The New York herald., 1921-01-03
Policy in Foreign Affairs
Also Awaits a Definite
Point of View.
SILENT ON KNOX PLAN
Paul D. Cravath Of New York.
Clifford Pinchot and Senator
Curtis to See Him.

Special Despatch 10 TIE New YORK HERALD.
MARION. Jan 2.--The Harding as
sociation of nations and the Harding
Cabinet appear TO be in about as nebu-
lous and uncertain Ii state as they were
two weeks ago. The strain of listening
to 'many men of many minds is be-
ginning to tell upon the President-elect,
and he wears worried expression. He
took long walk in the country to-day
and In the afternoon talked for two
hours with Harry M. Daugherty.
Mr. Harding will talk with Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas tomorrow.
seeking accurate information as to the
situation In that body and as to what Is
likely to be accomplished during the
present session. Mr. Harding has de-
cided to keep mis- attention on pending
legislation, as everything that Is being
'dono now will reflect. in q way. on his
administration. Clifford Pinchot also
will be here. Mr.. Pinchot, who is In
terested in forestry matters and Incl
dentally, 1t is presumed. in Pennsyl-
vania politics, was active in the in
terests of Gen. Wood during the pre-
convention campaign. Paul ID. Cravatn,
New York lawyer. will be here to-
morrow, and Judge Peter s. Grosscup OF
Chicago Is due Tuesday.
No plans have been. announced for Mr..
Hardings trip into the South. where he
plans to go and fish and finish up what
business he can before. taking the oath
OF office. He has given no intimation as
to what he will do with the Knox plan
for a new association of nations, based
on an amendment to the original peace
resolution of the Pennsylvania Senator.
This amendment, II adopted, would
pledge the United States to defend
France, for instance, if Germany should
make a new attack. 1t appears that this
Knox plan is the plan which the irrecon-
cilables in Congress have agreed upon
and that they have served notice upon
Senator Harding that it is as far as they
will go toward any association of
nations.
In his speech in the Senate, on the
peace treaty reservations Senator
Harding outlined a similar procedure
and indicated that such doctrine an
nounced by America would be a suffi-
Cient act by this country In fulilment
OF It's international obligations.
Whatever Mr.. Harding does will be
rreceded by conversation and thor
0ugh understanding with the other great
Powers. If the present attitude of the
British Government toward consulting
his country on renewal of the Japanese
iance continues into the Harding Ad-
Illustration, Il is probable that this will
rm the beginning of the conferences
aiding toward the kind of n world as
oclation that Mr.. Harding has IN mind.
N.rtainly he will consult Great Britsl In
l~st He is not disposed. however. to
live England any dictation or undue in
lence over the American diplomatic
curse.
But he has other matters to take up
nth England. including the toll situa-
on on the Panama Canal and the war
pan interest. He has indicated that he
knows a way" TO bring England into
ne with him on the free tolls situation.
Senator Harding will go to Columbu
uesday morning and will spend all day
taking Masonic degrees