Evening star., 1920-01-12
NEW YORK INSISTS
SENATE SHALL ACT
ON LEAGUE issue
Political Leaders See Need
less Delay in Submitting
Question to Popular Vote.
by n. O. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK. January 12.-The pre-
dominant sentiment in all circles here
is utter intolerance of and absolute
impatience with the suggestion that
the league of nations shall be tossed
into the bear pit of the coming ma
tional campaign to complicate do
mestic issues which will be clamoring
for adjustment then, and to delay
peace Indefinitely.
Senator'S of both parties will hear
from influential men in New York
demanding that the Senate shall go
over the heads of those senators who
resist reasonable reservations or are
irreconcilable to any reservation, and
to disregard dictation from any
source which will prolong the stu
alton, now classed as highly detri-
mental to the country, as well as
charged with grave menace for the
future.
Set "POIiticaI Fortunes" Aside.
Men of Importance in the political
and business world declare that it is
shocking to contemplate the idea that
the political fortunes of any party. of
any man or of any group should be
made paramount for the next year
or fifteen months to the national in
terests concerned in the ratification
of the treaty. They are aghast at
the suggestion that political and per-
hold back ratification.
They are no longer responsive to
the claim advanced by one group in
Washington that the protection of
american rights jnstifies delay indef-
initely, because they are convinced
American rights through the reserva-
tions. These views are shared by
democrats and republicans alike, and
it became possible to ascertain them
in the assembling in this city yester-
day and Saturday of republican lead
a meeting of the state committee. and
democrats of prominence, from the
governor down, at a notable political
dinner Saturday night.
Regret President's Isolation.
In New York only profound SYM
pathy is expressed Tor the ill health
Of President Wilson, and one hears
no word of criticism of him. But he
is visualiZed by political leaders as
holding an isolated position for the
past three months. They picture him
lonely figure in his sick room or
study, perhaps brooding in bitterness
over the failure of his countrymen to
make good his promises to Europe
but still hugging to his breast the
him on his western trip. They hear
that he sees but few people, and they
deduce that he hsnrs probably only
what he wants to hear.
Thus they claim that it devolves s
upon the wise men of both parties in
the Senate. who know the sentiment
of the c0slp1rx TO come together on a
program OF reservations. ratify the
treaty with the covenant of the league
well guarded, and lay it before the
President They insist that the Sen
ate is as competent to judge what
would nul1ify the treaty as any in
dividual, and they believe that the
declaration of two-thirds of the Sem
ate that the treaty is valid and does
carry out the spirit of the league of
nations would convince the President
and induce him to exchange the rati-
fication. There is practically unani-
nous demand from men of influence
and standing in both parties and of
great importance in the business world
that at any rate the Senate should es-
for pigeon holing the treaty would be
fixed. they say.
Discuss Suspension of Socialists.
New York republicans are deeply
concerned over the action of the legis-
lature in suspending the five socialist
members, pending an investigation of
their views on government. 1t de-
veloped at the meeting of the state
committee that upstate leaders were
Speaker Sweet in having the social
lists stand aside until the committee on
judiciary could hear them, while prom
inent city leaders deprecate it.
Speaker Sweet stoutly defends his
course, claiming that he acted within
facie evidence until the facts could
be disclosed as to their attitude to-
ward the government. Thus, with the
session of the legislature only four
days old, split within the republican
party is threatened.
The only thing that operates to take
the curse off is the fact that thirty
three democrats in the Legislature
voted with the republicans to suspend
them. What Boss Murphy of Tam
many Hall said to some of the up
state democrats at Saturday night S
mails and would melt the glass in
sulators off the telegraph wires.
Forecast of Outcome.
The outcome is expected to be that
unless the socialists at the committee
hearing declare outright their ad-
herence to views that are classed as
inimical to the American form of gov
ernment and advocate its overthrow
by violence, they will be allowed to
take their seats. If they follow the
example of Victor Berger, however, it
is thought likely the legislature will
oust them, and let politics and the So
cialist vote in Manhattan go hang. 1t
should be remembered, however. that
there is thus far no parallel between
the Berger case and the New York So
cialists.
One fails to find among important
men here any spirit of despair or
pessimism over the state of the coun-
try at large, socially, industrially or
politically. They are concerned. but
confident that given any kind of
sensible leadership in Congress in
both parties, everything can be
Strengthened out. Nobody but the
bolsheviki discounts the U. S. A.
View of Mr.. Bryan's Action.
Mr.. Bryan's threatened split is
viewed without dismay. One of the
most noted democrats from upstate
said to the writer:
II wish Bryan would start a third
party, gather to him all the discon-
tented elements. collect them all un-
der one head so that the rest Of the
people could crack it. and I would
not care very much whether it was
nv own party or the republican
party that did the job"
NEWS TRIAL RESUMED.