The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-07
AMERICA ID HAVE REPRESENTATIVE ON
 SUPREME COUNCIL
George Harvey to Take Part as Representative of the / President of the
 United States
By Associated Press


 those of the conference of ambassa- dors and the separations commission.
 George Harvey, newly appointed am bassador to Great Britain, will sit with the supreme council and take part as the representative of the President of the United States in the deliberations" of that body. Representation at tho conference of ambassadors in Paris and the reparations commission will be unofficial The ambassador to France will be the observer on the former. and Roland W. Boyden will sit In an unofficial capacity on the latter.
 Decision to accept the councils in- vitation was reached today at the regular cabinet meeting and formal announcement of 1t was made at the White House. Soon afterwards the text of the American reply to the in vitation was made public at the state department. It follows:
 TEXT OF REPLY The government of the United States has received through the Brit lsh ambassador the courteous com munication in which you state that with the unanimous concurrence of the powers represented at tho allied
 
 quire whether this government is dis posed to be represented in the future as 1t was in the past at the allied confer ences, at the conference of arnbas-
 sadors h Paris and on the repara- | tlons commission.
 The government Of tho United | States, while maintaining tho tradi- | tional policy of abstention from par | ticipation in matters of distinctly European concern is deeply interested | in the proper economic adjustments and in the just settlement of the mat l ters of worldwide importance which are under discussion in the conferences and desires helpfully to cooperate in | the deliberation upon these questions. | MT. George Harvey. appointed ann bassador to Great Britain, will be in- structed on his arrival in England to | take part as the representative of l the President of the United States in the deliberations of the supreme coun- l oil. The American ambassador to l France will be instructed to resume ] his place as unofficial observer on | the conferences of ambassadors. and MT. Roland W. Boyden will be in-
 structed to sit again In an unofficial capacity on the reparations commits | sion.
 "The government of the United 1 States notes with pleasure your ex- pression of the belief of the represen-
 tatives of the allied governments as- 1 sembled in London, that American CO., l operation in the settlement of tho great international questions growing
 out of the World war will be of ma | terial assistance"
 ALLIED INVITATION | This communication was delivered
 late today to Sir Auckland Geddes. the
 British ambassador, who on yesterday | handled to Secretary Hughes the in- vitation of the council, which was | signed by Premier Lloyd George Of | Great Britain as its president. This | invitation reads:
 | As president of the allied conference | which is just completing Its sittings in | London, l am authorized, with the unanimous concurrence of all powers here represented, to express to the United States government our feeling that the settlement of the international difficult ties in which the world Is still involved would be materially assisted by the CO., operation of the United States; and I am therefore to inquire whether that gov ernment Is disposed to be represented In the future, as it was at the earlier date at the allied conferences, wherever they may meet at the ambassadors confer l ence, which sits at Paris, and on the separations commission.
 We are united in feeling that Ameri- can cognizance of our proceedings and, where possible. American participation in them, will be best facilitated by this" NO PART IN LEAGUE In the highest administration circles 1t was emphasized that the action taken today did not mean the participation Of the United States in any project Of world government or world league" It was said that it was inevitable that the United States have advisory part in the settlement of the vast economic ana other problems growing out of the World war These settlements. 1t was ex- plained must necessarily affect the United States, as we'll as the rest of the world.
 Announcement that the invitation had been accepted came late in the day after the Senate had adjourned. Republican senator's generally, however expressed their approval. while democratic senators gave voice to disapproval and disap- pointment Republicans took the view that the Presidents representatives would perform principally the function of obtaining information. Democratic senators said they were disappointed be- cause the President had not decided to have the government officially partici- pate in the deliberations of the three bodies.
 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
  hat MT Harvey would sit with the pre- miers of Great Britain, France and Italy and the representatives of Belgium and Japan on the supreme council as the per sonal representatives of the President or the United States and not of the Amerl- can government While he will par ticipate in the deliberations of the coun- cil. he will be without authority to bind the United States to any action taken. Mir Harvey will be in a position to Keep the President fully informed on all subjects with which the council has to deal Upon this body has devolved the settlement of the more important ques- tions resulting from the war. and to It has been referred the American protest to the League of Nations against the award to Japan of mandate for the island of Tap.
 The supreme council is also expected to take up the whole subject of man date. which was reopened by Mir. Hughes recent notes to the governments of Great Britain France Italy and Japan. In which he dealt specifically with the man date for the Pacific island. Many other questions of large importance also are before it.
 HARVEY NOW ON WAY l MT. Harvey is en route 10 Englanc. md it is assumed that he will besln | his duties as the Presidents represent l ative on the council at the next meet 1 ing. It4is pointed out that by making
 .he new ambassador his own, ,represent- alive inc President did not have to ask