The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-06-09
LETS SENATORS
HAVE THEIR WAY
PRESIDENT DOES NOT OPPOSE
PEACE RESOLUTION, THOUGH
1T DOESN'T MAKE PEACE.
HOLDS TREATY NECESSARY
Administration Makes It Plain That
1t Desires to Develop Its Policy
Concerning Foreign Relations One
Step at Time.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

Wasnugtuu.-Nu doubt, ii PreSi
dent Harding and Secretary Of State
Hughes followed their own ncl,na-
tons they would say there IS no ne
cessIly for passing joint congress
SIGNAL resolution declaring that the
United States and the central powers
Of Europe are no longer al Wal, but
the senate tor more than a year has
been determined to send such reso-
luton through congress and SO the
attitude of the administration is 10
let the senate have its way
1t is well understood that the ad-
miniStration view is that peace cam
not be established 10y joint congress
sional resolution; and if the wishes
of the senate did not have to be taken
into consideration the administration
probably would propose that Tie Whole
situation be taken care of in the way
provided 10y the Constitution, that is,
by means of Il treaty of peace.
Both President Harding and Sec
rotary Hughes have made it plain re-
Gently that they do not want to APP
pear as dictators before the ,egislu-
tive body, and they are expressing
the hope that the house will compose
whatever differences exist among the
members as to the form the joint con
greSsional resolution shall take, and
that the senate and house shall settle
whatever differences they may nave
as to the precise form of the resoIu-
ton.
The point is that the administration
does not feel that the passage of
Joint resolution declaring technical
peace settles anything Of consequence.
The real problem of the administra-
ton is to bring about peace through
the treaty process as provided in the
Constitution. and if the passage of a
so-called technical peace resolution
will help open the way for the sue
cess of the program that is to be sub
mitted later, we'll and good.
Even on the question as to whether
the resolution shall repeal the decla-
ration of war of April &, 1917, it is
possible that the administration will
not feel called on to exert amy intu-
euce. 1t can he stated authUritattvely
that If the administration felt that 1t
would be wise for it to interfere it
would advise that the declaration OF
war be not repealed.
One Step at a Time Enough.
Many indications Of the desire of
the administration to go along with
congress and with the senate in deal
ing with foreign relations are noted.
For instance, the administration IS
discouraging discussion at this time
of the possibility ot tie United States
entering any sort Of league of ma
tons. Such discussion, lie admins
tration feels. only tends to create fric-
ton. obviously the thought of the
President and the secretary of tate is
that each step shall be discussed as
it is proposed In other words, The
administration would like to see the
discussion limited to the step immedi-
ately under consideration.
That there is TO be a gradual UNI
folding of the administration policy
is well understood. The next impor-
tant step will be to determine whether
the Versailles treaty shall be used as
basis for establishing peace with
Germany, or whether it will be nee
cssary to negotiate an entirely new
treaty. To link this discussion up
with the probable action of the GOV
eminent with respect TO some sort Of
an association or league Of nations
The administration undoubtedly feels
would simply make more difficult the
solution OF the problem that must be
disposed of first
Up TO this time there has been no
animation from the White House or
The State department as to how soon
the administration will be ready to
submit its program for bringing about
peace. The indications are that il
will he some time before the prcsi-
dent communicates with the senate
on the subject. As has been pointed
out in these dispatches from time to
time, Secretary Hughes feels that be-
tore the question of a peace trenty
Is taken up the various international
controversies in which the United
States is directly interested ought to
be settled.
Gathering News In Washington
During the war there was Il
,ast amount of vital departmental
news in Washington which could
not be given TO the country.
Scores Of Washington correspondents
"knew the news but were restrained
from printing II ny thc knowledge that
publicity might give aid or comfort,
perhaps both, to the enemy.
Today peace has come and there are
daily conferences IN every department
of the government between the chief
thereof and the representatives Of the
great news-gatherIng organizations Of
the United States and the special cor
respondents. There IS in almost every
case a perfectly frank discussion Of
The matters Of moment, but # Ftll Is
necessary IN numerous instances to
withhold the hand from writing All