The Washington herald., 1920-11-24
COP. CONGRESS
PLAN SCRAPS
PARIS TREATY
Senate Almost Unanimously
Behind Harding S Peace
Program.
MAY ASK NATIONS HERE
Efforts to Establish Associ-
alton Become More
Hopeful.
ny ROBERT BARRY.

6sSchl6l lcdluIeS Ol lnc pro-
gram of international policies sub
scribed to by Republican leaders
who fought President Wilson's
league plans in the Senate, and
which they say are agreed to in
substance by President-elect Hard
ing. were outlined here yesterday.
The aims of that group contem-
plates:
An entirely clean slate with re-
spect to American participation In
an association or league of nations
That means the absolute scrapping
of the treaty of Versailles. embody-
ing the covenant of the league of
nations urged by President Wilson.
Passage, Immediately after~March
4, with the certainty of its appro-
val by President Harding. of the
Knox resolution terminating the
technical state of war between the
United States and Germany
Promp repeal of all wartime
legislation
An invitation to foreign govern
ments to come to the United States
for a conference looking to the or
ganization of an association of ma
tins to promote the peace of the
world. such a treaty to be free from
obligations that would involve the
United States in political or mill
tary enterprises abroad
Three Major Points
The plan would substitute three
major points" for the Wilson four
teen. which Democrats have con-
tended were embodied in the cove
nant of Versailles They would ex-
press the readiness of the United
States to enter in agreement with
other nations to:
Invitation to Europe
An Invitation by President Hard
ing to European governments to
come to the United States for a
conference looking to the organiza-
tion of an association of nations to
promote the peace of the world
The Harding plan" would substi-
tute three major points for the
Wilson fourteen and express the
readiness of the United States to
enter into an agreement with other
nations to:
First Provide for a thorough re-
codifcatfon of international law, to
prescribe in specific terms offenses
against nations and the peace of the
world
Second Establish an International
court of justice to pass upon con-
troversies between nations as to
violations of International law, and.
naturally, of treaties The powers
of the court would be. stated in ex-
press terms
Third Restore the essential func-
tions of The Hague tribunal as a
world forum for the discussion py
nations of international problems,
especial reference being made to
plans and recommendation looking
to the reduction of armaments-
selection of Commission.
Selection by President Harding
of a commission of i've or seven Of
the most prominent men in Amer
ica for the commission to represent
the United States in the proposed
discussions with other powers 1t
would be virtually certain that SEN
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, chairman of the Senate
on Foreign Relations;
the Secretary Of State and Elihu
Root, sSSn though he were not ap-
pointed to the latter position, would
be among the Republican members
of the commission 1t is stated au-
thoritatiVely that the Democratic
party's representation would be far
less responsible to the thought of
the party than was Mr.. Wilson's
selection of Henry White for the
Peace Conference.
The Republicans are ready to
give full and free consideration to
the views of those men who believe
that the United States must ratify
the treaty of Versailles in some
form or other, and to take the COW
enant of the league of nations, as
submitted by Mr.. Wilson. as the
groundwork for the proposed new
agreement Mr.. Harding made the
positive pledge, in his speech of ac-
ceptance, that Immediately after
March 4. 1921. he would approve a
joint resolution by Congress ter
minating the technical state of war
with Germany. His intimate friends
scoff at any suggestion that he has
abandoned that program
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