The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-04-08
HARDING WITHHOLDS
0. X. FOR PEACE MOVE
Delay In Resolution End
War To Aid Associa-
ton, Belief.

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may be the expectations of Republi-
can senators who want an early de-
claration of peace with Germany, 1t
was made known authoritatiyely to-
day that President Harding had not
thrown the influence of his admins
tration behind the movement, but was
inclined to look with disapprovaI on
any prospect of precipitate action.
1t was revealed that the President
had not, in fact, committed himself to
any definite program for the restora-
ton Of peace, tho he wGs said to be
leaning more and more to a belief
that the Versailles covenant can not
in any practical way be used now as
basis for his, association of nations.
he is canvassing the situation careful
ly in the light of information and adj
vice which has come to him since in
auguration, and altho a part of his
program may be decided ON soon, it
probably will be many weeks before
it is revealed in entirety.
In his consideration of the peace
resolution, which some of the Senate
leaders want to press to an early pas
sage in the special session of Con-
gress converting Monday, Mr.. Harding
is understood to have taken the posi-
ton that in the settlement of so i'm
portant question the nation must
proceed with care and prudence. 1t
is said that he has not withdrawn the
approval he gave the resolution when
he supported it in the last Congress,
but is convinced that the present
situation does not require haste SO
much as it requires painstaking de-
Liberation.
The administration has not re-
vealed what elements are involved
in the determination of its attitude,
but there have been indications that
it would consider itself in a better
position to make advances for an as
ISOLATION Of nations If the peace de-
claration were delayed. limitations
have come to officials here that some
of the leading allied statesmen would
consider passage Of the measure a
great handicap in the negotiations
for peace concert, weakening the
position of the American government
with its former associates in the
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to American suggestions.
1t has been limited to the Presi-
dent by some of his advisers that,
like the outstanding war debt. a
pending resolution of peace might be
used as potential lever to bring the
allied governments into accord with
the proposals of this government.
How serious a disagreement there
may be between this viewpoint and
that of the Senate advocates Of the
resolution remains to be developed
after the special session meets.
At dinner here last night some Of
the senators most prominent in for
elgn relations are understood to have
informed M. Viviani, the former
French premier. who is visiting here.
that his government need not hope
that peace declaration would be
long delayed. They plan to bring
the measure quickly into the pro-
gram of the special session and they.
express unbounded confidence that it
will be adopted quickly.
There has been no indication that
the President would make an open
fight to delay action, but what he says
on the subject in his message to Con-
gress will be studied carefully for
delicate shades of meaning, and the
he conveys is expected to
have much weight with many senators
of his party