Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
PRESIDENT ASKS DECLARATION IF
 PEACE WITHOUT ACCEPT ANCE OF NATION LEAGUE
Emergency Tariff Placed At Head of Requests In Message; House Com mittee Will Report Bill Today
rRepubulcan A p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, April 12- Final rejection of the Versailles league O. nations by the American government was proclaimed to the world today bs President Harding in solemn pro nouncement of the foreign policies of his administration.
 Speaking before the new congress the president declared acceptance of the league would be nothing short a betrayal of the mandate of the November elections. Instead, he asked a congressional declaration o. peace and for ratification of those portions of the Versailles treaty which protect American rights and interests in the war settlement.
 Tn the existing league of nations, world governing with it's super pow CTS, this republic will have no part he said- Tt is only-fair to say to the world in, general and to our associates in war fin particular that the league covenant can have no sanction by us.
 A tremendous demonstration fol lowed this declaration, republican senators and representatives leading while most of their democratic col leagues sat silent. After weighing the words of the president, the senate irreconcilables tonight were claiming complete victory, predicting that ever the portion of the treaty endorsed by MT. Harding never would receive sen ate approval.
 In his recommendations for do mestic legislation. the president gave great interest to tariff and tax revi sion and to the railway situation ~tnough he endorsed lesser means which congressional leaders declared might prolong the special session until the snow flies. He also declared his faith in a maintained merchant marine and in the principle of arma : ment reduction without asking foI legislation.
 Tariff Comes First
 An emergency tariff was placed at the head of the requests and within an hour after he finished. the house ways and means committee agreed tt report tomorrow the emergency measure vetoed by President Wilson For the permanent tariff bill, Mir i. Harding made no specific suggestion vexcept that it follow the principle q protection. Similarly, he refrainet from detailed recommendations or taxation, contenting himself with discussion of the situation with re hinder that his party pledged itsel to repeal the excess profits tax. H also recalled the promise to organiz l. a separate government department o public welfare.
 Declaring rates and operating ex penses of the railroads must be loN cred. Mr. Harding asked that con gross investigate the transportatiol problem lire recommended CO., or dination of all governmental agencie dealing with former service mer strengthening of the federal laws af fecting highway construction an maintenance, enactment of budge legislation. and a congressional in quiry into lynching and race relation:
 MT Harding's definite stand agains the covenant was not surprise t Republican leaders of the senate, al though the exact wording was un settled until shortly before the ex ecutive left for the capitol The frs draft was completed soon after mid night, and when proof sheets cam this morning the president cancelle the cabinet meeting and summone Republican menpb bers of the foreig relations committee
 In this conference the presider considered the foreign relations sec tion for more than an hour, hearin Sthe advice of mild reservationists an irreconcilables without exceptio Senators present expressed after ward their satisfaction with the pres ident's views. though there was a d vengeance of views regarding the like lihood of an early ratification of u treaty with the league and other pol tions omitted
 Treaty Not in Senate
 It was pointed out that the treat was not now before the senate, ar that MT. Hardig had shown no ind - cztion that he meant to re-submit Aa the near future. In his addre
 (Continued on Page 2)