Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
ACCEPTS
HARD|NG'S VIEWS ON
WORLD PEACE PLAN
Tennessee Democrat Announces
He is in Accord With
President Elect.
CONFERS WITH
POINDEXTEP TODAY
py AssociAted Press 10 Every r. EvenInz

Marion, Ohio, Dec 2i--A member
of the irreconcilable camp of the Senate,
Senator Miles Poindexser, Of Washington,
today WINS called into President's-elect
Harding's consultations on his plan for a
world peace association.
The conference is the fourth Mr. Hard
ing has held here with Senators who
fought for fiat rejection of the Versailles
league. and IL in understood others are 10
he summoned later in the hope that the
irreconcilables may add their strength To
the plan to be proposed by the next all
Ininistration.
Another on the days appointment list
was Governor Edwin z Morrow of Ken
.ucky bitter opponent of unrcserved
ratification OF the Versailles treaty
Marion, Ohio, Dec 81 President
elect Harding made further headwny
with his new League Of Nations program
Yesterday when he enlisted the support
Of Senator John X Shields Democrat, Of
Tennessee
At the conclusion of his conference
with Senator Harding, Senator Shields
authorized The Baltimore Sun correspon-
dent 10 say:
Il find myself in accord with the
principles which underlie the new ssso-
ristion of nations which Senator Harding
outlined 20 me VI sterday
This statement IL regarded here as
of special significance, as II proceeded
from tho first Democratic senator pub
hcly IN fnl in line with new international
policy which Senator Harding appears -
have evolved II might be recalled that
Senator Reed. a Missouri. who was here
two iavs ago, declined 10 commit himself
in favor II the Harding plan, and the be-
lief has grown since his departure that
lac fiatly told the Presidcnt-eleot that he
would not swallow tho old fteag1e, the
new League or any League.
The presidenf-elect spent his blIsieTt
dav Yesterday since his election. He kept
eight engagements in his effort IN clear
his slate for the Christmas holidays and
while one or two more visitors are er-
pected this week, including former Pre~l-
dent Taft, he haa put the heavier part
Of his work behind him until after thc
first Of the year.
Representative slemp. of Virginia, the
lone Republican Congressman from that
State, was the first caller He brought
with him the opinion that the Democratic
South has been broken beyond repair
AID that hIs section never agaiD wotilc
be tsoIld' ir a Presidential election.
Henry Wallace. of Dee Noines, Iowa
editor of farming paper and A posi-
hiIity for the seer efarvship 0f AgrIcul
ture, vas next. lie talked about tht
plight OF farmers. Gen Charles G
Dawes, of Chicago. who is expected Il
help in the reorganization Of the govern
ment departments. came Just befor'
lunch.
Governor Sproul. Of Pennsylvania, ac
companied by W " Atterbury, vice
president OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
and A VI Gallagher. talked with th
senator for nearly an hour Samue
+ McCune Lindsay, professor Of sOcia
/ economy of Columbia University, ans
t Senator-elect Frank Willis, OF Ohio
I who IL 20 succeed MIR Harding in tn
Senate. were other conferees.
Although there was some Cabinet dis
cllsslon in general and comment back
ward and forward upon domestic matter
the outstanding circumstances OF the day
conferences was the favorable impression
the Harding league policy seems 10 hav
made upon Senator Shields.
This policy has been so repeatedl
outlined to visitors n the last week tina
ITS main points are now matters OF com
mon knowledge here. The t.rst Is leagu
or association for conference 20 be forme'
upon the basis of the existing league
The next S the founding OF a !udlcla
tribunal through which all controversies
between nations not involving the honor
the sovereignty or the independence q
any nation NAV be adiudicated and IN
third phase is the recOdl cation OF inter
national law for the guidance of this couT
and members of the new Internatlona
union,
1t was this plan which Senator Shield.
a drastic reservationist Democrat, foun
il possible TO support. II was the sam
plan To which Senators Fall, New an,
| Wadsworth have committed themselye:
and. unless there is some radical change c
heart and mind, it is the plan which Nj
Harding will propose to the Senate afte
his inauguration on March 1, In generG
way II is believed here that both NJ
Root and NJ. Hoover will subscribe t
this scheme, although Mr.. Hoover II
mains to be convinced that it proceed
as far as II should
Although Senator Harding has NOR
than once expressed the hope that he vi
have the support of Senators HiraI
johnson and Borah in putting his meas
ure into effect, il is understood here tha
neither so far has said anything to Ell
courage that hope More than one visitC
has warned Senator Harding that troubl
may be expected from that quarter if
proposal is made that provides for ar
international association or which give
even remote recognition to the eNstln
League
II also remains TO be seen whethe
or not Mt Taft is ready 70 fall INTO lin
for league that has no power to eI
force peace He has been the most ou
spoken Republican for league with fu
power to penalize war inclined nation
The President-elect, however, is PR
ceeding now upon more or less detnit
lines with regard TO his peace program
He expects some opposition but he fee
that il he can count upon ell but Johl
son and Borah in his own party he ca
recruit enough support in Democrat
ranks to put his plan into effect.