The Washington times., 1921-03-07
SHUTTLE.
OF DIPLOMATS
Senators Expect Harding to
Submit List Of New
!. ..-... ENJOYS Today.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL.
IssepaatisaaI News Service.

New American diplomatic repre-
sentatives-who are TO be the spokes-
men overseas OF the Harding Admin
istration and its foreign policies
may be passed upon today by the
Senate and the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee. ...t..
EXPECTS LIST TODAY.
senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Of
Republican leader Of
the Senate. and chairman OF the For
eign Reistions Committee. indicated
that he expected list OF nomination
for diplomatic and consular posts to
be submitted by President Harding
for Immediate action. f.--' 'r.'
IL 10 said to be the Presidents de-
sire to have the Reorganization OF tho
American diplomats corps enc sted as
speedily as possible.
A meeting of the Foreign Relations
Committee today will be the nrst un-
der = Republican administration In
eight years Close cooperation be-
tween Senator Lodge as It's chair
man. and the White House and State
department Is planned, despite the
narrow margin by which Lodge and
his friends control the committee Z.
Senator Lodge can command the un-
swerving support of four OF the
present Republican members Of the
eommittee-Senators Knox OF Penn
sylvania, Brandegee of Connecticut.
New OF Indiana and Moses OF New
Hampshire. ?Three other Republi-
can members of IL are not always GER
tain to agree with the chairman
Senators Borah of Idaho. Johnson of
California and McCumber Of North
Dakota
TRADE TREATIES.
On issues like the League OF Ma
tiors Senator Lodge commands a
sac majority, including Senator'S
Borsh and Johnson: on others his
coRtroi of the committee, which now
includes six Democrats, Is at times
uncertain. For instance, Borah Is
opposed to the plan I ohave the
Senate ratify the long-standing CO.
lumbian Treaty at the present spe-
cial session. 1t Is problematical as
to whether the treaty can be dis
posed of before the extraordinary
session of Congress is convened. To-
days meeting of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee may decide this
question. as well as those checked
in several pending commercial treat
les with China, Siam and other ma
tions.
Another treaty before the commit
tee is that which would bind the
United States with Great Britain In
an agreement to help defend France
from fresh German aggression. This
is a "hold-over" from the world war.
and is interlocked in many ways with
the League of Natoins issue. No ac-
tion is likely to be taken upon IL for
the present, although Senator Lodge
is known to be not unsympathetic
with its purpose.
The retirement OF former Senator
Albert B. Fall of New Mexico, to ac-
cept the portfolio of Secretary of the
Interior, left a gap in the Republican
membership of the committee which
Senator Lodge is desirous OF hlling
with a Republican Senator likely to
help sustain his leadership.
Senator Miles Poindexter OF Wash
ington is being prominently men
toned for the vacancy. although IL is
said he would prefer the chairman
ship OF the Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee in case Senator Carroll s.
Paige OF Vermont would be willing
to relinquish IL when the committees
OF the new Senate are organized.
Neither Frank e. Kellogg, OF Mime
sofa, or Medill McCor mick, OF Illinois,
Republican Senators, who both aspire
to succeed Secretary Fall to The COM
mittee, are considered likely to fill the
vacancy. Whoever is finally decided
upon Is almost certain TO be one upon
whom Senators Lodge and Knox
could depend for support.