The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-07
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Knox REs|a61
That They Wont or
American Peace with
many Is Learned After
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viani- Knox Cont erence SsS||
washington, April 4 Trance, s asS
ing through her envoy extraordir
Reno Viviani, who = seeking
moral support Of America IN the
lection Of reparations from Germ h.
has Withdrawn all objections to p
age OF the Knox resolution termi
ing the technical state OF war
Germany. ~
This became known Sunday a s.
following a two-hour confere M
which the French envoy had
Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania,
thor Of the peace resolution, In Ia
senator's home. The text OF the 81 IA
luton, which President Harding
already passed. was gone over ca
fully and M. Viviani, according ID
reports, agreed that Frances opDd s
ton to it had all been a misund
standing. e.
"Never Really understood" z
''The people Of France never req
understood just what was propos
in this separate peace resolution q
now it appears In . different ligA
was the remark attributed to the 81
cial envoy at the conclusion OF
conference.
Neither q NJ. aViviRni nor Senal
Knox would comment upon the Il
i ture OF their deliberations but frt
an unquestioned authority came q
statement within an. hour after
former premier had left the KIN
home: IN
ut may safely be assumed now TIL +
the French mission will not preA
upon this government any polia
which would lead to our continuand
in a state Of war with Germany, whit
France, England, Italy, Japan all
others enjoy all the advantages whid
come from the relations renewed
the advent of peace. sEsl
"Great Light Dawns."
''The good will of the people of til
| United States is a matter of supren
Importance for the French. In aid
| dition it is admitted that whatevt
] embarrassments were feared in cor
| nection with the Preparations problel
have been dispelled by the recent pre-
| nouncement of the American govern
ment's attitude on the PREPARATION
question.
Furthermore, in the reading
proviso 5 af the Knox resolution
which until this time, was lit
known to the French, "a great 1igl
has dawned upon them. While thi
applies to aggression generally, Il
French people who know. Amerit
/ best, see in that proviso their be
guarantee of American backing in 81
cause of righteousness.
Harding to Entertain viviani.
The French envoy is to meet Sen
tor Knox again Monday night in t
home of Senator Mccormick who
giving dinner for the visitor. 9th
guests are to be the republican nner
bers of the Senate committee on 70
eign relations, which includes Sen
tors Knox, Johnson, of Californ
Bandagee Of Connecticut, Borah
Idaho and Lodge of Massachusetts,.
On Tuesday night President Har
ing is entertaining for the French e
voy in the White House. There aga
Senator Lodge as chairman Of t
Senate committee on foreign relation
along with Representative Stephen
Potter, Of Pennsylvania, chairman
the House committee oii for igI1 {
fairs, will be brought into touch wi
the French emissary. Senator Lod
himself will give the dinner for
mission later in the week.
Report Berlin Is Told, Denied.
Reports that as a result of M.
WANTS mission to the country
state department has notified B.
lin OF this governments intention
stand with the allies in the mat
Of reparations were denied by hi
official Sunday. Under the Colby 9
ministration, it was explained, Amt
ica's views in this respect were cab
to Loring Dresel, American comm
sioner in Berlin, for his own inform
ton. Dresel made them known to
German government. The attitude
the government at that time is und
stood to have been the same as Il
of the new Observation-Disclosures G
many must bear full responsible
for the war and pay indemnity to
full extent Of her ability.
The views Of the former admin
tration still obtain, it was explai,
Sunday, and department officials
clare there Is no occasion for re
nr1ning them.