Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-23
LODGE GROUP 0. KS
WILSON'S METHODS
Offer Former Executives Pre-
cedent for Harding's I'm
vasion Of Congress.


washington. Aug. 2a.--For nearly
two hours last night the Senate for
got that the sss. 100000 deficiency APP
preparation bill for tho maintenance
OF the Shipping Board WAS the busi-
ness before the chamber and tndulged
in an acrimonious debate as to what
is and what is not Executive inter-
ference with the constitutional Pc
negatives of Congress.
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin
started the argument with speech
in which he denounced the action of
President Harding in coming before
the Senate on July IL and urging the
recommitment of the Soldiers Bonus
hill at that time the unfinished busi-
ness before the Senate.
Senator La Toilette. who was sup
ported by Senator sBorah of Idaho, de-
scribed the Presidents action of July
IL as a lack page in Congressional
history, while Senator Borah asserted
that the action OF the Senate in bow
ing to the Presidential will was one
of the most "pitiable spectacles" ever
presented to the country by the upper
House Of Congress.
Senators Lodge of Massachusetts.
Knox of Pennsylvania, kellogg OF
Minnesota and New of Indiana de-
tended the President, all of them
maintaining that he had not par
ticipated in the bonus debate" as
charged by Senators La Toilette and
Borah. but had simply and in line
with his duty as Chief Executive ap-
peared at proper time to urge ae-
hos tho INTEREST \
OF the country. They pointed out that
Woodrow Wilson also went before
the Senate TO urge specific action.
That the Democrats enjoyed the de-
bate goes without saying. Every SEN
ator on the Democratic side was in
smiles as the Republican leaders
waged their own little war. Only
once did a Democratic member inter
vene in the discussion, and that was
when Senator Stanley. of Kentucky.
arose and expressedshis pleasure over
President fIarding's adoption of the
Wilson policy OF appearing in person
before the Congress to urge, legisla-
ton that he considered best for the
nation.
You on that side are to be con-
graduated" Senator Stanley added.
There was a time when you could
not say too much or too i'll about
President Wilson. Now you make him
the standard by which to Judge the
present occupant of the White
House"
Senator Borah declared that he
spoke with no feeling of personal
bitterness against either ex-President
Wilson or President Harding. He had
from the first opposed bonus legisla-
ton such as was proposed, he said.
and for that reason WAS In complete
agreement with the views Of Presi-
dent Harding, SO far as the President
went. The fact that President Will
son had come before the Senate and
urged the adoption of the Woman's 5
Suffrage Amendment. he argued. did
not change the situation.
1T was in both cases." said SEN
ator Borah, something that I de-
plored. 1t was the making OF a pre-
cedent that may change the whole
trend of history and ii is wholly i'm
material to me whether IL was Presi-
dent Wilson or President Harding.
History interrupted Senator T<el-
logg, will justify the President. So
Tar, the record of President Harding
viii. in my judgment, stand with that
Of any President in my knowledge. 1t
was not only his privilege. but also
his duty, to inform the Senate of the
state of the Union as provided for In
the Constitution"
Senator kellogg added that he was
unable to understand the reason for
the attack on President Harding,
which. he said. was more violent than
any denunciation he ever had heard
of Mr.. Wilson.