Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-07

essary had 1t been desired to appoint an official representative of the govern ment.
 Administration officers have indicated that one of the first subjects of a gen.
 eral character to be taken up by Mir Harvey will be the question of a world conference for disarmament. While the president has asked that no action on this question be initiated in congress in the present state of conditions in Eu- rope, some of those close to the White House expect that as soon as the present emergency has passed the supreme coun- cil will be asked by the United States to take up the whole disarmament ques ton.
 For the present. Ambassador Wallace will be the American observer on the conference of ambassadors. He acted in this capacity for the Wilson admin istration until decision was reached ear ly in the year to withdraw him and also
 Mir. Boyden as the unofficial represen- tative with the separations commission. i This action was taken. it was explained, | in order to avoid any possible embar-
 rassment to the new administration. My
 ron T. Herrick, the newly appointed am bassador to France will relieve Mir. Wallace in the near future. Mir Boyden sat with the reparatfons
 commission for many months and also
 was the unofficial American representa-
 tive at the recent allied financial confer
 ence at Brussels He was held at Paris
 by the last administration so that he
 would be on the ground in the event the
 present administration desired to au- 1 thorize him to re-assume his duties. Both republican and democratic sena-
 tors were agreed that the presidents sc- tio min accepting the invitation of the council would require no expression or
 action by the senate. Republicans on the foreign relations committee said the
 presidents course appeared to be wise
 in that he could obtain information
 which otherwise probably would be lost
 to this government
 The policy of the president" said
 Senator Moses, republican, New Hamp-
 shire. involves some extension of diplo-
 matic capacity No senate approval or action of any kind, however. would seem
 to be required. It appears that the pol
 icy will not involve 1t in any foreign en-
 tanglements. certainly not 90 far as Mir.
 Harvey is concerned"
 l Senator Moses had reference to Mir Harvey's opposition to the league of na- , tions as voiced in his speeches and writ , inEs.
 Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska sen T - committee, expressed frank disappoint' l ment over the presidents course.
 The only possible merit in the plan, - he said lis to keep the president ad vised His representatives will have nc = moral affect on bringing the influence of the United States into the scale Theil = functions will be limited almost solely l to securing information. It is meagr' { acceptance of the allies invitation. I does not introduce the United States in = Ito the proceedings as power of any
 weigth or influence. It is really a mega tive decision"
 . Senator Lodge was confined to hi home with slight cold and could no
 be reached tonight. Senator Knox 0 . Pennsylvania, a republican member 0 the foreign relations committee, refrain | ed from making any comment. l Republican 'irreconciliable senators '! including Senator Borah, of Idaho. de : clined to make public comment. but in : timated that they were not prepared t offer objections to the presidents decis - ion. They indicated that there was n sanction of the government behind tn n presidents personal representatives an
 no powers bestowed upon them. The .- also expressed the belief privately tha i, there was no departure from the presi n dents announced policy against involv v ing the United States in foreign entan
 elements.
 it Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, a demo ,- cratic member of the foreign relation e committee. said the presidents represen d tatives would appear to be "oficlalf d unofficial" q If the United States is to take 1t l. part in the settlements in which it is in 1T volved. it will have to get up a littl r. closer,7 said he.