The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-25

ASSEMBLY,
INAUGURAL
i.leus Of Nations Meet
.Dultl5 Action Until q.
B Gan Take Part.

~ VAL @"N~ .
MDAyD LAWRENCE.
llpecial to The Argus.)
rSlhgton, Nov. 24.-The ten
- Z the assembly Of the League
I1ilpas now meeting in Geneva
s11fcons consideration Of amend
~ Is the covenant until after
ji11ns- Elect Harding shall have
~ insagurated was received in
Va1hineton by friends Of Senator
Ir1iig q confirmation Of their Oft
1870 statements that the ma
- * The world would always be
~ to form q new association
~ he United States as an asso-
~ In the enterprise.
S1aatof Harding's friends insist
/ ~ during the campaign he was
iruuently miHepresented by polit-
jol opponents on the subject Of the
lnsue Of Nations. When he spoke
~ now association. the senator
rast to be understood as convey
ing the idea that he didn't care
whether the present machinery
Iv9s revised and modified or a new
|iisttltion created so long as the
Questionable features Of articles 10,
its susrantees Of territorial integ-
fiy and implications of military
i1ca were entirely eliminated.
xAss be speaks Of the league being
'leal" or when he refers as he did
! Il D. Moines last August to turn
ts " hack En obligations, he
aaas article 10. His friends there
ias declare that insofar as an in
tsahoual conference has been
ksasht about by the present
lngls and negotiation is thus made
aaw no disposition exists to in
dtspoa league different in every
lasl from the present organiza-
ID. Nevertheless they say that
~ k. Harding formulates his
1sn, the changes he will sug-
3io other countries will be fun
en0tal and that they will abso-
NV alter the character Of the
Maant 70 that the league will b<
mn y the Harding league in.
w Of The Wilson league.
leCsrnick in Europe.
Saator Nedill Mccormick Of iii.
~, who has just sailed for Europe
one Of the so-called irreconcil
~ who voted along with Sen.
on BoFah and johnson against
~ treaty with or without the Lodge
verations. He has said tha'
Ercpe vas ready to negotiate fol
: new understanding with thu
nHed states and that he person.
w ID been assured by persons
slaes 70 foreign governments O
adr readiness to accept the Amer.
n program. His visit to Europ<
siuly expected to develop inter
1lng conferences with foreign
1eamen the substance of which
Wy % cabled to Senator Harding
9Asion. Mr. Mccormick ia in NJ
- IN Official representative O.
= harding but he has appriset
m - Harding Of his plans. The
.taoas senator differs from othel
aeers Of the irreconcilabl,
~ u that he sees the necessity
- sort Of world association
sslaca America shall play a par
Treaty Revision.
essentially considerable pres
W. eeing brought to bear upor
at-Elect Harding to per
~ lm to move for . revision
FACE treaty itself. There Il
s that II Senator Knox wer,
secretary Of state he woult
ss 70 separate the peac,
nom the world association
~mat the United States woult
y = obliged to participate IL
~ scecement Of the treaty
s,..,.s such q separation will b,
- .ole Il = moot point. s.
coopromises were worket
- . sstls that some Of the ma
- .Alch have most at stak,
ss.,eaf .eaf that = reopening Of on,
-. would lead to tangled sit
~, On another and thus Il
Crises throughout Europe.
= Ms.es. there seems no ques
~sx me proposal will be mad,
Nr 70 divorce the peac,
& s.m uVm the new association q.
kx. round robin presented
~ ~ senators - pro
n ~ .ea President Wilson mad,
~ tfip % the United state,
eeace conference.
.W dnceful Move.
IN ,e ths action Of the As
Nh. y tAe League Of Nations /,
~. t0f proposala from IN,
. seasss to change the cove
- mesfpreted here as a mar
~ raceful move and on,
N to put an even ereste
sssaliv for early acton o,
- llect Harding. Il 1
/. ,,s The first overture by Eu
1Ss ssnator Hardinr, and som' @
Who know him best ar, ar'
lS.;.s he will not lose the on
I S . make an entirely nev
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