New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-15
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Westinghouse the administration
soon TO formulate definitely an asso-
citation of nations policy? There are
indications of n rather specific nature
that such is to be the case.
There are evidences in Washington
that there Is not so strong a desire
today as in the immediate past to give
SO definitive a name as the "Associa-
ton of Nations" TO the plan which
the President and his secretary of
state have in view. Whatever the
policy In connection with foreign af-
fairs Is to be, it is understood that
Secretary Hughes today is working on
the matter with certain ends in view.
From time to time letters have come
to Washington from various parts of
the country, most of them going To the
White House, asking If something Is
TO be done soon with a matter which
has occupied the people In one way or
another ever since the armistice was
signed. 1t is held here hat the evil
dent interest of the country, as shown
in letter form, is not responsible at
all for the evident quickening impulse
on the part of the officials to do some
thing. Ii Is declared that their de-
termination Ia act was fixed some
time ago and that action simply was
waiting on what seemed to be the
proper time.
The United States senate holds mem
bers who are kindly disposed toward
IN association of nations of the kind
which President Harding more than
limited ut in his speech of acceptance
Of the nomination, There are a few
Republican senators who do not want
IN association of nations any more
than they want the League of Nations.
Then there is another group of sena-
tors, Republicans for the main part,
who want something done in the way
of a foreign policy which will bring
the United States into accord with It's
recent allies, but they are not quite
sure just what form the plan should
take on.
Hughes Making Some Progress.
II is admitted directly In high quar-
tiers that nothing has yet been put on
paper TO outline, or even to suggest an
outline, of an association of nations
plan. This does not mean, however,
that mentally a plan has not been
formulated. Mr.. Hughes has been
more or less busy IN the matter and
It is known that some of the greater
foreign nations have zen questioned
with a view of finding out whether
or not they would be willing TO become
parties to nm association of nations
along certain lines, even If its forming
virtually should mean n reputation
of the present League of Nations.
Now that It is known that other
nations have been felt out OF this
subject, interest has been expressed
I'm Washington us to why the feeling
out" should have been done without
submitting with the queries some
thing concrete concerning the plan In
mind. The general impression is, how
ever, that the communications to the
foreign Offices of other countries sim
ply have been In the form of lntima-
tlons that the United States would
like to do something II the other ma
tioDs eventually would give the prop
6sltion consideration.
To some Washington officials II
seems like a work OF su~pererogation
on the part Of the state department
10 ask other nations whether they VIII
give consideration to n proposition
%emananting from the United States.
No nation would decline to promise
10 think over any matter which the
United States should submit.
Hope for German Treaty Soon.
There seems to be an impression
here that ms soon as the Knox rcsOlu-
iion, or its substitute, is adopted, de-
clnring HAT Il state Of peace exists
with Germany, and a treaty has been
effected with the German government,
the American administration will i'm
mediately proceed with its association
of nations plan. The hope Of the high
officials seems to be that there Will
not be much more delay in the work
of getting the resolution and the trea-
~ out Of the way.
II must be confessed. however, that
there Is a cloud of doul hanging over
the future foreign relations situation.
Ii IS being asked whether II an as
ISOLATION Of nations shall be formed.
II will be necessary absolutely for 9TH
or nations to leave the present league
to which they have given sanction.
II is held by some members Of the
dominant party that any association
Of nations plan which can be accepted
must keep whole existing provisions
In the Versailles treaty which are In
tended to make II certain that Ger
many will fulfill her obligations. OF
course II is possible that this can be
lone in n way through the treaty Of
peace between the United States and
Germany. but IL is held also that some
of the necessary safeguarding things
must be provided for in the plan for
an association Of nations IL such an
association ID TO be formed.
Dawes to Direct Budget
The budget is TO go into operation.
Charles G. Dawes of Chic %. briga-
der general in the A. f. +. and