Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-09
HARDING HAS
MADE NO PLAN
FOR NEW LEAGUE
by T. H. z, FOREMAN

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derstood that since his election to
the presidency he has made no effort
| to formulate in his own mind a
definite plan for a substitute for the
so-called Wilson League of Nations.
| He does not want it to appear that
tate" a plan to the senate. He re-
CARDS the senate as having the rights
to an absolutely equal share with the
| relations of the country.
Having served as member of
the foreign relations committee of
the senate, Mr.. Harding has a very
wholesome regard for that commit
tee and it is safe TO predict now
that the Republican members Of this
same committee are to be the chief
official advisers of his administra-
| ton.
Senator Harding said today that
ne is in the fortunate position of
knowing precisely the differences
thought in the senate on the subject
of foreign relations and that he will
do his utmost ito iron these differ
ences out" That this will be a
simple task, however, no longer
The original "irreconcilables" in
the League of Nations issue were
rather "stand-offish" in the senate
reception to the president-elect on
Monday noon. They do not know
what Mr.. Harding eventually may
have in mind as to an association
of nations and they are not prepared
to let their minds "go along" until
they have some more definite assur-
anceS than have been given to them,
Opposition Certain
1t can be stated with absolute
positiveness that irreconcilables of
the type of Senator Johnson, of CAL
tfornia, and Senator Borah, of idaho.
are not going to give their consent
to any plan of foreign relationship,
or any arrangement for the peace of
the world, which smacks of a Euro
pean alliance" And they and their
ISOLATION or combination of nations
means, to them, a political alliance
with foreign countries and is, there
FORE thing scrupulously to be
avoided.
Senator Harding is not a bit wor-
is going to proceed slowly and with
great care in reaching decision as
to a substitute for the League of
Nations, and he will not reach a
decision at all until certain that the
decision will have the support of
own party, with enough Democrats
of the '"best mind variety to give
his foreign policy the necessary two
thirds vote to make it effective.
The conferences to be held at
Marion are not to be hurried. They
will continue over a period possibly
of six or seven weeks. and Senator
Harding hopes that within that space
of time he will be able to placate
the "bitter-enders." In any event,
that will be his purpose. These
"bitter-enders" frankly fear the
Taft ot-Wickersham influence with
Senator Harding, but inasmuch as
Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Root and Mr.. Wicker
sham do not have votes in the SEN
ate they believe their irreconcilable
views may be given greater consid-
Grafton. Mr.. Harding found the
league issue a very difficult one to
handle during the campaign and it
is beginning to look as if it would
take the best Of his efforts as a
conciliator to solve the problem now.
Mr.. Harding has arranged to remain
at Marion until late in January. He
hopes by that time to have all of
his preliminary troubles out of the
way so he can take another month
of rest and recreation before he steps
and assumes the difficult tasks which
will then be his
Plans to Work at Home
Little or no Roadway has been
made during the senator's stay in
Washington. The conferences here
have been brief and entirely tenta-
tive. Senator Harding discussed the
in certain cabinet positions, but has
entirely avoided the mention Of
names. For instance, he has talked
with number of western senators
respecting the portfolio of the in
terror. Mr.. Harding wants a man
at the head of the interior depart
ment in whom the great west, where
the problems of the department are
found, will have the greatest degree
of confidence. There has been
genuine fear in the west that some
man of the Clifford Pinchot school of
complete conservation of the natural
resources of the great west might
talks on the subject while here seem
to have dsipelled the Pinchot bug
aboo." oddly enough, however, Mr..
Pinchot, now chief forester of the
state of Pennsylvania, was at the
capitol during the time the Harding
conferences were in progress. SO
far as known, however. he did not
see the president-elect.
Senator Harding let it be known
today he will be glad to be back in
Marion Wednesday, where in the Sc
curity and seclusion of his own
home, he can have opportunity for
constructive thought and action. He
was so rushed and hurried about the
capital city during Monday and
Tuesday he decided he would not
come back here again until it is time
for him to take the oath of office,
March 4, and then to repair to the
White House. A number Of persons
have suggested to the president-elect
he should be a frequent visitor to
Washington this winter as it would
be more convenient to confer here
with his advisers, especially those
of the senate. But Mr.. Harding
thinks it will be far better to have
a few men at time come to Mar
ion, where uninterrupted and more
satisfactory conferences may be held.
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