New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-07
Will Have Equal Voice at
London Table; Wallace
and Boyden TO Sit II,
Other Entente Meetings
Revision of Yap
Expected to Result
Reopening of Entire Man
date Question Predicted;
Aid to Trade Forecast
By Carter Field

WA0h1NGION, May 0.--Anler-
lea is again to be represented in the
discussions and decisions of postwar
problems. President Harding ac-
cepted to-day the invitation of the
Allies to have American representa-
tives on the Allied Supreme Council,
the council of ambassadors and the
Reparations Commission.
Colonel George Harvey, the Am
bassador to Great Britain, will as
sumo, on arriving in England, the
functions of representative of Presi-
dent Harding in the Supreme Coun-
Gil. Ambassador Wallace will re-
sumo in Paris his duties on the
council Of ambassadors, which he
discontinued just prior to March 4
at the order OF President Wilson.
Roland w. Boyden, who was unoffi-
cial observer until a few days before
March a, will resume the task of
observer on the Reparations Com
mission, still unofficially, according
to the announcement.
Keeping Clear of League
Save that the Administration is
very carefully ignoring the League
of Nations-it is for this reason that
the unofficial character of American
participation in the Reparations
Commission is emphasized by Off
Gals here-the chief difference be-
tween the participation of America
in the postwar problems now and
the participation just before Presi-
dent Wilson left Europe is that Colo
mel George Harvey is now to replace
Woodrow Wilson in the Allied con-
ferences.
One of Americas first acts on the
Supreme Council will be TO bring up
the question of disarmament, it was
authoritatively announced. The Presi-
dent believes that conferences inside ,
the Supreme Council may be turned
80 SAANS NAASNpANt1 aAo tlA6b oO1nStH1klK
real may be accomplished. His belief
that any action in Congress would
embarrass him, which resulted in his
rersuading Congressional leaders to
drop it, is based largely on the idea
that direct discussions in the Supreme
Council would be more helpful than
any general conference which could
be called.
Following is the text of the invita-
ton to this government, as sent by
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain
through Sir Auckland Geddes, the Brit
ish Ambassador here:
"As president of the Allied Con-
ference, which is just completing it's
slttlngs IN London, l am authorized,
with the unanimous concurrence of
all the powers here represented. to
express to the United States govern
ment our feeling that the settlement
Of the international difficulties in
which the world is still involved
would be materially assisted by the
cooperation of the United States; and
am therefore to inquire whether
that government is disposed to be
represented in the future, as it was
at an earlier date, at Allied confer
ences, wherever they may meet; at
the Ambassadors Conference, which
sits at Paris, and on the Reparations
Commission.
we are united in feeling that
American cognizance of our proceed
lngs. and, where possible, American
participation in them, will be best
facilitated by this"
Hughes Tenders Reply
The American reply accepting the
invitation was handed to the British
Ambassador to-day by Secretary
Hughes. It's text is printed in the ad-
joining column
In making the announcement of ac-
ceptance late this afternoon great en-
Ehasls was placed by spokesmen Of the
Administration on the fact that neither
the Supreme Council nor the Council
CI Ambassadors is a creature of the
Versailles Treaty or of the League of
Nations. Great care was taken to pra-
vent any one who might interpret the
situation from getting the impressions
tnat the Administration, in taking up
American participation in the settle
nent OF these postwar problems, was
headed in the direction of league mem
bership.
Even in the note approved by presi-
dent Harding and signed by Secretary
Hughes the line while maintaining
the traditional policy of ahstention
from participation in matters of da2-
tinctly European concern" was injected
with no apparent object save 10 saiye
the feelings of those adherents of she
Administration who were iast-ditchers
in their tight for American isolation.
This is made evident ny the last part
Of the same sentence, which goes on
to say that America ais deeply In
terested in the proper economic ad,
justments and In the Just settlement
of the matters of worldwide impor-
tance which are under discussion and
also desires hslpfuliy to coSpes ta in