The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-04
Supreme Council Wants Hard
ing Representative at Sessions.
British Papers Declare Repara-
tiOns Tangle Needs American.
CANNOT STAY OUT OF IT
Non-Intervention Policy An-
nounced Cannot Be Maintained.
Praise Sounded for Advice
Given Germany by Hughes.

London, May Am invitation has
been sent to Washington inviting the
United States to appoint a representa-
tive who will act as a member of the
supreme council. The United States
is also requested to name delegates to
the reparation commission and the
council of ambassadors.
This was probably the most useful
piece of work done at yesterdays ses-
sion of the supreme council, said the
Daily News this morning. What is
becoming palmer daily and what must
have weight with American statesmen
in considering the situation the
newspaper said. sis that a chance for
a really stable peace in the near fu-
ture is remote, as long as America re-
mains aloof.
Nonintervention Impossible.
"Her withdrawal from allied coun-
ellis removed the one steadying influ-
ence at allied meetings, which Ger
many could not regard as prejudiced.
and which France could not afford to
ignore. 1t is already clear that a
, policy of absolute nonintervention is
| impossible.
president Harding himself evident
ly feels this, for he has intervened. II
there is any occasion for intervention
at all, however. it must be whole
hearted and in regular form. Inter-
mittent CALCULATIONS of unexpected ad-
vice merely disturbs where the one
aim of all responsible statesmen
must be to compose the situation"
Praise U. S. Hand.
| The Daily Express declares It found
in reported disorders in Upper Silesia
another reason why it is more than
active interest in the restoration of
peace and the accomplishment of a
settlement in Europe"
Commenting editorially upon the re-
ply of Secretary Hughes to Foreign
Minister Simons Of Germany the Lon
don Times, said:
| Mr.. Hughes has given Germany the
best of sound advice, and has in un-
mistakable form outlined policies
which the urgency of the situation re-
quires. The attitude of America on
the reparations subject has been
perfectly straightforward and perfectly
| consistent"
Washington Awaits Note.
I Washington, May 4.-Decision as TO
American representation on the allied
supreme council and the reparations
| commission was held in abeyance to-
rday pending receipt of the invitation
from the allied governments. Before
discussing the question in any way
state department officers preferred to
await the official text as the extent
of the desired American participation
| in the whole reparations controversy
has not yet been made clear.
In some administration quarters to-
day expression was given to a doubt
that the United States would consent
| to formal representation on the SUI
preme council but it was suggested
that it was possible that an unofficial
| observer would be named to sit in at
the sessions. Roland w. Boyden, who
formerly represented the United States
on the reparation commission, has
remained in Europe by direction of
the present administration and this
was taken by some as an indication
that he might again be authorized to
i sit with the commission.
State department officers today inr
terpreted press dispatches from Lon
don to mean that the allies would un-
dertake no blockade of Germany with
out the approval of the United States.
1t is understood that the United States
would look with disfavor on such
blockade if American commerce with
Germany was to be interfered with
| in any way.