The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-17
DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE WILL
 FOLLOW UNDERWOOD

The Chattanooga Times is one of the few Underwoods leadership of the Senate minority. In recent editorial the Times says;
 It is stated that Senator Underwood will advise the democrats to accept the result of the armament conference and to promptly vote for ratfie ation. warming them, told, that "in the other way lies disaster" Being Il favored democrat and having been "eonsulted" by the President, it is perhaps, quite natural for the Senator to look at it that way. But. for all that, do believe that he should be permitted to become the Lodge of the democratic minority. Democratic senators should, and doubtless will. their minds in reach- ing a decision. IT we understand the situation they have fear of 'disaster;' things can be than they
 The Times is unfair in showing prejudice toward MT. Underwood and insinuating that because of his friendship for MT. Harding, as we'll as his participation in the arms conference, he is overzealous to win approval for the con- ference treaties. Outside of a few members of Congress there is practically no opposition to prompt ratification of these pacts. It is real ized that they mark great advance toward permanent peace, and will be beneficial to the whole nation. The treaties are not now and should not become, a partisan issue.
 What Senator Underwood means by dis aster' is probably the injury the democratic party will do itself if it opposes the work of the conference and follows the reprehen- sible tactics of the republicans who fought Mir spleen, chiefly because he happened to be democratic President As the Times says, the democrats will use their own minds in decid- ing whether or not they will vote for rati- every senator who has any regard for national honor and his country's welfare should do The democrats will win no votes by trying to undo the work of the conference On the other hand, the blunders republicans are mak- ing are adding strength every day to the dem ocrats. They won't have to create campaign issues. The republicans are doing that for them in most satisfactory manner.
 
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