Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
POOR LEADERSHIP
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
TO REPUBLICANS
Psnrose Proved Ineffective and
Many Senators Arc Opposed
to Lodge.
LAYTON IS BACK ON HIS JOB
Special Diepatch From Every Evenings
washington Correspondent.


Special Diepatch From Every Evenings
washington Correspondent.
Washington. Sept. 16.--Representa-
tive Caleb r. Layton of Delaware re-
turned yesterday from his home at
Georgetown. where he had been
spending his vacation during the con-
gressional recess. He said he had
come back here TO look after some inn
portant matters I'm connection with
his position of Congressman. 1T has
been my observation" he said, that
the people expect Congress to do big
things looking TO bringing the coun-
try hack to normal conditions. but of
course, everybody ought to know that
there is no way to get rid of the evil
effects o{ the war. The financial bur-
dens must be paid. We must neces-
sarily suffer the after-effects, and
that is what we are doing"
Representative Layton agreed that
there is close affiliation between the
Western Senators and Representa-
tives on the one side and the Southern
Senators and Representatives on the
other. because Of the fact they feel
they have common interest. He
said this situation had been manifest
in both houses of Congress in the
consideration of the tarif and reve-
nue. legislation.
The Republicans confess appre-
hension and annoyance because of the
hack OF leadership. They feel they
are losing the opportunity to effect
a strong and commanding organiza-
tion, and with such failure on their
part, they see their legislative pro-
gram going to pieces. They realize
they have failed TO do what they
boasted at the start they We're going
TO do. and it is agreed that the exist
ing trouble is mainly due to the fact
that among the large majority they
have i'm Congress there are many
members. notably from the West, who
cannot be whipped into line.
Trouble In the Senate.
The principal trouble is in the Sen
ate. where there is a strong tendency
toward affiliation between the South
ern and Western Senators, out of
which has been formed the so-called
agricultural bloc, that are making
common demands for the West and
South in the main features of the
legislative program. A common in
terest in such matters has been recog-
nized by these sections. and the Re
publicans from the West have refused
To be controlled against what they
conceive to be of vital interest to
their constituents.
When Senator Boise PenraSe re-
turned TO the Senate from his long ILL
ness. he talked freely about the plans
of the majority as TO revenue and tan
legislation, laying down a sort OF
tentative plan of action, but lis pro-
gram has failed. At the very start
he said there would be no emergency
legislation, but such bill passed, and
Is now law. He said the soldiers
bonus bill would be passed immediate
ly. but this has not been done, and the
chances are that il will be a long time
before this is done. He has not beer
able 10 put through anything h,
boasted he was going TO put through
His leadership in the legislation as
signed TO him has completely broker
down. The Senate Finance Commit
tee, of which he is chairman, hai
paid little attention to the directing
commands of Penrose. He said tn
tax bill as passed by the House woul'
be rewritten with material changes
but nothing of the kind has happen
ed. on the other hand the House bil
has been accepted without any vita
changes.
The Penrose leadership, therefore
has been superseded by no leader
ship at all with respect to the tariff
tax and revenue legislation. This
occasion for worry among the grou
OF Senators who are aligned with tn
doughty and daring Pennsylvani
leader, for they see. in the Penros
failure the growth of factionism an
dissatisfaction among their numbe
in the Senate, and a rough time in III
future.
Do Not Like Lodge.
With Penrose practically set asid
they are confronted with the sltus
ton pertaining TO Senator Lodge
prestige as the leader in the Senai
and outstanding figure in interns
sional matters. Such members a
Borah, johnson, Norris and the who
faction with which they are affiliate
are not enthusiastic over Lodges pei
tormances. They will probably |
pleased to be rid of him in his al
pointment on the American delegs
ton to the disarmament conferenc
for some one else will have TO tai
his place on the floor of the Senat
but il is not believed that Senat,
Watson of Indiana as a sunsiitut