The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
HARDING BEGINS CONSULTATION OF
 LEADING M|NOS'
Hopes to Have Laid Ground Work for World Association
 By the Time He Is lnaugurated
By Associated Press

| Marion. Ohio, November 5-.senato. Harding already has begun fuftllmen, | of his campaign promise to consult the
 nation's leading minds with regard to a new association of nations and he 1 hopes that by the time of his inaugura-
 ton next March he will have laid the
 groundwork of plan behind which the sentiment of the country can unite.
 A list of those to be consulted first 1 has been drawn up and invitations are
 going forward to several to come to l Marion at the conclusion of the months 1 vacation trip which is to be started py i the President-elect tomorrow morning. l Roth republicans and democrats arc to l present their views in individual and
 personal talks with MT. Harding dur 1 ing the winter months, but he does not 1 contemplate for the present, at least any general assemblage of his advisors , ! for round table discussions.
 The names of those already invited rave been invited. but 1t was said in
 ar, announcement from the President elects office tonight that men and women who have been eminent in the
 discussion of our foreign relations made up the list Additions will boz made during Mir. Harding's vacatiof 1 trip, it was added, although no con- 1 s.deration will be given by him during 1 that period to the choica Of cabinet
 SUBJECTS NOT REVEALED | The announcement followed a long ] conference between senator Harding and Will H. Hays. who as republican
 national chairman led the campaign for Harding and Coolidge. Neither re- l Nealed what subjects they had dis | eussed but 1t was understood the l Chairmans visit here was made at Mir. i Harding's request and had to do with
 t1.| ,as i,.oA 1 policies to be shaped for the coming l administration.
 l The destination of the senator is ] Point Isabel, Tex, and although he plans to occupy most of the tirna there
 hunting and fishing, another of his elcse campaign advisers, Harry NJ. | paugherty will accompAny him. It s taken for granted there will be some discussion of policies and administra- tive programmes between them. [ Today Mir. Harding declined an offer iof President Wilson to provide him with battleship for the voyage to the Panama canal zone, which Is to follow
 2 l2 days vacation at Point Isabel. In response to telegram from Secre- tary Daniels, conveying the Presidents proposal the President-elect wired
 that he was thankful but already had closed an agreement to make the trip on a passenger steamer. He sent this telegram to Secretary lnrriels:
 q most gratefully ackno W ledge Eyour gfac.ous telegram in which yo'l
 convey the Presidents thoughtful courtesy in directing warship to be riaced at my disposal for q contem- plated trip to Panama along with thes
 "se of the Mayfiower for connection at Hampton Roads. Please assure the President of my grateful appreciation of his consideration, but cannot ac- Icept because I am travelling by rail- road to vacation point In Texas and port for Panama.
 q thart vnn also for von- courtesy" 1 HITCH IS ADJUSTED
 l It was said at Harding headquAR- tcrs tonight that a hitch over the sai1- l iEg schedule had beenN adjusted and that proposal to have the liner go ] out of it's regular course to pick up the p& rty at Galveston had been aban- doned. Under the present plan the de-
 rarture will be made from New Or leans to which point the senator and Mrs. Harding and their guests will go from Point Isabel by raif. The sailing date, however, has not been announced. 1 That the plan for conferences on an association of nations already was taking form, was revealed in the sn- Inouncement from MT. Harding's office: ! Senator Harding let it be known to- day that he Is sending out number of requests for personal and very infor- lmal conferences with men and women
 who have been eminent in the discns- lsion of our foreign relations These conferences will take place upon hts
 return to Marion in December, and will be individual and personal with the lmain purpose of learning what policy lmay enlist united support.
 | Senator Harding means to avoid any iunseemly anticipation, but he feels it wholly becoming to get an expression tentrely free from campaign bias, and Ito get it at the earliest possible day. It Is the first step toward the meeting ,of minds which Senator Harding 50 frequently spoke of during the cam tpaign. He did not make any list pub jlic, because it will not be complete be- fore his vacation ends. Senator Harding further announced fthat no consideration would be given a cabinet during his recreation period" PROMISED IN CAMPAIGN 1 Officials close to the President -eiact ,called to attention that in his campaign speeches he promised repeatedly tho meeting of minds would begin as scon as possible after his election, and that Inc also. frequently declared that the purpose of his consultations would he lnot to suggest any plan of his oH n, hut
 to ascertain how divergent views night be so brought into harmony as to put Iunited nation behind him in his ,1ego~ tiations with other powers.
 He also has indicated in cam olign Espeeches that irreconcilahle opponents of the league of Versailles. as we'll es Hts ardent supporters, would be num- hered among those toewhose advice he would listen. To the Senate he prom Ssed to give a share of attention rro- Ipoptionate to it's powers in perfection Iof tfeaties
 Although the President-elect has inever named publicly any of those he will include In his consultations, specu- ilation of a wholly unauthoritativs character has resolved persisteatly about aSnumber of conspicuous figures who might answer to the description MT Harding has laid down.
 So far as the Senate itself is con. cerned. this undercurrentsof gossip has carried frequently the names of srch republican senators as Lodge of .das- lsachusetts. chairman of the foreign re- ilations committee: Knox of Pennsyi- ivania. 8 former secretary of state and Ia treaty irrecouc.lable; Johnson af Call Iifo.nia. another irreconcilable, and jIenroct Of Wisconsin. leader of the lressrvationists.
 1 UNDERWOOD MENTIONED tt