Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-07
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representative. the president did NJ.
have TO ask the approval OF Congress.
as would have been necessary had 4,
been desired to appoint an of,cia,
representative Of the governmen,
Administrations officers have i,
dicated that one of the first snh
Jects OF general character To \.
taken up by Mr.. Harvey will he ~
question of world conference fo.
! disarmament. While the Presid.s.
has asked that no action on th;.
question be initiated in Congress il
the present state of conditions IN
Europe--some of those close to n.
White House expect that as soon :.
the present emergency has passsS
the supreme council will be ASIA
by the United states to take I'm N.
| whole disarmament question.
For the present, Ambassador W.,
lace will be the American observa.
on the conference on ambassaaor.
He acted in this capacity for N.
Wilson administration until dec,s;nn
was reached early in the war :.
withdraw him and also Mr.. Boydau
as the unofficial representative VIII
the reparations commission TIL
action was taken, it was expIainad
In order to avoid any possible EN-
barrassment to the new administra.
ton. Myron T. Herrick newly an
pointed ambassador to France Min
relieve Mr.. Wallace in the na.a
future.
| Mr.. Boyden sat with the ren.r,
tons commission for many months
| and also was the unofficial Amerioan
representative at the recent aIbaa
financial conference at Brussels
He was held at Paris by the last ad-
ministration so that he would be nm
the ground in the event the present
administration desired to authoriva
him to re-assume his duties.
Both Republican and Democratic
senators We're agreed that the Pres;-
dents action, in accepting the inv,-
tatlon of the council would reouirA
no expression or action by the Sen.
ate. The Republicans in the foreign
relations committee said the Presi.
dents course appeared to be wise in
that he obtains information which
otherwise would probably be lost 10
this government
1.-THE policy of the President. said
Senator Moses, Republican. New
Hampshire, involves some extension
of diplomatic capacity. No Senate
approval or action of any kind how.
ever, would seem to be required. II
appears that the policy will not in.
voiVe US in any foreign entangle.
ments, certainly not so far as Mr..
Harvey is concerned"
Senator Moses had reference to Mr.
Harvey's opposition to the League
of Nations as voiced in his speeches
and writings.
senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
senior Democrat of the foreign rela-
tons committee, expressed frank dis
appointment over the presidents
course.
The only possible merit in the
plan, he said. lis to keep the presi-
dent advised His representatives will
nave no moral effect on bringing the
influence of the United States into the
scale. Their functions will be limited
almost solely to securing information
1t is a measre acceptance of the AL.
lies invitation. 1t does not intro
duce the United States into the pro-
ceedings as power of any weight or
influence. 1t is really a negative de-.
cision"
senator Lodge was confined to his
nome with slight cold and could
not be reached tonight. Senator
Knox, Republican member of the
foreign relations committee, refrained
from making any comment.
republican 'irreconciIable" sena-
tors, including Senator Borsh dc.
chned to make public comment, but
animated that they were not pre-
pared to offer objections to the presi.
dents decision They indicated that
there was no sanction OF the govern
ment behind the presidents personal
representatives and no powers be-
slowed upon them They also OK
pressed the belief privately that there
was no departure from the presi-
dents announced policy against in
VolVlns the United States in foreign
entanglements.
Senator Pomerene. of Ohio. a Dem
ocratic member of the foreign rela-
tons committee, said that the presi.
dents representatives would appear
to be "unofficially unofficial"
IF the United States is to take
part in the settlements in which it is