The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-20
BELIEVE HARDING
WILL DROP TREATY
Senator's Convinced 1t Will
Not Be Basis for Future
Negotiations.
RELIEVED OF PUZZLE
Hitchcock Announces He Sees
No Chance for Formation
Of New League.
RELIEVED OF PUZZLE
special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 10.

Special Despatch TO The NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 10.
Interest of Senator'S in the fate Of the
treaty of Versailles, ar interest which
has been dead or sleeping since the ver-
dict of the people in the November cleo
tons. has been somewhat revived by the
despatch from Marion in THE NEW
York HERALD of to-day suggesting the
methods with which President Harding
purposes to guarantee the future peace
OF the world.
Senators noted particularly the Har-
ding plan apparently because he contem-
plates complete abandonment of the YER
sailles treaty in so far as the league
covenant is concerned, as the basis of
future negotiations to assure world
peace The belief that he would advo-
cate such a course has been strength
ened by expressions from such ''irrecon-
cilables" who have visited Senator
Harding at Marion as Senator Reed
(Mo.). Democratic, and Senator Fall
On. NJ, Republican.
Each Of these Incorporating foes or
the Versailles treaty and league said
after comforting with the President
elect that they found themselves upon
common ground with the future Chief
Executive.
This meant that they were satisfied
they would not be called on again to
consider the Versailles treaty, unless
perchance it were resubmitted to the
Senate by President Wilson before
March 4.
Several Senators to-day found in the
dispatches from Marion the answer to a
question which has puzzled many OF
them, namely why it is that Senator
Hitchcock (Neb.). leader Of the Presi-
dents treaty fight. has not been IN
cluded III the list of public men OF both
parties in and out of the Senate who
have conferred with the President-elect
since his election
Senator Hitchcock has made II known
to many of his colleagues that In his
opinion the Versailles treaty is the only
basis for guaranteeing world peace ana
that only by entering the League or
Nations can America make her proper
contribution to world peace for all time.
II do not think any second league OF
nations or association of nations can be
established so long as the present league
continues in operation" said the Ne
braskan. Il see no reason why the
present league, composed of forty ODD
nations. will cease to operate; in fact,
the meeting of its assembly now, draw
ing 10 close, has revealed u remarkable
vitality Of its organization. There is q
possibility of material modification or
the covenant or constitution of the pres
ent league. In my opinion this could be
brought about under the leadership OF
Senator Harding when he becomes Presi-
dent, provided he could substantially
unite a commanding majority of the Re-
publican Senators in a policy to enter
the league with reasonable modifica-
itions.
IF he should do that I think ii would
be possible to secure the cooperation OF
enough Democratic Senators to secure
very easily the necessary two-thirds sup
port of the Senate"