Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-12
HARDING To SEE
MORE THAN 100
ON NEW LEAGUE
Senator to Confer With
Some of the Most Noted
Figures in Both Parties
During Coming Week.
tBy The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PressD
Marion. O. Dec. l-As he con-
tinued his consultation today on an
association of nations, President
elect Harding let it be known ne 1
expected to seek opinions of mere
than a hundred men and women
before inauguration day and that
his conference during the coming
week would include some OF me
most notable figures in both polltl7
cal parties.
w. j. Bryan. Elihu Root and
Herbert Hoover are among those
he will consult virtually at the
outset of his effort to find a mid
die Ground on which divergent
schools of national thought may
unite. He said tonight he wanted
no element OF the recent leasue
fight left out and was equally anX-
ious to hear any new plan OF IN
ternatiOnal concert which might
seem practicable.
Hoover at Marion Today.
Mr.. Hoover is to be here tomor-
row. Mr.. Root Monday and Mr.
BRYAN Friday From each Mr.,
Harding expects TO gather much OF
an informative nature as well as
much advice on the practical prop
lens of diplomacy, Mr., Hoover
was a member of the Versailles
peace delegation and the other two
have been conspicuous flgures III
international affairs as secretaries
| of state.
The appointment with Mr. Bryan,
like those with Mr.. Hoover ana
Mr.. Root, was made at Senator
Uarding's request. Since the league
of nations discussion began there
has been much talk about the
Bryan arbitration treaties as pos
sible basis for international amity
Of a broader scope and It Is under
stood that for one thing the presi-
dent-elect is anxious to hear first
hand about negotiations from
; which these pacts resulted. Mr.
Rrvan's advice Is expected to be
interesting in view of his active
effort to secure ratification of the
Versailles treaty with republican
reservations.
Root 10 Tell Of Court.
Mr.. Roots experience as secre
tary OF state has been buttresset
nv several weeks of consultaior
, with leading statesmen of Europe
formulating a world court undel
The Versailles league. Provision
for some such court has been "a
yored by Mr.. Harding as part 0
an international peace coVenan
and the work done is expected Il
he one of the principal subjects o
! his talk with Mr.. Root.
. The meeting tomorrow between
Senator Harding and Mr., Hoove
will be their second since MI
Harding was nominated. MI
Hoover was one of the first to b
o consulted by the senator after tn
Chicago convention and it is un
derstood the league issue was dis
: eussed, The conference tomorrow
will be a two-hour talk to go owe
!, again some of the ground covered
II several Others on List.
Several others. including Cover
{ nor Coolidge, the vice president
: elect, are on Mr.. Harding's calm
= list for next week. Some of IN
: names were withheld, the presi
= dent elect explaining that engage
= ments are being added daily in NJ
. | effort to bring all elements
:. opinion in his conferences.
Most of the day Mr.. Hardin
:, spent in consultation with Co
N George Harvey, New York, VIII
. was one of his most conspicuuot
:, advisers on foreign politics durin
=, the campaign.
Colonel Harvey came to Mario
Yesterday and it was said much
a the talk today was devoted to II
10 question of conducting the comm
i, consultations in the most efficiei
- way. The colonel will remain ov'
70 Sunday.
y Tonight Senator Harding aga
denied anv places in his cabin
- had been formally offered. sayir
~ ~ that no tender had been made
anyone.