The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-12
HARDING TO HEAR
ALL PACT PLANTS
President-elect Makes it
Clear He Wants Ideas
of All Concerned.
CONFERENCES PILE UP
Many Discussions on League
Is Brewing; No Cabinet
Jobs Have Been Offered.

MARION, Ohio. Dec. l1.--As ne
continued his consultation today on
an assUciati ton OF nations President
elect Harding let 1t be known that,
he expected to seek the opinion al
more than u hundred men and wo-
men on the subject before inaugura-
tion day and that his conferences
during the coming week would in
clude some Of the most notable
figures in both political parties.
Wants All Sides Represented.
william ]. Bryan, Elihu Root and
Herbert Hoover are among those he
VIII consult virtually at the outset
Of his effort 10 find "A middle ground
on which the divergent schools Of
national thought may unite. IL"
aid tonight he wanted no element
Of the recent league fight left out
and was equally anxious To hear any
new plan Of international court
which might seem practical.
MIR. Hoover is to be here tomOr-
row Mr.. Root Monday and Mr.
Bryan Friday. From each of these
men Mr.. Harding expects ~ gather
much OF an Informative nature as
well as much advice ON the pracu-
cal problems of diplomacy
Tho appointment with MIR. Bryan,
ike those with Mr.. Hoover and Mi.
Root, was made at Senator Hard
ing's request. Since the league OF
nations discussion began there has
been much talk about the Bryan
arbitration treaties as possible
basis for international amity OF "A
broader scope and 1t Is understood
| that for one thing, the president
| elect is anxious to hear first hand
about the negotiations from which
/ ucse pacis resulted.
Bryan Root Hoover.
Mr.. Bryans advice also Is ex-
pccted to be interesting in view OF
his active effort to secure ratifica-
lion Of the Versatile streaty with the
republican reservations
Mr.. Roots experience as secretary
| of state recently has buttrcsscd with
several weeks Of consultation with
! he leading statesmen of Europe IN
| formulating a world-court under the
! Versailles league. Provision for
some such court has been favored
/ py MIR. Harding as part OF an inter-
] national peace covenant, ana mo
work already done is expected to b,
! one OF the principal subjects ui hIs
talk with Mr.. Root,
The meeting tomorrow between
! Harding Hud Hoover viii be thoii
second since Harding was n"ml'
uatcd for the presidency, The for
mer food administrator was ono OF
the first TO Toe consulted by the re-,
publican nominee after the ChlclE
convention, and IL Is understood tha
the league issue was discussed ~
detail. The conference tOmorrp ,
will be two-hour talk TO go over
again some Of the ground covered AT
that time,
Several others, including CnlyIl
Coolidge. the vice president elect
are on Mr IIarding's calendar iol
next week Some Of the nance
were withheld, the prcsidont-oIec
explaining that engagements are
being added daily In his efforts e
bring all elements Of opinion int
his conferences. at may be i'm
practicable ne added. but | don
hink So"
Tonight Senator Harding dcnl"'
that any places IN his cabinet ha'
been formally offered. replying I"
question on the subject hy sayinI
that no tender had been mad" &
anyone.