Evening star., 1920-12-12
Notables on List Represent
Divergent Opinions on
League Issue.
HOOVER, BRYAN AND
ROOT. DUE THIS WEEK
Gov. Coolidge Accepts Invitation to
Marion-Col. Harvey Is
Guest and Adviser.

MARION. Ohio, December lf.--As
ne continued his consultations today
on an association of nations. Presi-
dent-elect Harding let it be known
that he expected to seek the opinion
of more than hundred men and
women on the subject before inau-
guration day, and that his conferences
during the coming week would in
clude some of the most notable fig
ures in both political parties.
William Jennings Bryan. Elihu
Root and Herbert Hoover are among
! those he will consult virtually at the
outset of his effort to find a middle
ground on which the divergent schools
of national thought may unite. He
said tonight he wanted no element
of the recent league lett out and was
equally anxious to hea- any new plan
of international concert which might
seem practical.
Hoover Coming Today.
Mr.. Hoover is to be here tomorrow.
on Friday. From each of these Nh:
Harding expects to gather much of
an informative nature as well as
much advice on the practical prob
lens of diplomacy Mr.. Hoover was
a member of the Versailles peace
delegation and the other two have
been conspicuous figures in interna-
tional affairs as Secretaries of State.
The appointment with Mr.. Bryan.
Root, was made at Senator Hardings
request. Since ihe league of nations
discussion began there has been
much talk about the Bryan arbitra-
| tion treaties as possible basis for
| international amity of broader
scope. and it is understood that for
4 one thing the Pres!dent-eiect is arx-
| ious, to hear first-hand about the ne
! gat{afibns from which these pacts
resulted. Mr. Bryan's advice also is
! expected to be interesting. in view OF
] his active effort to secure ratifica-,
tion of the Versailles treaty with
| the republican reservations.
MIR. Roots experience as Secretary
of State recently has been buttressed
| by several weeks of consultation
with the leading statesmen of Eu-
| rope in formulating world court
under the Versailles league. Proyi-
| sion for some such court has been
favored by Mr.. Harding part OF
an international covenant. and the
work already done is expected to be
one of the principal subjects OF his
! talk with Mr.. Root.
Ne Cabinet offers Yet.
The meeting tomorrow between
Senator Harding and Mr.. Hoover will
be their second since Mr.. Harding
! was nominated for the presidency
! The former food administrator was
one of the first to be consulted byg-
tho republican nominee after the
! Chicago convention. and it is under
stood that the league issue WAS dis
| cussed in detail. The conference
! tomorrow viii be only a two-hour
talk to go over again some Of the
ground covered at that time
Several others Including calvia
Coolidge. the Vice Preside nt-clect, are.
on Mr. Harding's calling list for next
week Some of tbe names were with
held, the President-elect explaining
that engagements are being added
daily in his effort TO bring all eie-
ments of opinion into his conferences,
1t may be impractieabie," he added,
but don't think So
Most of the day MIR. Harding spent
in consultation with Col George
Harvey of New York, who WAS one>
of his most conspicuous advisers ON
foreign policies during the campaign
Col Harvey came TO Marion yesterday
and it was said much of ahe talk
today was devoted to the practical
question of conducting the coming =
consultations jim the most efficient
way. The colonel viii remain over
Sunday as Mr.. Harding's guest.
Tonight Senator Harding again
denied that any places in his cabinet
had been formally offered. replying
to a question on the subject. by say
ing that no tender had been made
to any one.
Bryan. Accepts Invitation.
MIAMI, Fla. December 11.-William
Jennings Bryan, at his winter home
here. today stated he had accepted
the invitation to confer with Presi-
dent-elect Harding on the proposed
association of na-iee-s, but declined
TO make any. comment as 10 his
opinion on the subject
Mr.. Bryan expects to leave Sunday
a fternoon, for Marion.