Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
FRANK MUNSEY MENTIONED
FOR SECRETARY OF CONNER CE
Publisher Close Friend of Senator Harding
and Active Factor In G. O. P.
Presidential Campaign

! ing reassuring him about the league
issue. The message left no doubt how
Senator Harding stood on the subject
of Mr.. Root
Harding and Root Far Apart.
To the outside world it may be
surprise that Senator Harding and
former Senator Root are not going
to be as close as the public sup
posed There isn't anything personal
In it at alf-simply divergence of
view and difference Of opinion. For
instance. Senator Harding believes in
exenpting American ships from the
payment Of Panama canal tolls. mat
Britain. Elhu Root insisted on stand
ing with President Wilson, on that
issue and would hardly be able to re-
verse himself without considerable
embarrassment as an international
lawyer. -,
Moreover, Mr.. Root favors American
entrance into the league with proper
reservations. Senator Harding may
eventually come to the same position
put Tor the present he is disposed to
try out the Knox policy of keeping
America completely detached from
any world organization except one
mat gives the United States an abso-
iiuteiy free hand and without any OBJ.
iigation. physical or moral
senator Hagdins feels kindly toward
me men whose views he shares. Mr.
Munsey is one of them. Senator Knox
IS another and William Randolph
nearst Is another. The part that Mr.
hearst played in the campaign-his
opposliion to the league of nations
was especially pleasing to the folks
a. Marlon. 1t is significant that what
one hears al Marion as the. reason for
no. selecting Elihu Root to the ca hi
ne.-hls alleged connection with in
tlonai bankers"-tS exactly what
MT: Heart has been Saying and stir
says of the former Secretary of State.
oms hearst has telegraphed his vari-
Uus.I newspapers from Santa Barbara.
o es,l criticism Of Will Hays for
asking a;n Elihu Roots opinion on for
GIG" pohcy. and says. in part:
Calls Hays Action Mystery.
Mr. Roots opinion. stripped of the
oiase put in to make it hard, " ould
pfpear 70 be in essence the opinion
" MT; wilson and the Wilson party.
fha M M:, Root undoubtedly belongs to
Lamont; Mr.. Morgan and other inter
national bankers .. WIN Mr.
100 ideas should be asked on cues
o,on OF foreign policy and American
ulunt by Mr.: Hays is, matter of
much mystery, unless, PERHAPS. there
IS some sort of connection that the
puoiic does not know about between
me! incoming republican administra-
!lon and Mr.. Roots employers-tbe
International bankers. II there is
such a. connection the public can best
learn it by.watching the attitude OF
Mr. aarding's administration toward
The Inference may be drawn that
ar: dearst doesn't believe there is
soing TO be much connection between
MI. Root and the Harding administra-
tion, and that he feels sure of il
anyway, people at Marion who know
Hardings views talk about Root in
eAactIy the same phrases as used by
Mr.. Hearst. "
Party Strife Beconisig Known. 81
All this may sound like premature
strife inside the republican party. The
lact Is the lines of cleavage developed
curing the campaign and have been
known to most everybody on the in
SIDE, but it is only now that the news
OF It Is coming out The Importance
OF 1t is that Senator Harding is show
ing a friendliness to the policies of
MT; Hearst and Mr.. Munsey.
senator Harding conscientiously be-
reeves In exempting American .ships
from Panama Canal tolls He is stead-l
Iastly opposed to foreign entanCle-
ments of any kind. and he is natural
sympathetic with those who are
sympathetic with him.
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