Evening journal., 1922-07-12
SENATORS ASH
HARDING AID


machine from embarrassments which
they cannot remove, therefore, finds
almost unanimous approval in the
Senate wing Of the Capitol.
Few, II any Senators. save one or
two pronounced insurgents, like Mr..
La Toilette and Mr.. Norris, reflect
any criticism of the Senate leaders
decision to look to the White House
for help in Strengthening out the
snarls that menace the tariff and
other Administration measures.
The majority Of Republican Sena-
tors admit with engaging frankness
that unless the President steps into
the breach the wrangle over the tar
if. the bonus and the ship subsidy
bills will drift along indefinitely
without decisive results and develop
further and more vexatious compli
cations.
For the first time. in fact, the su-
preme party leadership of the Pres
ident is. ungrudgingly recognized.
Even Senators who have criticised
him for various causes developed by
a conflict Of views over specific un-
dertakings now accord the President
the power to put an end to the aim
less and unproductive maneuverins
over pending measures.
The patience of the President in
dealing with the situation 10 date
has resulted in a substantial victory
in compelling the Congressional
mountain TO come TO the Executive
mole hill. as the White House was
regarded by the legislators for a
great many months.
It seems to be the sincere hope
of Senators whose nerves are crack
ing under the strain OF endless and
futile controversy-and whose vocal
organs are beginning TO lose robust
and vigorous resonance-that the
President will heed the Macedonian
cry from the Capitol and point the
way out OF the wilderness in which
the members OF his party are hope
lessly cropping for a Moses. The hope
is predicted on the belief that the
President is as anxious 70 get rid OF
Congress as is the rest OF the coun-
try. and, in fact. as Congress Is
to be extricated from It's
present situation.
In anticipation OF a call to the
White House within the next day or
two Senator Lodge. the majority
leader. and Party Whip Curtis. are
preparing information relative 20
conditions which they be-
lfeve will convince the President the
Administration program should be
stripped OF extraneous or trouble
some features and put through as
soon as an agreement can be reached
with the Democrats.
Bonus the Big Issue.
The projects which the Senate
leaders regard as extraneous or
perhaps both-are
the 5000, 100000 bonus raid and
the merchant marine bill. with
these two chief causes for existing
Irritation in the Senate removed
senator Lodge and his two associates
will inform the President that thef
tariff fight can be brought to an end
within three weeks and permit the
adjournment of Congress by the
18th Of August
Democratic leaders who have been
sounded on the subject during the
last forty-eight hours have indicated
satisfaction with the case they have
made against the Fordney- McCum-
ber tariff bill and will be amenahle
TO a suggestion to close It entirely
in that time.
Senators on both sides OF the
chamber are getting tired as well as
disguised with the misht tariff bill.
Many Of them are seeking renomina-
ton and are anxious to get back to
their states to take a hand in the
primary scrimmages. Those who
are not compelled 10 fight for re-
election are inclined to the belief
that the Democratic flibuster has
turned public sentiment against the
tariff measure.
But the Democrats will not agree
to anything as long as the bonus and
ship subsidy measures continue TO
clog the legislative machinery. They
want to vote for the bonus in order
10 put the Republican party in
hole" They want to vote against
the ship subsidy bill for reasons
which are not entirely dlssimilar.
the bonus and mer-
chant marine projects constitute the
chief obstacles in the way OF an
agreement on the tariff.
The ship subsidy bill has moved up
almost even with the bonus scheme
as a cause for Senatorial perturba-
ion. The attitude OF the sixty Re-
publican Senators regarding the ship
ping bill on which President Harding
has set his heart was not definitely
until yesterday after
noon.
A poll Of the Republican Sena-
tors unmistakably developed an
sentiment against the
injection of the subsidy bill into the
present session. The poll was de-
signed to reveal the extent of sup
port and opposition to the measure.
Two questions we're propounded to
Republican Senators by the canvass
ers, who operated under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Curtis. the party whip.
The first was:
Are you in favor Of taking up
the ship subsidy bill at the present
session or postponing it until next
winter?"
The answers OF individual Sena-
tors to this inquiry disclosed that
more than two-thirds OF the Repuh-
licans present favored postponement.
The second question was.