Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
Harding T0.URGE
SPEEDY ACTION ON
PEACE IN MESSAGE
Ready to Advocate Passage
of Knox Resolution DecIar-
ing War at End.
WILL UNDERTAKE TREATY
ON TRADE WITH GERMANY
President Elect and Closest Advis-
ors Hold to Purpose to Scrap"
Versailles Agreement.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, February g.
When Warren Harding as President
of the United States sends his hrst
message to the extra session OF Con-
gress. he will ask for the immediate
passage of the Knox resolution de-
claring the war against Germany and
Austria at an end. Europe has been
at peace and in virtually full rela-
tionship with Germany for nearly two
years. America still remains in the
role of belliEerent.
Mr.. HaroIng Will announce that i'm
mediately the resolution of peace is
passed by Congress and approved by
himself, he will undertake the nego-
tiation OF a commercial treaty with
what was once the German empire.
This commercial treaty may be made
broad enough to include some of the
matters covered in the treaty of Yer
SailleS, to which it seems the United
States, under the new administration,
is not to become a party.
By the negotiation of a commercial
treaty to cover disputed points grow
Ing out of the war and to regulate the
commercial relationship between the
two countries in the future. the United
States will avoid the stigma of having
made a separate peace" with Ger
many. 1t will be argued that the rest
Of the world being at peace with Ger
many this country could do no more
than declare the state of war at an
end. With the close of a war new
commercial treaties always are in or
der, and SO the negotiations in behalf
of this country will be declared in Or
der at once.
Present Treaty to BE SeraPped.
= 1t is the present purpose of Mr..
Harding and his closest advisers to
scrap" the treaty Of Versailles in its
entirety. Whe thef this intention will
be adhered to, once the responsibility
for Americas relationship with the
Of Mr.. Harding. remains to be seen.
There is no doubts the fact will be
borne in upon Mr.. Harding that If the
United Staxss~ casts the treaty aside
completely lsfory win record that
the United States repudiated entirely
at Paris.
There always may remain a dispute
as to whether the obstinacy of Presi-
dent Wilson or the partisanshfp of
the Senate primarily was responsible,
but Mr.. Harding Is cognizant of the
peace resolution and the opening Of
negotiations with Germany, the Of
icial act of repudiation will be a part
Of his administration. Some Of the
senator's cloGeat political friends are
telling him he should be forever proud
inclined at This time to agree with
them Col. George Harvey spent two
weeks with the President-elect at
Marion recently and poured into his
ears a daily hymn of hate for the
treaty and all of its works.
VIII Refer to Quick Peaee.
Mr.. Harding viii refer to the
matter of quick peace with Ger
many in his inaugural address He
believes that the official e-establish-
ment of business relationship between
the United States and Germany may
be regarded as an important step to-
ward world rehabilitation. This will
be especially true If the matter of
Germany's reparation payments to
the allies has been definitely settled
and the terms formally accepted by
the German government.
The date Of the extra session OF
Congress still il doubtful. Two dates
are in Mr.. Harding's mind. The first
is March Is and the second April 4,
Senate already has been called in
extra session March 4 to act upon
the cabinet and other appointments
that MIR. Harding may desire to make.
There is said to be a very good chance
that Mr.. Harding will hold the Senate
In session until the new House is
ready to meet and the work of the
new administration definitely is un-
der way.
Little or no time is to be wasted
in welding the ak on all democratic
officehoiders after the 4th Of March,
To eat hA r,,sJ ~
to spend at least four weeks in the
confirmation of presidential appoint
ments. All the republicans are anxious
to get the faithful on the pay roll at
the earliest possible moment.
Copyright, 1921