The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12


Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
T.. -.-.:. Copyright 1921
WASHINGTON, April l2.-Pres idemt
Harding and congress have entered up
on an era of complete partnership,
Talks with returning members whose
factional differences were pronounced in
the last Congress indicate that Mr.
Harding has behind him in Congress a
powerful influence for cooperation. ''Ir-
reconcilables" as well as reservations
ists," as the groups became known in
the treaty fight, are asserting with UNI
mistakable positiveness that the pres
ident and the senate are going to get
along exceptionally well together"
Mr.. Harding has decided to read his
address to Congress. On the surface,
this seems as II he had merely swat
lowed another Wilson policy, but there
will be a distinct difference between the
ways OF Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Harding.
| The former was wont to enter the leg
lslatVe chamber III sOIemn dignity and
depart as abruptly as he came. Mr.
Harding views his visits to the capitol
as an opportunity to mmgle with col
| leagues in the cloak rooms and drink in
the atmosphere of fellowship, which is
| characteristic OF the membership OF
| both the senate and house, irrespective
of parties. The new president, can tell
| members OF Congress by their first
| names and hardly feel that he is doing
something artificial to curry favor
| Warren Harding's visit to the capitol
viii be a simple return to the congress
, sional fold of one who spent six years
| alongside the same individuals whose CO.
] operation he now seeks.
Bitter Enders" Are Pleased.
The writer has been talking with
some Of the so-calIed bitter endcrs" in
| the senate who feel satisfied that Mr..
| Harding has interpreted the mandate of
| the last election correctly, when he
| turns his back on the League of Ma
| tions and peace treaty. But the sig
! nihCaut thing which one draws from
conversation with these senators Is
h that the alternatives separate peace
/ with Germany mean the same
thing to them As it does TO the folks
H who have been regarding such Il ster
a pro -Germ8n peace
H OF one thing the public may be as
sured, and that l. that when America
makes separate peace, it Will not be
Il prO-Germau peace, but a pro-Ally
u peace. Anything else would be absurd
and unthinkablc None other than Sen
ator Knox. author of the resolution de-
clarlng a state OF peace with Germany
gave the writer such an assurance in ar
! informal talk on the peace outlook
Mr.. Knox Is III complete accord with the
| Hughes policies "a announced in re
icent notes. He sees no friction-only
harmony ahead. 1t was natural that
there should be considerable speculation
as TO the part the senate foreign rela
tions committee should play, as con
ltrasted with the department of state, il
formulating foreign policy, so far a.
/ Il -
of any infringement by either branch
of the government on the prerogatives
of the other. Congress has on mans
occasions by Joint resolution declared
American policy toward foreign nations
There are plenty of presidents for the
expression of an opinion by Congress
and indeed the Knox resolution simply
requests the president to enter into al
agreement with Germany at the appro
pirate time to carry further the require
mcnts of peace making after Congress
shall have declared a state of peace.