The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Lauzanne Advises Com
patriots Separate Peace
Will Be Made.
NATION is ADVISED
OF HARDING STAND
LIE Matin Editor Urges
People to Realize Final
ity of This Decision.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING

10
Evidence OF the apparent weak
ening Of former Premier VivianSs
confidence that eventually the
United states would ratify the
Treaty of Versailles was seen last
night in the sentiment expressed
by an important member OF the
French delegation.
1t now appears that NJ. Niviani'
after his consultation with President
Harding, Secretary of State Hughes,
Senator Lodge and other leaders, Is
convinced the Harding administra-
tion intends TO re-estahlish peace
with Germany by means of the Knox
resolution.
Saw President.
The authority for this disclosure
IS none other than Stephane Lau-
zanne, editor Of lie Matin, who ac-
compa MED NJ. viviani to this coun-
try. M. Lauzanne, himself. had a
conference Saturday with President
Harding.
There appeared in LIE Matin yes
terday a cable dispatch from M.
Iauzanne, the following excerpe
from which was called to this coun-
try last night.
The American Senate will vote
the Knox resolution for a separate
peace with Germany.
Neither President Harding nor
Secretary of State Hughes nor the
American Senate will ever ratify
the Versailles treaty or the league
of nations
The sooner the French people
place themselves before this reality.
however. hard 1t may be. the better
for France"
When NJ. Lauzanne was asked last
night whether ne confirms the ac-
curacy of this excerpt from his dis
patch. he said:
Confirms Cable.
II don't recall whether 1 made
the statement refe-rjng to the Knox
resolution. I should have to con-
suit my cablegram to make certain" +"
Did you make TIE statement that
the treaty and the league of nations
would not be ratified?" he was
asked.
Yes. I think that is correct" Ne
replied.
And the statement about :he
French people realizing this real
ity?"
.-oh, yes. yes" said NJ Lauzanne.
That is quite correct"
Beyond this the French editor de-
cIined to discuss the situation which
the French delegation IL studying.
He said he was too busy to go into
details.
That NJ. Lauzanne reflects the
view of NJ. Viviani at the close OF
his first week of conferences with
American officials is taken for
granted. it being assumed that. the
distinguished French editor would DC
careful to make no statement to the
French public concerning the Amer
lean situation which was not
deemed justified by the chief OF the
French delegation. Comment by N.
Vfviani on the Lauzanne dispatch
was not available.
withholds Comment.
This Is the first inkling vouch-
safed the American public OF the
information communicated to NJ. VI
viani and his associates by the ad-
mfnistration concerning its attitude
toward the Versailles treaty and the
league. The President and Secretary
they have had to say concerning
American policies to the French
emissaries. Senator Lodge also has
declined to discuss his conference
with NJ. Viviani.
From the available information II
would appear that the only encour-
agement given NJ. Viviani by the ad-
ministration was the assurance that
the United States will do nothing to
aid Germany in escaping response
bility for the war and payment OF
the Just reparation therefor. Ap-
parently the administration held out
no hope of American ratification OF
the Versailles treaty or entrance in
to the present league of nations.
No Alternative Action.
Whether such alternatives as the
elimination of the covenant from the
treaty and American ratification o!
the peace terms proper. either re-
vfsed or with reservations, were dis
cussed by NJ. Viviani and Secretary
Hughes has not been disclosed. It-is
assumed. however. that IL such alter.
native action by, the United States
were deemed a possibility NJ. Lau.
zanne would have qualified his state.
ment that America would not accept
the Versailles treaty.
Unmistakably the impression giver
the French public Is that the Vivian
delegation finds the Harding admin.
istration contemplating the re-es
tablishment Of peace with Germany
by means of the Knox resolution
There Is no doubt that IL the Presi.
dent disapproves the Knox resolu
tion IL will not be adopted by th'
Senate. II he favors the measure Il
will be put through Congress.