The Washington herald., 1920-05-14
RADICAL VOTE
IS NOW FACTOR,
TAFT CLAIMS
BY DWIo
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greatly more prestige. 1t will in
ducs wobbling politicians to attempt
In the platform to propitiate him.
and those who have supported him.
| including the Sinn Feiners, the pro-
Germans. the Radicals and the ex-
| treme Laborites. 1t is the irony OF
the situation that those who are
loudcst in shouting Americanism in
/ their attacks on the league should
be chiefly formidable because Of the
support of these typhenated and
un-American groLps.
Fear of such groups will make
some Republican leaders reluctant
| to adopt a platform resolution on
/ the league issue to which the party
is by every rule of political mora
| ity now fully committed. Twice has
the Republican majority in the Sen
| ate. by the ratio of more than two
/ to one. declared for the league with
the Lodge reservations. The at
titude Of Mr.. Wilson and the Dem
Ocratic Senators in refusing to ac-
, cept the league with those reserva-
, tions has bcer severely condemned
by most Republicans.
! Not q Reputation.
! The Republicans of the House
have supported the Porter Join,
resolution declaring conditionalIy
for peace with Germany, to be con-
summated by a similar resolution
adopted by the German government
Mr.. Knox has introduced a different
kind of resolution. but having the
same general purpose-that of legal
ly ending the war. The attitude
OF the Republican party in support
ing such a resolution is that the
Presidents failure TO accept the
treaty with the reservations has
prevented peace by the usual meth
cd Of a treaty, and a joint resolution
is the only way left to end war.
| Such resolution is not a repudi-
alton Of the previous stand Of the
majority of the Republicans in the
Senate in favor a the treaty and
/ league with the3 reservations 1t
is only dernier resort in view of
the stubborn and unreasonable at
! titude Of President Wilson and the
Democratic Senators as to the res
ervations and Of the need Of peace,
The President will veto the resolu-
ton and send back the treaty. II
he consents to the Republican reser-
vations, can the Republicans con-
sistently refuse to ratify the league ?
/ Clearly not Suppose the deadlock
over the reservations continues un-
til a Republican President comes in,
can the Republicans in the Senate
and the new President consistently
refuse to put through the league
with Republican reservations
Clearly not
If the Republican convention
i adopts a resolution from which 1t is
to be inferred that the next Repub-
lican Senate and President will not
favor the ratification of the league
with the Lodge reservations. and
the bringing Of the United States
into the league, the convention will
tnereoy repudiate the action of the
Republican Senator's taken twice in
solemn votes in that body.
Signs OF Compromise.
There are political signs, how
ever. Of a weak desire Of some to
compromise with the Bitter-Enders
in respect to the league. The Bitter
enders command our admiration for
the tenacity of their purpose and
the skiH and courage with which
they, having only fourteen votes in
the Senate, controlled the course OF
the majority and for the fear they
are now creating in the minds of
some OF their less courageous oppo-
nents of making the simple and
clearcut issue which the logic of
past events necessarily requires As
always happens. the vociferous, the
factional and the possible boilers
are treated with much more re-
spect by politicians than the quiet
consistent members of the party
who have serious and disinterested
convictions in respect to the course
which the party should take, but
who do not make their position
known until late in the canvass
and often not until the election day
That the great majority of the Re.
publican party are in favor OF the
league with reservations, and re,
sent the Presidents refusal to con.
sent to II, competent observers be,
lieve. While the entrance of tho
United states into the league may
not at present seem to be so urgent
an issue as some others, the cours,
OF events In the world Is likely
soon to force " back into public no
tice as most exigent. while Re
publican success seems very prob
able, the Prohibition issue ant
other things may cloud the pros
pect. The Republican party canno
AFFORD To lose the many loyal nen W
b-rS of their own PARTY who vii
aha ndonn the league and repudlatSi
lie ONn clear oolnmltmonl