The New York herald., 1922-11-16
Wyoming Senator Visits
White House and Reveals
Harding Stand.
OPPOSED TO AGITATION
Pepper Believes Republicans
Must Reconstruct Their
Program.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW yorx HERALD


Special Dispatch to TIE New yonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Nov. Is.
President Harding will not call the
ty-eighth Congress in extraordi-
nary session unless an emergency
makes it necessary. The demand OF
insurgent Republicans that all impor-
tant measures go over until after
March is not pleasing news at the
White House.
Insurgent leaders here assert that
the President should not try to pass a
shipping bill in the closing months OF
the present Congress. They argue
that it has been repudiated by the
people back home. They also are
planning to force an extra session to
convene Immediately upon the ex-
piration Of the short one in March to
consider their program Of radical leg
islation.
The Presidents attitude on this
subject was made known to-day by
Senator Warren -tWyo,). Following a
visit to the White House Senator
Warren, who is chairman Of the SEN
ate Committee on Appropriations. said
the efforts of the insurgents to force
an extra session would be in vain. He
explained that the President is con-
vinced there will be no necessity Tor
calling a session of the Sixty-eighth
Congress before it meets regularly in
December. 1923.
Believes vacation VIII Help.
The President feels a long vacation
of Congress would go far toward
settling unrest.
So determined is the President in his
position. declared Senator Warren. even
though some of the supply bills are held
UP by dilatory tactics by anti-Adminis-
tration members of Congress he will not
call session.
Senator Warren believes that all the
supply bills will be passed at the short
session Should any fail he predicted
means would be found to carry on the
Government department affected until
the regular session.
The insurgents in Congress, especially
those i'm the Senate. take issue with
Senator Warren on the question Of an
extra session. They are convinced that
the President will be forced to Issue a
call soon after March 4. to meet the de-
mands of the people as expressed at the
polls.
senator Norris (Neb.). one of the
Insurgents. expressed that opinion to-day.
He is convinced that the Administra-
ton will be forced to enact remedial
legislation in the spring.
President Harding's stand. as indi-
Gated by Senator Warren, Is interpreted
as n, warning that the Administration
forces are not going to be stampeded by
the gains of the insurgents at the polls.
senator Warren's optimistic air seemed
70 indicate that he and other conserva-
dives would stand firm and not become
excited over threat of insurgency.
Bills May Destroy Each other.
The lineup already taking place means
hat the President will meet with a
bitter opposition in his fight for the ship
subsidy bill. Advocates Of soldier bonus
legislation will not be able to get
action at the extra or short session of
this Congress. These two measures, Il Is
believed now. will destroy each other
The insurgents OF the Senate can talk
the shipping bill TO death, and the Ad-
ministration leaders can hold UP any
bonus measure that may be presented.
War rs promised between the ultra
conservative Republicans and the La
Toilette insurgents. The regular con-
servatives and the insurgents are dis.
posed TO move slowly and try to COM
promise differences. but there can be nc
harmony between the views OF Senators
Warren and La Toilette.
Senator Pepper (Pa.) upon his return
to-day said the Republican leaders would
be obliged to reconstruct their program
so rs to meet the wishes OF the people
as expressed at the polk. He did not GO
into details on changes which should
or would be made In the plans of the
Administration leaders. He voiced the
view Of middle ground Republicans who
realize that they must yield something
or endanger the future OF the party.
Representative Claude Kitchin IN.
c., leader Of the minority In the House.
has announced from his North Carolina
home that he would be the next Speaker
Of the House. This was taken here as
an intmation that the Democrats WILL
join forces with the insurgent ele-
ments OF the Republican party In
the next House to effect fusion or
ganization. Mr.. Kitchin. who has been
III for a year or longer. Is not In touch
with the situation here. His views do
not coincide with those Of active Demo-
cratic leaders.
VIII watch Fur Fly.
"The Democrats should not, and I
have no idea they will attempt to get
control OF the House." said Representa-
tive James Byrnes tDem., 81 c.. The
responsibility should be left with the
Administration. The situation could not
be better. for we can prevent any i'm
proper legislation and not be charged
with interfering with the Administra-
tion. The Republicans have a majority
and are divided into factions far apart
in principle. I believe the Democrats
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