The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-26
Aarding'S Friends See
Victory In Decision
Reached at Geneva

washington. Nov. @i-Thc tendenc!
NJ the assembly Of the League OF VA
lions now meeting il Geneva TO posi-
none consideration of hm"naWrntS l"
Ihr covenant un;iI after lrr>ii"hj fiar"-
ing shall ,haN" been inhUEurat"h WAS re-
..iv.d in Washington by trt"udS OF
Senator Harding as confirmation "i IN
: uft-rrpralvd statements iatt IN" III tl"lIS
of the world would ALWAYS be r'anE u,
form 4 new aSSGCia'.'I win the h''''
Siatcs as an aSSOCia;" in TN" enterprises
Senator EIardinC'S fr,"n1s insist that
during the camDai"n he WAS frequently
miSrcprrscntcd by political o:l1' n"ntS OK
the subject Of the League III Nations.
When he spoke of n new association IN"
senator mcanI to be undErS;"nt aS con-
yrvIng the idea that h. didn't care
whether the present machinery were re-
vis.d md modified or new institution
, created So Ions. as the objeCthHnabl BILE Tea
,lreS Of ArtiCl" 10, its guarantees OF Ter :
ri-,rial integrity and lmpHcatlonS 81
military force. were cnllrtiN eliminated.
When he Sreaks If the lea"u" helhg
dead" or when he refers "a he ala AT
OcS MOincs last August I" turning MS
hack on rhugations ~ means Article
10. His friends, therefore. declare that
insofar as an internal I"nil conference
has been brought ;lhrTt Ivy the present
League and NEGOTIATION IL thus MADE
rg Sier no disposition exist" tn insist
upon n learsue different Ia every detali
from the present organization. Never
thrlCsS they say That when MI linra-
ia- fOrmula:rS his program. tn"
changes he will Su"rrst to Other C"uu-
tries will hr Fundamental and that they
will absolutely alter the character ar the
, covenant 90 that the league VIII ~
known as the Harding league instead OF
the Wilson l"aru".
Senatnr M"dill McCorm ok. Of Illinois.
nho has Just sailed for Eurore. is one
Of the So-Callcd irrccOnCllnh'es who
voted along with Senators Borah and
Johnson against the treaty with or
without the lengu" reservations. lie
has said that Europe was ready 10 nc
rotiatr for n new Understanding Win
tho United States. and that he person
ally had been assured by pcrS"ns close
to foreign governments of their readt-
ness to accent the American program.
His visit to Eurone is fully eXH"cted 70
develop interesting conferences with
foreign statesmen the sub -'arcc or
which will be cahled to Senator Hard
ing at Marion. Mr.. Mccormick is in no
ennsn an official representative If Mr..
Harding. but he has an"rised Senator
Harding of his plars. The Illinois SEN
atnr differs from other members or the
irr"concilahle "r"up in that y" se"H tn'
reccsStv Of some sort Of world ns1ocia-
tion in which America shall play part
in her own way.
Incidentally considerably pressure -
being hrourht in bear unOn President
elect Harding to DcrSund de him TO move
for n revision of the rcara treaty 'tslet.
There is no doubt that If Se"ctor Knox
were madc secretary Of strte he would
cndcavOr to Srnarate the peaCe treaty
from tho world association idea so that
the Unite ed states would never be
obliged to partiCinHtn In the enforcement
Of tho treaty Whether such n separa-
ton will DO nracticahlo Is 4 moot notnt
So many COMPROMISES were worked our
in Paris that some Of the nations which
have most at stake would fear that
reopcning Of ono question would lead
to TANGLED situations on another. ana
thus to political crises throughout
I:urope However,. thcre SoomS NJ Ques-
ton that tho rrnnosal will h" made COM
rlrtclv TO divorce the rcacr treaty from
thr new nSsociP'i0n as tho oririnal
round robin rrcscntnd by tho Renuhl'"ar
senators rr"noscd when rrcs'd dent VII
con ma1c his first trim tn the United
States from tho pracc conference.
OF course tho action Of III" assembly
Of tho enruo Of Nations ~ w"itinC far
rroposals from Tni'rd State to chan"e
tho cnvrnont is interpreted he"" as q
rnrticulnrn- graceful m"rd and one
that Is ant 10 nut IN even ~r"nter re-
anon sih'litv ro- enrlv act'on on Pres'-
dent-clnot Ford'nr II Ia viewed az the
e-et overture by Eurorn IN Senator
FTarding. md som" OF those who know
him best are convinced he Will not lose
the opportunity N make an entirely no."
rrorrsal for tho preservation or world
peace.