Arizona republican., 1920-12-25
TAF I IS SATISFIED
 HARDING IS NEAR
 PRACTICAL PEACE TREATYS SOLUTION
Former President Pleased With Result Of Marion Conferences On World Problems = No Meeting Today
[RepubIican A. p. Leased Wlrel


 MARION, Ohio, Dec. 24.-President- elect Harding's last conference on the proposed society of nations before casting aside political affairs to enter into the Yuletide spirit and its ac- tivities was held today with former President William H. Taft, whose ideas as to the league of nations have not always coincided with those of the new party leader.
 MT. Taft arrived here early this morning from Chicago and had break fast with Senator and Mrs Harding Then they began conference which continued until almost noon. when Mr Taft left for Cincinnati, where he will spend Christmas with his brother Charles P. Taft, his son Robert and other relatives.
 Neither the former president nor the president elect would discuss the re- suit of the conference. MT. Taft. how ever, gave out a formal statement in which he discussed the senators S views on the Versailles league and the proposed society of nations advocated by Senator Harding. No intimation was given that cabinet positions were discussed.
 Mir. Tafts statement follows:
 T enjoyed very much my conference with Senator Harding I found that he had been using the conferences with his visitors to formulate and confirm the general views he expressed in his speech of acceptance and that of Aug. 2S. and that he felt confident that the desire of the American people as inter- preted by him in his campaign experi- ences and in the results of the election was to avoid the political and military obligations of the treaty and the league, i but that he feels stsongly the necessity for reaching a common ground with the leading powers of the world for an agreement that shall secure a gradual fly effective limitation of armament. a court with Jurisdiction over justiciable questions, and a conference of nations to negotiate and press a compromise of every non -justiciable question 1 threatening war and which shall give | Us the benefit of the adjustment of oul relations with Germany secured to tho United States in the treaty without ob- jectionable features of the provisions of the treaty as shown in the Repub- lican reservations and without partici- patton in such commissions under tho treaty as concerns European nations.
 T am much encouraged to think thai the senator is working out a practica solution, which may not be wholly sat isfactory to the enthusiasts at either GAIISIlG, OI W1OA Iildy Do COuSlQ- cred one, but will satisfy those anxiou: to make progress and anxious to giv, the United States the leadership sht should have in guiding all the nation! to permanent peace so far as is prac- ticable. Of course the senator is prop. erly chary of a definite program be cause it must depend on the circum- stances, which only actual conference! ! with all concerned may develop, bu
 that he is bent on working out in { very practical way real and usefu association is most apparent He Is il an accommodating state of mind as t ! details and even important provisions of the definite objections he alway expressed to the method and aim , and obligations of a political and mili
 tary character contained in the treat, ] cIld the league are obviated in the nev agreement
 Senator Harding has no conference l nor engagements scheduled for tomor
 row. With Mrs. Harding he will ca l Christmas dinner with half doze X newspaper men, whom he has invite
 to be his guests. Most of the mornin will be spent by the presidentelec ' and Mrs. Harding opening hundreds c S presents which have been recetve' . from all parts of the country.