Evening star., 1924-11-10

that L have ever known. 1t will be
difficult to fill his place in the Senate.
No man in the country was more IA
mfliar with our foreign relations, of
which he had made a special study"
Senator Swanson of Virginia, rank
ing Democratic member Of the
foreign relations committee, said: I'm
the death of Senator Lodge the coun-
try has sustained distinct loss. No
man in public life was more thor
oughly acquainted with our very gov
ernmental affairs and no one was
more potential in the Senate. Espe-
cially was he conversant with our
foreign anairS-as much so rs any
man in the country. He knew both
the details and the broad policy con-
nected with the foreign relations of
the government. He was a clear and
forceful speaker, with a vein Of sar-
casm most effective. He was Skill
full as Republican leader, having the
diplomacy and ability to hold to-
gether two discordant elements of
that party when possible, so as to
accomplish effective Legislative re-
suits.
Sees Committee LOSS
Il served with Senator Lodge on
the foreign relations committee for
many years. The committee will
miss his information and his sugges-
tions. Senator Lodge was cultivated,
broadly educated and had rare lit
erary taste. He was q combination
of scholar and statesman.
''He was an Industrious, Conscientious
painstaking legislator. He was rank
ing Republican member of the com
mtttee, on naval affairs during the
war, while l was chairman of that
N m mi
to his deep interest in the Navy and
his patriotic endeayor to bring the
war to a successful conclusion"
Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman
of the finance committee: 'The death
of Senator Lodge is a great loss to
the State of Massachusetts as we'll as
to the Nation. His death removes
from public life one of Americas
leading characters. Those who knew
Senator lodge best admired him
most He will be missed in the
Senate. where he was always a wise
counselor and statesman in very
deed"
Senator Borah. of Idaho, ranking
Republican member Of the foreign
rela ations committees:
Senator Lodge was in the fullest,
finest sense the scholar in politics.
For nearly so years he had been a
powerful factor in our public affairs
His death not only removes one or
the striking figures of this era but
terminates in some respect regime.
We shall long miss him in the body
which he graced for so many years.
Senator Ladd Of North Dakota. in
dependent Republican,: In the pass
ing of Henry Cabot Lodge. the con-
servative party in America has lost
It's greatest leader. In every crisis
that has arisen in the last quarter
of a century between the two schools
of political thought, the Conservative
element always looked to Senator
Lodge to plead their cause with the
public and it can be truthfully said
that he always measured up to ex-
pectations. Senator Lodges long
legislative experience in the House
and Senate was a great polltlcal as
set to him. 1t made him thoroughly
familiar with men and measures, as
we'll as parliamentary procedure. His
colleagues will always remember him
as an able. scholarly and cultured his
torian and statesman
ARRANGEMENTS for a senatorial COM
mittee to attend the funeral of Sen
ator Lodge are being made today.
The personnel of the committee Will
me announced later.
Tribute of Weeks.
Secretary Weeks today paid the
following tribute to Senator Lodge:
For nearly so years l have enjoyed
an intimate personal and political re-
latfonship with Senator Lodge. Our
relations were particularly close dur
ing my service in Congress and in the
six years l was his colleague in the
Senate No man could have this eX-
perience, whatever might be his po-
litical views, without having for
Senator Lodge great admiration.
Few men in our public life have
acquired such intellectual distinction.
He would have been conspicuous as a
teacher, historian. an orator ana In
other ways had he not devoted his
life to the public service. He was an
extremely Industrious man ana
possessed an unusually retentiVe
memory. He has been conspicuously
Identified with the consideration OF
practically all the important legisla-
tive enactments of Congress during
the past 80 years.
I'm fact, Senator Lodge was the
best trained legislator with whom
have been associated, and, whether
or not one agreed with him in all
Of his opinions, his Importance in
the public life of a nation cannot be
oyerestimated. His passing will make
a serious break in the political life
Of Massachusetts and his death
brings sorrow to those who have
known him and served with him"
A.