The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-09


there Is an interesting story Of what
happened at Marion when the cable
| from Mr.. Root arrived.
The Position Of Root.
First OF all. this correspondent pre-
SCENTS exclusively today In The News
man who was stopping in Marion dur.
ing the latter part OF August, ana whc
showed the cablegram 20 Senator Hard
ing, Here Is what Mr., Root cabled;
Declaration on which. HAYS asks an
S Soni0@ cannot S Be be % sH'o 10 cover any
thing but justiciable questions. Mat
ters OF state policy must be dealt with
by conference OF powers. See explana-
tioD In my letter TO Hays OF March,
league dead. Il would not be true.
The league has hardly begun. The
terms OF peace have not yet been en-
forced by the victorious nations. Polish
questions. for. example. are properly
being handled by the foreign ofilces
They are not the leagues business.
"NsW Deal imposslble."
''In my opinion a new deal here from
the beginning by abandoning the Yer.
Il would bring chGos and an entire loss
of results OF the war and general dis
nster involving the United States. The
only possible course - 70 keep the
treaty modifying II TO meet the re-
qulrements OF the senate reservations
In some othar respects.
''The precise way IN which some
notifications can be best made must
be determined nj the time. IN CONFER
ence with the other partiesA u 70 I'm.
Conditions next March are necessarily
uncertain. Now the central idea ID that
the deadlock resulted from PRESIDENT
wilson's perverse refusal TO negotiate
for the consent Of other powers 70
our new Administrations will secure that
"a separate declaration of peace was
Justified only by President wilson's re.
fusnl 10 act. After March Z that VIII
no longer be justinable unless other
powers refuse "a consent TO modlnca-
ton, which DO not anticipate. Don't
allow Cox TO drive you on the ground
OF Hardlng's senate vote and our plat
form. Keep 20 the simple ISSUE Amer
By examining the dates of the
speeches In which Senator Harding dis
cussed the treaty and league or nations
during the months OF September and
October, IL win be noticed that nothing
was said publicly by Mr.. hara ,I
preted as a contradiction OF the advice
given, for Mr.. Root himself continued
70 support Harding, and made q speech
Mt Carnegie hall In October relteratlng
his own views on. Article x ana urs-
Ing the election 81 Harding.
Root Not In Hlnh Favor,
In Marion. however. during the psst
week, the writer learned that Elihu
Root was not held In the same high
favor on questions OF foreign policies
ana New York and other parts OF the
country where II had been confidently
believed that Mr.. Root would be the
backbone OF the Harding .administra..
tion on foreign policy. Indeed, u WIN
patches sent out from Marion giving
gossip about the future cabinet, Mr.:
Root was not named for secretary OF
Il is also declared that when the
Root, cahiegram came from Europe
senator Harding showed his displeas-
ure. Whether he communicated his
criticism 10 Mr.. Root Ii not known TO
the writer, but from the fact that the
former secretary Of state at later
date made n public speech urging the
election OF Harding on the League issue.
the inference may be drawn that MT.
Root was not acquainted with any such
disapprovai.
The After Election speech.
Indeed, the only evidence presented
publicly that Senator Harding 10 ais
posed 10 disagree with Mr. Root came
after the election and during the past
week when in an address 70 the crowds
who came 70 cheer him at Marion, Sen
ator Harding spoke OF the election YER.
dict and then referred to the treaty OF
Versailles as deceased" Mr.. Root had
cabled that II was very unwise" TO de-
clare the league dead"
stlll Hope for League.
| Friends OF the treaty. however, nave
not lost hope. and the few who KNOW
about MIR. Roots cabiegram believ