The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
UNDERWOOD's STAND APPROVED
 BY PHILADELPHIA PAPER

Wlth senator Onderwood that the democratic party cannot afford to make partisan issue of the treaties agreed to by the arms conference. The Public Ledger says: "0scar Underwood, minority leader in the Senate and delegate to the arms conference, does not propose that the democratic party shall make fool of itself if he can help it."
 Continuing frank discussion of Mir. Under woods attitude, this newspaper declares
 Senator Underwood refused to Aw pArtisanshp to stand in the way of accepting place the Ameri- can delegation. He believed in the purposes of the conference then, and he is convinced that it has achieved of the monumental sueeesses of his- tory. If he must he will go on the Senate floor and fight against the nuilificaton of its results. In his opinion, the country approves of what Amer- es-nOt the administration, but America-has done in lessening armaments, removing the causes of and insuring future peace.
 Therefore he is lifting Stop Look and Listen sign at the democratic crossroads. His party will do we'll to study this long and carefully before ins the path of partssnship.
 Senator Underwood is not counselinE the demo- crats to lie down" and make fight in the 1922 campaign. He fsvers a vigorous attack on a lotus eating republican congress. that is doing it's best sin it's day of grace by lettering along it's unwfeldy and, more or less, leaderless way.
 There are enough weak spots in the repub- lican party's administration of the government to give the democrats opportunity to assail it's record on legitimate grounds. The work of the arms conference should be regarded as an achievement of the American nation, and not particularly the republicans, despite the fact that it was held under republican admnistra- ton and was called by a republican President The American people have indorsed what has been accomplished in Washington, without pay ing much consideration to it's political aspects They regard the treaties negotiated as great step forward in freeing the world of heavy taxation for military purposes and promoting peace, not only among the nine nations who participated, but among all other nations who will be led to follow the example of mutual good will and common sense given by the arms delegates.
 The tactics employed against President VII son constitute one of the most discreditable pages in the history of the republican party It has brought shame to many patriotic repuo- licans who are able to put national welfare
  "bitter enders" try to make political capital out of the treaties to be submitted for rati- fcation they will expose themselves and their party to the same censure that brought the re- publcans into disrepute., Surely the American people and their representatives are broad enough to view questions of this kind without psrtsanship, since they concern all TAmeri- cans, and not any class or political division Senator Underwood's career, in both branches of Congress, has been marked by good judgment and freedom from narrow prejudice It has inspired confidence in his own party and won the respect of his political adversaries The Public Ledger wisely concludes that democrats should listen to the senator from Alabama"
 
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