El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-05
ROUND ROBIN
MADE BASIS OF
NEW COVENANT
~ DAVID LAWRENCE
Continued from page II

secret OF the fact hat the overwhelm-
ing election returns are calmly point
ed 70 by them as a vindication Of the
lrrecoucilable" viewpoint. Senator
Harding however has always insist
ed that the best political opponents
purposely' misconstrued HIS position
as one Of opposition 20 any league or
association whatever.
Perhaps this was because neither
senator Borah nCr senator johnson.
leaders Of the irreconcilsble group.
! spent mucn time arguing what KIND
OF league they would favor, but
] c0ndemniug the present league
The Republican platform in Chicago
] accepted by Borah and Johnson IA
+ Tors IAN international agreement" TO
7 accomplish the same general objects
which the Democrats have claimed as
/ the purpose Of tie wilson covenant
But more especially than the Re
f publican platform, the Harding policy
I is reflected in the text OF the IA
nous round robin sent originally OF
the Republ' cans in che senate az a
warning to president Wilson in the
midst Of the negotiations
Whereas a committee OF the peace
conference has proposed cousutu-
tion for a league OF nations md the
I proposal is now before the peace con
ference for its consideration, now.
therefore.
.Be it resolved by the senate Of
the United States IN the discharge
OF its constitutional duty OF advice in
regard 20 the treaty that it is the
sense Of the senate that while Il
their desire that the nations Of the
world should unite TO promote peace
and general disarmament, the consti-
tuition OF he league II nations in the
form now proposed to the peace con
ference should not be accepted By
the United States, and
BE 10 resolved, further. that
it is the sense OF the senate that the
negotiations on the part Of The United
states should be directed 10 the Ut
most expedition Of the urgent BUSH
ness Of negotiating peace terms sat
isfactory 70 the United States and the
nations associated in The war against
the German government and the pro-
posal for a league OF nations TO in
sure the permanent peace Of the world
sho I'D then be taken Up for care
lul and serious consideration"
It is the last paragraph favoring q
league OF nations TO insure per
manenr peace, and the preceding
paragraph expressing a desire that
the nations Of the world should unite
20 promote peace and general dis
armament which affords president
elect Harding his promised new for
eigu policy. Senators Borah and John I
son cannot 60 back on their sigma
lures TO that document, They are
committed 10 a general alliance or I
association OF whatever name it may I
be called
Wants Good Of Present Covenant.
UnQuestionably DO viii be president
elect Hardings purpose TO negotiate /
a treaty with Germany covering the I
main points IN the Versailles treaty 1
which relate especially 20 the United /
StateH-
As Tor the formation Of a league OF I
nations y IS generally hoped by the i
president-elect that the good in the /
present covenant may be retained /
and that the bad. as h. sees it, shall /
be removed by the common consent ]
Of all the nations now members Of I
the league.
Senator Harding particularly OBJ
lects 10 article X and article III and 1
the clauses relating 20 International 4
labor as vel as sundry other ar
-icles involving the Iss Of economic
1lockades- Senator -1cGormick and
others declare confidently that the
European nations viii gladly scrap
the present league and agree 70 a
revision and redrafting Of the whole
business
Vow. in considering this league
question. IL IS wei 70 bear in mind.
first that -president-elect Harding
has an idea Europe is less interest
"a I'm the present league than IN
Americas cooperation in some kind
lf world organization and that. just
ls woodrow Wilson may have in
luenced the formation OF the kind OF
3 league he believed America want
ID. so another president has the moral
power TO put through his particular
kind Of program
Committed to Association
Just what the league Of nations
VIA look like when the negotiations
between the next administration and
he European powers are concluded,
g difficult 10 say. some "irreconcil-
lbies" wiz be satisfied IL they can
Eliminate article n. which lIr. WIZ
ion called the heart Of the cove
laut" with that article gone and
lther articles substituted, they may
be- ready 70 cali it "new associ-
-tious' or the Harding league" and
push for ratification
The one thing cer-ain thus far Is
hat preHideut-elect Harding consid--i
rs himself committed to some kind
q q league OF association o. nations
3eyoud that no one can 90. except I
o say that 70 is pretty vel assured
md understood in Marion that Elihu
Root VIII not be the dominant figure
q the next administration which pub
'c opinion around the world has been
% ready TO predict that he would be. /