The Washington herald., 1920-11-22
COP SENATORS
DEMAND PEACE
Interviews Indicate Likeli-
hood Of Joint Resolution
Being Offered.
ROOT OPPOSITION KEEN
Knox for Secretary Of State
Is Growing Sentiment
AT Capitol.
BY ROBERT BARRY.

Peace with Germany through a
joint resolution of Congress is IA
vored by all Republican Senators
now in Washington. They are pre-
pared to Join President-elect Hard
ing in that program regardless OF
their previous attitude toward
peace through the medium OF the
treaty of Versailles. They believe
Mr.. Harding is irrevocably commit
ted to that process for termination
of the technical status of war. They
differ with Elihu Root as to the ne
cessity of America becoming party
TO the treaty.
Expressions from Republican Sem
ators obtained yesterday left no
doubt as to the unanimity OF their
thought in that respect. They are
unable to contemplate any such ac-
tion however. during the remaining
DAYS of the Wilson administration.
They are not worrying over the
prospect Of the President resubmit-
ting the treaty during the Congress
sional session beginning two weeks
from today. They fail to see
where the President could expect TO
gain anything, as ratification, even
with the Lodge reservations, is not
regarded as possible. even by Re
publican Senators who compose the
mild reservation" group.
EsttIe Hope for Treaty.
Should Mr.. Wilson resubmit the
treaty. as has been forecast unofh-
cially, Republican leaders have no
hesitancy in predicting its embalm-
ment in a pigeon hole in the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations
until after March 4, 1921. With few
exceptions, those Republican Sem
ators who advocated ratification
now are prepared to support Mr..
Harding in any policy which con-
templates a new deal"
There Is more talk of Senator
Philander c. Knox, OF Pennsyl-
vania, for Secretary of State in the
Harding Cabinet since Republican
Senators are coming back to town:
Mr.. Knox enjoys an exceptional
position in the esteem Of his col
leagues and they are not concealing
their interest in his selection as
Premier of the new administration.
They are prepared to so express
themselves to Mr.. Harding should
he counsel with them 1t is true
that a few among their number give
serious thought to his health They
doubt his willingness to accept the
office on that account, but those OF
the more insistent Knox supporters
believe he would undertake the
Cabinet responsibility out of sense
of public duty.
Opposition to Root.
Some Senators who do not profess
to know who will be chosen for the
State Department portfolio, never
theless, declare that Mr.. Root will
not. 1t is not denied that much of
their thought in that respect is faith
cred by their personal differences
with Mr.. Root over the league of
nations, but it is not only the treaty
lrreconcilables who speak in terms
Of doubt as to his appointment. One
of the progressive group points out
that by choosing Mr.. Root, President
Harding would begin his administra-
tion with indications for party fac
tionalism no less serious than that
Of the La Toilette, Dolliver. Bristow
days.
The Senatorial leaders want one
of their own number chosen. The
volume of gossip antagonistic to Mr..
Roots appointment is growing Wis
IDLY and it is not difficult to find it's
source. One of the most persistent
points raised with especial frequen-
cy bears upon the supposed improba-
bility of Mr. Harding selecting Mr..
Root because the latter's interna-
tional politics would be at odds with
those of the White House. Some
Senators profess to have every con-
1dence that Mr.. Harding's whole ef-
fort will be directed against Amer
Ica's going into the league formed
ut Versailles.