New-York tribune., 1920-12-03
Root Mentioned l. One Of
Seven ENpecte xi To Be
Named; World Ha>.
Confidence of President
State Secretary
/" Head tIen.bers
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Lodge Asks New to STAY
in the Sen ATE and Not
Accept Cabinet Post
BY (ai ter Field

Dy \dl Ter I Held
" WASHINGTON. Dec. , 4 ncac.
commission WI he appointed b,
President liar ding. and OK
pected TO he srnt to Europe very
shortly after g. inauguration ae
cordinp to INFO fmation oh.a.ncd Ter.
to-day. fher Wn hc -,,ca mem
hers and the hartman urshaliv Ni,I
he the Seereia - of State sn The Han.
ding Cabinet Certain member. ~
the senate. ipt ludng the chairman
oil 'he foferenl Relations Committee
senator Losil.e and distinguished
men who are not members OF Con
efess. proha hly Will complete the
personnel i lihu Root. II /, believed
VIII be mesaber. Wheihe, hc is Sec.
retaiy Of Sit'tc or not.
The comm. sion viii he furnished
with every 'erap Of availabie .n
formation beanine on The peace sir
uatlon which President Harding ca1
obtain.
In this connection the announce
ment to-day that President Wilson
would be very glad to see Senator
Harding, takes on an added s;e.
nificancc. This came in the form ~
remark made by Secretary Tuni.
uity during the course of con-
versation with some newspaper men
"oh, by The way. the President
would be very glad to see Senator
Harding ~as M. Tumuhv's cx-
PRECISION.
When he was asked later in 80
day whether The President hal i,.
vited Mr. Harding to come TO the
White Houst. Mr. Tumalty said The
would not 60 back on my morning
statement -
President 10 Write Harding
The best opinion hero to.nirh, wa.
whether Nj fnmulty was put..nr .a,
Il feeler O. not that tac ,. s.acn.
would invite Nj Harding 70 come o.
the White House for tails aaa r.
formation from the Hardin, .a4, .. ,o
The effect thst Nf Hararr r.f ic
glad 70 accept tho invitation y
rendered
While If amc3 ttat ,ae con.
versation betwccn Nr Haro ug ard
President Won would be coaaaeuiIai.
there is Keen speculation haze about
what information would be- oivuiccd 10
Mr Harding now tl4t BE- is % slt
coed Ny. Wilson ir the Waite House
which Mr. Wilson denied 70 tim when.
as a member OF the fofcI~n Relation
Committee. he and others questioned
Mr. Wilson ~ 70 the promises ara A
commitments be had uade ln r.r.s
Some of the Presidents admirers '
think that he will be perfectly frank
in his "a with senator Harding. ara
that Mr.. Harding viii thus ne the first
American ever 90 have Il re4Iiy corr
plete picture Of wha' transpircd at
Paris. This presents another problem.
FOR II Mr.. Harding carries out his ar
nounced Intentions Of consulting the
best minds Of the country or the prob
lens he is % face. aud If he conferx
with the Congressional leaders. and
particularly with the Forcica Hel4Hon-
Committee Of tho Seoate, as has neon
understood that he wl do. i viii Re
practically impossible Tor him 70 4c
rept with g p-edge o. secrecy fais kiud
0i information from the President
To Take Board Into Confidence
Indeed. it VIII be Imperative that the
peace commission of seven. which .t ~
understood Nh Harding viii appoin.
and which IS 20 include "a least Sena-or
Lodge and probably other Sfrators
from the Foreign Relations Committee.
De furnished WI eferv scrap ~ ir
ormatlon bearing Oh the whole peace
situation which President IardinS can
give IT. II would be az action unthink-
able IN connection with tie HARDING
VINO has served SIX years N tne Senate
and with the Harding who went through
the campaign, as his friends here sec
It, to send commission TO Eurcpe
without taking is members entirely
INTO MS confidence.
There VIII be 10 possibility, Har-
iing's friends here declare. Of reoeti
ion Of wha. happened to Lansing. Bliss
and White at Paris on the Wilso.
peace commission.
1t IS interesting 10 recall. IN connec~
ton with the Invita- on to Senator Har-
ding, that President Taft. after the
election OF 1912. invited President vii
son to come to the White House so tAat
the retiring and the incoming President
could 60 over the then pending prob-
lens, which included Mexico and sew
cral others of grave Importance MIR
Wilson decl ned the invitation on the
ground of pressingly important busi-
ness an closing up his affairs as Gov
ernor Of New Jersey. At the same timo
President Taft informed Mr.. Wilson
that he would be very glad to have his
Cabinet members go over with their
successors, who would be named hv
Mr.. Wilson, the various problems in
their departments. This invitation was
ignored by Mr.. Wilson.
New ASKED to Stay in Senate
Another important development O.
Today was formal statement from
Lodge. expressing the hope
rat Senator Harry ). New. Of Indiana.
would not accept a Cabinet most. bu.
would remain in the Senate. where he
S'a'd be OF more service to = eoun-