The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
SENATE SEEKS ID
 CONSIDER TARIFF
 ASDOMEST|C|SSUE
Republican Passion For Ma tionaI Isolation Crops Out in Tariff and Merchant Ma
 rine Bills Fight
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

I WHSnlnStOn bureau Ine AKG-hGrHlus 800 Davidson Building.
 Washington, June 14.-(Special.) Republican passion for national isola- tion, which had it's ,incipiency dur ing the fight for and against League of Nations, has become so acute that republican leaders in the hSenate insist that issues involving tariff and a merchant marine be re- garded exclusively as local or do- mestic issues.
 1 The state department, however. un- der the direction of Charles F, Hughes. frowns upon such insistance. And 1t develops today that no ambas- sador of a foreign country who has dared express himself regarding the 1 tariff bill or the merchant marine bill will be ordered out of the United 1 States. As matter of fact. it Is un- derstood that Secretary Hughes, with his natural courtesy, has informed i Senator James E. Watson of Indiana that there was no justifiable ground for his criticism of the ambassadors of Italy and the United Kingdom. | Geddes Urges Trade
 l It is true that Ambassador Geddes, who represents Great Britain in Washington, spoke of the necessity for continued opportunity for trad ing between the United States and Great Britain and between the United | states and other countries of Europe, If those countries are expected to re- pay the United States for money lent them during the German war He made the point that an established American merchant marine would initiate against Great Britain inas- much as British ships have heretofore borne the bulk of American cargo. But he did not protest against the purpose of the United States to estab- fish its marine.
 It Is true that Senator Ricci, Italian ambassador, when requested by Amer fcan business men to express his view regarding the tariff wall which re- publicans contemplate raising, did state that such a wall would restrict trade between the United States and Italy. and to that extent handicap Italy in repaying its obligations to the United States.
 There was no evidence of propagan- da. However, following the attack of Senator Watson. In which he indi . rectly suggested that these ambassa- dors were marplots and should be or dered home. Ambassador Ricci did is- sue statement in which he declared that the tariff. regulating trade be- tween the United States and the other countries of the world, could not be regarded as local or domestic because 1t affected all other countries just as it affects the United States.
 Watson and Daugherty
 Senator Watson is the republican politician of the Senate just as At torney General Daugherty Is the re- publican politician of the cabinet. There has been indications of marked disapproval on the part of the people as to the lack of achievements by Congress, This dsapproval has re- suited in reversals for the reaction ary' wing of the republican party I in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Iowa. The terrific assaults Of the demo- crats in the SSenate against the so- called 'profiteers' tariff, has en- hanced national disapproval
 It was not possible for Senator Watson 10 rebuke democrats for finding fault with the tariff. It was not possible for him to take republi- can newspapers to task for assa;l- Ing the tariff. But it was possible for him to take his fling at foreign | ambassadors who had expressed l their views. In so doing. he had an 1 opportunity to vent his wrath. and to appeal to the people oin highly partisan speech on a patriotic" is- sue It was his purpose to appeal to "Americanism" and represent for oigners as allied with democrats. Attitude Doubtful
 For several days it has been a ! question as to the attitude the state department would take. Had 1t de- ] sired to proceed on any other than just course, 1t could have secured the recall of Geddes and Ricci. and thus. to certain extent. substituted ! new issue to detract attention from democratic criticism of the tariff.