Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-07
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From oar Special COrresDo"dentJ

Washington Jan. president
Harding is beginning to realize that
if the Republican party is not to- be
run on the rocks and go down to de-
feat at the next election, he will have
to take charge of the situation in
Congress and tell the Senators and
Representatives what they should DC
and what they should not do. No
man in public life today recognizes
the fact more fully than Mr.. Hard
ine. that the so called leaders of his
party in Congress have made mess
of things on Capitol Hill. They have
not passed any Of the important leg
islation promised the voters of the
country when they were placed in
power, and although it was not the
intention or desire of the Chief EX-
ecutive at the outset OF his admins.
tration to interfere with the peroga-
ives Of Congressman, he has waited
patiently for some sign of activity
on their part and is at last convinced
that he must take hand in the leg
islative program. He has had seve-
raj conferences within the past week
with Senators and Representatives
and told them in no uncertain terms
that he exects them to get busy at
once if the Republican Party is not to
be repudiated by the people of the
country.
In the meantime, the Democrats
are taking advantage Of the situation
thus presented and are preparing to
wage campaign in every section Of
the country to secure control Of the
next House.
Further steps to put an end to out
law warfare were taken by the Ma
val Committee of the Arms Confer
ence today.
A resolution by Elihu Root defin-
ing as piracy the sinking of merchant
ships in a manner contrary to that
outlined in his previous resolutions
was adopted and Mr.. Root inmed-
lately moved to abolish the use of
poison gas and liquid fire. Discus
sion of this latter subject was post
poned to give the delegations time to
hear from their home governmnts,
although Italy at once fromally ac-
quiesced in the resolution.
A strong boom for the appoint
ment of Charles NJ Schwab as Sen.
ator from Pennsylvania to succeed to
the seat made vacant by the death Of
Boies Penrose has been started in
the Western part of Pennsylvania.
Various Chambers Of Commerce and
civic organizations are preparing to
wire Governor Sprouf to urge the
appointment of Schwab.
News of the activity in behalf of
Schwab is being heard with the
greatest interest by Republican lead
ers here who fel that his appoint
ment would be master stroke. The
Republicans Of the Senate feel that
Schwab would be distinct element
of strength in their ranks and a
conspicuous representative Of the
business world which has suffered of
late from lack Of recognition in Con-
gress.
The Washington conference will
proceed directly with the drafting Of
the nine-Power Treaty relating to
China which will be reported to a
plenary session next week, according
to an impression in conference cir
cles today.
The precise contents of the treaty
it was stated by British spokes-
mas, have not been decided. but it is
probable that they will include the
Root resolutions and will not embrac
the various agreements concerning
to an impression in conference cir
the Chinese tariff, extra territorial
ity, spheres of influence leased ter
ritories, foreign postoffices, foreign
wireless stations, foreign troops and
police and other matters.
The Chinese delegates themselves
are pleased with the acts Of the con-
ference in relation to China. so far
as they have gone. but profess a
disappointment that the conference
has not gone further in the emancl-
patton OF the 40,000,000 Chinese
whose rights were abridged under
duress, beginning with the three
wars waged against China by Great
Britain during the middle of the last
century.