Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-13

SanonaI eapA''' Cuuu-riI> mutually
reducing our own and ta'tr tariffs.
the plans purpose BENG ~ >tinU-
late world commerce n. u'oliilo'
This authorization W,> a3yN 10 en-
pire and the White HutSC wanted
j extended for anurher three years.
THE idea originally was Secretary
OF State Cordell Huli'>. oui he pres
jdenr warmly favored Il. tooD
Well. the administration got what
il asked for. Dr,r oy nothing ike the
tally it would have cha.Neo up II all
the Democratic >oioN> mac voted tor
i. Had they done -. n the SEN
ate (nOt counting The representa-
tiveS). their total would nave oeen
81 instead ii Ineu>ly -, ana mat
latter figure included one noepeno-
eut'>-cue ballot O, Senator George
". Ly..I< OF Nebraska.
Republicans Solid
o., The other side were all The
Republicans Who voted. Some We're
absent. but they also were on record
as agaiu>, the plan. Likewise
against" We're the TWO Farmer
LaboriteS. Perhaps il was natural
for the Republicans % De solo. ana
the attitude ut he Furmet-Laoor
pair was what had been expected.
But IS Democrats likewise were
against" Five ~,ure were absent.
who had declared themselves as
anti" \ lev additional pro
Democrats were uDSenc. and there
fore non-TOt'ng.
However. the net conclusion was
that 20 Democratic senators "oolteo
their own parry on q vital issue.
Now 20 verStiS II tl2 i one IN
dependent IS to De couNted) Is
sizeable bloc.
Il doesn't alter the fact that the
trade treaty program IS O. I'd tor
three more wears. but i does hint
at quite split in the Democrats
ranks. And there .Sn't q suggestion
OF Republican >pl.t-not on that
proposition. anyway.
Democrats Worried
Hence Democratic leadership has
looked rather glum ever since those
senatorial noses We're counted The
administration won. out. as some
body once remarked. Another such
victory. and-murder. IN an cleo
ton year. too" -.
Generally speaking. the boiling
Democrats we're antj-NeW Dealers.
Il was no surprise TO see such law
makers as Senators William King,
Rush D. Holt and Patrick McCaTan
in that group. But Senator Claude
Pepper has been one OF the most en-
thusiastic New Dealers n Capltol
Hill. Senator Key PittInan also usu-
ally has been Loyalty New Deal. And
Senator Burton WheclerS 4 consist
ent liberal, although not uniformly
pro-New Deal. Yet they we're bolt
ers"-either Voting 50. or pared
II was slightly funny 10 note that
Senators Harry Byrd and Garter
Glass, both OF Virginia, were on OPP
posite sides. They've been equally
anti-New Deal. ordinarily. Neverthe-
less, Senator Byrd voted with the
administration this time. Senator
Glass was an absentee. but was d
proclaimed anti
Qualified Ants
It's true that some Of the Demo-
cratic ANTS" denied that they were
opposed 70 feCipfOCdl JuLlI.S III pliN-
ciple>
Their story was thai rociprocity's
all right, but that the state depart
ment oughtn't to be empowered to
make such dickers except subject to
congressional ratification. Others
said that three years more Of 1t is
too long-that an extra unc-ycar eX-
tension would be enough. \ few eX-
planned that they favor Tree trade on
stuff that their own particular bail
iwicks don't producc-but not on this
latter junk. They want that tariff
protected up to the limit.
If these birds had had their way,
Secretary HulIs reciprocal program
no longer would have amounted to
much.
They were beaten, but mighty
narrowly.
l. Sn't the licking. but the parti-
san SNimpiness Of it that signifies.
Wnot does it partisanIy signify as
to hCxt November?