The Washington times., 1922-09-23

party's success in tying this coun.
try to special arrangements with
Britain, France. and Japan.
A few months ago the work Of
the Washington Arms Conference
was widely regarded in Republican
circles as destined to be the very
first argument which the Republi.
can party would bring forward in
It's appeals TO the voters. Today II
Is on its way downward from being
the very first argument to being
just about the very last one.
The most comprehensive list OF
recent Republican legislative achieve.
ments presented to the country
through a speech in Congress was
by Senator Smoot yesterday. The
most comprehensive list Of them pre-
sented through a statement directly
to the press was by Chairman Adams,
OF the Republican national com
mittee, this morning. The two lists
are virtually Identical. And In each
Of them the work Of the arms con.
ference Is mentioned last.
It happens also that by a remark
able coincidence the work OF the
arms conference is mentioned In
each list IN words which are abso.
lutely the same words. Each list he.
gins with talking about Senator Nc.
Cormick's budget bill which this Con.
gress enacted. Each list then goes
on to talk about all sorts Of enact.
ments, including the maternity bill
and the bill which raised the debt
limit OF the government of the
Philippine Islands. And each list
then, at the very end, is good enough
to remember the arms conference
and breaks out into the following
strange remark:
I'm addition the Senate in less
treaties formulated at the arms con.
ference"
The arms conference has sunk TO
being mentioned "in addition" to the
maternity bill. And in mentioning Il
the chief thought Of Senator Smoot
and Of Chairman Adams seems 10
have been to praise the Senate for
getting through with II in less than
thirty days. 1t may safely be pre-
dicted that just as most OF the Demo
cratic party is going to talk about
almost anything except the League
Of Nations, so most Of the Repub-
ilcan party is going to talk about
almost anything except the Four
Power treaty. The chances increase
that just as tho League OF Naions
died among US by lack Of ratification.
so the Four Power treaty will die
among us by lack Of use.
This is the first leading PROPOSE
ton which appears out OF the
clouds Of claim and counter-claims
now being made. The second Is
that the chief reliance of the Re
publican party for votes this fall
will rest on its legislation for the
economic relief Of American citi'
gems In their businesses at home
and particularly on the special
laws for the special benefit OF
farmers.
A few months ago the farm
bloc" was getting loftily denounced
by the Republican party's supreme
official custodians. In the Repub.
lican statements now being Issued
there is no denunciatlon OF the
farm bloc" On the contrary
there Ia lavish praise of the long
series Of laws which the farm bloc
brought forward and which the Old
Guard resisted, and which both
houses of Congress finally passed
and the President finally signed.
The extension of the life OF the
War Finance Corporation, the lend
ing Of Government money to banks
and to cooperative societies on con
dition that II be used to assist the
farmers TO market their crops, the
regulating Of the packers for the
benefit of the growers OF cattle, the
regulating Of boards OF trade for the
benefit of the growers OF grain. the
legalizlng Of cooperative selling by
farmers-these and other farm
bloc" accomplishments now stand In
the front tine OF Republican efforts
10 point with pride and 10 return TO
Washington with victory.
The Republican Party II turning
It's back on special treaties with
Europe and Asia. II is turning It's
face toward special approaches 10
the love and affection OF the Ameri
can Middle West and Northwest
II does not 80 very much care II
Il loses Lord Balfour and NJ
BRAND and Prince Tokugawa. II
Is going after the constituents OF
Brookhart and Fraxler and To
Toilette and other leaders OF rural
revolt IN the Mississippi valley. and
u is going 20 keep them from
going into q third party and "a
persuade them % remain within the
Republican Party II II possibly can