Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
COLLAPSE Of FIGHT
UPON THE LEAGUE
BELIEVED NEARING
Marion Conferees Agreeing
That America Must Do
Share in StabiIizing.
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
GAINS GREATEST FAVOR
Senator Fall, Irreconcilable, Ready
to Help Harding-Senate Likely
to Support His Proposal.
BY ROBERT IT. SMALL,
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

to Support His Proposal.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.
MARION. Ohio, December 16.-The
collapse of "irreconci1able" opposition
to the entry of America into league
or an association of nations is P,@inly
| indicated by the Marion conferences
thus far.
That the United States must take
up its share of the burden of stabiliz-
ing the world. that the United States
cannot stand alone in splendor or
any other sort of isolation. and that
the United States must find way
20 reassert its moral leadership of
both western and eastern hemispheres.
is agreed by all who have come to
Marion.
The visit of Senator Albert g. Fall
of New Mexico, real "irreconcilable"
Of the Senate. has been most illumi-
mating. Senator Fall contends he still
is "irreconciIable." but he finds his
mind running along very nicely with
Mr.. Harding's just at this time. and
he sees no reason why the United
States should not cooperate with
Europe. provided always that Con-
gress does not delegate it's powers TO
Americas representatives in league
or association of nations.
ThinkR Harding In Right.
Some of those VINO talked with
Senator Fall while he was in Marion
thought he wanti,d to convey the i'm
preston that Senator Harding had
come around to his way of thinking.
but when the senator from New Mex
iCo was pinned down on the point
he said Mr.. Hardings views had been
made clear during the campaign and
he would not seek to state them.
He added, however, that Senator
Harding unQuestionably was proceed
ing In the right direction.
Senator Falrs ready agreement
sity of the United States co-operat-
ing with Europe in a new assoca-
ton of nations has led to the conclu-
sion here that when he presents his
plan the new President will have al
most the solid support of his party
feeling here that in the end the fr-
reconcilable opposition may be re-
duCed to- Senators Johnson Of Coli-
fornia and Borah of Idaho. Even
Senator Johnson said during the cam
paign that he favored an interna-
sort. Senator Boran, however ts
committed against any league. any
association or copbination OF nations
which involves or implies poltt{cal
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stand aloof from ali agree1nents
which might be c0nstr,isd as having
political signfhcance.
Friends Of Harding, -
Like Senator Fall, many Of the IL
reconcilables OF the Senate are. close
personal friends Of Senator HarJiinE.
and from the attitude taken By M.
Fall it is assumed they are not .kpinE
to attempt to embarraB him In any
way in the negotiation OF the new In
tefnational understandings after he
goos into the White House. -
Nor is there to be irreconclable OBJ
lection. 1t seems. to basing tho new
association Of nations upon the
framework Of the covenant Of YER
sailles. There fs no let-up in the de-
nunciation Of the league 'as it now
stands." There are statements that
the present league Is entirely un-
itself is vicious and altogether unde-
sirahle, but Senator Fall let it be ex-
plicitly understood while here that If
Senator Harding thought 1t best to
work out the new association from
what is good in the so-called Wilson
from him or from the great majority
Of his associates in the Senate.
OF course. Senator HarSling and
Senator Fall, and most Of the repub-
licans would like to have the Wilson
stigma" entirely wiped away from
America is to participate. and Efforts
in that direction unquestionabfy. will
be made. But as the machinery for
calling the nations together exists in
the league now functioning at Geneva.
that machinery may be made use Of,
and the same nations which make up
the league may sit about the table
when the new association 10 formed.
or when the league covenant Ia modi-
fed to meet the terms America NAV
lay down.
Methods BEING Considered.
The method OF approach to the ma
tions of the world to join with the
United States is receiving considera-
ton at this time. Senator Fall thinks
that the nations Of Europe and Of
south America should come to the
United States and ask that this cpun-
try take the leadership in the new
arrangement. He thinks the nations
ference to be held in Washington.
and he feels that the desire of the
rest of the world to have the United
States cooperate is SO great that the
other nations will not hesitate to take
this course.
senator Fall does not profess to
speak for Senator Harding on this.
but he is known as one of the closest
men politically and socially, to
the President-elect. Furthermore, he
made his statements on this subject
in the presence Of the President -eiect.
II is Mr.. Falls idea that the United
states has an opportunity to assume
the leadership of the world once
more and the best way to make this
leadership both apparent and para
mount is to have the other nations
come to US for guidance and direc-
ton.
Da6ers With Lord Robert Cecil.
Lord Robert Cecil, at Geneva some
time ago, gave out an interview in
which he said the other nations would
not come to Warrington on a mission
of this sort. Mr.. FAN thinks differ
emily.
DO you expect France or England
to take the lead in inviting. thena-
ingtonT' asked the senator from
New Mexico.
Maybe the league itself will take
the initiative" he replied.
Mr.. Fail believes Europe generally
is disguised with the treaty of Ver-
sailles, and he predicts the new nego-
tiations will be opened between Eng
very short time. Mr. Fall, as q
member of the Senate foreign rela-
tions committee, may have informa.
ton OF which the public is not cog.
infant.
The important thing is that n 4.
now certain the United States is eo-
ing to cooperate with the rest OF
the world in some sort Of big inter-
national agreement
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