The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
t. O. p. LEADERS ARE. SEEKING FOR WAY. ID ENTER LEAGUE.
''lrreconcilable" Opposition Has Collapsed as Result of Recent Conferences
 Held at Marion
By ROBERT T. SMALL

Marion, O., December 16.--- tSpecial.) = The collapse of ''irreconcilable" opposition to the entry of America into a league or an association of na- tions is plainly indicated by the Marion conferences thus far.
 That the United States must keep up its share of the burden of stabilizv ing the world; that the United States cannot stand alone in splendid or any other sort of isolation, and that the United States must find way to re- assert it's moral leadership of both western and eastern hemispheres, is agreed by all who have come to Ma rjon.
 The visit of Senator Albert E. Fall of New Mexico, real irreconcilable of the Senate, has been most Illuminating. Senator Fall contends he still is "ir- reconcilable,' but he finds his mind running along very nicely with MT. Harding's just at this time, and he sees no reason why the United States should not cooperate with Europe, provided always that Congress does not delegate it's powers to Americas rep resentatives in a league or an associa- ticn of nations.
 HARDING HAS STATED VIEWS
 Some of those who talked with Sena- tor Fall while he was in Marion thought he wanted to convey the inn pression that Senator Harding had come around to his way of thinking, but when the senator from New Mexico 1r1 toA AAxy LA rsr,f ha d Mr. Harding.s views had been made clear during the campaign and he would not seek to state them. He added, however, that Senator Harding unQuestionably was proceeding in the right direction.
 Senator FaiPs ready agreement with Senator Harding on the necessity of the United States cooperating with Europe in new association of na- tions has led to the conclusion here that when he presents his plan, tho new President will have almost the solid support of his party in the Senate. There is a further feeling here that in the end the irreconcilable opposition may be reduced to Senators Johnson of California and Borah of Idaho Even senator Johnson said duriTag the cam psign that he favored an international forum, or something of that sort. senator 6oran, however, is committed aeainst any league. any association, or combination of nations, which involves or implies political alliance. He be- < hcves America should stand aloof from S~h aEfeenlerits which might be con- strned as having political significance.
 CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS
 Like Senator Fall, many of the ir- reconcilables of the Senate are close per sonai friends of Senator Harding. and from the attitude taken by Mir. Fall it IS assumed they are not going to attempt to err,barrass him in any way in the ne- sctiation of the new international under standings after he goes into the White House.
 Nor is there to be irreconciIabie ohjec- ton, it seems, to passing the new associa- ton of nations upon the framework of the covenant of Versailles. There is no let-up in thexieuunciation of the league as 1t now Btands'' There are state- ments that the present league is entirely unavoidable, and that the treaty of peace itself is vicious and altogether undesir- able but Senator Fall let it be explicitly understood while here that if Senator Harding thought it best to work out the new association from what Is good
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