Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-18
DEFEAT OF WARREN
BLOW At COOLIDGE
G. o. P. Opposing Group,
Aided by Democrats, Main
tains Its "Rights."
ny DAVID LAWRENCE.

The United States Senate departs
with feeling that 1t has disposed OF
a controversy and maintained us
rights.
The unanimous vote on the confir-
nation of John CT. Sargent to be At
torney General was intended to show
President Coolidge that no motive OF
craftsmanship lays behind the recent
rejection Of Mr.. Warren's name Inc
Senate accepted without question MT.
Coolidge's appointment OF his close
personal friend That has been the
custom in the past in almost every
case. The Warren case simply IN
yolved objections based upon sugar
trust connections, and the evidence was
largely on Mr.. Warren's own letters
as read into the record of congress
sional investigating committees.
stone Confirmation Cited.
The Senators who fought Warren
would have confirmed almost any
one else without question. They
hesitated about Harlan +. Stone for
a little while only, but confirmed
him for the Supreme bench almost
by a unanimous vote, for there was
nothing Objectionable in his record. In
fact. his very independence of politics
and his willingness to go before the
Senate judiciary committee won him
friends.
The Warren episode. however, has
created an unexpected situation.
Here at the very outset of the Cool
idge administration coahtioh OF
Democrats, Western Republicans and
independents took control or the
Senate. This means that Mr.. Cool
idge's conservatism will have to run
the gauntlet OF combined OPPOSE
ton in the next Congress.
1t means that the real leader or
the Senate is William +. Borah OF
Idaho, and that men like Norris OF
Nebraska, Hiram Johnson OF Cal-
fornia, Howell of Nebraska, Cou2ens
of Michigan, McMaster and Noroeck
of South Dakota, all elected on the
regular Republican ticket by large
majorities. still consider themselves
not far apart from the men who
were disciplined '-Bguokhart OF Iowa,
Iadd and Frazier Of North Dakota
and La Toilette OF Wisconsin.
Group Needs Aid of Democrats.
The foregoing group would not be
powerful without the aid of the
Democrats, but they have way OF
persuading the Democrats to go along
with them. There are conservative
Democrats who do not like the
coalition idea, but the majority OF
the Democrats consider Themselves as
liberal as the Republican group men
toned above which is rebelling
against the regular Republican lead
ership.
In word, the Liberals, or Progress
sives as they style themselves, still
control the United States Senate. And
President Coolidge will have to
reckon with that combination or
somehow win its confidence before he
can be sure of any Legislative pro-
gram during the next two years
I'VE have never solicited the aid
of the Republican insurgents" said
Senator Robinson OF Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, in talking with
this correspondent. People have
mistaken idea about that. We simply
are going our own course, making
our own record, and II others see fit
to vote with us because we are right
that's their responsibility, too
Combine Wins Victory.
Mr.. Robinson has steered a careful
course through the Warren con-
troversy. Aided by the powerful at
lacks of Senator Walsh of Montana
bombardment by the Democrats on
one side and the Borah group on
the other hand has won another par
liamentary victory in the Senate. This
does not mean that obstruction will
be the rule. Mr.. Coolidge can win
half the Democrats with an issue that
they cannot afford to evade. The
anti-Warren Senators simply rested
on the testimony produced in the
sugar hearings and felt that Mr..
Coolidge would never have made the
nomination for Attorney General if
he had read the record.
Had he named Mr.. Warren for Sec
rotary of State or if he were to do so
when a vacancy occurs, Mr.. Warren
would be confirmed, there is moth
ing personal against him, but an OBJ
lection to his views on trusts" And
Mr.. Warren is one of the most capable
diplomats who have ever served Amer
lea abroad. He did a delicate, but eff
fective job in Mexico, as we'll as in
Japan, and Mr.. Coolidges letter to Mr..
Warren indicates he may some day APP
point him to another high office
either Secretary of State or Ambassa-
dor to Europe country.