The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-04-13
BOTH SIDES STUDY
PRESIDENTS WORDS
Republicans and 'Irreconcilables"
Voice Approval, While Democrats
Generally Express Disappoint-
ment-Lodge Extremely Pleas
cd" as Are Knox, Johnson and
BOrah.

Washington, April 13.-Gencral ap-
prevail Of President Harding's dec
larations in his first message to con-
gress today that the United States
could have no part in the present
league of nations and that the state
of war should be ended by congress
sional resolution was expressed by
Republican senate leaders both of the
"irreconcilables" and freservation-
ist" groups.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
fight for reservations to the treaty
of Versailles, said he was Extremely
pleased" by the message which he
declared Separate us from the
league and approves passage of the
Knox resolution"
Senator Johnson, California, and
Borah, Idaho, leaders of the "ir-
reconciables," expressed gratifica-
tion that the president had definitely
rejected the present league and had
declared for restoration of peace by
congressiona action. They expressed
doubt, however, THAI the treaty of
excluded could be put into shape fo.'
ratification-a possibility suggested
by Mr.. Harding.
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
acting Democratic leader, who led the
Wilson forces in the senate for rat
ification Of the treaty and league,
expressed disappointment at the
presidents message. He declared
that by refusing to enter the league,
the United States has refused to take
part in the effort to stabilize the
conditions of the world, without
which, he said, there could be neither
revival of business nor prosperity.
81 am wondcring," Senator Harri-
son, Democrat, Mississippi, said in a
statement tonight, "what the thou
ands of independent voters pro-leaguc
Republicans and Republican leaders,
who were assured or insisted that
the best way to have America get
into the league of nations and have
the treaty of Versailles ratified was
through the election of Harding as
president, now think"
"What the presidcns said about
the league suited me-" was the COM
ment of Senator Reed, Missouri, a
Democratic treaty "irreconcilable."
Senator Norris. Republican, Ne
braslka, said he was pleased to "wel-
come the president to the fold of the
irreconcilables.
Senator Poindexter, Republican,
Washington, said the plan for an as
sociation "still was in nebulous
state"
Senator Kellogg, Minnesota, Re-
publican "mild rcscrvationist," de-
clared the president would abe able
to work out an association Of ma
tions and peace program that will
be satisfactory to ALL"
Senator Knox, Pennsylvania, author
of the peace resolution adopted by
the last congress and vetoed by
President Wilson ISSUED statement
to6a ysaying that President Hard
ing's "suggestion that declaration
of policy. as to our attitude toward
the recrudesccncc of threatening mil
itarism should be temporarily post
poned," was entirely agreeable to
him.
There had been some discussion of
the incorporation Of such a declar-
alton in a peace resolution to be
adopted by the present congress.
"Such declaration," said Senator
Knox, "relates to the future and may
well be deferred until there is some
stablization of present world con-
fusion"
Senator Knox indicated that he
would reintroducc his peace resolu-
tion in few days for reference to
the senate foreign relations commit
tee.