Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
WEST GRANTED NEW
C. 0. ?. RECOGNITION
La Toilette Appointment
Represents Victory for Sen
ate "Young Guard"
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The West won further recognition In
the makeup Of the Senate finance
committee, which handles tariff and
revenue legislation, today. Senator
Robert M. La Toilette Of Wisconsin and
Senator John Thomas Of Idaho were
placed on that committee by action Of
the Republican conferees Of the Sen
ate. This was in accordance with the
Of the committee on
committees.
The report Of the committee on COM
mittees was later adopted unanimously
and without roll call by the Senate.
This action may or may not pave the
way to greater cooperation between the
Republicans Of the West and Of the
East In the Senate. One thing Is GER
tain, however, had this action not been
far as the Republicans are concerned,
would have been made more chaotic
than ever.
Dove Of Peace Returns.
The dove of peace returned to the
Republican conference today, and the
effort made yesterday by some OF the
progressive Republicans from the West
to have Senator McMaster Of South
Dakota placed on the interstate com
merce committee was abandoned for
the time. The motions made yesterday
at meeting Of the conference by Sena-
tor Howell Of Nebraska and Senator
Phipps of Colorado to have the whole
report of the committee on committees
returned to that committee were with
drawn and the committees report was
adopted unanimously. Senator Howell
yesterday moved to refer the report
back to the committee to consider why
Senator McMaster had not been given
the vacancy on the interstate commerce
committee for which he had applied,
since Senator McMaster was senior In
point Of service to Senator Hastings OF
Delaware, to whom the vacancy had
been given.
Motion to Amend.
Senator Phipps, on the other hand,
moved to amend this motion so that
the committee should consider why
Senator'S Goff of West Virginia and
Metcalf Of Rhode Island, seniors IN
point of service to La Toilette and
Thomas, had not been appointed to the
finance committee.
At q meeting of the Progressive Re
publicans In the ONCE Of Senator Boran
yesterday afternoon, 1t was explained
that the committee on committees WOULD
take care of Senator McMaster when the
next vacancy on the interstate COM
merce committee occurred. The Pro-
gressives. therefore, decided to drop their
fight to have McMaster placed on that
committee now, In view Of the decided
victory they had won in the assignment
of La Toilette and Thomas, both rep
resentatives of the West, to the nnance
committee.
When La Toilette and Thomas were
agreed upon for the finance committee,
the insurgent group Of Progressive Re-
publicans and the young guard" were
both given recognition on this important
committee.
"OId Guard" Defeated.
Strong opposition to the inclusion OF
La Toilette in the membership OF the
finance committee came from some OF
the "Old Guard" members OF the Re-
publican committee on committees
when the matter was before the COM
mittee for consideration. But the vote
Of Senator Smoot of Utah settled the
matter in favor of La Toilette. This
course has prevented further outbreak
of the Republicans of the West against
the regular Republican leadership OF
the Senate. The rift between the in
surgents from the West and the Old
Guard Of the @. o. p. has been widen
ing ever since the beginning last April
of the special session Of the present
Congress. It resulted in the formation
of the so-called coalition between the
Progressive Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis.
The coalition was formed to deal with
the farm bill and later with the tariff
bill. II such coalition becomes a
habit In the Senate, it may be exceed
ingly difiicult to get favorable action on
many Of its recommendations for legis-
lation. Furthermore, the situation Is
filled with dynamite from q political
point Of view. The Democrats have
been angling for Western support for
many years.
Danger to Party Seen.
Some Of the members Of the Senate
Republican insuIgent group see the
danger to their party from such a
continuing situation. They are not in
clined, generally speaking, to the prin-
ciples Of the Democratic party and pre-
fer to remain Republicans. On the
other hand, some of the regular Re-
publicans, alive to the same danger,
have shown an inclination to make con-
cessions to the Western Republicans.
The placing Of La Toilette on the
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