Evening star., 1925-03-05
DAWES|SBACKED.
ON RULES SPEECH
Approval of Attack on One
Man Filibuster Is Wide
spread.

While prospects of hot time II
the Senate grew hourly over the
lashing administered -honoreC
Senate rules of unlimited debate by
Vice President Dawes Yesterday ther.
were generous indications downtown
among visitors from many parts oi
the country here for inauguration
that a very substantial body of the
electorate. If IT came to showdown
between the Senate and Gen. Dawes
4 would line up squarely behind Dawes
Not all comment was favorable or
the manner adopted by the new Vice
President in presenting his plea tc
the Senate, with the accustom &c
Dawes flourish, but great majority
of the large number approached or
the matter declared the Vice Presi-
dent had taken courageous" and q
righteous" stand.
There was substantial agreement
among the majority interviewed that
II Dawes found the Senate unwilling
to consider his suggestion Ito pro-
tect the rights of minorities, without
surrendering the rights of a majority
to legislate,' the Senate would hear
from the American people in no US
mistakable terms.
Labor Backs Dawes.
There was a noticeable hesitancy
among prominent men in both public
and private life downtown to speak
for publication, although they
warmed to the subject with great
enthusiasm when speaking infor-
mally.
1t was learsed. for instance. that at
meeting in certain highly influential
labor circles this morning the subject
of the Dawes speech had been thor
oughly discussed. There were isdi-
cations at this meeting. 1t was said
afterward, that not only capital but
labor, so far as 1t had been repre-
sented, was unqualifediy behind Cen
Dawes in his fight against certain Sen
ate rules.
Warren C. Fairbanks, publisher of
l. Indianapolis News independently,
and son of the late Vice President
Charles W. Fairbanks, came out open
ly in favor of the Dawes policy in
no uncertain terms.
At a downtown hotel. where he is
stopping, Mr.. Fairbanks vigorously
supported the Vice Presidents speech.
The American people, Mr.. Fairbanks
thought, were tired of the Senate's s
insistent delay, and frequent one-man
filibusters. In fact. he said, the Sem
ate had got itself into bad odor"
with the American people as far as
its methods of procedure were con-
cerned, and now that Dawes had
dragged the issue out in a spectacular
fashion to throw it into public at
tsntion in forcible manner, the people
would welcome the chance to make
it an issue.
Believes Dawes VIII Fight.
Joe Mitchell Chapple, editor of the
National Magazine, Boston, who said
he had been with Gen. Dawes in
France, ventured the opinion that a
man who had been through what Gen.
Dawes had seen. in action on the
front and elsewhere, would not be
one to desert his guns. Mr.. Chapple
vigorously backed Gen. Dawes at
tack on the Senate.
Some friends of Gen. Dawes, prom
inent in business and political life in
the Middle West, differed over the
method of the generals delivery Of
his spe ech, but said that in their opin-
ion public sentiment, in that section,
regardless of political faith, would
stand behind him.
Vice President Dawes this morning
spent considera BILE time in his apart
ment at the willard Hotel. reading
the newspapers. and reviewing ac
counts of inauguration day, including
the swift reaction of many Senators
against his vigorous denunCiation of
their rules.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, he left the
hotel for the Senate.
Reiterates His stand.
Vice President Dawes took occasion
last night to refer to his speech, dur
ing presentation of a small gavel,
made in the shape of his famous
underslung pipe. from wood out of a
piano stool used by the general years
ago. The gavel was presented by
Senator Willis of Ohio on behalf of
Post 81, American Legion, Marietta,
Ohio.
After being presented with the
gavel the Vice President addressed
the delegation briefly, and. according
to the Associated Press, reiterated his
stand on Senate rules. adding that
unless 1.-THE issue goes to the people,
the fundamental institutions of the
country will suffer. The question, If
necessary, must go over the heads of
Senators to the people" The legion
post delegation was headed by Capt
J. B. Hickman of Marietta
Vice President Dawes was serenaded
last night by the Hamilton Club
Chorus of Chicago. of which Ernest
o. Todd is director. The chorus was
introduced by President Alexander
F>yfe of the Hamilton Club. A dele
cation from the Union Club, headed
by George W. Dixon of Chicago, also
saw the Vice President last evening
Has Many Callers.
Among the many callers at the
Dawes apartment recently have been:
Lieut.. Gov. Charles II. Lewis Of Ohio,
J. Henry Best of Marietta, Ohio; Col.
w. B. Causey. city manager, of Nor
folk, Va; Frank H. Hitchcock of New
York. former postmaster general;
Frank w. Mondell of Wyoming. Rep
resentative Rodenberg of Illinois,
State Senator Richard G. Barr. presi-
dent of the Illinois Senate: George A.
Barr of Chicago. Morris F. Lennon of
Joliet, Ill; Lieut.. Gov Fred Sterling
of Illinois, Senator Deneen of Illi-
tnois. Attorney General Oscar Carl
strom of Illinois, Representative John
Allen of Monmouth. Ill. and Frank L.
Smith, chairman of the Republican
Illinois State central committee of
Illinois.
Henry M. Dawes. brother of the
Vice President and former controller
of the currency, plans to leave Wash
ington tonight for his home at
Columbus, Ohio. Other members of
the Dawes family are expected to
leave Washington within a few days.