Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-05-12
!. S. WILL ACT IN :
ALLIED MEETS
PRECEDENT HARDING ACCEPTS
INVITATION OF POWERS TO
PARTICIPATE IN SESSIONS
STILL OPPOSED T0 LEAGUE
official Declare America Must Have
Advisory Part In Settlement Of
Vast Economic and Other Prob
Ions Resulting From War

Washington, May President Har-
ding yesterday accepted the invitation
Of the allied supreme council that the
United States be represented at the
meeting of that body as well as those
Of the conference of ambassadors and
the PREPARATIONS commission.
George Harvey newly appointed am
bassador TO Great Britain, will sit
with the supreme council and take
part as the representative of the presi-,
dent of the United States In the del
alterations of that body.
Representation at the conference Of
ambassadors In Paris and the repara-
tons commission will be unofficial.
The Ambassador to France will be the
observer on the former and Roland W.
Boyden will sit in official capacity on
the latter.
Decision to accept the councils i'm
vitation was reached today at the reg
ular meeting and formal announced
ment of it was made at the White
house.
In the highest administration circles
it was emphasized that the action TAX
en- today did not mean the participa-,
ton of the United States In any pro
ject "of world government or world
league" 1t was said that 1t was in
evitable that the United States have
an advisory part in the settlement of
the vast economic and other problems
growing out of the world war. These
settlements, 1t was explained, must
necessarily affect the United States
as well as the rest of the world.
Announcement that the invitation
had been accepted came late in the
day after the senate had adjourned.
Republican senators generally how
ever, expressed their approval, while
Democratic senators gave voice to dis
prevail and disappointment. Republi-
cans took the view that the presi-
dents representatives would perform
principally the function of obtaining
information. Democratic senators said
they were disappointed because the
president had not decided to have the
government officially participate in
the deliberations of the three bodies.
Administration officers made it
plain that Mr.. Harvey would sit with
the premiers of Great Britain, France
and Italy and the representatives of
Belgium and Japan on the supreme
council as the personal representative
of the President of the United States
and not of the American government.
While he will participate in the DELHI
erations of the council, he will be with
out the authority to bind the United
States to any action taken.
Mr.. Harvey is en- route to England
and 1t is assumed that he will begin
his duties as the presidents represen-
tative on the council at the next meet
ing.
Administration officers have indi-
Gated that one of the first subjects of
a general character to be taken up by
Mr.. Harvey will be the question Of a
world conference for disarmament
While the president has asked that no
action on this question be initiated in
congress In the present state of condi-
lions in Europe, some of those close
to the White house expect that so soon
as the present emergency has passed
the supreme council will be asked by
the United States to take up the whole
disarmament question.
Republican "irreconciable" senator's,
including Senator Borah of Idaho, de-
clined to make public comment, but in-
timated that they were not prepared
to offer objections to the presidents
decision. They indicated there was no
sanction of the government behind the
presidents personal representative
and no powers bestowed upon them.
They also expressed the belief that
there was no departure from the presi-
dents announced policy against in,
volving the United States in foreign
entanglements.