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HARDING BACKS
KNOX PEACE PLAN
Say Also Republican Senators
Have Agreed.
MAY REST THREE MONTH";
Administration Hopes New World
Peace Plan Will Mature in That
Time

Washington. April .,.--l'r">id"ni
Harding is understood To have 1lr
proved Immediate re-inlrodurtt"n OF
the Knox peace resolution when con
"rpSS c0nveneS next week.
Final decision has not Yet l""l
reached, it WAS Indicated by Republic
can leaders. AZ To when ii would u"
pressed for adoption.
Hopes are said To b, enterIain' Il IN
administration circles To the effect Il
definite progress toward Il concord "i
nations Of Il new world l,2;sc" program
might lie l,o~~ihr in Il short time. Ter
thar reason. ii WAS intimated. Il period
of three months or 81 might be allow
ed 10 elal,Se before action on III" Re
solution WAS taken by congress.
Some Of Mr.. Har,Iing'S advisers are
said to hold that with the Knox rt~o-
luton pending. an influence would he
eNerued ON the thought and action of
other bowers il their consideration OF
peace questions which might be
brought forward. 70 This would be
added, ii WIS said. the natural lntiu-
ence of the debts owing to the United
States.
With these factors prominent in ne
gotiationS. there was said /" be hope
in Republican official circles /" the
effect strong support would he found
abroad for amy new peace program
Which might take shape.
Republican senators were said I"
Ia. iI, .,r,.,rl Wit In .IpSnnt'I
to the Knox resolution Several of
these senators held an informal con
ference 1t WAS followed by call
at the White House by Senator Wat
son, Republican, Indiana.
1t WAS said the only important
question open With reference I" the
! Knox resolution WAS the time for its
adoption and the possibility of an
amendment To declare the attitude OF
| the United States should world peace
! again he Threatened hy Germany.
The president is understood L" have
! been urged hy SEINE advisers, to make
! in his forthcoming message 1" con
| greSS. an uneQuivhcal announcement
| that under no circumstances would the
! United States ut any time Jhtll the
! present League of Nations.
| Mr.. Harding Wa; said not I" haN"
| indicated his decision in this respect.
! NJ. Viviani conferred for more than
/ two hours with Senator Knox. OF
| PENNSYLVANIA. ut his home.
He took occasion, it is understand,
to express appreciation of the policy
| of this count as recently stated by
administration officials.
In discussing the situation rs az
| fpctin- France NJ. NiViani is under
stood IL have taken cogniZance of the
! utterancp of administration officials
concerning Gcrmany'S responsibility
and to have made clear it would tend
| greatly to diSpel the possibility o. any
| embarrassment his country might feel
| especially in the Guestf6n of repara-
tions. should the United States now
! declare a separate peace.
! The Frenc envoy is also under
stood to have informed Senator Knox
! any such declaration as contained III
| his resolution introduced in the last
congress for terminating the war and
! stating in subsistence The United States
would view with grave concern war
! involving the leacG of Europe, would
do much Ia relieve the anxiety of the
French people for The future.