Evening star., 1924-04-04
ROBINSON ACCUSES
LODGE Of BLOCKING
WORLD COURT MOVE
Charges Measure Effectively
PigeonhoIed by Foreign
Relations Chairman.
DENIES MINORITY GUILTY
OF LEGISLATIVE TIE-UP
Answers Attacks of Pepper and
Longworth on Democrats
Probe Demands.

Probe Demands.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,.
the republican leader, was directly
charged on the floor of the Senate to-
day with pigeonholing President:
Harding's world court proposal in the
foreign relations committee.
The charge was made by SenatoE
Robinson Of Arkansas, the democrati3
leader, during a denial of charges
that the democrats had by continuing
investigation delayed legislation. He
also charged Senator Pepper, republi-
can, Pennsylvania, who attacked the
democrats in a speech yesterday at
Portland, with trying to hide him
self and his political associates be
hind the dead President"
That is one of the measures I had
in mind Senator Robinson said in
the course of his speech, when I
referred to those the senator from
Massachusetts wanted to block. l say
now the chairman of that commit
tee (Senator Lodge of the foreign
relations committee) has effectively
and l think permanently pigeonholed
Charges Propaganda.
Charging that Senator Pepper and
Representative Longworth. Ohio, re-
publican House leader, who attacked
the democrats last night in Philadel-
phia, had loaned themselves to an or
ganized propaganda, Senator Robinson
insisted that the efforts to charge the
democratic minority in the Senate
with obstructing legislation was un-
supported by the facts. Some meas
ures pending before the Senate had
not been acted upon, he said, because
the republican majority did not want
action.
IF Investigations into the hon.
esty and efficiency of public officials
is to be characterized as scavenging."
Senator Robinson said, referring to
Representative Longworth's speech,
then l respectfully commend TO Mr..
Longworth that he, having a ma
ority of which he boasts, stop the
process in the House and get down
to legislation"
Investigating is not confined to the
Senate, Senator Robinson said. adding
that the House lis now engaged in
the process of making an investiga-
tion into the conduct of members of
that body which involves questions
Of common honesty"
Replies to Longworth.
Referring to Representative Long
worth's assertion that the democratic
emblem should be a buzzard, Senator
Robinson said:
IF 1 was disposed to descend to the
same level, l would ask what kind of
a bird he thinks he is: cock-robin or
a SPARROW
The charge that the democrats
were responsible for the creation of
a third party was denied by the Ar
kansas senator.
Long before the present session, he
said, there was working organiza-
tion in existence under a third party
emblem, and the Senate already is
graced by two members of that party
from formerly strong republican
states"
IF he means" he continued. that
by exposing fraud and corruption in
the administration of which he is a
member the democrats have infiu-
enced leading republicans to dis
Sociate themselves from the party
then l cannot view his statements
with any great alarm"
Senator Robinson declared the only
important measure reported by COM
mi ttees was the immigration bill now
under consideration. He called atten-
ton that those in charge of that
measure had asked yesterday for
a postponement of action on the two
most vital features because they
were not ready for vote and that
and disposed of all pending measures
upon which 1T desired to act
Denies IegesIation Delay.
I'm view of these facts which no
senator challenges. and the chamber
is full of members" Senator Robinson
continued, II assert that whatever
may be your view of the necessity of
the Investigations the Senate COM
mittees are conducting those investi-
cations have caused no delay in legis-
lation.
I'VE on this side are ready to legis-
lative, but we do not commit our
selves to the theory that in order to
legislate it is necessary to withhold
important facts from the people re-
garding the integrity of public Of
ficials."
Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada re-
viewed in detail the important legis.
alton pending before Senate com
mittees, and declared in each case that
the individual committee had not been
delayed by the Senate Investigations.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
republican leader, interrupted to say
that the foreign relations committee
had been delayed by reason of difficulty
in obtaining quorum.
Lodge Denies Charge.
ct make this statement of personal
knowledge" Senator Robinson as
serted, that nothing has been de-
layed in that committee except what
the chairman desired to delay"
why this sudden attack on me?"
asked the majority leader. You
know I haven't delayed anything.
What measure before the foreign
relations committee has been delay
ed 2" asked Senator Robinson.
I'VE have succeeded in keeping up
with our schedules" replied Senator
Lodge, "but only with difficulty"
Senator Bruce, democrat, Maryland,
asked IL the inquiries had interfered
with consideration of the resolution
proposing American participation in
the world court.
THAT is one of the measures / had
in mind" Senator Robinson said
when ] referred to those the sena-
tor from Massachusetts wanted to
block. ] say now the chairman of
that committee tSenator Lodge) has
effectively, and l think permanently,
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