The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-12
LEADERS OF BOTH
PARTIES WHISTLE
To KEEP COURAGE
Plenty of Troubles For DEM
oCrats and Republicans
Alike
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
THE AGE-IiERALD
NashingtOn. ID. C. April Ii |

While interviews of the most op-
tlmistic character are obtaInable at
both republican and democratic head
ffuarters, 1T is gathered from a series
of heart to heart conversations with
! leading politicians that both camps
are whistling to keep up their cour-
age-that, in other words, both arc
worried with the situation as it is
today.
Democratic politicians would soft
pedal respecting the League of Ma
tons. They would not go into an
term "cadaver." And yet, indica-
lions are that former President Will
son, standing behind that candidate
in convention who swears allegiance
to the League of Nations and en-
phatically advocates entrance into
the League by the United states, Will
be able either to have his way or
seriously divide the party and destroy
its esprit de corps.
And democratic leaders are dis
tressed, also, because the eastern
wing of the party, noting the gen
eral disregard for the eighteenth
amendment. believes it would be
20 milder plane of the y olstead act.
Republicans Worried.
The chief consolation that demo
ttdlS IlHu Is III tHe 1dcl iDdl the re-
publican politicians, likewise, are
worried. They cannot torsTe Sec
rotary Hughes for having induced the
president to urge American partici-
patton in the election OF judges of a
permanent court of international JUS
tice. The Presidents position has
SPLIT the republican party, il is OBJ
vious. Politicians are urging the
PRESIDENT to proceed with caution
They have asked him to say nothing
respecting the court on the western
trip, and If in the meantime ills nee
essary that something be stated. to
permit Secretary Hughes to do the
talking.
Republican politicians are aware
that the President cannot afford alb
solutely to abandon his position re-
speeding the court They know that
even at present the President is not
regarded as man of original ideas
or one with a stoical determination
To die for principle. They admit
that were he to drop his court scheme
he. would lose cast among the voters
They declare, however, that having
spoken. the President could well
preserve his place, especially as, in
| their opinion. such course would be
the part of political intelligence.
Turn Toward League.
1t is regarded as peculiar phe-
nomenon that whereas in 1920 the re-
| publicans who advocated American
entrance into the League of Nations
were confined to number so few
! that they were the exceptions which
\ proved the rule that republicans. as
party, opposed it. today the CONVEX
| sion of certain outstanding repub-
| lican politicians who are adept in as
pertaining the sentiment of the peo-
pie. indicates partial turnover" of
| the party itself.
There is /snator George Wharton
| Pepper of ennsylvania. In 1920 ne
Was bitter against the League. To-
| day he declares that he would be will
ing to enter the League on "Amerl-
can conditions. Pepper has dis
tressed republican politicians almost
as much a S the President when at the
instance of Mr.. Hughes he advocated
American entrance into the League
/ through a court of justice.
! Further development in the situa-
ton respecting the League as a pc.
| litical issue is expected daily. That
1t will be so fast as to prove sensa-
tional is predicted by some usually
well posted men.