The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-23
Sen. Oscar Underwood
Rapidly Makes Friends
Out of Political Foes

H''i'nS OF EUROPE ana tho world
Except ourselves and one or two
! VtnsT countries, are in a league OF
nations How far Il may be effectiv.
~ not the qucs;Ion. II is an nrFnn,.
@ation that has proclaimed to tho
world that II is prepared TO stand for
disarmament Throughout the world
IL seems To me that when Il de-
cares Tor disarmament Il is an Of
fectivo declaration.
do not see that the majority
| party would cross its own record
when, on the invitation of tho league
or nations, not TO Join II but to con-
SUIT with It's members about disarma-
ment. we were 10 send representa- D.
| yves TO meet an organized body OF
the nations Of the world looking to
tne contamination Of great ideal.
II we believe in the disarmament Of
the, world / consider il our duty now
TO accept every offer that may bring
about the contamination OF that
ideal
Not a Paclflst.
believe that this nation should
OFFICIALLY inform those who belong
TO an organization seeking disarma-
ment that they, viii have our hearty
concurrence and approval In any Of
forts that may be made looking TO
httlng tho borders of war from the
backs of the people of the world"
That speech Of Underwood was
typical OF his oft-expressed desire
Tor limitation OF ornaments, for
world peace, OF his Willingness "to
take and 10 try" the treaty OF yer-
sailles and the league OF nations
covenant, or any other means offer
ing any hope II all Of relieving the
peoples OF the world from the crush
ing, grinding weight Of warfare and
the weapons of warfare.
And yet Underwood cannot be
called little navy" man. nor "A
paclfist. His record In tho senate
clearly shows that he believes I'm
preparedness, lie was found on
June last voting with senator Henry
Cabot Lodge and other republican
senators against move TO recommit
the then pending navy appropria-
tons bill TO the senate naval affairs
committee. with instructions 20 de-.
duct S2O0,o00,000 from its general
total.
The move was blocked by a vote
OF 43 nays, 25 yeas. Senator Borah,
of Idaho, then fighting to have his
original disarmament proposa
adopted as an amendment to the bill
supported the move. Other republic
an senators, like Capper, of Kansas;
La Toilette, of Wisconsin and Norris,
OF Nebraska, did likewise. A number
OF democratic senators Joined them.
but Underwood. without uttering a
word during the debate that ensued.
swung, with few other democratic
senator's, to the side of Senators
Lodge. Poindexter and other repub-
lican members OF the senate naval
affairs committee in helping to pre-
vent bigger navy" appropriations
bill from being KILLED"
Underwood fought the adoption OF
The Knox peace resolution which
brought about the present German
American peace treaty. lie accused
The republican majority OF saying TO
Germany With our ratifying the /
treaty OF Versailles, without our be- |
a party to IT, ydA must ac- |
sept its terms and its burdens" |
Tilt with Harding.
He charged the republicans With /
building a wall OF paper" of "re- .
sorting to camOuflage," in seeking to /.
make separate peace with Germany /
by congressional resolution.
Re publican senators must believe .
he American people very. very blind /
( they think the smoke cloud Of this .
are going TO fool the
American people" he added
That was on May Is, 1920 and I'm
derwood's utterances brought fRm
then a senator, the follow
Ing response: The Significance OF
the Knox resolution lies In It's re-
of the constitutional
powers of the American congress.
lt not only does that, but IL par.tou-
larly emphasizes the powers of the
senate as a coordinate body in ;hc
making of treaties. | like 20 think
he Knox resolution is going to do for
America what the world war did Tor
the autoCrats of Germany. The
world war demonstrated that no one
man and that no one power can
rule the world and the hn5E r-su-
luton is going to be a formal dem
pnStTatlon that no one man can run
The United states of America"
This from Harding less than year
before ne entered the white house.
Underwood's reply was that the
Knox resolution was merely "A 90
itical play" Hardlng's contention
was that II was the restoration to
he senate of its constitutional pro
-ogatives in the making OF a trep,y
which Woodrow Wilson had at
empted 10 deny II.
Underwood Is as ripe as Lodge In
experience, az adro,t in
parliamentary maneuvers as gifted
n reading the minds and motives Of
ne nand In imprcssing them with
lis viewpoint, He il perhaps more
olerant of opposition than Lodge,
more given to compromise and con-
iliation, better satisfied with half
| loaf than none
Underwood served as member Of
he house from the nfty-foutth to
he siXty-third congress. inclusive,
md as chairman Of the house waya
nd means committee his name be-
ame a household ono as the author ,
II the present Underwood tariff law,
which a republican majority Is now
'ainiy trying to succ essfuiiy revise, ,
Underwood did not enter the sem y,
te until March 4. 1915. butNong he !
ore that he had become as COM /,
handing figure in the highest =
ouncils OF the democratic party as
Jodge, for years a senator, had be- F.
ONE one Of the foremost men Of !
he republican party
At the historic Baltimore conven- ,
ion Of the democrats which sent
Woodrow Wilson on his way 70 the !
White house Underwood was among
hose who narrowly missed the DEM
cratic nomination for president He