The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-06
Sim Fein Head Offers
Peace to Lloyd George
Harding and Wilson
To Confer On Nations
International Policy
BY DAVID bAwRENcE
Copyright by, The 1ntel!iSencsr

Washington. Dec. 5.--Ths sap iii
government between the wilson am
Harding administrations WI be oriasSu.
senator Harding Will call at the whit
House 10 pAv his respects. Conferences
between members II the future cap'-
net and I'll" present executives "l Inr Ir
Inherent government departmcnts VII.
como subsequent II the anhoHnSeihen> :
81 new cabinet personnel Inc re
Spon<c OF Republican, as well as leIlio -,
cratic editors To the suggestions o'
close cooperation between the outgo-
ink and incoming administrations LOT
The best interests Of the whole coun-
trv has been almost unanimously Ia
Sorablc II, .,
IL. ready TO tell Senator Harding all the
facts OF foreign relations as theS nave
been conveyed TO him SO that IN map
ping out his own foreign policy, IN. IN.
OF the latest Information r"ncernins
the true attitude OF foreign govern
mentS.
The President ~ being urgeu. nv
over, to send the treaty OF Hersallles
back 70 the Senate. II is true that the
senate ohce adopted resolution say
ing II could not be ratified IN IT'S pres
,nt form but the important happenings
NJ Geneva have altered the whole race
OF things The unanimous interpreta-
ton given officially at Geneva BY tht
assembly Of the league that Article ~
did mean guarantee OF leTEIlob "a
Integrity as has been suggested IN ths
debates In the American Senate out
simply refers TO eStsrnai aggression
has been looked upon by friends OF thH
President as q good augury. The state
mnnt moreover Of Denmark that she
could not furnish troops for certain
purpose called Tor BY the leagues coun'
ell is also regarded as precedent tTa'
viii bolster up the view taken py hr'
Wilson heretofore concerning the Tree
dom Of action Of every nation on the
subject of military aid.
RArdtng and the League.
But there is no suspicion here that
about Z the ti league on on Mr. Harding. The
latter will decide for himself whether
the league is n dead issue or not and
what he will do about it.. On the Other
hand. the particular problem before the
President as seen by friends Of the
league is that unless he sends the treaty
and covenant back 10 the Senate. therI
will be nothing before that body. |;
be difficult for Mr.. Harding to send
the treaty TO the Senate without frs;
arranging with other powers for
changes, Also the view Is S being urged
bility fo- the failure TO ratify the
treaty would rest upon the senate II he
sent the document to the upper house
with his own suggestions for changes
that could be made to satisfy criticisms
made heretofore.
Indeed. It would occasion no surprise
IL Mr.. Wilson realizing his defeat At
the last election would at last make a
compromise suggestion nnd leave st to
-he Republican Senate to approve o.
reject but furnishing at any rate n
basis Tor continuance or the discus
HspublteAn Attitude.
The Republicans themselves would
prefer that Mr.. Wilson forgot about the
jreaty aud keep it ina pigeon hole until
Senator Harding gets inside the white
House and begins cleaning up his desk
and examining his files. They are fear
ful that the demand in the next few
weeks will be for legislation to afford
relief to the farmers OF the west. III"
cotton growers Of the south and agrtcul-
ruralises generally. The clash between
rhe city and the farm is serious one.
The attitude OF the treasury department:
lnay be- said 10 reflect President VIII
sons views, namely that the credit OF
the United States is already in such
strained condition that to extend loans
20 any one class would only start a gen.
eral demand for relief which would
weaken the government purse and force
down the price OF Liberty bonds and
other obligations.
Much OF the trouble IS due 10 the fact
that while the people voted in November
- turn the Democratic administration
doesn't como into office until three
months have passed and probably will
not get familiar with the problems in
hand for another two months after that.
Meanwhile American business suffers
all sorts Of fears and nervousness. This
Shaky condition of the economic world
will compel conferences between the
wilson and Harding administrations
and between Republican and Democratic
leaders. Most officials are optimistic
about the future and attribute the en-
tire business upset to the pains OF re-
adjustment and the difficulties OF
changing administrations in the midst
OF reconstruction period unparalleled
IN American history.