Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Declares Reports of Address
Were Observation-Disclosures
Copeland of Charges.
REED ATTACKS ETHICS
CODE OF VICE PRESIDENT
Presiding Officer Denies He Meant
Yesterdays World Court Debate
in Talk on Delay.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Vice President Dawes radio speech
OF last night attacking the Senate
rules was the cause Of fireworks in
the Senate today.
First. Senator Reed of Missouri.
seeing in the published reports of Vice
President Dawes speech criticism OF
himself for having had an article by
Andrew Carnegie read in the Senate
Yesterday afternoon. questioned the
Vice Presidents code of honor and
ethics in attacking him when he was
not present.
Speaking from the chair, Vice Pres
idcnt Dawes told Senator Reed he
had not referred in his radio talk
to the article which Senator Reed
had offered in the Senate yester-
day, but TO an article presented by
Senator Copeland of New York.
With no little heat, the New York
Senator Z moment later pointed out
he had had no article read in the
Senate yesterday. He had merely
offered one for printing in the fec-
ord. he said.
Il have no disposition to enter
into any debate. either with the Vice
President of the United States or
with anybody else, as to my rights
and duty as a Senator. but l do
resent the Inaccurate statement or
the Vice President made III reply TO
the Senator from Missouri" senator
Copeland declared.
Dawes Apologies.
The Vice President about an hour
after the discussion on the floor OF
the Senate issued a statement dpol'
ogiZine to Senator Copeland and seek
Ing to make clear just what his radio
talk had intended TO criticize. His
statement follows:
Il owe Senator Copeland an apol-
ocv. He has not attempted to OBJ
struct the progress Of the Senate IN
the World Court debate
"Mv references in my short extern
pore speech made last night over the
radio were to certain kinds OF tactics
used at times during the World
Court debate. and not TO yesterday
proceedings alone. The newspaper re-
ports of II must have been suggested
by the written introductory speech or
Cen James G. Harbord. referring
specifically to yesterdays proceed
inGs."
Previously. Senator Reed had de-
cared he had no intention of attack
ing the Vice President from the floor
because the Vice President could not
reply.
Copeland Takes Floor.
When / see fit to attack a man in
debate I always want to do it where
he can answer" said Senator Reed.
Sees Ethics Codes at Odds.
1T would in my opinion" the Sen
ator continued. ''he indecent to at
tack him from the floor. | leave it
to his sense of decency whether it
was decent for him to have attacked
me over the radio last night when
was not present. That, OF course. is
matter OF taste. Every man has
his code of honor and his code of
ethics.
AT this point Vice President Dawes
interrupted. SAYING:
IF the Senator from Missouri will
permit the chair TO make a brief state
ment as 4 matter of fact | had refer
ence TO an article which was read at
the request of the Senator from NeHs
York and did not have in mind at
all the article which was read at the
request of the Senator from Missouri"
Then. Mr.. President, you have been
very indifferently and improperly re-
ported by all of the newspa perS. for
read in the press of this morning a
statement which contains my name
replied Senator Reed. Il am glad.
however. to have the Vice President
make that statement
Senator Copeland then took the
foCr to deny that he had had any
statement read into the Record, and
Vice President Dawes apology fol-
lowed within an hour.
Recalls Earlier Speech.
Senator Copeland said that he had
listened to a speech made by the Vice
President in New York in which he
made s'N,hat nj Tn
tack on the dignity of the Sen ,te.
In his remarks he held up the Senate
10 ridicule, and he was making what,
In effect. seemed like a deliberate eff
fort to undermine the influence and
the usefulness of this body"
This morning we read" The Sen
ator said, that the Vice President is
continuing the same sort uf attack
upon the Senate"
The tax reduction bill was report
ed TO the Senate by Chairman Smoot
of the finance committee Immediately
after the Senate met today. Senator
Smoot gave notice that he would call
IT up at an early date.
Senator Reed, taking up his attack
on the World Court. challenged the
supporters of the court to lay aside
the court protocol and take up the
tax bill
I'VE who are for tax bill are will
ing to lay aside the World Court
proposition" said Senator Reed and
proceed this morning to the reading
of the revenue measure | will yield
he floor at this moment to the chair
man of the finance committee to take
up the tax bill.
Challenges Opponents.
You who are for the tax bill, you
people who want to lift the burdens
of the taxpayers, have but TO rise in
YOUR places at this moment and ac-
cept my proposition l pause for a
reply"
After pause, Senator Reed con.
tinued:
NO reply having been made the
distinguished champion of this
measure sitting here as mum as the
proverbial oyster, but with a much
more intelligent expression of coun-
tenance. 1 charge that the respon-
sibility for delaying the tax bill is
upon those who would jeopardize the
passage of that great measure in
time to relieve the people.
senator Reed then quoted from the
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