The daily times., 1921-11-29

President Harding is Anxiou.
to Secure international Co.
operation, but Our Cores
respondent is Sure BorAh'.
Criticism is Based on fnade-
quAte Information.
(By David Lawrence
Copyright, 1921, by the Daily

Times.)
Washington, Nov 2S-PreSident
Harding has worked out only in prin-
ciple the project for continuous con-
ference of nations. The criticism of
Senator Borah, therefore, that the
talked of Association of nations
would only be the League of ma
tions under another name" is un-
fortunately based upon inadequate
information.
This correspondent has the highest
authority for making the foregoing
observation. The truth is Mr. Hard
ing did not plan deliberately to in
terject discussion of world organ
ization into the press at this time.
He was asked question at the regu-
lar cOnfereuce with Washington cor
respondents last Friday and the mil
tiatiFe was entirely with the latter
The inlpromptu answer was indeed
the expression by the president of his
earnest hope of what might develop
out of the gathering which now is
taking place For long time he has
sensed the rising tide of American
opinion in favor of international CO.
operation Of some kind though, at
the same time, he has felt that the
people of the United States. would
not sanction anything that savored
of a ''super-government.
Anybody who supposes that Mr..
Harding has in mind an organization
like the present League of Nations
will find that notion dissipated when
the president makes known the de-
tails of his plan. Nor does the presi-
dent feel that he would be creating a
rival to the League of Nations. Since
| the United States government has de-
finitely turned down the idea of mem
bership in the League of Nations in
| it's present form it would be illogical,
say Mr. Harding's friends, to find the
president proposing another organ
ization with similar rules and regu-
lations and with merely. another
name.
! This much the new plan would
have in common with the League of
Nations-an identity of object, name
ly the prevention of war by. having
lfreauent intern tfonaf conferences.
But that object has been sought
through one form or another for gem
era tions and the feeling in admins
tration quarters is that there cannot
be too many efforts in that direction
4 AS an example of how different
the Harding plan might eventually be
from the League of Nations coven-
ant, it is interesting to summarize
the principles which have been en-
bodied by the American Peace So
ciety in one project which has beer
tsent to every member of the Confer
ence on Limitation of Armament. L
2 cannot be said that the American
Peace Society formula will be adopt
ed but it would not be surprising i
the plan worked out by the presiden
2 lresembled more closely this type o
plan than the League covenant. Her
are the principles:
First To institute conferences o
nations to meet at stated interval
in continuation of the first two con
iferences of The Hague; and, to facili
late the labors of such conferences, t
invite accredited institutions devote'
to the study of international law, t
= prepare projects for the considera
r tion of. governments, in advance o
s / submission to the conference.
j. Second. To convoke as soon a
t practicable a conference for the ad
2 2lvancement of international law; t
!, provide for its organization outsid
: the domination of any one nation
r any limited group of nations; t
I-lwhich conference, every nation re
lcognizing, accepting, and applyin
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