Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-02
Harding Calls in Officials
For Discussions on Sew
eral Points.
VIVIANI WANTS TO
KNOW u. S. ATTITUDE
Impression at Washington is
That Important Develop
ments Are Brewing.

Washington. April 2.-1nterest in
the administrations attitude towards
the general subject of a peace settle.
ment, reviewed by the visit here Of
former Premier Viviani OF France.
was further intensified today by a
series OF conferences which had every
outward appearance of embracing a
general discussion to prepare admin
lstration officials for a decision on
such subjects as separate peace reso-
luton and an amended League Of
Nations.
All of those who took part in the
conferences were reticent and the In
ferences attached to them necessarily
were largely conjectural.
The days development centered
about the White House and state de-
partment, leaving Mr.. Vivani for the
moment in the background. 1t was
indicated, however. progress might
have been logical sequence to sug-
gestion brought here by the former
French premier.
Wants to Know Attitude.
AS a member of the League of Ma
tions commission on amendment OF
the covenant, Mr.. Vivani naturally is
, much interested in that subject and
| it was taken for granted he would
plead to take home with him def
mite estimate of the American view
point on covenant amendments. even
though that were not the primary
purpose of his visit. In the same way,
he is naturally interested in any
| movement for a separate peace be-
tween the United States and Ger
many.
One of the first callers at the White
House today was Colonel George
ambassador to Great Britain. After
half hour with the president. Colonel
Harvey conferred with Secretary
Hughes at the state department. The
1 official explanation on these confer
ences was that the colonel had called
for additional instructions regarding
his mission n-xhiel,~ Of course, will
bring him to more or less direct con-
tact with the league question.
Knox on List
/ Senator Knox of Pennsylvania.
author of the separate peace resolu-
i tion vetoed by F\esident Wilson. also
was on President Harding's list of
callers. Still another on the White
House engagement list was Myron r.
under serious consideration for am
bassador to France. Mr.. Herrick held
that post in the early days OF the
! European war.
The impression that important de-
vclopments might be brewing under
the surface was strengthened by dis
patches from Paris which suggested
that the French foreign Office was ex-
pecting some announcement to come
soon from Secretary Hughes. Mr.
Viviana conferred with Mr.. Hughes
for an hour during the week and al
4 though the explanation made Of that
visit too, was to pay respects" it
was interpreted in official circles that
the conversation must have inevitably
touched upon important questions at
issue in the peace problem.
Paris. April Great qualification
is expressed here over the reception
accorded Rene Viviani, former French
premier. who is in America on a spe-
cial mission for the French govern
ment
Several dispatches from NJ. Viviani
have reached Paris but it was indicat-
ed today it will be left to Secretary Of
State Hughes to give out what he
considers proper. the conversations
the special envoy has with American
officials