Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-12

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party.
Senator James +. Watson OF Indi-
ana has been suggested as a leader
pro tenn FOR the Republicans during
the Massachusetts senator's absence.
There j. nothing certain, however,
about the choice OF Senator Watson.
He belongs 20 the conservative school
Of Republicanism and II is possible that
the progressive school members will
prefer somebody else and will make an
attempt 20 secure a compromise.
The Republican situation In the SEN
ate today is entirely different from
that which obtained I'm the congress
which was brought 20 an end on March
4 last. Prior 10 that time the Repub-
lican majority In the senate was ex-
ceedlngly small. and In fact at times
Il hardly could be accounted as a ma
jority. because IL never was known
definitely whether all the Republican
membership could be held In line on
certain legislative matters.
Today things have changed. and
while the Republicans occasionally
are put 10 il to line up all their MEM
hers In behalf of a legislative policy.
they have such a wide majority mar
gin 10 90 on that worry except on GER
tain international matters seemingly
Is absent from the ranks.
No Break With Senate Yet.
Nothing yet has developed in the
senate 20 make for an immediate
breach between the President and the
majority Of his party's representatives
In the upper house. but history has
shown that breaks do come and IL may
BE- that President Harding will have
some trouble with some Republican
senators before all the international
relations questions definitely have
been answered.
IL is. 81 course. an old story now.
but during the campaign President
Harding expressed himself as being
favorable 20 some kind OF an associa-
ton 81 nations which would make for
lasting peace and therefore for lasting
good In The world. lie expressly de-
clared that an association OF nations
did not mean the League Of Nations
There are some Republican senator's
who are opposed 10 any kind of an
association 81 nations unless IL be one
which Is stronger In name than In fact.
These Republicans fear and say they
fear that such an association would
mean the surrender 81 certain Ameri-
can rights. privileges and doctrines.
Recently Il has been said that Presl-
dent Harding has reconsidered his
thoughts on an association Of nations
and intends 10 make no proposal nj
any time looking 10 such pact. There
Is. In truth. however. no sharp evil
dence here that the President has
changed his mind.
Revolt May Be Avoided.
Some men In high position believe
thar when the conference on Limitation
OF ornaments Is al an end the admin
istrution will have something 10 pro-
pose which Il thinks will bring the
nations closely together In some kind
OF working agreement TO direct
world affairs ia the path which they
should 90.
OF course all this Is In the future.
but IL may be that II such plan is
proposed President Harding will have
his drst experience with something
which will look like a revolt In the
senate. II may be that nothing will
come OF ia. and that "A plan Tor an as
ISOLATION Of nations viii be SO outlined
as 20 meet with the approval OF the
Republican senators who thus far have
fought every proposal which they
thought was looking toward closer re-
latlons between the United States and
foreign governments. However, there
has been NO administration for years
which az some time or other has not
met with opposition difficulties from
some OF the members Of its own party
In the upper house.
The senate j. just getting back 20
work after its short recess. There are
several great matters Of legislation TO
come before the body almost immedi.
ately. aud II is certain that the con-
slderation which must be given 10 such
things as taxation and tariff win keep
the minds Of the senators for some
little time OF international matters
which have In them the germs OF pos
slble future differences, not only be-
tween members Of the senate. but be-
tween some Of the members and the
administration.