Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-09
Advice to Harding


1.-THE precise way in which some
notifications can be best made
must be determined at the time in
conference with the other parties. 1t
is impossible to forecast the meth
DDS because conditions next March
are necessarily uncertain. Now the
central idea is that the deadlock re-
suited from President Wilson's per-
verse refusal to negotiate for the
ization of the treaty. but that our
new administration will secure that
consent.
"a separate declaration Of peace
was justified only by President Will
sons refusal to act. After March
fourth that will no longer be justi-
fable unless other powers pow refuse to
not anticipate. Don't allow Cox to
drive you off the ground of Hard
ing's senate vote and our platform.
Keep to the simple issue American
iZation."
By examining the dates Of the
speeches in which Senator Harding
discussed the treaty and League of
Nations during the month of Sep
TENDER and October it will be noticed
that nothing was said publicly by
Mr.. Harding which Elihu Root, at
any rate. interpreted as a contradic-
ton of the advice given, for Mr..
Root himself continues to support
Harding and made a speech at Car
negie Hall, New York, in October
reiterating his own views on Article
ing.
Harding Reported Disp1eased
In Marion, however, during the
past week. the writer learned that
Elihu Root was not held in the same
high favor on questions of foreign
ha ~ in CHI
ington and New York and other parts
of the country where it had. been
confidently believed that Mr.. Root
would be the backbone of the Hard
ing administration on foreign pol
icy.
Indeed it will be noted that in al
most all the dispatches sent out
from Marion giving gossip about the
future cabinet, Mr.. Root was not
named for secretary Of state. 1t also
cablegram came from Europe Sena-
tor Harding showed his displeasure.
Whether he communicated his criti-
cism to Mr.. Root is not known to
the writer but from the fact that
the former secretary of state at a
ing the election of Harding on the
league issue, the inference may be
drawn that Mr.. Root was not ac-
quainted with any such disapproval.
lnQeeQ, the only evidence presented
publicly that Senator Harding is dis
posed to disagree with Mr.. Root
came after the election and during
the past week. when in an address
to the crowds who came to cheer him
at Marion, Senator Harding spoke of
the election verdict and then referred
to the treaty of Versailles, as de
ceased"
Mr.. Root had cabled that it was
very unwise to declare the league
dead"
Friends Of Treaty Hopeful
Friends Of the treaty. however.
have not lost hope and the few
who know about Mr.. Roots cable
gram believe that Senator Harding
must inevitably accept the Root
view. AS for the explanation made
in March, 1919, in the letter sent by
Mr.. Root to VIII Hays, the refer
ence TO The Hague court in that
communication is as follows:
There was a weakness in the
system devised by. The Hague con-
terence. 1t was that arbitration of
questions was not made
obligatory so that no nation could
bring another before the court un-
less the defendant was willing to
come, and there was no way to en-
,orce a judgment"
After declaring that in his judg-
nent strictly "justiciable or judi
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