The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-07
ACCEPTS SUPREME COUNCIL
INVITATION; NAMES HARVEY
new AMBASSADOR WILL
WITNESS PROCEEDINGS
ACTING UNOFFICIALLY
Ambassador Boyden Will Be
Observer For United States
In Sessions of the Repara-
ton Commission.

Washington, May g. President Hard
ing ed today the invitation OF the
allied supreme council. that the United
states be represented At the meetings
Of that body as well as those OF the
conference Of Ambassadors und the re-
parattous commission.
George Harvey. newly appointed am
hassador 10 Great Britain. Will ST III
with the supreme council and take part
as the representative OF tho president OF
Tho United states In tho deliberations
OF that body. Representation at the CON
ference Of ambassadors IN Paris ana
the -rparations commission would De
unofficial. The nmha ssadcr 10 France
will he the observer on the former ana
Roland w. Boyden will ait III an uh-
official capacity on the latter.
Decision to accept TN counGiFS NV
talon WAS reached today AZ the regular
cabinet mect!nK and formal announce
mrrt Of il was made at Inc W hi't
House Soon aftcrward. the text or the
American reply TO tho invif%.loH VA"
made public at the state department.
Tho communication was delivered Iate
TODAY 10 Sir Auckland Geddes' the ifril-
ish ambassador who. yesterday nahoeu
20 Secretary Hughes the lnVfclli'a o.
the council wlN.:h was signed BY ire
m!cr Lloyd George &C Great Britain aS
its president. .,,o
It was emphasized that the aruon 1aNen
todav did not mean the participation "i
.hc tinted states in any project or
world lcaRuee II was said that IL was
inryitablo that the United States have
An advisory part m the settlement OF
tho vast economic and other prooienlS
growing out Of the World WsIr. THESE
settlements It was orphaned. must
necessarily affect the United States as
we'll as the rest Of the world.
Democrats D1sapprovs.
Announcement that the invitation had
hon accepted. came late In tho day
after the senate had adjourned. Re-
publican senator's generally. however
exnressed their approval, While DemV-
cratic senatora Ga,t n voice TO d1sap-
uroval and disappointment. EcpupN-
cans tok the view that the president
representatives would perform prino!-
pally the function OF obtaining intorlna-
ton. Democratic senators slid lhey
were dtsappOi ntcd becouSe the preS!deht
had not decided to have the government
officially participate in the deliberations
of the three bodies.
Administration officers mado Z plain
that Mr.. Harvey would sit with the
premiers Of Great Britain. France anu
Italy and the representatives OF Bei-
g,urn and Japan on the supreme council
as the personal representative or the
president OF the United States and not
Of the American government. WhiIr he
will participate In the deliberations OF
the council, he will be without authority
to bind the United States to any action
taken,
WIN Advse Marding.
Mr. Harvey vii. be In a position 10
keen the president fully Informed on
nj, Subjects with which the council has
todeai Upon this body has devoived
the settlement OF the more important
ou~st!on~l resulting from the war and 10
!. has been referred the American pro
test To The League Of Nations against
the award to japan OF mandate lot
the Island OF zap.
The supreme council also IS expected
70 take up tho whole subject Of man.
dates which was reopened by MT
! Hughes. r,cnat notes 10 the govern
mcnts Of Great Britain, France. ln4Y
and JaTpn. n which he d@a!t sp"2iisc-a!-
" with the mandate for the rac!iic isl
and.
Avoid Compilations.
NJ Harvey IS cnroute 20 Eng.and
and i tS assumed that he will begin his
duties AZ tho p-cScidcut's representative
on the council a. tho next melting
l. is poin;d on. thai by making tn"
new Ambassador his own representative
| he president did not have 10 ask the
! approval 81 congress as would h:.r"
been nccr<iSn-T. hal 4 bean desired 20
appo:-.: aa off!cia.. representative oH ~"
goyrnme"t-