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Show Thinking Over the President's Protocol revealed an unexpected unity among the Republicans against action at that time. In voting down the King motion the senate confirmed the Judgment of the foreign relations committee to the effect ef-fect that the time remaining before adjournment of the present congress was too short for the careful consider-atlon consider-atlon which the protocol merited. The Irreeoncllables, who have viewed the protocol, In spite of tha reservations suggested by Secretary of State Hughes, as a device to take the United States Into the league of nations na-tions "through the back door," wert elated over the decision of the senate. By the time this question Is reached In the next session, they pointed out the country will be on the eve of another an-other presidential campaign, and they are confident that another "great and solemn referendum" will show the people as much opposed as ever to entering en-tering European entanglements. Roth sides expect to do considqrable talking about the subject during the adjournment, In the expectation that public sentiment will manifest Itself strongly one way or the other and force a showdown on International policy. m PRESIDENT HARDING'S proposed protocol will probably cause considerable con-siderable hard thinking between now and December by members of congress. con-gress. Certainly It will be widely discussed dis-cussed on platform and In the press. Tb.4 protocol submitted by President Hardin' Just before congress nd-Journed, nd-Journed, nmklng the United States a member of the International court of Justice under the league of nations, was defln'tely sidetracked until the next congress meets. Ry a vote of 21 to 19 the senate rejected re-jected a motion offered by Senator King (Dem., Utnh) to proceed to the consideration of his resolution to ratify rati-fy the protocol. The vote, with a few exceptions, was along party lines and |