Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09
HOOVER OPPOSES KNOX
PEACE: FAvORS PARlEY
Like Secretary Hughes. He Has
Strong Objections TO the
Sen ator's Resolutions.

WASHINGTON. April a.-Having re-
ceivcd a large amount of conflicting
advice. President Harding has set
about the formulation of that part OF
his message to Congress which will
present the peace program he contem-
plates carrying out.
The Executive has been urged by the
ma iority Of the Republican members OF
the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee to declare himself unreservedly for
the rejection of the entire Versailles
treaty and the adoption of some such
program as is inherent in the Knox
resolution declaring peace with Ger
many.
Strong objections TO either the whole
or important features of this plan have
been submitted to the President by Sec
rotary of State Hughes and Secretary
Of Commerce Hoover.
The President UP TO date has leaned
noticeably in the direction OF the Sena-
torial proposition and has told Sena-
tors that. in view of the impossibility
of accepting the Versailles treaty. he
saw no alternative but the Knox reso-
luton or some variation thereof. IL
now remains TO be seen whether this
attitude will be changed or modified
~ the opposition of Mr.. Hughes and
Mr. Hoover to the Knox plan.
The Secretary of State is in favor
al the United States participating IN
the Preparations Commission provided
Lv the Versailles Treaty in order TO
make good in effective manner his
declaration that this country stands
with the Allies in holding Germany re-
sponsible for the war and bound TO
make rcparation to the full extent ot
It's ability. He would have an Ameri-
can representative in the Reparations
Commission and the United States
committed to cooperation in en-
forccment OF the reparation terms
Mr.. Hughes believes that II America
is to stand with the Allies in this mat
ter IL would have a voice in determining
the amount of reparation that Germany
IS able to pay. 1t is not clear. however,
whether he regards it as necessary TO
ratify the Versailles Treaty with reser-
vations in order to bring about such
participation in the reparations commits
sion or deems IL possible to enter into
a separate arrangement with the Allies
for this purpose.
The advocates of the Knox resolution
have informed the President that he
cannot carry out his announced inten-
ton of disentangling the United States
from European affairs. IL he adopts Mr..
Hughes views. They assert that rep
resentation in the Reparations Commits
sion would keep this country involved
in the political quarrel Of Europe in
definitely.
MFR. Hoover is strongly opposed 10 the
Knox resolution. He favors the partci-
nation of the United States in an inter
national conference to work out a re-
vision of the Versailles Treaty. which
America would be willing to ratify.
The question Of holding an interna-
tional conference has been discussed by
the President with his advisers TO some
extent. The Senators who are advocst-
ing the Knox resolution oppose the
Hoover suggestion, but favor an inter
national economic conference after the
conclusion Of peace TO deal with prob
lens arising out Of the financial con-
dition of Europe and the question OF
repayment Of American war loans to
the Allies.