The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-06

OF course, Democratic .B-erest IN this
matter Just about as keen rs that in
I evidence in the ranks OF the dominant
party.
Senator James Il. Watson of lndi.
ana has been suggested as Il leader
pro tenn for the Republicans during
the Massachusetts senator's absence.
There is nothing certain, however,
about the choice of Senator Watson,
He belongs to the conservative school
of Republcanism and it is possible that
the progressive school members VIII
prefer somebody else and will make an
attempt to secure a compromise.
The Republican situation IN the SEN
ate today is entirely different from
that which obtained In tie congress
which was brought TO an end on March
last. Prior to that time the Hepub-
lican majority in the senate was ex-
ceedlngly small and in fact at times
1t hardly could be accounted as 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 to it to line up all their mem.
hers in behalf of a legislative policy
they have such a wide majority mar
gin to go 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 to 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 1t may
be that President Harding will have
some trouble with some Republican
senators before all the international
relations questions definitely have
been answered.
1t is, of course, an old story now.
but during the campaign President
Harding expressed himself as being
favorable to some kind of an associa-
ton of nations which would make for
lasting peace and therefore for lasting
good in the world. He expressly de-
clared that an association of nations
did not mean the League of Nations
There are some Republican senator's
who are opposed to any kind of an
association of nations unless it 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 of certain Amerl-
can rights, privileges and doctrines.
Recently it has been said that Presi.
dent Harding has recOnsldered his
thoughts on an association Of nations
and intends to make no proposal at
any time looking to 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
that when the conference on limitation
OF armuments is at IN end the admin
istrution will have something to pro-
pose which ii thinks will bring the
nations closely together in some kind
Of working agreement to direct
world affairs in the path which they
should go.
OF course all this is in the future,
but it may be that If such u plan is
proposed President Harding will have
his first experience with something
which will look like a revolt in the
senate. 1t may be that nothing wilt
ISOLATION of nations will be So outlined
as to meet with the approval of the
Republican senator's who thus far have
fought every proposal which they
thought was looking toward closer re-
lations between the United States and
foreign governments. However, there
has been no administration for years
which at 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 is just getting back to
work after its short recess. There are
several great matters of legislation to
come before the body almost immedi-
ately, and it is certain that the con-
sideratiOn which must be given to such
things rs taxation and tariff will keep
the minds Of the senators for some
little time Off International matters
which have in them the germs of pos
sible future differences, not only be-
tween members of the senate, but he
tween some of the members and the
administration.