Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-09
Peace Stand
of Harding
Criticised
Some Republican Senator'S
Dissatisfied at Decision to
Take Part in European
Reparations Conference.
Knox Plan Sidetracked
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire


Chicago Tribune-Omaha bee Leased Wire.
Washington. May Son the heels
OF President Harding's decision to
participate in European troubles ii
was authoratWely stated that the
restoration Of peace with Germany
would be held up pending the out
some OF the reparations controversy
The Knox peace resolution, passed
last Saturday by the senate, has been
sidetracked indefinitely in the house,
and it was learned that house leaders
are acting in accord with the desire
or the administration in deferring
action on the resolution which the
senate made such haste to adopt.
Dissatisfaction among republican
senator's, particularly the irrecon-
cilables, over the presidents note to
the allies yesterday increased to a
feeling of intense but carefully re-
pressed indignation when they
learned that administration influ-
ences were at work against the Knox
resolution in the house. Conse-
quental elation prevailed among the
democrats.
Harding Undisturbed.
Notwithstanding rumblings of dis
satisfaction, the administration wends
its way unperturbed by any senatorial
criticism that may have found its
way to the White House or State
department. The State department
prepared instructions to Ambassa-
dor Wallace at Paris and Roland w.
Boyden to resume their posts as TN,
official obse. vers for the American
government at the conference OF
ambassadors and reparations COM
mission respectively.
George Harvey, ambassador to
Great Britain, who will sit as the
American representative on the allied
supreme council, will receive his in
structions when he arrives in Lon
don next week.
There were no republican sena-
torial outbursts for publication, Sem
ators felt their hands tied in more
ways than one. The Johnson-Borah
faction didn't want to set OFT the ex.
plosion because they feared itwould
be said they were hunting for trouble
with the administration. Old guards
men were restrained by their tradi-
tional adherence to party unity.
Furthermore, they realized that
the senate, at the present moment,
was entirely powerless, and that
nothing could be said or done to
change the situation.
Clash Expected.
1t was predicted, however, that
the policy mapped out by yester-
DAYS note must eventually lead to
clash between the senate, or least
portion of it, and the administration.
One of the most radical OF the re-
publican leaders in the conservative
wing declared that the participation
outlined by the president would en-
tangle the United States in the
broils OF Europe as certainly as il
the Versailles treaty with the league
covenant included, had been rati-
fed.
In this connection they recalled
President Hardings own vigorous
support, while member OF the tor
eign relations committee, of the Fall
amendment to keep the United
States out of the reparations commits.
sion. Sooner or later, they thought,
the American participation in the
reparat;ons controversy must pro-
duce a development that would re-
quirc the United States to take an
affirmative stand and bring the
whole issue of international policy
again before the senate.
Harding Within Authority.
Some resentment was felt that
President Harding had not consulted
the senate before accepting the al
lied invitation to resume participa-
ton in their councils, although all
admitted that the president was act
ing entirely within his authority.
So far as could be learned, no
senator knew anything of the presi-
dents intentions until the. note was
given to the press for publication yes
terd3y afternoon. The belief was
widespread among senators that the
president had been influenced largely
by Secretary of State Hughes and
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, both
2of whom have been contending tor
months that the United States must
take part in the worldwide economic
readjustments growing out OF the
war.
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