The Washington herald., 1922-04-12
issues
.RAISESTORM in
SENATEDEBATE
Mccormick Challenges,
Democrats to Follow
COx's Lead.
BORAH DECLARES
COP. is DIVIDED
Administration Leaders
Seek Step-by-Step En-.
trance, He Says.

%''N N'N 'NoSec vi HdtiOnS nEnt
may be fought all over again when
administration forces move in the
Senate to provide American repre-
sentation on the allied Preparations
Commission.
And. whether administration lead
ers decide to risk reviving this
issue before the campaign by ini-
tiating the wishes of President
Harding for congressional sanction
Of a Reparations Commission MEM
Der 1t already shows signs of being
taken up by the Republicans az a
campaign issue.
Mccormick Issues ChaIlenpe
The hrst evidence that shades OF
the league still haunt the Senate
chamber and the Republican Party
came yesterday when Senator Nc
Cormick in speech from the SEN
ate floor challenged the Democrats
to make the league an issue IN they
dared and as James NJ. Cox in New,
YORK last Saturday night Indicated
that they did dare.
No sooner had Mccormick spote,
than Senator Borah. perhaps the
most irreconcilable of the irrecor.
cllable anti-league Senators. said 4,
was up to the Republican Party IL.
SELF TO make an issue of the league
The administration. he said. was
oeInS subjected to the most pow
ertui lnnuences," TO carry the
United States into the league
rlrst' he said. would be the effort
10 nave us represented on the Repa
raions Commission and this, he be.
heNed. would be only step lead.
ing TO representation on the learu,
OF nations council.
President Harding personaIl,
wishes nothing of the league a.
IT stands now. He does most ener.
getically favor American represen.
tatlon on the Reparations Commits
sion. Administration leaders. will
mis- consent. though not at his di
rection, have been awaiting Al
opportune moment TO launch legis
lation which would provide fol
such representation. Harding ha.
taken the position that since Con.
rress had tied his hands in so far a.
such representation is concerned Il
was strictly up to Congress, with
out his interference one way ol
another. to loose his hands by pro.
viding such representation.
Now the irreconcilables hav,
| warned in advance that when sucl
efforts come out into the open the,
will reopen the old league of ma
tions fight.
| "I welcome the issue which will
be presented II any Senator on tn,
other side will join Gov. Cox in de
manding that America join tn,
| league of nations and ! will maxi
the campaign Of 1924 as Gov. Co,
made the campaign of 1920" SET
Senator Mccormick.
THE Senator from Illinois voice
a sentiment with which ! an
heartily in accord" Borah declared
"and that is that the league will
again be made the issue in anothe
campaign in order that we ma.
separate at this time the sheel
from the goats.
"I want the Senator from Illinois
to make that the issue inside tn
Republican party. 1t Is his dut.
| to make it the issue. Thi
is not a party issue or question
any longer. There are just a
|
league, possibly. as there are Re
publicans in favor OF it. and TIM
administration cannot for mo
ment be considered as an anu
league administration. The mos
powerful influences in the adfnlh
istration outside of the Preslden
himself are for entering the league
and il they are correctly repof'e'
IN their pro-league friends they arr
doing all they can to take th'
country into the league.
Ratification of the German treaty
Rorah said. constituted acceptance
of obnoxious features of the Yer
saiIles treaty and the projected res
olution to Join the Reparations Com
mission would he infinitely worse
"The third step" he said, "wll
he to become a member of the coun
ri, and the assembly at Geneva ant
il will follow. in my judgment al
inevitably as the night follows th'
day, We know that the secretary o
state. the most influential member
of the Cabinet by reason OF mis- po
sition, is an open ana aVoWe'
leagueist and always has been.
"Mr. Hoover was another gentle
man who Is very active lnnuen
tial and powerful member of thu
Cabinet. Mr.. Hoover makes no con
cealment at all of the fact that we
Fare going into the league and ouSh
To be in it now; that things Will mo-
go as they should go until We are
in.
so l say it is not party issue
1t is a question of individuals; upor
that the question will have to b'
fought out and the Senator from
Illinois can make the issue ciea-
distinct and pronounced withir ri: