New-York tribune., 1920-12-04
Hughes, Taft, Root, John
son, Borah, Hoover,
Reed and Bryan Among
Those to Attic d
Meetings at Marion
Begin December Is
Saws He Would Be Glad to
Make Appropriate Talk
in Senate on Monday
By Boyden r. Sparkes

ON BOARD THE S. S. PASTORES
WITH PRESIDENT-E ELECT HARDING.
Dec BY Radio via Charleston, S. c.
Senator Harding's conferences with
the best minds of the country to deter
mine the kind of a league of nations
America can enter, as promised in his
campaign speeches, will begin in Marion
On December Is. This series of confer
ences with brilliant Americans of
every shade of political thought is ex-
pected to extend over several months
The President elect declined to-day
to name several with whom he has
made early appointments, but the list
is known to include Charles Z. Hughes,
ex-President Taft, w. J. Bryan, Hiram
johnson, Senator Borah, Oscar Under
wood, Elihu Root, James A. Reed and
Herbert Hoover.
This will be a new front porch cam
paign in Marion, a campaign designed
10 unite Americans, rather than merely
Republicans, on scheme for interra-
tional cooperation for peace that shall
not infringe American freedom of
sction.
The necessary conferences with par
ties that have subscribed to the
League of Nations Covenant probably
will be held through the normal diplo-
matte channels after Mr.. Harding's
Inauguration.
AS the twin screws Of the COM
!,
q placid blue sea several hundred
miles off the coast of South Carolina
this morning Senator Harding, wear
ing cap over his bushy gray brows
and with a white wool sweatec beneath
his coat, realized mis- vacation was
drawing to q close. Lounging against
the rail OF the promenade deck, one
sun-browned hand IN mis- pocket and
the other playing with an unligated
stogie, he spoke Of work for the hrst
toned the League of Nations, which
has been almost taboo in his arty.
Doesn't Want a Fuss
There will be no news coming from
Marion before December 49," said SEN
etor Harding in reply to a question as
to his Immediate plans. About this
visit to the Senate, you fellows know
! don't like parade or hubdub. What
/ should ike would be to 20 quietly
20 the Senate at the opening Of the
short session, without demonstration
and then after prayer and routine
business, if some ore on our side
should call attention tc my presence,
Senator Lodge. let us say, i. would
give me an opportunity to say some
thing appropriate.
Il don't suppose il is possible, but
/ would like to cut out all the inaug-
ural ceremony and parade. My idea
would be to take the oath of Office
quietly, then open up the books ani
get down to business. Then, il at the
end OF the term our enterprise had
been successful I'd Ike to have big
.amooree."
It was suggested that the people
were locking forward to the INAUGURAL
demonstrations TO mark the end Of
conditions they voted against so over
wnelmingly.
"Oh, never believed that could
get away with any such scheme" said
Senator Harding.
Asked about the most lasting i'm
preston Of the trip to Panama, Sena-
lor Harding said II 1ad convinced him
of The utter necessity of first hand in
formation to Judge accurately Latin
american conditions. He added that
ne you'd recommend that Congress
IN tne future, when concerned with
Latin America, send business com
mit.ee 70 South or Central America
an york out the task on the ground.
y beng understood these expeditions
would not be in any way junkets. He
1aid that small joint committee Of
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