The New York herald., 1921-04-11
G.0.P.N CONGRESS
A STEAM ROLLER
Republican insurgency Is
Not Likely to Be Safe
or Popular.
MAJORITY ACTS AS BAR
Fourteen New Senators Ap-
pear, Among Them a Re-
liable Two Gun Man.
MARGIN IN HOUSE is ITO
Democratic Side Will Be Invad-
ed-New York Delegation
to Exert Great Power.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., April 10.

New 1Ork Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., April 10.
ANY one yearning for a really con-
crete notion of the overwhelming Re-
publican strength in Senate and House
Of the Sixty-seventh Congress meet
ing at noon tomorrow in extraordi-
nary session should have before him
copy of the Congressional Directory.
That indispensable compendium prints
the names of Republicans in Roman
and sets forth the names of Demo
Gratis in italics and the merest glance
down the pages gives a startling idea
Of how the latter have been evicted by
the former. There are indeed whole
pages upon which names in italics are
as scarce as a really good cocktail in
the national capital.
Onlookers in the Senate and House
galleries will blink in some amazement
as their glances travel over the floors
of these historic halls tomorrow and
mark the absence of so many states
men that for one reason or another,
ability or unique personality, had be-
come familiar figures. and note the
presence of multitude of strangers
whose value to the nation or to the
news columns of the newspapers can
not yet be estimated.
Control Is Tophcavy.
The backwash of the tidal wave
which carried Mr.. Harding and his as
sociates into power swept out of place
10 members of the Senate and IL.
members of the House, converting a Re-
publican majority OF > in the former o
22 and increasing the Republican ma
jority in the latter to 10, topheavy
control Not many times in our his
tory has one of the great parties SO
utterly ovcrrun and occupied the halls
Of Congress. for in the Senate there are
50 Republicans to 81 Democrats and in
the House there are 30l Republicans to
1872 Democrats and | Socialist. There
used to be a Prohibitionist. but he failed
TO make the grade at the last election.
Even cursory survey of those fig
ures suggests that insurgency in the
Republican tttalions is not likely to
be a safe OF popular indoor sport. In
the Taft days there were as many re-
bellons in Congress as Central America
can produce In any open season. and
strategems that Messrs. Lodge and
Mondell. especially the scholarly gentle-
man from the Back Bay. were forced to
employ to make the boys walk a chalk
line. But times have changed and,
while there are plenty of malcontents-
quite a number OF Republican statesmen
who are fond Of tipping the old apple
cart-they are not likely to spill any
thing important because of these big and
L.
command of the Administration leaders.
In the SiNty-sixth Congress there were
many occasions when Lodge in the SEN
ate. astutely guiding Republican policy.
lad to speak very softly. very prettily
10 Hiram Johnson of California and Bill
Borah of Idaho. and even to Battling
Bob LaFolette of Wisconsin. not to
mention few others that were hard
10 handle. With majority of only two,
any one of them running wild at the
wrong time might have spoiled neat
game. With majority of %, no in
dividuals power for messing up opera
tions amounts to a great deal.
New Republican Senators.
Most OF the new Republican Senators
are regarded as we'll trained, docile par
tisans. completely willing to follow the
Presidents leadership and. consequently.
Lodges. Not so much is known OF the
House-broken characteristics OF the new
Republicans. Many OF them arc from
the tall grass and got the surprise of
their lives when victory was handed 10
hem on election night. Enough Is
known however, to indicate tnat Leader
Mondell will have at his back for all
purposes an amable and disciplined ma
jority. In neither body is there real
opportunity for unholy combinations.
II is an interesting sidelight on the
composition of the new House OF Repre-
sentativcs TO note that for the first time
IN anybody's recollection there arc
enough Republicans hailing from cast
OF the Mississippi River and north or
the Ohio River to control legislation.
There could be no combination of Re-
publicans and Democrats Of the South
and West powerful enough to resist the
solid phalanN from New England. New
York New Jersey and the States Of the
old Northwest territory. 1t has been n
long time since the eastern part Of the
country was assured OF so much influence
IN the making Of laws. No ono fact
more clearly marks the passage Of the
power Of the South, power which arose