The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-09
ALLIES HAND
STRENGTHENED
u. S, ACCEPTANCE IS
PLEASING TO DIPLOMATS
Presence of Americans In De-
liberations to Facilitate
Settlements.

Wash;nr;un. May S.--Tre acceptance
nv ;he United States uf the invitation
10 nay. representation or the councils
dealings with tn" world economic set
Elements T., regarded by some diplomats
hcra A. strengthening the hard or the
o,,its in their dealings with Germany
Tno,. $50 ,cok upon It rs having cleared
AWAY much OF "ny doubt that n"y have
s,ist.l az 10 the attitude Of the United
states.
President Harding in hIs message u
Premier Lloyd George OF Great BRITAIN
nccooti,E tie invitation. has mao
clear. theee diplomats COY. that me '"-
n,,n,stration, while r+tain!ngs us "r-
termination to abstain from par''c'
nation IN purely EuroHe1n "tiarS. pro
noses that the United States lena nS
counsel and aid in nffecting the reao-
iustments growing out or the common
,.Ic.o,y over the former central powers.
The presence Of American r"nr"S"h-
,at,ves ON the suprarnr corrcil tn" COW
rcr.nce of amba ssadorS ard 81" r"Na'&-
t,ons commission. thrv hciir'e. WI ~
,;Iitate The settlements. and. 80 Inc
game time. aid in c'Hrr'rG aw"" fH"
r,,sundcrsta andlnr. wh'"h lay nave
risen hetwecn the United site: ana
tha allies with regard to s"i',c OF the
settlements. such as mandates
situa+ion Clearer
As these diplomats view It. III" si;"-
alton Is clearA. than 1t has been nt"nv
time since the senate failed to rntifF
tho treaty Of Versailles.
The allied governments :rf known -
hnve talcn the position that ~ "'''-
trrde IS extreme aloofnrss hv IT," ni;"1
States would give "nccura Gtm""t ~
Germany in resisting the demandS mad
upon her. They also orc understood TO
have held that tlIr nero rr'uSal o. l"r
United States 10 transmit i"rmanr =
counter proposals on r"NAr2tonS d''
not quite meet the situation that hal
arisen.
Intimations Of. leaders in the house Of
raprrsentatives that action on the Knox
rnacc resolution probably VIII b" de-
layed until tho present situation over
sao 9 has clarified Is r"c"ived' ny IN"
all!ed diplomats as furnishing rvidenr"
cC the solidarity Of tn" United Stat"s
end it, former associates in the world
war.
Foreign Affairs In .conyress
Foreign affairs arc expected 10 oc-
cupy snmn Of tho attention Of the Sen-
ate this week and there ar" indications
that the arceptanres Of the allied In
vitation may come in for further dis
russion Senator Harrison. Democrat.
Mississippi. IS to call Mp his proposed
change in the senate rulos TO abolish
secret session on treaties as we'll as
nominations and the debate is expected
TO branch into many avenues.
American relations abroad ar" also
expected to rome tE for extended senate
dbate late th!e week when the naval
appropriation bill * taken up. Consid-
ertion Of this measure probably will
precipitatc a debate on dis armament.
such as proposed in tho Borah resolu-
ton and In other measures which MEM
bers are expected to offer. Efforts to
alta CHI q disarmament amendment to
the naval bill are looked for. hut Renub-
lican leaders plan to oppose 1t as Pres
ident Harding has expressed the wish
that this subject be left to the future.