The New York herald., 1921-03-08
DEMOCRATS AGREE
| ON POLICY OF FAIR
PLAY IN CONGRESS
We Are Not Bushwhack-
ers,' Says Underwood in
Outlining Programme.
WE WILL COOPERATE
Mr.. Wilson Concurs Except
on Single Issue OF League
of Nations.
WILL KEEP UP THE FIGHT
Confident of Nation Reversing
It's Verdict on Treaty
Of Versailles.
WE WILL COOPERATE
KEEP UP THE FIGHT
Special Despatch to TIE NEW YORK HIgaALn.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., March ].

Special Despatch to TIE NEw YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. March J. )
1--WE are not bushwhackers." said
Senator Oscar w. Underwood of Ala
bama to-day referring to the attitude
Of the minority party in Congress. 1T
IS not our intention to hector or 10
obstruct for mere partisan advantage.
4 There is real obvious need of con-
! structive legislation. The problems
| that must be solved to restore pros
perity and to stabilize conditions are
so great that they call upon all Ameri-
cans fSr patriotic service.
"The Republican majority must take
the lead in and the responsibility for
whenever we believe they are right
and our point Of view will not be
narrow, partisan one-'we will cooper
ate and help"
/ Leaders In Accord.
Coming from the man who is the
rallying figure to-day in Washington of
\ the beaten forces of the Democracy. that
promise of fair play and unbiased ac-
ton in Senate and House is especially
interesting. Senator Underwood looms
larger than ever as the intelligent and
far seeing leader Of the opposition party,
and without any question the policy he
\ outlined win be the one to which he will
seek to hold his followers.
Not only Senator Underwood. as the
legislative leader, but other important
figures Of the Democracy appear to have
reached agreement on policy of nom
obstruction. When ex-Gov. James NJ.
Cox was here some weeks ago and had
conferences with many leaders he ad-
vised that the party attitude should be
to give the Republican majority free
hand-give ii a real chance to deliver
the goods. George White, chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee.
gave similar advice The followers of
William G. McAdoo took the same
course
Lets keep hands off and give them
their opportunity was the agreement
arrived at by leaders of all factions In
the Democratic party.
To-day the extremely interesting news
was obtained by THE New YORK HERALD
that ex-President Wilson feels the same
way about the course to b. taken by the
\ minority, with one exception, that being
the League Of Nations. One whose fa
4 miliarity with the ex-President's posi-
\ ton cannot be challenged said
Mr.. Wilson wants to live here SO that
Il he can keep in touch with the leaders
\ Of his party. 1t Is not his desire that
/ the minority in Congress should play
4 the part Of faultfinder and trouble
maker. He holds that the Republican
party has been commissioned by the
people to produce legislation that will
\ solve pressing problems and that it is
the duty Of the Democratic party to
keep hands off.
"One issue alone Mr. Wilson viii not
abandon in the slightest degree. That is
the League Of Nations From time 10
\ time he expects 10 issue statements re-
\ iterating his tsith in the league cove
nant and in the treaty of Versailles. and
he Will do all that seems wise to advance
It's cause. He declines to believe that the
league is dead, and confidently expects
the nation to regegse its verdict"
Underwood's Statement.
When Senator Underwood was asked
to-day what course had been decided
upon by the minority In Congress as re-
CARDS the numerous legislative PROPOSE
tions that will be submitted, many OF
which We're outlined In President Har-
ding's inaugural speech, he replied:
I'm so far as J can speak for my col
leagues. i can promise that in neither
branch of Congress will the minority
seek TO play politics 1t will not be our
policy to sit by and snarl business.
Everybody knows there are great evils
TO be corrected. There Is reconstruction
TO be accomplished. Work must be done
and done soon for which the whole coun-
try is waiting. 1t would be poor patriot
ism to attempt to interfere with this re-
construction just TO try to make a party
record for future use,
Naturally VIC intend to keep the party
record straight and that Is something
very far from outright obstruction. on
the question Of the tariff we shall de-
clare ourselves in accordance with the
traditional principles OF the Democracy.
II may be that when we come to revise
taxation The minority will have to take
stand for principles sake on the
question or foreign relations we certain
ly VIII not stultify ourselves by rerud.at-
ing what the party has stood for in re-