The Washington herald., 1921-07-04
Chairman Charges COP.
With Failure to Fur
nish Aid.
CALLS COMMITTEE
FOR MEETING SOON
Will Take Advantage OF
Split Over Issues in
Congress.
n, ROBERT J. BENDER


TIL. Democratic national organiza-
tion. which has been conspicuous
for Its almost complete collapse
since election day. is beginning 10
bestir itself. Not that 1t is function
ing yet on any we'll organized scale
II is not. But 1t has begun re-
organization of its publicity bureau
and a meeting of the national COM
uittee is to be called before long
to make pretentious plans for the
future
The reason for the activity is that
Democratic leaders believe the ad-
ninistration is not functioning. Fol-
lowing House Republican Leader
MondeIPs statementy Of Saturda
night that the record for efficiency
and for weIl-planned dispatch of
business" by the present session OF
congress has never been excelled,
has drawn a Fourth of July procla-
nation to Democrats" from Chair
man George White of the Democratic
national committee. The people,
white says, ARE losing confidence
In the ability of the present ma
tional administration to provide
adequate remedies for conditions"
Reason Is Political
Throughout the nation" White
declares, ther is much uneasness
and much apprehension for the fu-
ture: the reasons are political whicn
is my reason for making this state
ment
More than two years ago a
world peace was made at Versailles,
but for partisan political reasons
this nation is not yet at peace with
the enemy nations of the war, which
admittedly cannot be made by a
congressional resolution. Basiness
has reached such depression that
bitter complaints are heard from the
business world Foreign trade has
declined almost to the vanishing
point. Agriculture Is PROSTATE.
Taxation and governmental expen-
ditures are at the maximum in our
history. The tremendous percentage
of idleness in the ranks of labor IL
almost unprecedented.
For more than two years the
Republican party has been in
charge Of the legislative branch of
the government: for four months it
has bee min actual charge of all de-
partments of the government. but
ltshas not remeied nor alleviated
these conditions, and, so far, has
failed of any material accomplish
ment."
Reveals Influences.
Whatever may be the popular
feeling about Whites conclusions,
the statement is interesting in that
it reveals the influences recently
set at work by the more militant
Democratic leaders. Since the start
a.. have been two elements driving at
Chairman White from within his
party-one urging Democratic pas
sivity even to the point of making
only slight effort in the next con-
gressional campaign to reduce the
existing heavy Republican majori-
ties in both branches of Congress
This element has argued that the
policy OF the Democratic party
should be one Of nonresistance, so
that IL the Republicans fail, the
whole blame could be laid at the
door Of the Administration. This
course has been sponsored by James
Cox.
The second element, in which for
mer Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo has been a conspicuous figure,
mas urge da militant stand by the
Democrats from the outset of Re-
publican rule.
During the period of the Re-
publican party's return to power
the Democratic party's attitude to-
wards Its opponent has been con-
structiVe. not obstructive; helpful.
not hurtful, and it has given the
party in power a fair chance" said
white In his proclamation"
In this sentence the militant
Democrats see the first Indication
OF q decision by the party organi-
zation to change its tactics.
Divide Into Factions.
OF course, with such tremendous
Republican majorities in both
House and Senate, the Democratic
Voice. so strikingly in the minority,
would Of necessity be limited IL
the Republicans were united. But
right here is where the Democrats
seem to see their chance-the Re-
publican party in Congress is d.
vided into factions.
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