The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-09

r.,t hI- selected bOth the rcpuh-
vr.r and democratic leaders of
.s. senate ~ representatives. Of the
r.nreI states to the international
conference on Limitation " arma
r..f good deal Of interest is
,r.r.. "a around the capitol as %
,sr. .... nr chosen TO lead the ma
,.-t. and minority parties rcspcc-
.H,.. through the important period
-..--. .r.Nl.ug. For. Of course it will
,. Impossible for either Senator
rotr. 1r Senator Underwood ia
,-.u.-fg represent the United States
-. .n. disarmament conference
and attend 60 his duties as party
leader Iu the senate at the same
SO. viii Ct be possible for the SEN
afa 81. uurcccd In the Consldcra
nou u. the business ahead OF u at
this time without strong and wise
ieadur4.Iu, for nothing moro inn
porHr. 1r requiring more careful
consideration and dcliberatiou will
. como up before the present con
srev u all probability than the
lax n.r the tariff bill, the railroad
funding bll the bin providing FOR
tha funding of the foreign debt and
a few other measures which arc cN-
peu.pI 90 he under consideration
while The armament conference Is
tq session. The need Of a guiding
hand on the helm Is realized by
every member Of either house of
congress. At times, fault has been
found with a system which gave too
much power to the speaker. At
other times, congress has seemed 90
founder around without knowing
what 10 was trying TO do, because
Of the lack Ot adequate leadership.
But strong leadership, directing
A wise policy ana compelling cup
port for 10. is essential to the salts
factory funCtiuning OF either senate
or house.
, Lodge \ Real Statesman.
Henry Cabot Lodge is states
mar. Cd highly educated and fully in
formed man. learned In matters Of
national and international law, di-
plumlgy and economics, and a very
Valuable member of tho senate. But
it il not claimed by his most ardent
admir.r that he has made a dcCid-
ed success as the leader Of his party
m the senate. And It Is even felt
uy some that change In lead grship
might make 10 easier for the rcpub-
l,c4u party in that body. Tho feel
ing is not sufficiently strong TO JUS
tity any attempt to bring about a
,GaGs.. OF % d!cr!acc NJ. Lodge.
But with Mr. Lodge compelled
10 forcg0 the majority leadership in
the senate on aCcount Of the inter-
national conference. there win be
no scrup,ea about selecting floor
leader 90 look after the directing Of
legislation during his enforced alb
sanco. And the only question Is as
10 who shall be selected.
Senator James T. Watson, OF In
diana, and Senator Charles Curtis.
Of Kansas. are being discussed In
connection with tho senate leader
ship. and while II was felt at one
time there might be an easy way
out of the contest. IL looks now like
there might be such a fight in con-
neCtiOu with the leadership Of the
majority party as occurred not long
ago when Senator'S Underwood and
Hitchcock both aspired to the lead
ership gf the minority. But even
the Hitchcock Underwood contest
was settled without any pad feeling
and the new republican leader prob
ably viii be chosen In the same
way The chances at this time seem
TO favor the selection of senator
Watson.
Cummins' Health Bad.
Senator Cummins, Of Iowa, brcsi-
dent pro tenn of the schl'e has
been sick much 4 the time turing
me present session He ~ phyalC1l-
y incapaCitated at this time for the
strenuous work OF presiding over
the senate. and II was felt Il one
time thai he might be willing TO re-
sign as president pro tom and let
senator Curtis be elected 10 FIJI the
vacancy. IL was believed that SEN
a,or Curtis might he just as well
satisfied with this POSITION as with
that of floor lead ,r. and might even
prefer TO-. leaving the way clear for
senator Wa,sous selection as floor
leader without opposition But
senator Cummins even though he Is
SICK, does no, want to be laid upon
d aht.t and has declined TO resign
as temporary president OF the sem
sIa. And this will mean contest
bri"rNn Senator Watson and cur
us, unless the matter can be ar
ranged very soon.
INe selection OF majority leader
must bee made withou, delay, be-
'"N'" ih2 preliminary work In con-
Ar0IIn with the conference on
armament Will fan largely to Sem
a'or Lodge, who heads the Amerl-
can delegation. and so much i'm
P'I ant work ia ahead of the SEN
al, mat his place cannot remain un-
Iara, or even half filled. From
now un. tim the conference is ended
III is expected Senator Lodges time
WI" De- pretty fully taken Up with
conference matters
Harding Enyors Watson.
.u1'or watson ls understood u
oa me presidents preference for
majority leader In the senate, and
,H many ways he is regarded as the
.ygs'Nai man for the place IL Is
.'" 1sh' hand man of senator PEN
rose. chairman Of thp senate finance
,',9m'-'oe. which has charge OF
Ii59'A the tax bill and the tariff bill.
io Ilo ls "a m mber Of the finance com.
uH,.'n and familiar with both bills
~N' me party's stand on them. The
.nnh ~ committee will have charge OF
IG Oi.l for refundlng the foreign
'g Mr.. Watson Is also a member
.'' senate committee on inter-
s.11,e ana foreign commerce, which
r".i nave charge OF the railroad
,,E-N''hE bin. SO that he will be
'Io'"uEhly familiar with the more
t"r"ii1nt mcasuges which are to
considered by the senate.