New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-13
johnson, Borah and 9th
err Republican 1rrecon-
cilables Join in Com
mending Harding Stand
Tonic for Business.
Comment of Lodge
Senate Leader Says Knox
Peace Plan Will Go Far
to Improve Conditions

From The Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 12.-President
Harding's message to Congress to-day
brought forth much favorable comment
from Senators and House MEMBERS
What the President said as to foreign
relations attracted most attention. His
declaration that the League of Nations.
would be scrapped was extremely pleas
ing to the great body of Republicans,
and especially to those of the irrecon-
cilable group. Naturally it did not find
favor with league supporters. Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, who led the
Wilson Administration fight for the
treaty in the Senate, vigorously disap
proved of it, as did those Democrats,
with some Republicans, who gave their
approval to the Wilson league plan.
Early passage of the Knox peace res
olution without declaration of policy
was freely predicted in House and
Senate. The next step to follow on
that, as understood by Senators on the
Foreign Relations Committee who
!
to-day, is not to make separate treaty
with Germany or a separate treaty with
Austria, but to take steps to enter
into the Versailles Treaty, provided this
can be done under such reservations
and with such notifications as will
protect Americas rights and interests.
League Foes Are Satisfied
Senators Borah, Johnson, Knox, Nor
ris and others who fought the league
covenant most bitterly were emphatic
in their commentator of the stand
taken by the President.
While the utterances on foreign re-
lations drew most attention, there was
much expression of CONNIE ndation over
what the President said as to 1om- -stic
matters.
In expressing his approval of the
message, Senator Lodge said;
II am very much pleased with the
message, especially with the fnality of
Mr.. Harding's position on the League
of Nations The message should prove
to be very helpful to the business in
made very many excellent practical sug-
gestions, and he covered the entire field
of domestic problems in a manner
which showed his entire familiarity
with the situation confronting the ma
ton"
Senator Lodge was not disturbed
over the suggestion of an association
of nations and the idea that some parts
of the Versailles Treaty might be ac-
ceptable to the United States when
negotiations with the Allied powers
are entered into.
Virile Americanisn, Says Knox
Senator Lodge indicated this was
matter for future consideration and
that the machinery of the proposed
association of the nations would have
to be worked out in accordance with
future international developments and
would rest on the course Of events.
Senator Knox said:
III am more than pleased and not at
all surprised at the Presidents mes
sage. The parts relating to our foreign
affairs, in which l am particularly in
terested. are very gratifying. The Pres
ident has shown a consistent and virile
Americanism by rejecting absolutely
the idea of our country entering into
the European super government, eupho-
niously designated as .he League Of
Nations. His declaration Of immediate
peace through Congressional repeal Of
the Congressional resolution declaring
state of war with the Central Powers
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