Evening star., 1921-04-03
Decision for Action Early in
Session Follows Series
of Conferences.
international TANGLE
TOPIC AT WHITE HOUSE
Senator Knox Calls by Invitation.
Presidents View of Proposed
Move Not Indicated.

immediate peace by congressional
resolution is to be urged promptly
upon the converting of the Sixty
seventh Congress in extra session, it
was learned last night, following a
series of conferences with noted men
Intimately associated with govern
mental policies affecting war rela-
tions and peace terms.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania.
former Secretary of State and author
of the republican peace resolution in
the last Congress. went to the White
House by invitation of the President
and they were closeted for more than
two hours. e.
The general understanding in Off
cial and congressional circles is that
N Eiviani. former French premier
and now envoy extraordinary from
the French Republic to President
Harding. has been hopeful to per-
suade the United States government
not to push its peace declaration. but
rather to consider on what basis it
might accept the treaty of Versailles.
Sentiment of senate Group.
Information that members of the
Senate favoring speedy peace by
resolution had not abandoned their
previously announced intention was
obtained last night. after notable
day of White House conferences, at
which the advisability of congress
sional declaration of peace. together
with other questions involved in a
~
have been discussed.
Whether the intention of the peace
by-resolution senators has been ap-
proved in any degree by President
Harding. and whether it has the sup
.ort of Senate republicans general
ly, were matters on which no in
formation was obtainable. In this
connection it was recalled thAt some
of the more prominent membef %
the Senate favoring a peace resolutions
have stated definitely that action on
matters involving. peace would not
be taken in conflict with administra-
tion views.
The conferences at the White House
yesterday were generally considered
in the bearing on International af-
fairs as probably the most impor-
tant that President Harding has held
since his inauguration.
Noted Men See President.
Besides Senator Knox. the noted
men who called on President Hard
ing yesterday and are understood to
have discussed the international
aanele and the course the United
States ought to pursue, included Col.
George Harvey of New York, Sc
lected as ambassador to Great Bri-
tain; Myron T. Herrick of Ohio. un-
derstod to be under consideration for
ambassador to France. and Stephane
Lausanne, noted French journalist,
who came to this country with for
mer Premier Viviani. All Of those
who participated in the conferences
declined to say what specific pro-
posals were discussed or to indicate
when decisions might be expected
By inference the days developments
were coupled with the visit here of
NJ. Viyiani, who has brought TO
American officials a frst-hand report
as to the present attitude of the Eu-
ropean governments toward the
league of nations and related sub
jects.
Speculation Is Aroused.
Senator Knox's call to the White
House started a new out-cropping OF
speculation about the fate of the
peace resolution. but was followed by
no authoritative announcement as to
whether the measure would be
pressed at the outset of the special
session of Congress that convenes a
week from Monday The impression
given was that the administration
was feeling its way in the light of
the information and advice brought
by N. Viviani and that a definite
policy was yet to be framed