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Show DISCORDANT VIEWS. It is unfortunate for the country that at this particular time, when the European Euro-pean war is entering upon its final stages, the president and the ranking rank-ing Republican member of the senate foreign relations committee should be at loggerheads. Both of them are men of wide experience, and although of opposite op-posite political parties are equally capable capa-ble in the matter of directing the foreign for-eign affairs. Senator Lodge has the reputation of being the ablest man in either branch of congress in this particular par-ticular field and his services would prove invaluable if he could get along with : President Wilson. But the breach appears ap-pears to be irreparable, and instead of presenting a united front in the critical days about to come upon us we shall probably witness a continuous wrangle over the question of what to do and how to do it. The president, of course, having a majority of the senate at his back, will .be able to take such action as he sees fit, but it would be far betterjLf harmony could prevail, to some extent at least, until the war is over. |