The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-26
Brandegee's
Contention
Bewilders
Nv DAVID LAWRENCE
by The lntellleeneer.)

ft~onyrtyh, by The 1ntelNHcneer' |
Washington. Jan ?;.--S"ca;or hr'"de,
gees proaourcemeat that the h.t'"
states Is not bound 5y the foreign Po"t!
Of the president or secretary o. >'aS"
without the consent ot the senate = '"'
sensation OF the hour.
FOREIGN governments who's" represent
.ot,yes have been - 4 .oes - U3d'T-
r;and the constitutional! system o. '"'
United States ever 9'Hc" Al America"
president signed - contract "A:SA '"e
senate renud!ated ar" bcw.!!ered oNcV
The new turn os events.
Tho truth - . controversy mas 'cen
brewing under the surface between
President Tiard.rgs former colleagues
on the Republican Sidn O: The senate
chamber and the secretary OF sta'c
which :! carried 70 a ,ogi~,'! coHS,NS.""
may mean 4 revolutionary change n the
(,:portarce OF n secretary OF state or
American ambassadors ABROAD.
Knox Held Same View
Senator Rraudegee IS the leader OK me
",soia,!ou bloc" l'ut the views lie eN-
presses abou. :hc necessity o. getting
the consent OF the senate before any IN
,e-rationa. act oc ii" United states gov
crnnent rau be binding Is not s"ineiAtnS
OF recent origin. The ate th'.aAuer
KnuM. once eacr"tar" o: sta;c A'MSe!'
became converted L tha; doctrine "'ter
le ,ecUme 4 ns'n""r ~ nc senate, "1'''
y was with d!sdculty that Pr"sid"nt
Harding coaxed hin 10 eliminate from
his famous pc1ce resolution phrase
"t!rect.ng'' tho chef eNecuti''e 70 n"So-
..atc 4 treaty with Germany.
Resides senator EraDGegcc there are
,o1nc senator OF the SO-c&HHI !oera'
sc!Co, and some Democrats az the WI!
Ian! Jennings R-yaa philosophy OF ;"r'
e!gn affairs who believe diplomatic
note exchanged between government
should not be s"nt without tie full ap-
croval Of the American S"rate,
PRESIDENT Harding himself has recog-
lized the weight Of the 'noreu:ent which
.eeks 20 prevent the CHIEF executive oy
a series OF notes from committing the
Government To- . course OF action from
which the senate cannot honorah!y eA,
,rtcate itself. Il IS still q matter OF
debate In congressional circles whether
the members who voted for the dcciaEa'
ron ~ war with Germany after the
chief executive had publicly proclaimed
mo step would have voted for war !!
fne issue had arisen N congress WIKI
nut ANY previous exchanges OF notes on
Nh. submarine question Icy which tie
sxecutIye fe,t .Nmerica was committed
TO go TO war
important Precedent.
The 0-oh!erl % an cXcrut!ve' riSh'
10 rccotl;,'r any Md 0t Il? aSrs"Uea'
With a fo~e:Su =uvcr"U "at has ~"'d"&
Is been t,rrw" iTio TIE m1e'Str"f, :"
ar-"v-taH va: -ontrUr"rSi"S. ana ""..'
c,!S ,IgcSt!,H arose o""~ u" S"ndiNS 4"
a. American ""HTese';!"u'c :" ''t,'i'
49,, ,;cnoa lo~t"-s"c". :: WIZ eStA'
Us!. The important pc"ccI'nt.
NJ. EI.udct:"c dpcSUf d"ry tae CIGA
~ ;Ln rr~S!ura: - end an anita Ssado
~ an. other persona; axen; 20 attcn
t,no;nr.a., ~ otherwise an Information
~ conference Suc& n u TO be held
,;c,ua, but he insists that neither IN
rrc> .dsrc ror his Sp"EeSmen can corr
,n I've r'r!!tsI States 10 any po.iI
..aicG .Su't Hrst approved by the sena''
Nia'hcr Il wouii hc Sutnc!"Ht 70 cor
nj. the foreign relations committee o
lie y.n.tt., As n IL" pas'. or whether
| .,,o-tti:Gf "pts must be obtained o.
} rt-" ny Important answer can
given - "a inqUiriaS foreign govern
S,.-t - 1T 70 He determined. but tor
cfgu clp'orua's hate ii: some tim
he.c wonder!1. whether = would
,,acticab;c 10 have the,- Creden,IaI
hanged 80 that they could be accrcdH
al 70 ,hc senate As well as the d"par
,r,rt g: SAFE. and thUS present the
,.,cwS directly instead OF In the rourI
,Gov, way Me? now l.VSc pursue 10 &
4 Ito on senatorial sentiment or
e\plata thci~ ON case on wal que:
lions
Braneegee's Views.
Senator Iirar6cS""'s Views - ~
s,.p0 IRE tncse:
Il assnn,. .ha, ,.is country can",
w!thoa; the consent; OF congress TAX
r.-t in a conference ~ The results
which Z will bc bound.
~ do no; consider tAa: n" cover
r,art ~. me I'ns,"d Sta:"s IS the pres
cen; o. :hc secretary Of state. or u
o-a>.dra. and :he other members OF h
,,h,ra. o. al t.rec OF them together
"W NJ. = roar"s 70 making c"ntrac
viz. '"-e.EH nations my :hea - ihat u
cry.r~u.cnt os he tai:cd states $ n
bound n!.r0E: t.c consent o' conSTes
unless !. DC hy '!eatE n whica ca
mo soverrm"nt = Hct bound witho
thc concerning views OF the preside
and tNu.,;:CGS q: tAe senate.
"r ,row ..e"e ar@ those VINO th:'
.... beau. tna contract may comm
.re country :" foreign Ho!!c% (
.-csIdert himse:c : supreme AMI C
,nrn,l, ,h!s country 10 foreign poi!c.
v!:hou; the conSea: either OF the SO
,,o o. congress. never have eHte
,,!,ed ,aa, yiew and do not entcria
thar view.
I'm ~ v:oyv tie president Is ;he c
.,,rt,a h-anrl O. the government =
;ls hus.ac>, - - crro~c" Tho :orel
noiI..rs wn..N ~" determined ~
Constitutional authorities which g
-crrescHt the government.
For ne preS!dcac % 50 :naneuve7 a
manipulate tL!Ugs as 70 get the rore'
mert TITO q position whore Z could :
sxtvlratc Use. hoHorab.y wi'h"u; &C
g-css agreeing 20 whatever position
.xccutlye might have tah"r. $ src
abuse OF power.
The question being asked on ev'
side today waS. "Wha, would 'H1r
Evan Hughes. secretary - state.
about that
Thus car Senator Bv20d"Gcc'@ -"
lave prsvcuted America from a"""H'!
Tho allied invitation 20 rarc".22i"
tAe world ecnaom!" conference a: Gen
md the proha hii!tles are tNa;
Democrats v:!, make a partv issue ~
.he ra!lure or tie Ca!t"d States :"
SIS, IN economic -"c"as:rurt!o1.
THE WEATHER
west virginia, Ohio and West'