The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-01-06
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Harding's Plan for Association
of Nations Reaching Def
mite Form.
MORE CABINET PREDICTIONS
Dawes May Head Commission to Reor-
nanize Government Service-House
Passes Farmers Relief Tariff
Bill Scandal In Coal
Prices Uncovered.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

6Y EOWAf1G We Et0tNfNstSs
President-elect Harding's confer
ences at Marion with the "best minds"
though by no means ended, seem al
ready to have resulted in the crystal
lizing Of certain of his policies into
definite form. OF course the two that
arouse the greatest public interest are
those relating to foreign affairs ana
the League of Nations. and to the plan
for reorganizing the nations business
and establishing it on more econom-
ic basis.
In discussing an association of ma
tions, there is no evidence that Mr..
Harding has converted to his own
views such irreconcilables as Senators
Borah and Reed, or even Mr.. Bryan,
whose invitation to Marion aroused
the ribald laughter of the paragraph
ers. But Mr.. Harding seems to have
brought his theories into form fit for
presentation to the world. According
to what is said to be authoritative In
formation, he believes the first ap-
proach to the formation Of his "asso-
citation of nations" should be to OBJ
tain the assent of the five leading ma
lions, the United States, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan, his theory
being that, once these nations have
Joined, the other nations will fall in
line. The basis of this association is
TO be a world court to deal with justi-
cable questions.
Mr.. Harding holds that no associa-
ton of nations can succeed without
the Endorsement of the leaders of pub
lie thought, in America and elsewhere,
and that these leaders must reach
agreement in the essentials, leaving
details to be settled later; that all
governing features must be eliminated
from the association, each nation re-
manning free to make its own de-
cisions; that the agreement must be
specific enough to prevent the posi-
bility Of an offensive and defensive
military alliance of the five great
powers, and the association of ma
lions itself must place all nations on
an equal footing in the presentation
of their views on matters of world
policy.
Gen. Charles Gates Dawes. the Chi
cago banker. who is said 70 be the
leading probability for appointment as
head of q commission to reOrganize
the government service, was one Of
the weeks visitors in Marion and
talked, with the president-elect espe-
cially on the reduction Of government
tai expenses and it's relation to taxa
ton. After the interview General
Dawes said:
81 found that Senator Harding al
ready knew more than l did concern
ing this, and that the effort to reOr-
ganize the government upon an eco
nomical basis is one of the tasks to
which he proposes to devote himself
most energetically. From converse
ton with him it is evident that he has
this great and needed reform constant
ly in his mind. Considering that here
tofore no continued and firm effort
has been made, this determination Of
the President-elect to make this re-
that 1t will be accomplished"
Senator and Mrs. Harding are GO
ing to Florida next month to spend
several weeks as the guests Of Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen of New Jersey.
Possibly before they start announce
ment of the selections for the cabinet
will be made. 1t is believed Mr..
Harding's first choice for secretary of
state now is either Senator Knox or
Charles Evans Hughes, and that If
Mr.. Huges declines he will be appoint