South Bend news-times., 1919-06-30
c. D. P. KNOCKERS
ON LEAGUE TEACH
HAYS 'SIDESTEP'
Nat'I Chairman Forced to
Face Own Speeches Made
for Party Effect.
BY JOHN J. CARSON.

BY JOHN J. CARSON.
Ssus-rimes Washington Correspondent.
wAsHINGTON. june 30.-W When
Will n. Hays. now chairman Of tho
republican national committee. def
nitely decides 10 become a candidate
Tor the governoship OF Indiana. he
voters NAV find him trying 10 "run
on both tickets" according 20 the
opinion OF newspaper men who have
confronted hlm in this city. More
over n nc decides 20 refrain from
political candidacy. nc can obtain "a
lifetime job as an acrobat" or AN
"artful dodgcr" in the opinion NJ
others
Give him enough rope on some
big issue and he will solve your
problems" was the word which
came 20 democratic leaders from
Indiana when HAYS FIRST became ac-
tive in tho night on the League Of
Nations. Tho rope IS about at am
end HAYS Is spending the most
anxious 1ours OF his life He is
living years In every day. He is
facing rho moment when ne must
league ana it is not a pleasant mo-
ment
pust on Movie show
II the movie" man his commit
tee has hired. could have followed
MIN about in his recent visit OF one
day 20 the capitol. the events woull
have been recorded about ass fol
lows.
Hays arrived and talked w;th
Sens Lodge and Knox He could
not talk 10 newspaper men bat i5
was learned he had been advised
there WIS little possibility Of Unit
ing the republican factions
HAYS nlrried 20 see Sen Watson
who wants amendments made 10 the
league covenant in some manner
He rushed 20 see Sen McNary Of
oregon who has insisted the league
must be adopted whether amended
or not because the people want IT,"
He started across the street and
met SEN. Borah OF Idaho on the way.
Borah not long ago announced MIN
and his policies in the senate. They
shook hands. Hays danced from one
out casualties He rushed to a con-
ference OF u republican senators
behind closed doors Borah hasten
ed 10 warn Lodge that if Hays was
down 10 lead "A fight for a policy on
the league. he and his followers
would not countenance it,"
Hays was advised at the confer
ence by one or two republicans that
the league would be adopted
amended or not To get some con-
ISOLATION. he had lunch with others
and he cot nothing but League Of
Nations talk and no consolation.
Corncrcd by Reporters.
Then Hays was cornered by a
dozen newspaper men and asked
20 talk. IL was after this conference
that some of the newspaper men
discussed the Hays policy rather
rudely.
" on see my position said Hays
'I do not want this 90 be q partisan
issue. / do not consider il from that
viewpoint. II is a matter apart from
politics
Are YOU cndeavorinS 10 have the
factions reach some agreement"
u have come down here for g.
number Of things. 7 cannot talk Of
the League of Nations for publica-
tion now"
is here chance of republican
agreement D."
That YOU see is again something
7 cannot discuss
You arc finding considerable diff
hculty in uniting factions" il was
suggested.
well. politics is matter ofNQs-
sanitation. rather than elimis%l'jfrlG
he replied Il ann for the League
OF Nations" he uttered boldly after
moment
with amendments 90
THAT - aEain where I cannot
talk. Won see" he replied We are
yust milling along with II and it's
going al right
What do YOU thing about this
Fail resolution %"
That's one OF thise things 7 cam
not talk about You understand.
think
May Talk Later.
HAYS UuaIll said a lut or people
were under the impression he was
down 20 assist in the league fSht
but that he would be down for some
time and later might have some
thing 70 SAY worth while
Yes. ne viii be down all summe~
and he might just as well hire a
house II ne is awaiting these fac
tions 20 unite was the comment
OF one ~ fhe republican leaders.
The facts are that HAYS has
grown ri ighteued and is feverish in
his anxiety 10 salvage what he can
from q bad mess which hls been
created lv the determination of re-
publicsn senators 20 defeat the
league iust after HAYS speech iu ST.
paul Vhen everyone understood
him 20 declare positively the repub-
ncan party would defeat the league
and It's advocates He then was con-
fronted oy Tremendous sentiment for
the league and he rushed 20 make