Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-01-11
u. S. to Quit
Farley on
Peace Pact
President Wilson Resigned TO
Keep Hands Off lnterna.
tional Affairs Involy.
ing War.
''Pass Buck to Harding
BY GRAFTON S. WILCOX.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
| Washington. Jan. lo.-President
Wilson is resigned to keep hands
off international affairs involved in
the treaty fof Versailles for the re-
naming weeks of his administra-
ton. -..
Positive indication OF this attitude
came today when it was learned that
the United States will withdraw
from the council of ambassadors at
Paris, representing the principal al
lied and associated powers.
| Although no formal announce
ment was forthcoming on the subject
from authoritative quarters this with
drawal is to be ordered in the near
| future.
Harding Must Decide.
President Wilson. it is declared,
takes the view that only the incon-
ing national administration can in
terpret what the American people de-
cided in the recent Solemn refer
endum" as to what Americas for
eign policy shall be. The mandate
OF the people. as expressed in the
overwhelming election OF Senator
Harding to the presidency, Mr.. Viii
son believes, must be interpreted by
Mr.. Harding. Mr.. Wilson cannot
presume to interpret it. his close as
sociates say. and because OF this
| view, he proposes to withdraw from
the council of ambassadors at Paris
| all American representation so that
the new administration will find for
eign affairs as related to the peace
treaty. unratiied by this country. as
little involved as possible.
The presidents decision is said
to mean that he will make no further
efforts in behalf of the peace treaty
OF Versailles and will leave it In
his desk, where il now reposes. fo,
President-elect. Harding to reflect
upon when he assumes office
March 4.
Not New Plan.
The question of discontinuing
American representation at the am
bassadors' conference has been
under consideration for some time
although no notification has yet
been sent to foreign governments.
, Disclosure Of the governments az
titude came today following an ad-
mission that the United States
) would not be represented a. the
forthcoming conference of allied
premiers in Paris to discuss the
question of German disarmament.
Aside from the general view taken
by the president regarding the re-
sponsibility imposed hy the Ameri.
can people on the Forthcoming ad-
ministration the consideration upon
which withdrawal from the council
OF ambassadors will be based. was
summed up here today as follows:
Summary of Reasons.
The council OF ambassadors was
set up for two main purposes: First,
to deal with the question of pertor-
nance by Germany OF the armisticc
requirements, and second, to deal
with such questions arising from the
execution OF the treaty Of Versailles
as might still require treatment BY
the allied and associated powers.
| iAS oAiHAssiSS Q1SotiOIS HdNE
tically all been disposed Of and this
government participated in the de-
liberations concerning the execution
OF the peace treaty in the belief that
the. treaty would be ratified by the
United States: but as America has
refused to ratify the treaty, there is
no reason for it to continue to be
represented on the council of am
bassadoS. In some cases where the
United States has direct interest the
president feels that negotiations with
the allies must continue, nor does he
regard the American arbitration
matter as coming within the cate
CORY of a hands off" policy. as tta,
is matter he undertook personally
at the request Of the league of ra-
tons.
Among the problems in which the
United States has an immediate in
terest. and must continue its asso-
citation are the communications con.
ference and the Rhineland commits
sion. These contacts, however, int
ply no political considerations.