Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-09
SHIFTING THE CoTRSE.
MONDAY. MAY Q, 1921.

SHilllNt IHE TOT NSt.
Two ovcnts or the political hour JUS
,l> tie statement TINT President Hard
ut talEes thlt America cannot shirlt
rysrousbuHlra u tho work cf
ord Reconstruction which now Sacos
h nation m. nrst IS his acceptance
~ ibc >nee invitation 10 participate
thr surteu, council IT Tho Allies.
IS, conferences - ambassadors a. pnris.
uHt p' rb, v.rl ~ tn, separations COM
-iun rh. s,,uud one Is the Al
nimatluuc hint given 20 the House
n l,cws.eulatl,.s that there Is no de-
tar haste IA paasius the Knox
ua,at r.acs A'aouuou. which is en-
tn, hard, - tb Committee on ForeiFn
l.,pa
iar Hn. ,,,ute b me light of
,Hu,I rHr le,rs ~ tho rast two
uo.a b. arr uirl.I reader is in
h.u.,. th1r NJ IIardjrE feels
InIr r.f vhIf ttenI p, had taken
.aa,nur rbe ISOLATION Of
s.. u"v -..- THAT any
..., h,tw.,u ,m.ri,a ana
N# d3pe,role to ne winners
t va ,ad m.ehf possibly delay
t.u ul countries con
u,.d
% had heen thc hopo ~ the present
o.uuan cabinet that Nrr Harding
might 10 induced rs either represent
.r. Germen nation heforc tho Ropara
l.na tommission, or else 90 use his
4eal oHicos IN softcning the ropara-
unns terms NEain. 81 course. tho Ger
mans erred in their know ledge of tho
temper 81 the American people. The |
Ndminivtration realizes that Il this ma
'i"r continued 60 sull in the tent. and /
refuse ta rNo is moral support 70
rh, Allies Iu tb. present crisis. that
iho Germans would he emboIdened 90 /
continue tholr polcN ~ bluH hesitation. I
llay and prevaricatlon regarding tho I
operations terms
iN aereoiug to- send representatives !
o. th, Allied Onuncils. Mr. Harding +
1ade cesturc of confidence toward
the Aiuee Following that action. it /
would bc unviso 70 press the Knox
separate peace resolution through the
uou~r. Tho President could mol sign
,haf document n rood faith while his
relr, sentauv,s were aiding tho Allies
thyr r,parauor- demands
Dc IS r.-r feari that president Hard
t'de adopting thc course which
WeHro, WILSON followed yesterday.
'f aolet Vhrb bis representatives
laI, th. Supreme council of the
NlI,.. th. conferences of Ambassadors
"a Paris and in tho reparations com
missions. VIII he done without concur
rent action by any member OF the
lut,d States s,uato
WHOM Nj Harding was a senator. he
vas oNcccdiugly Jealous II the pre-
rnrAtiNos and privileges 81 Senators.
llc objected to IN, manner in which
Mr Wilson negotiated the Treaty Of
Versailles. and b. many high-sounding.
put cloudy and involved statements
ti. during the campaign he promised
Store to th, senate the rights which
believed that Mr.. Wilson had
su,pyd
Now N, Hardinr "usurpsr those
same prvneecs and h.s late confreres
.n tho SENATE can do nothing but {
widdie their thumbs. and listen to the
sharp laughter which rises from the /
Democratic side Of the chamber OF !
course Mr. Harding may have had a t
'hhnge of heart he may realize that after a
~ Woodrow Wilson was not so far I
srong He may see that at times the 6
President must act first. and consult Z
aAii WIN NAt sttlaAts he mas a QlNer-
nj point Of view. now that he sits in /
he White House In fact. he is for the o
inae being carrying out the policies OF CT
lis predecessor. Il
This IL a bitter pin for the Senate 10 ="
wallow. The irreooncilables who had =
eonted upon speedy passage in the
iouse of the Knox resolution. must
it quietly by while our representatives
broad DO just az Mr. Wilson and his :
dvisers did-represcnt the United !,
tates In treaty body. II is amusing =
, note that these same irreoonciiables ..
arr not open their mouths TO protest
Do President has not completed his ~
atroh.ge slate. Many Of the irrecon- r.
babies promised fat jobs to certain ii
in return for valuable cam d