Mand in the steel situation the
president is believed certain to is
sue q final treaty statement just be-
Rere he steps aboard the train. That
this parting shot will be a hot one
is the prediction Of those who have
Ml;ol moot nerformances Of the